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Re: scirocco-l-digest V1 #48




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>It looks like I'll be getting an engine from a later Fox. (1.8l, CIS, hydro
>head.) Apparently, the only thing that kept this poor engine restricted was
>the crappy exhaust - otherwise it is the same engine. One of the engines
>that I'm lookng at has only 55000 KM on it (+- 35000miles) and I'm hopefully
>going to be able to talk the guy down to $650 CDN (480 US) The car runs now,
>so I'll probably wait until the Christmas break to do the swap (I get a week
>and a half off work) My question is this: exactly HOW labor intensive was
>the port & polish that you did? Can you give me any hints? 
>
>Eventually, I want to do all of the 'usual suspects' when it comes to
>upgrades (throttle body, cam, exhaust...) but I'd like to get all of the
>really ugly, messy work done at once (when I won't really need to drive the
>car...)
>
>
>Thanks again everyone for all your help...
>
>
>Keep on Sciroccin'
>
>
>Greg

Hey, I thought this was a lower compression ratio than the '83-84 GTi
motors, anyone know?  I thought therefore that the horsepower on the Fox was
way down for the displacement.  Lower octane fuel in Brazil, and therefore
lower compression, and horsepower.  Any info on this would be appreciated
for my mental files...


TIA

David

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