Which Head?

1st of all guys am not clued up on carb setups so bare with me! lol.
currently running a mk2 '92 8v gti, thinkin of going for a 2 litre bottom end in the near future or possibly 2 litre 16v motor. if i ran the 2 litre 8v on carbs i was told a crossflow head is better so the carbs sit at the front, obviously at the back there sucking in warm air n could cause problems being above the exhaust.
is this correct and what cars would i get the head off?
also, what power, fors/againsts are there etc.?
would i just be better off with the abf motor to start with?
cheers

 

A crossflow conversion is more work than a 16v lump. Any particular reason why you want to stay 8v?

If not, find an ABF and stick that in, running the ABF injection.

 

aye on a 92 that would be a great idea, it'll even bolt up to your downpipes

 

well no reason to stay 8v chaps, just wasnt really sure on how easy the abf conversion would be? ide really like the abf on carbs but what sort of prices/performance we lookin at? cheers so far fellas

 

160ish BHP with a stock ABF conversion...more available quite easily.

Steer clear of carbs on a road car, IMHO.

 

how easy is conversion from 8v digi to 16v abf? really startin to fancy the abf road now

 

any1?

 

I think there may be some members threads (projects) that have done the same... well from my memory any way!