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Christ · 06-12-2012, 01:05 AM

Where can I figure out the compression numbers, etc?

I've got the block, the head will fit, and the stock manifold from the 2.0 fits the 1.6D head and can bolt on a K03 turbo (not sure it'll fit where I need it to, but it opens up options anyway).

Just wondering if the 2.0 block will work. Hopefully it'll see a modest compression boost and more low-end torque than the anemic 1.6D had originally, and I've got to rebuild the 1.6D engine no matter what. This block has 40k on it and blew a head gasket, so 2 and 3 pistons are scored with water damage along the edges, but parts are cheap, and the pistons look like good dishes.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	VW 2.0 8v block (2003 Beetle) can I use it under a diesel head? Where can I figure out the compression numbers, etc? I've got the block, the head will fit, and the stock manifold from the 2.0 fits the 1.6D head and can bolt on a K03 turbo (not sure it'll fit where I need it to, but it opens up options anyway). Just wondering if the 2.0 block will work. Hopefully it'll see a modest compression boost and more low-end torque than the anemic 1.6D had originally, and I've got to rebuild the 1.6D engine no matter what. This block has 40k on it and blew a head gasket, so 2 and 3 pistons are scored with water damage along the edges, but parts are cheap, and the pistons look like good dishes. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"