AX 1.6 Block

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gxk69
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AX 1.6 Block

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Hi,

Anyone have done the 1.6block and 1.1 head in AX?
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MattBLancs
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Re: AX 1.6 Block

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Sounds interesting idea. 1.6 block is steel rather than aluminium, so quite a bit more weight - maybe significantly so in a featherweight AX!

Why the need for the 1.1 cylinder head? The 1.6 was available in 8 valve and 16 valve variants, so could stick with complete 1.6 8 valve?
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CitroJim
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Re: AX 1.6 Block

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MattBLancs wrote: 22 Jun 2023, 12:59 Why the need for the 1.1 cylinder head? The 1.6 was available in 8 valve and 16 valve variants, so could stick with complete 1.6 8 valve?
I would agree, or if you are doing the swap, go for a 16V one ;)
Jim

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