1.6 8v Head

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gxk69
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1.6 8v Head

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Hi,

After some day of fun with my citro AX my headgasket blow, im thinking put 1.6v block from a saxo vts with the 1.1 head, 1.1 monopoint intake and 1.4 cam for now( in a few months have the 1.6 head to put).
Need some help to know what is the headgasket need put. Head and block came from machine shop and are STD.
Thanks a lot
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Re: 1.6 8v Head

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So have you put the 1.6 block in? Or changed anything? If it's still the original AX lump and head then @CitroJim would be a wealth of info. But you need to be clear on what you want to know. This isn't a modification site.
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Re: 1.6 8v Head

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Continuation of viewtopic.php?t=75221

Much the same questions as unanswered there - why retain the 1.1 head? And indeed, mention of a 1.4 cam - that's 3 engines in bits and I'm not sure as to why! :)
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Re: 1.6 8v Head

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Would the 1.1 head change the compression ratio? Or would it increase the piston movement to a higher rpm and destroy the engine early?
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Re: 1.6 8v Head

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MattBLancs wrote: 05 Jul 2023, 20:01 Continuation of viewtopic.php?t=75221

Much the same questions as unanswered there - why retain the 1.1 head? And indeed, mention of a 1.4 cam - that's 3 engines in bits and I'm not sure as to why! :)
Because i have this parts around in the shop. My 16v head are in machine shop and i need to convert the wareness.
And now i dont have time to convert and build the 16v head.