mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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Anyone know much about this and how much it costs roughly?
My mates thinking about having it done to his 206 1.6 8v. Is it worth his while doing it? Or will he hardly notice the difference?
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Greasemonkey
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i got it done on my 1.6 16V corsa, cost about £100 but ya got the cost of removing the head and refiting on top of that so its probbly about £200 all in, i would say it is worth doing i expect to gain around 5 BHP but it could be more
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mwg
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right cheers fella!
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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deffo worth doing IMO if you plan do mod the engine anymore
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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£100 is well cheap for a decent port. Expect to pay around £300-£400 for a top job by a company with a top rep, eg blydenstein.
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miles
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£100 is well cheap for a decent port. Expect to pay around £300-£400 for a top job by a company with a top rep, eg blydenstein.
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broster
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blydenstein is the man with vauxhall stuff! im contacting him on my head
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Kris TD
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ive got a spare head for my engine so i can have a go. depends if you want bigger valves etc.. how much it will cost.
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
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i did this to my x14xe when the head gasket went last year. gave it a top end rebuild and thought i may as well have it ported and polished while the head was already off. dunno what difference its made tho cos i aint been on the rollers since
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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should notice it being a bit more torquier not soo much a BHp mod but every little helps and i would recomend it 
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A_Venables
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Registered: 6th Jan 04
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If your interested, there is a piece in the Retro Cars Magazine about it, how its done, thinking behind it, etc This months, Total Vauxhalls sister mag, about modified classics!
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luca2020
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Registered: 26th May 02
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quote:
Originally posted by miles
£100 is well cheap for a decent port. Expect to pay around £300-£400 for a top job by a company with a top rep, eg blydenstein.
yer Blydenstein engineering is the don for vaux heads
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