Peterd
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 04:01 PM |
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changing heads on a douvrin 2.2
I have a winnebego lesharo motorhome with a 2.2L Douvrin engine. I have found some info that says there was a 12 valve head made for that engine
resulting in a reasonable power increase. Are other changes needed to change to a 12 valve head and where can I obtain a 12 valve head? Thankyou
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55ant
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 04:26 PM |
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cant help you with that mate, but is it ever going to be fast?
away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 04:29 PM |
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its worth about 20hp apparently.
can't find any info on the engine, but i would guess cams, cam drive belts/chains, maybe pocketed pistons. probably not as easy as it first
appears
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 09:19 PM |
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Be careful.
Ive got the douvrin 2.2 in my kit car and i looked at performance enhancements..... and decided to change it for a 130ps Zetec.
From memory, the 12V head wont go on the 8V block without changing the deck height as the valves will foul the pistons... I could be wrong, but is it
really worth the hassle?? 20hp and it will still be less than a 2.0 Zetec.
The 8V engine puts out 127(?) ps as standard, so at 147 still isnt a great increase, and theres no more room for development.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 29/9/09 at 09:20 PM |
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On the plus side for you...
When i swap it out, ill sell the douvrin engine on ebay unless i get an offer!! 
They are like rocking horse shite, and performance parts dont exist. the 2.0L turbo was the favourite.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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