Fitting 16v Thema turbo head to 8v turbo block?

[Michael McCann]

The engine block has cracked on my 1990 Thema 16V turbo.I have a low mileage 1987 8V turbo engine.
Would it be possible to fit the 16V turbo head onto the 8V turbo block?

[Angle Grinder]

Michael,

I can't give you a definite answer on this, but when I did the head gasket on my 8v Turbo I was wrongly supplied with a 16v gasket and I noticed that there were differences in the aligment of holes in the gasket for coolant channels and oil feeds. Fortunately a friend had an 8v gasket so the job was completed without blocking any channels.

I would take a careful look to see how the two gaskets compare when you remove the heads.

Cheers

[smokeme]

Sorry about pointing to another forum but i think it has the answer on it.

http://turbo124.com/forum/

(in the 16v conversions section)

Been a member there for a while, basically any question that requires a bigger technical aspect will get an answer....