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• Woo Hoo - Just scored myself another GTD lump inc turbo. by regcheeseman on 17 Oct, 2007 03:58
• Just bought another GTD engine, matey didn't know what he was selling.
  
  Owned by an old geezer, rebuilt engine and replaced turbo 30,000 miles ago
  
  £150
  
  Local scrappy wanted £195+vat for a lump minus pump and turbo!
  
  Fit EGT, gov mod, wind up fuelling...
  
  Any other jobs to do before fitting it?
• #1 by con on 17 Oct, 2007 04:07
• AAZ headgasket!
• #2 by MikkiJayne on 17 Oct, 2007 05:13
• Lol I was watching that one! Thats quite a bargain with a full rebuild  
  
  Whats it going in?
• #3 by regcheeseman on 18 Oct, 2007 02:52
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  AAZ headgasket!

  
  
  Why? I've not heard this before, would it work on a 1.6?
  
  I have a 1.9 head here too - is that any use?
  
  Mikkijayne,
  
  It's gonna be tuned and swapped for the standard GTD I've already fitted in my caddy.
  
  The seller showed me the bill for the rebuild - £1550!
  
  He has also got a standard TD 1.6 there for sale as well, it's an unknown quantity which he bought for a T4 thinking it was a 1.9! He said he paid £200 for it but offered it for £50.
  He was thinking of giving it a thourough check over and punting it on ebay - maybe worth giving him a call? Don't tell him I said £50 though.  :wink:
• #4 by con on 18 Oct, 2007 03:27
• Yes the 1.9 TD headgasket is stronger than the 1.6 so seals better and is stronger under pressure from a tuned engine.
• #5 by LoneWolf on 20 Oct, 2007 10:31
• does the 1.9 gaskett fit straight on? only i keep getting told it wont be a direct fit :?
• #6 by con on 20 Oct, 2007 13:56
• Yeah everyone i know told me not to get it because it wouldn't fit, but I put my trust in the guys on here and they were right, it did fit!
• #7 by jtanguay on 20 Oct, 2007 19:09
• the only problem is that the 1.9 hg thickness is a little different than a 1.6.  a 2 notch 1.9 hg is a little bit too thin for a 1.6 that requires a 3 notch, etc.  you will notice ever so slightly worse cold starts, but its barely noticeable.  i've run 15-20 psi boost on the 1.9 hg and its held up so far!  :lol:
• #8 by Mark(The Miser)UK on 21 Oct, 2007 05:15
• Quote from: "jtanguay"

  the only problem is that the 1.9 hg thickness is a little different than a 1.6.  a 2 notch 1.9 hg is a little bit too thin for a 1.6 that requires a 3 notch, etc.  you will notice ever so slightly worse cold starts, but its barely noticeable.  i've run 15-20 psi boost on the 1.9 hg and its held up so far!  :lol:

  
  
  Surely a thinner gasket increases compression which improves starting?