2L 16v engine work ok with (base) CIS?

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)]

I was going to go with these guys.
http://www.headgasket.com/gaskets.html
I worked out the thickness to reduce the CR of the 9A with a 1.8L head.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Koabi Brooks [mailto:koabi.brooks@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 05:51 PM
>To: 'Verboten1'
>Cc: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: 2L 16v engine work ok with (base) CIS?
>
>I have so far NOT blown an ABA metal headgasket on a 2.0 (9A) with a 1.8 16v
>head and a 2.0 (ABA) 1.8 16v head at 10psi. Maybe I should apply more boost
>;)
>
>On 10/9/07, Verboten1 <verboten1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> yeah i have used the ABA gasket on:
>>
>> 2.0 ABA with 1.8 RV head
>> 2.016V with 1.8 head
>> 2.0 16V with 2.0 head
>>
>>
>> it seems to work for pretty much everything.
>> just make sure that the soolant passages line up, as i had one that must
>> have been pressed funky and coolant passages were half blocked
>>
>>
>> On 10/9/07, Jeff Toomasson <area53@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I'll ask the boy which gasket he intends to use, he's building an ABA
>> > block
>> > > with a 16V (9A) head, so that should cover your two options nicely!
>> > Cathy
>> > >
>> > >> Anyone know if I can use the metal ABA head gasket (it's a 1.8 16v
>> > >> block/head)? I have two new ones still in the package. IIRC I had
>> an
>> > >> option to use a 9A 16v head gasket on my JH/ABA combo, so that's what
>> > made
>> > >> me wonder...
>> > >>
>> >
>> > Yes, you can - and should - use it. IIRC, you'll have to punch out the
>> > alignment pin on the driver's side of the block.
>> >
>> > hth, JT
>> >
>> >
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