[Vwdiesel] lower compression?

[Brian and Ruth Decker]

Hi Mark;
	I don't know what a 1.9 head looks like or if one would fit on a 1.6
block. Does the 1.9 head have combustion chambers? If so how many CC's are
they? The 1.6 head is board flat except for the valve pockets. Also I don't
have a 1.9 head and would also have to have a turbo manifold for it that was
made for Quantum or Audi fore and aft mounting. For less than 80 bucks I can
have my piston tops lowered on a lathe. I'm just not sure I can take off
enough meat to get close to where I want to be and still have a piston top
that I won't readily burn holes in.
Brian Decker

-----Original Message-----
From: mark shepherd [mailto:mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk] 
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 5:39 PM
To: vw fans; Brian and Ruth Decker
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] lower compression?

A 1.9 head would satisfy your needs. I suspect by 4:1 or so.
The fact that a piston crown can survive damage from valve clash etc, I'm 
sure that any coating on the face is losable.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian and Ruth Decker" <decker at toledotel.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 12:03 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] lower compression?


>
> Hi Folks;
>
>                I would like to lower the compression ratio a little in my
> 1.6 turbo diesel. I'm wondering if I can take the pistons to my local
> machinist and have him chuck them in a lathe and take a few (as yet
> undetermined ) thousands off the top of the pistons. Has anyone ever done
> this? ? ?
>
> Brian Decker
>
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