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Fitting 16v Thema turbo head to 8v turbo block?
Posted: 13 May 2006, 18:49
by 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?
Re: Fitting 16v Thema turbo head to 8v turbo block?
Posted: 14 May 2006, 14:14
by 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
Re: Fitting 16v Thema turbo head to 8v turbo block?
Posted: 15 May 2006, 08:21
by 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....