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1300 twin port to 1600 twin port
retroresto - June 20th, 2012 at 04:22 PM

Hi All,

I have a twin port 1300, can i simply swap out the 1300 P&B for 1600 P& B and use the same 1300 TP heads?

Cheers
Paul


ragged - June 20th, 2012 at 04:35 PM

Piston and cylinders slip straight in but the heads will need machined out to fit the bigger cylinders. (just like you would do to a 1600 head if you were fitting 90.5 - 94 mm cylinders) Also, some of the early 1300's had the smaller 1200 valves but the later 1300's had the 1600 valves. If I remember correctly, they used a dome top piston to increase the Comp ratio when they used 1600 valves/heads.
Cheers Dave


1303Steve - June 20th, 2012 at 08:14 PM

Hi

1300s twins also had smaller inlet manifolds, might pay to get a full 1600 T and cast ends.

The 1300 twin port is a great basis for a motor, they are usually very under stressed.

Steve