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Adam-D
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and what would be the cause of that then??
lee mitchell
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to much heat im guessing. i think it happened at 110 he said i had another customer that done the same in his 2.0 at 120
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yes, i was attempting the land speed record when it happened

pretty much flat out
lee mitchell
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blocks all painted and valves all cleaned up. gta clean the head then build it back up etc
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you using the 1.4 head on a 1.6 bottom end?
jr
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i belive so
lee mitchell
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as above. all the same anyway
Robin
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i was under the impression that a 1.4 head has smaller ports than a 1.6 one...
jr
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yes i belive that is true, im sure lee will get round it one way or another, which may involve a dremel
lee mitchell
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are the valves the same. if so il just put them in my spare 1.6 head. was thinking of doing some home made headwork
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yeah, the valves are the same, the ports are smaller though

you'd sort of have a 16XEL
lee mitchell
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at least i aint wasted my time cleaning the valves up then
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should be 31mm on the inlet and 27.4mm on the exhaust.

according to SBD, they are the same for both engines, and the C16XE head is the best for flow
lee mitchell
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il have a check then
lee mitchell
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lifted the block in tonight so it give me more room on my garage floor as theres engines everywhere. which will help me work on customers cars with some more space.
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looking good mate keep the pics coming!
will need your asistance fitting a box for me when you get time mate
lee mitchell
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assistance or want me to do it mate
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yeah il watch and pass you spanners my theroy of assisting
il even wear overalls aswell so i look pro
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
should be 31mm



thats just a bit more than 3CM
lee mitchell
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not much of an update as ben so busy. rebuilt the head, cleaned all valves etc and bolted it down. hopefully cams will be in this week and all timed up again ready to run
Marc
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Ready to run
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
whats the grey stuff, seam sealer ?

boot looks good mate
Looks like the shit that was all over fads stuff
lee mitchell
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yea seam sealer. as there was so much shit under there on the bonnet
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progress
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sell it to me

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