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why have you built a non-turbo zvh?
if the bottom end is a std N/A zetec then no you wont need to skim the head as all you are doing essentially is taking off the superior zetec head and dumping a 8v cvh in its place.
very pointless, but very simple
if the bottom end is a std N/A zetec then no you wont need to skim the head as all you are doing essentially is taking off the superior zetec head and dumping a 8v cvh in its place.
very pointless, but very simple
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Originally Posted by ballin
why have you built a non-turbo zvh?
if the bottom end is a std N/A zetec then no you wont need to skim the head as all you are doing essentially is taking off the superior zetec head and dumping a 8v cvh in its place.
if the bottom end is a std N/A zetec then no you wont need to skim the head as all you are doing essentially is taking off the superior zetec head and dumping a 8v cvh in its place.
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the reason i have done this is to have more reliability as my car is a 23 year old xr3 and cvh engines are dated and usualy high milage, the 18 bottom end came out of a 66k escort which a mate owned but didnt put any anti freeze in and cracked the head, in my line of work this conversion is quite easy as i have got all the tools. so why not! IS THIS STIIL STRANGE! 
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ignore what people think, you do what you want! i built one with spare bits and it rocked! 
the answer to your question is yes, you will need to skim the head... quite alot iirc, something like 1.5 or 2mm on a 2.0 bottom end to get a descent CR (this is only if it uses the hemi head, not the lean burn!).
good luck with it
the answer to your question is yes, you will need to skim the head... quite alot iirc, something like 1.5 or 2mm on a 2.0 bottom end to get a descent CR (this is only if it uses the hemi head, not the lean burn!).good luck with it
and i have sent it off to be skimed 2 mm after speaking with brom from zoo motorsport
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Originally Posted by ballin
why have you built a non-turbo zvh?
if the bottom end is a std N/A zetec then no you wont need to skim the head as all you are doing essentially is taking off the superior zetec head and dumping a 8v cvh in its place.
if the bottom end is a std N/A zetec then no you wont need to skim the head as all you are doing essentially is taking off the superior zetec head and dumping a 8v cvh in its place.
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