head transplant

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   Hey guys, i know the correct answer to this question is buy a more powerfull car! (someday i'll get an m3)

But heres the question:

Can a 318 head be put straight in as a replacement for a 316 head? The
thought was prompted by topazman over at the irish forum... so blame
him if its an urban myth.

If so it would seem like a nice simple performance boost.

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llatsni Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II work in progress Joined: 22-February-2005 Location: dublinia Status: Offline Points: 963	Topic: head transplant Posted: 03-April-2005 at 09:20
	Hey guys, i know the correct answer to this question is buy a more powerfull car! (someday i'll get an m3) But heres the question: Can a 318 head be put straight in as a replacement for a 316 head? The thought was prompted by topazman over at the irish forum... so blame him if its an urban myth. If so it would seem like a nice simple performance boost.
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Peter Fenwick Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 27-August-2003 Location: Lost somewhere in time... Status: Offline Points: 6484	Posted: 04-April-2005 at 04:11
	It will only boost performance if it is a better head than the 316. It may be indentical and the only differenence between the 316 and 318 may only be the capacity of the cylinders? Who knows? not me that's for sure! However as a guess I would doubt that it would make much difference.
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