andygoodliffe Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hi all. Hypothetically if ones VHPD head is ever so slightly completely broken and it seems that it's really hard to find a replacement one, what would you all do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankee Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Get a decent VVC head and modify the crap out of it. I think VHPD heads only have an advantage when you get really serious, as in above 250bhp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted January 5, 2016 Support Team Share Posted January 5, 2016 You could replace it with a VVC head and remove the VVC mechanism - the valves and ports are the same size as on a VHPD. Piper sell a blanking kit as well as camshafts of the correct diameter. DVA (oilyhands on here) can supply. You'll want a head that has been tested for hardness. While you're at it, may as well have it ported and fit some better camshafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygoodliffe Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thanks guys have just emailed Oily. He has worked on my car in the past. I'm sure this is a well trodden path. My VHPD made 200bhp on Jenveys and anything less would be disappointing. Anything more would be kind of an upside.... Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankee Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 My old engine had a ported VVC head, standard valve sizes and mild cams on a standard VVC160 bottom end and that made 200bhp/160lbft.One of my many emails to Oily over the years was actually titled "Ultimate potential of a VVC head?" It's on another computer, but if Dave is OK with it, I shall forward it on to you, to save him some typing and repeating of information, which I'm certain he has to do on a daily basis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I have a vvc head available with springs and valves but nothing else. Bought from Jake and Lizzie a while ago when they returned to the states and sat on the shelf ever since.let me know if any use - paid £120 so looking for my money back.RegardsIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilyhands Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Mankee, please give it both barrels :) no problem with you sharing info.Oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Mankee, please can you copy me in too! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankee Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Cheers Dave. Let me go get a beer and I'll search the other computer for the mails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygoodliffe Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Thanks for your help all. Oily will be receiving my potentially broken head through the post in the next week and we will then make a plan - let you know the results!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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