Using hydraulic tappets on sti3
23 March 2007, 07:41 PM
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Using hydraulic tappets on sti3
Stripped my sti 3 engine to find it had heads with hydraulic tappets (wrong i know). What are the downsides of reusing these heads with the hyd tappets on an sti engine?
23 March 2007, 08:25 PM
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The Sti 2 and the early r a used the hydraulic set up, if yours was one of the first v3 it's "possibly" it had this set up from the start.
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Yes the shim set up will be lighter and is a better design, it will ultimately be better for higher revving engines as in the later sti’s.
But if all you are planning is a good daily driver and the odd track day then I wouldn’t worry about the heads you have assuming they are in good order.
But if all you are planning is a good daily driver and the odd track day then I wouldn’t worry about the heads you have assuming they are in good order.
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