16V Head Replacement Question

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

Sorry, not Brett! Just Dan butting in as usual.
The 16V port comparison from Amazing Dyno storyies can be found here:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/jdbubb/87%2016V/amazing_dyno_stories.jpg

Dan

From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 8:55 AM
Subject: RE: 16V Head Replacement Question


> Brett, You wouldn't happen to still have a copy of "the Techtonics
> Tuning Amazing Dyno Stories booklet", would you?
> Thanks, Rick.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Van Sprewenburg [mailto:brett@ataxxia.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:40 PM
> To: Scirocco list
> Subject: Re: 16V Head Replacement Question
> 
> 
> You're good to go with the 1.8 head on the 2L bottom end.  Many  
> people have a preference for this combo in fact due to the believe  
> that the 1.8 head out flows the 2L variant.  I'm not making that  
> statement, just repeating it.  However, the facts are that the 1.8L  
> intake ports are "better", while the 2L head exhaust ports are  
> "better".   "Better" in this case means larger and more well formed  
> (cast).
> 
> Anyway remember Amazing Dyno Stories?  [quick internet searching  
> commences]
> 
> Oh! oh, oh, is there anything better then referring to the younger  
> version of myself from almost 9 years ago?  Nope. :)
> 
> http://www.scirocco.org/list/archives/1997/June/msg00504.html
> 
> ==Brett
> 
> On Nov 9, 2006, at 11:09 PM, Cory Langford wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> OKay, here is the scoop.
>>
>> I have a line on a mk2 that had a 2L 16V swap done on it some time  
>> ago.
>> From the pictures it looks like it is in real good shape inside and  
>> out.
>>
>> Problem with it is the owner says it just suddenly stopped running  
>> one day
>> when he was on the freeway.  Moving along fine and then no power  
>> and all
>> dash lights came on (oil, etc).
>>
>> He has tried to start it but it makes a "funny noise" when the  
>> starter is
>> engaged and it will not fire.  He says the spark plugs don't seem  
>> to fire,
>> but the coil is producing voltage.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am thinking it is probabbly the timing belt.  Which means at freeway
>> speeds, and trying to get it going again, there are probabbly no good
>> valves left in the head.
>>
>> Now I have a line on a good head very cheap, but it is from a 1.8.
>>
>> So before I go and check it out and end up with another roc in the  
>> driveway
>> that does not run - it always happens that way :)  - I wanted to  
>> check if
>> there would be any issues with putting a 1.8L 16V head on a 2L 16v  
>> bottom
>> end?
>>
>> Anything I should be aware of?  I am assuming the heads are  
>> basically the
>> same.  Same head gasket? Exahust, intake, etc?
>>
>>
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>  Cory_______________________________________________
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