Shaggy 0 Posted September 2, 2005 i ve bought a big valve head from a guy who only had it on his car for 12 miles since new, now before i tackle fitting it is it worth me checking it for distortion? i work at an engineering firm so is it just a case of run a clock over the mating surface? also when fitting the head can i follow the guide in my haynes manual for an 8v golf gti , as i suppose its pretty similar? as i need an explanatin on how to time in my piper camshaft aswell. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted September 2, 2005 yup, always worth checking a head for trueness... Simply make sure it's perfectly flat in all directions with no high/low spots. Head fitting is exactly as per the Golf manual (that's how I've always done mine!) but with the torques being 30, 60 and then 180degrees Have you got a vernier pulley with your piper cam? Without one, you just sling the original pulley on and time it up as normal... With one, you need to have a play for a while and find which setting is best for your engine... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
