Won a reconditioned 1.8 Pinto short motor off Ebay for =A350 last week -=20 never been run. Went to pick it up today with some trepidation. Got=20 there and it looked OK but obviously, having the sump on, all I could=20 see were clean bores/piston crowns and a nice paintjob on the block.
Just had it to bits and it indeed has been completely reconditioned=20 with reground crank, new shells, new rings and has had all the core=20 plugs and the seals done.
Bloody bargain of the year for =A350.
Only problem is that I don't have and can't find a 1.8 head. So what I=20 was wondering for a Pinto is what would be better to put on, a standard=20
1.6 head or a 2.0 injection head? Obviously the 2.0i head is unleaded,=20 has bigger valves and a better cam profile but I think the 1.6 head=20 would give a higher compression ration however I'm not sure what the=20 differences are in combustion chamber volume. Does anyone know of a=20 webpage with them on for the 1.6/1.8/2L?
--=20 Conor
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