Re: 16v vs. 8v

[jbromley@mail.enterprise.net]

> Date:          Tue, 05 Nov 1996 15:57:12 -0500
> To:            scirocco-l@privateI.com
> From:          Brandon Sommerville <brandon@caseware.com>
> Subject:       16v vs. 8v
> Reply-to:      scirocco-l@privateI.com

> THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO START A FLAME WAR!!!!
> 
> My buddy has an 85 8v GTI.  When he floors it in second from a slow speed he
> can chirp his tires.  I can't.  When we race, he beats me off the line, but
> by the time I'm at about 6000 in second I'm passing him.  Mind you his car
> is in rough shape and he isn't worried about brutalizing the tranny, while I
> won't give it a rough start as my tranny is making funny noises right now.
> 
> Is this about how the two engines should compare?
> 
> Will I hurt my transmission by slipping the clutch to get a quick start?
> 
> Brandon Sommerville
> 
> "And then I says, tell me I'm wrong! And she says, I can't baby, 'cause
> you're not!" 
>  - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight

Hey, you wanna flame war, no! {;-)

Okay, YES the 8v IS probably quicker off the first line, this is 
because the 16v is tuned to procduce torque at BIG revs, whereas the 
standard 8v has more low-down grunt. You blaze him past about 5,000. 
However, by increasing the bore on the 8v you can get as much up the 
top end too... {-)

Secondly, slipping your clutch won't harm your tranny as much as 
snapping the clutch up will, but it will smoke your clutch, so the 
choice is yours. 

Sciroccoing away....
Jeremy R. Bromley
jbromley@enterprise.net
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