I've always wanted to do that to one of my spare diesel heas
wow.. this helps me a lot with my understanding of heads and how they go together...keep in mind that 1 know about diesels but am just starting to work on them myself
it looks like if some of the blue area was removed, the structural integrity of the head would be drastically reduced... someone should make a full blown custom head built from the ground up
I actually think the 1.9 diesel head is a bit better in terms of port design than the gasser. I have some cutaway pics, credit to Dr Diesel for the sawing.
maybe the better airflow is what gives the 1.9 more low end torque? would be interesting if the 1.9 head could be modified enough to work properly on a 1.6 without too much difficulty. i wonder if it would make the 1.6 more of a torque monster?
longer stroke is a huge contributer
Certainly food for thought with respect to tidying the ports up with a die grinder!
Cheers for re-posting.
maybe the better airflow is what gives the 1.9 more low end torque? would be interesting if the 1.9 head could be modified enough to work properly on a 1.6 without too much difficulty. i wonder if it would make the 1.6 more of a torque monster?
It's a straight bolt on for the 1.6 hydro. That's the Franken. If you have Good compression and plugs, and the top end is in good shape it should be no problem starting for daily driving.
I actually think the 1.9 diesel head is a bit better in terms of port design than the gasser. I have some cutaway pics, credit to Dr Diesel for the sawing.
Those ports do look a lot better flowing than the 8v ones. There's a lot less room for improvement. Anyone have 1.6 cut outs? Hmmm thinking about it, I've got two cracked 1.6 heads...
I think the 1.9 AAZ head is slightly better, but mine did get a lot of porting work.
