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Old 10-10-2014, 12:59 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cobb View Post
I like to entertain the idea of putting the crz 16v head on the insight 8v engine.
I haven't actually checked, but I would bet that there are valve pockets in the tops of the pistons. If there are, then the 8v valves will not be in the pockets of the 16v pistons. The pockets are generally there because they have to be to make room for the valves--so you'll wind up with mashed valves...

A similar problem exists when trying to swap the D15 heads from the DX and CRX HF 1.5 liter engines around: One version is 8v, the other is 16v.

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