1.6 8v and 16v headgaskets

[bazil]

so another stoopid question, does anyone know if they are the same ish?

the reason, i have a de-crompression plate for the 8v turbo conversion by courtney, if i had a copy made would it work on a C or X 16 or would it block any water or oil passages?

[novasrikev]

ime sure they are the same

[shed-on-wheels]

if they are the same and you do get a copy made i will buy this for my turbo project x16xe dude

[bazil]

i've sent the company an e-mail as they list the decomp plate for the nova 1.6 8v on their site

[Dayle_]

If you can fit a 8 valve head to a x16xe i would imagine them being the same?

[bazil]

didnt know you could do that lol.

something learned for today, well 2 things actually.

[Dayle_]

A friend of mine who used to race stock cars said it was one of the many cheats people used to do.

[thegingerwhinger]

A friend of mine who used to race stock cars said it was one of the many cheats people used to do.

hardly a cheat mate!

[AlexW]

Head gaskets are the same yes. Get it copied a few times over and make your self some money.

[shed-on-wheels]

what gains would it have with the 8v head though lol also i would deffo have one of the de-comp plates from you fella

[thegingerwhinger]

slighty better compression ratio, pistons have a shorter skirt on them. thats about it.

[bazil]

Well got my info the decomp plates today, not cheap lol well more than I thought, next choice is the cr :(

[novalovingned]

Strange :wtf: I tried my e16se head gasket on the c16xe to see if it would work and some of the holes in the gasket did'nt line up?

[bazil]

Think I'll buy a xe gasket to check.