mk3 block mk2 16v head?

hi newbee here i have 1988 mk2 16v 1800 and have been told if my head is put on a 2.0ltr short block it goes well and produces nice low range torque thing is which 2.0ltr anyone? 8v, 16v, audi? someone mentioned corrado again which one please help as im lost until i know what to buy thanks
Edited by: tony16vmk2

 

needs to be a 16v block,abf=16v mk3&later seat`s,9a=corrado&passat,6a=audi 80

 

I know we're not supposed to mention "eGay", but there's some ultra tasty rebuilt 9a bottom ends on the US site at the moment and they'd suit your car down to the ground - sorry couldn't help saying!

 

oh thats brill both of you thanks a bunch i will take a look at the ones on ebay, i heard of an additional kit i may need to mate the mk2 head and 2.0ltr block any clues?

 

hi can you fit mk2 16v head to mk3 8v block?if yes do i have to change enything?

 

no i dont believe so from what i have heard only if its 8v everything else is pretty straight forward

 

Only if you want a compression ratio of about 8:1.

 

what do you mean? is there something to change?

 

somebody told me to fit 16v mk3 head i will need to change pistons.so is it the same whith mk2 head?
tony16vmk2 no goes to first or secound question?
whot will be happend when i will have 8:1 compresion ratio?if its very bad(i`v got no idea)whot will i have to do to change to normal compresion ratio(which i dont know whot ratio supoustu be).
sorry for my speling i`m not english.

 

the 2 ltr block is the same as the 1800 block so the 16v mk2 head should fit as for comp ratio im not sure buta skim or shim may do i will try to find out though as i am looking to do this mod myself

 

thanks a lot m8.

 

how can i know how much skim or shim i have done to me nem 16v head to get good compresion retio?using mk3 2.0l 8v block.
do you know how much bhp and torque i will get after conversion?

 

You can't just skim the head to get the right compression, you need different pistons as well - just find a 2l 16v block!

 

Am I right in thinking that an 8V 2.0 with a 1800 16V head would work if you decked the block and machined the tops of the 8V pistons... or would you end up loosing out in engine size?
MG

 

Too much work for too little gain, find a 2l 16v bottom end or a full engine as tsc said.

 

16v blocks are the same!??

What about 1 beeing 3/4" taller than the other..?

 

I try not to sound like a stuck record, but just get a 9A 2 litre 16V from a Passat GT or Corrado, bung it in on KR injection and KR cams
No skimming,and fecking around with pistons needed 9A
Edited by: G_V_K

 

KR cams...if i keep the ABF cams,will it be very worse!?

 

no standard power then but kr cams are better profiled if you have them

 

I certainly wouldn't go out and buy KR cams if I had ABF ones, but if you already have the KR ones, there'll be a small gain