1.8 to 2.0 16v turbo swap

[tyrone27 at gmail.com (Derrick floyd)]

Actually come think of it I can use my two floor jacks to get the
motor in and out of the car.

On 4/13/05, Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
> How'd the NYC trip go?
> 
> On 4/13/05, Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well its time to upgrade my motor.  I have a 1.8 16v in there now and
> > I'm going to upgrade to a 2.0 16v.  But like a lot of things I have
> > problems I have to fix while I'm swapping.
> > One problem is the head stud.  I messed up and put the wrong washer on
> > one of the ARP head studs while I was rebuilding it and now the washer
> > is seized to the stud.  so I have a figure out a way to back the whole
> > studs out so I can get teh head off.  I got a few good suggestions.
> > one person said put two nuts on the stud and back it out.  another
> > person said use a nut on the stud and weld the top of the nut to the
> > stud and just turn it out.  I have to find 2 new studs and nuts before
> > I do the swap either way.
> >
> > Another problem is the cyclinder head.  I have to put new valve seals
> > and springs in the head before I put it back on the motor.  Why is
> > this a problem you say.  well its a problem for two reasons.  one I'm
> > doing the swap on the street and two I have to take it to a machine
> > shop for them to do it and its going to take a day or two.
> >
> > Another problem is location.  well not really a problem but a annoying
> > place to work.  I'm doing it in front of my house.  so its going to be
> > swapped on the street so I have from tuesday to sunday to get
> > everything done and started.  its annoying to me because i'm used to a
> > lift not the ground.
> >
> > Last problem is compression.  compression on a 2.0 16v motor is 10:5.1
> > OK.  I have to lower this.  I'm doing stock bottomend.  so it comes
> > down to sending the pistons to CA with a $100 check to get dished or
> > stacking headgaskets.  I have to figure out what I'm going to do.
> >
> > Even with these small problems the 2.0 16v short block will be in the
> > car in a day or two.  just the head will don't be on for a day or two.
> > Now can this be don't by myself in that time most likely not.  need a
> > helper or two :-)  and some helpful ideas.  Last time I R&R a motor in
> > a sciroco 16v I had a lift and we unhooked everything and removed the
> > tranny then put a box under the car and removed the passengerside
> > motor mount bolt and just raised the car and the motor sat there.
> > well can't remember most of the details because we was drunk as hell
> > when we did it and we never put the motor back in the car.  Nature
> > stopped up from doing it by dropping a tree on the car.
> >
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> --
> Mike
> '86 red 16v (Red 5)
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