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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Tsr 1.9 8v engine
Once its apart the pistons should have a part number on them to sorce new pistons rings etc

There is a very limited choice when it comes to piston choices when overboreing blocks especially back then when CNC machines weren't in every machine shop.
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Tsr 1.9 8v engine
Itll be slight over bore on the 1800 block with some form of pistons depending when the engine was built.

Mild head work and mildish cam.

Performance wise completely depends on the rest of the car, is it older K-jetronic or newer electronic injection? But at a guess set up right in the region of 130-140bhp

I'd advise a full strip to see its state and what pistons have been used.

What did it come out of?
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Technical / Re: 1.8 16V GTI "PL "engine- no fuel on fuel injectors and engine harness
The sensor on the back of the head is oil temperature.
The two sensors on the side of the head are both coolant temperature.

Does the fuel pin thats inside the metering head move both ways with ease, your have to unbolt the metering head from the air box.

To reiterate the last post fuel pressure is key, the injectors open at approximately 3bar of pressure.
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Modify the 2.0l 8v or go 2.0l 16v
Yes i sent my head away to have it Reworked.

Best person to ask is Jason Moyle at JM Racing, best way to contact is via Facebook messenger, very busy and highly knowledgeable bloke.

Failing that you have Rob Cox Engineering who i had rework the 16v head on my 1900cc engine.
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Modify the 2.0l 8v or go 2.0l 16v
I had a big valve head on my old 2ltr 8v with 285 cam that did 135bhp and 136lbft and really shifted. Though that was a PB digi so you'd get a few more horses out of the k-jet and to be honest the 285 cam was to all or nothing.

The head was done by race power motorsport but i doubt their still trading, i think it was only beneficial to enlarge the inlet valves.
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Modify the 2.0l 8v or go 2.0l 16v
What are you not happy with?

What do you want from the car?

Its swings and roundabouts really, firstly dont waste your money on a 4 branch, they literally just add noise, the standard 4-2-1 system is more than enough for 200horses.

You could overbore your 8v or get a 16v 2ltr but bear in mind they 100% will need a rebuild, my 9a 16v ive just got in to rebuild needs an +0.5mm overbore and new pistons and there is zero oversize old stock pistons available so theres the best part of 700 quid on pistons alone plus the crank needs a polish and all the new bearings, seals etc.

My other 16v ive done overbore to 1900cc full rebuild with head work and parts alone just topped 2k.

Have you had the current set up properly turned by the likes of vince at stealth? Just a rolling road set up could wake up the current 8v a lot.