16v cylinder head in a 8v vtr

[saxosuper1600]

hi i want to know if i can put a 16v cylinder head into a 8v 98' VTR, can i do a conversion? it will fit in to the engine block?...

[woodsy]

na dont believe it will mate

heard that it wont but cant remember why sorry!!!!!!

[Ratty]

it can but you need to rebate the pistons or use thicker gaskets (which almost defeats the object as your lowering the compression) if you dont do this the valves will hit the pistons as their are no cut outs.

you also need some pullys off the vts block as the vtr is different, and also the vts has an oil return on the bottom end that comes from the vts, head, the vtr doesnt have this so they need re-routing or a hole drilled for the return.
all in all it would be cheaper getting a full vts lump, but if you can get one cheap with a ferked bottom end it might be worth doing it, ive done it for a mate but he was using forgies on a turbo so the compression didnt matter.

[Furio-Hoe]

end of the day its cheaper 2 buy a old vts lump n stick it it (fitted for u if necassary) an it ul still b cheaper :D

[saxosuper1600]

so...you can do it but you have to redirect the return of the oil and change some pulley....and the gaskets...im thinking in a turbo vtr with the vts head thanks for you time! bye!

[Ratty]

judging by your previous posts saxosuper you wont be able to do it, or you will do it wrong.

[l1ukeRS]

lol, does his post mean he's going to turbo it? or he has? didint he have a "massive" turbo to put on in another post??

[saxosuper1600]

i have this massive k16 turbo but i want to gain the extra 20hp the 16v head got...

[Ratty]

lol thats not where the extra power came from, but carry on!