cpcrampton
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if a x14xe was fitted with a fast road cylinder head? costing £600 for the head set up and ready to bolt to the block. any idea's?
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Dean_W
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£600 is extortionate TBH. No point in doing anything unless you bin the standard inlet.
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cpcrampton
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it has a mantzel inlet janspeed manifold decat pipe remus centre section and a little cherry bomb backbox  will it make a difference with the new head? i doesnt mater how much it is.
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Dean_W
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Yes. Better pickup and response throughout the rev range. Usually the gains are 10-15%
£600 though.............
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Superlite Ltd.
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DIY port and polish mate...
way cheaper
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cpcrampton
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diy port and polish??? sounds nice to me... any specific way to do it? what cleaning compound would you use? just any help would do
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BeArDy
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If you dont know what your doing when port and polishing you can do more damage than its worth.
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cpcrampton
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probably right best just to buy the one from race tech do a much beter job than me and i get new cams and valves . cheers
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cpcrampton
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does anyone know were i can buy a cheaper head? rather than the fast road one for £600
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topshot_2k
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< 12%
not worth 600quid. Why nt just fit cams to the head you have now? or better still drop a 1.6 16v engine in for £600
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gunzi
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^ Agreed, spend the £600 on a 1.6 and work from there, thats the easiest 20bhp you'll make. IIRC you can bolt the parts you've already bought onto it to achieve a further 15-20bhp. Then there's more to come with headwork & cams etc. The 1.4 is only good for cheap tax IMO.
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topshot_2k
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quote:
Originally posted by gunzi
^ Agreed, spend the £600 on a 1.6 and work from there, thats the easiest 20bhp you'll make. IIRC you can bolt the parts you've already bought onto it to achieve a further 15-20bhp. Then there's more to come with headwork & cams etc. The 1.4 is only good for cheap tax IMO.
yep.
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