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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: Riverfurm on June 25, 2008, 02:57:39 am

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: Riverfurm on June 25, 2008, 02:57:39 am

Has anyone used one of these heads. A VW parts supplier I use (PartsPlace) advertised they had new heads for 1.6 turbos for $525 which included the cam, lifters, springs, valves and all adjusted up ready to install. The head they sent me was not a factory VW head but one from this Topline company. I installed it. I guess I will find out :shock:

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: zukgod1 on June 25, 2008, 06:46:51 am

Well I have Topline pistons in my car.
I've seen the heads and looked ok but you cant see the metallurgy so??

Anyway, I doubt you will have any problems. I found out Topline made heads just after I bought a used one from Canada, had it shipped here, taken to the machine shop. Hell I'm into the damn thing close to what you paid for a new one.. If I would have known.

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: TedV on June 25, 2008, 08:57:53 am

I belive the price is exchange, and you only get the full core refund if the head is rebuildable.  If my head was rebuildable I wouldn't be needing a new head.   :roll:

I was told the head was ready to be bolted on and drive.  I found a LOT of metal chips in the head I recieved.  I mentioned it going into an autocross car. "thats a racing application" so no warranty for me.  :x  Even tho autocross is limited to highway speeds and I drive just as hard on the street, or sometimes harder, than I do autocrossing.

Moral of the story,  if you tell them it will be your daily driver econobox, and take it apart and clean it before you put it on, you should be good.

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: rabbitman on June 25, 2008, 05:56:00 pm

Perty sure it's a good head, I've had mine for 40,000 miles w/o a problem.



PS. Topline's turbo and NA heads have the same part #.

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: CoolAirVw on June 25, 2008, 06:54:42 pm

Do they have mechanical heads?  How can I get me one of these heads?

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: rabbitman on June 25, 2008, 07:06:13 pm

http://www.toplineauto.com/index.asp

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: TedV on June 26, 2008, 08:40:02 am

Quote from: "CoolAirVw"

Do they have mechanical heads?  How can I get me one of these heads?

Thats why I got one. I had to have a mechanical head.  Looks like an old VW casting.  VW cam fit in with perfect clearance via plastigage measure.

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: zukgod1 on June 26, 2008, 08:57:31 am

Quote from: "rabbitman"

http://www.toplineauto.com/index.asp

That link doesn't do much.
Takes you to their home page but you cant do anything with it as far as find parts.

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: rabbitman on June 27, 2008, 03:45:02 pm

yeah, you gotta call or you can get a free catalog.

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: blkboostedtruck on June 27, 2008, 05:37:02 pm

Quote from: "zukgod1"

Quote from: "rabbitman"

http://www.toplineauto.com/index.asp

That link doesn't do much.
Takes you to their home page but you cant do anything with it as far as find parts.

I got one of their catalog's Dan and a price sheet!
Duane

Title: Topline Cyl. Head
Post by: rabbitman on December 13, 2008, 11:56:45 am

After I busted my cam last year I bought a reground made in germany cam and it fit perfect in the mechanical topline head.