Just wondered if any one new what was involved in fitting a VVC head to standard engine and then converting to standard cams i.e. remove the VVC mechanism. I have a pair of Exige throttle bodies and 190 ECU and was wondering if this would be a viable upgrade?
Hi Tony,
Lots of people use the VVC head this way beacause of the improved valve sizes. A blanking kit is available from Piper for around �100 but the issue comes with one of the cams as the VVC cam has larger bearings meaning standard cams won’t fit, so you’ll need VVC specific upgrade cams.
I’m sure DVA can explain things better if he’s around…
To convert a VVC head for a regular engine you will need
A pair of VVC specific cams (exhaust cam the same, inlet cam larger journal)
A VVC blanking kit
A pair of verniers.
Longer plugs leads if EU2 (the head is taller)
Longer coil pack/flyleads if EU3 (for the taller head, these have a red spark plug boot)
A manual tensioner and belt (if not already fitted)
A VVC cambelt backplate or mods to the orginal to accomodate the VVC mech blanking plate.
A rotor arm spigot and mods to the rear blank plate to attach a distributor cap if EU2.
Dave
Thanks guys for your advice, out of curiosity, what sort of output could I expect if I was to bolt Exige throttle bodies onto standard VVC engine and keep mechanism? I am looking for around 180bhp Cheers Tony