advantages of........... ????

mitchell · tinkerer Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Posts: 180

what are the advantages of putting a 1600 head on a 2L????
and can i put a crankshaft and bearings out of a 1600 in a 2L??????? if these r dumb questions just tell me coz i dont know much about mechanics.
mitchell.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: advantages of........... ????

get more compresion, thus, better burnouts Very Happy

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goons hired goons · petrol head Joined: 04 Jul 2002 Posts: 3268

among other things

lowrideTG · tinkerer Joined: 17 Jul 2002 Posts: 80

making the combustion chamber smaller (fitting a smaller head or shaving some off the old one) will increase compression, this gives a fair bit more power. But u have to get a good head gasket or just keep changing them pretty often; normal gemini compression ratios are about 9:1 a 1600 head bumps it up to 12:1 as for the bearings, i think u can only use the 2L ones. hope i helped

Gold TX Sleeper · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Feb 2002 Posts: 509

That compression rating is a little on the high side dont u think? I wish my G200 had compression at a minimum of 9:1, it would make my engine a little more fun than what i have now.
The standard G161Z gem compression ratio is
TX, TC, TD = 8.7:1
TE, TF, TG = 8.3:1
G180Z = 8.5:1
G200Z = 8.4:1
There's a workshop article about upping compression by fitting the TX head on this site - have a look-see.
Cheers,
Jasyn...

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

well considering that i think by having the pistons stick 6 thou or something above the block and with a 1600 head on it my comp is about 10.5:1 and should make 210 Hp