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Originally posted by Chris S
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Originally posted by alexisblades
have a look on the clubgti website, there’s a good guy on there who did my head, recon plus port and polish for not a huge amount of money. he’ll know how workable the GU head is compared to the PB.
Do you know his name/contact details please?
it’s a members’ only deal i’m afraid, you’d have to join up to get his details from one of the mods. i have met him, but he prefers to be contacted through the club. very experienced chap though, a real craftsman.
apparently the PB head can have problems with corrosion which may need welding to rectify, so give it a good examination for any pitting on the gasket surface, particularly around the fire rings. i used an early mk2/late mk1 solid tappet head (EV engine code) as the ports are easier to modify (the hydraulic tappet heads have bulges due to the extra bulk of the tappet).
if the GU inlets are smaller than those on the gti head then i wouldn’t bother with it, as fitting larger inlets will rack up 200 quid or so before you’ve even looked at the ports.
ps if i was doing it again, i’d think about one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Golf-Jetta-Passat-rebuilt-cylinder-head-2-0-2-0L-ABA_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2558f2b51dQQitemZ160406091037QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
especially for a carb car, as the carb would no longer be sitting right on top of the exhaust manifold. exhaust manifold is the same fitting as the mk2.
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