DS3 R Cylinder Head?

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fullmoonguru
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DS3 R Cylinder Head?

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I recently became the owner of a 2011 DS3 Racing. Yesterday it stopped while cruising on the highway and the fault turned out to be a broken vacuum pump...which broke one of the cam shafts, a couple of rocker arms, and destroyed the cylinder head. The head has not been removed yet so I don't know about the pistons or cylinders.

So my first question is, is the cylinder head, cams, etc., different than the other more standard trims of this model? If so, does anyone have a good source for these parts?
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Re: DS3 R Cylinder Head?

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Here is a source of the gasket set: https://www.onlinecarparts.co.uk/car-br ... t-set.html
They may be able to help with other parts too. :)
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fullmoonguru
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Re: DS3 R Cylinder Head?

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Thanks, that helps. So they ARE available and the 203hp & 207hp are different part numbers than the rest of teh lower hp options which makes me think it's the correct part. VERY expensive, and that for a bare head with no valves or anything.

I would be interested if anyone knows of a source for one of these that is assembled and ready to install.