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Re: 1600cc AND MORE TRIVIA
In a message dated 97-05-06 17:09:32 EDT, mousetrap@juno.com writes:
<< My '78 Rabbit was delivered with a 1.6 FI, non-cat ! I think the 1.7
came towards the end of the '78 model year. I believe my sister's '78
Scirocco had a 1.7, but it may have been swapped.
Most if not all '79 Rabbits (first year of US-built) came with a cruel
joke inside. The block is the standard 1.6 block, but the crank is a
short stroke piece of $#!+. The "emissions 1.5" displacement was
slightly less than 1500, but not the same as the '75-'76 1.5. This motor
also ended up in some early '80 Rabbits.
Mike
"so many horsepower, so little time">>
My $0.01,
My '78 Scirocco came with a 1.6 block, destroked to 1457cc(gas shortage
years). All other Sciroccos for '78 were the same displacement. Yeah, this
engine had a cast crank, they tell me. I do remember it was a high reving
engine. In '79 Rabbits they used the same engine that they used in my '78
Scirocco(1457cc) and the '79 Scirocco came with a 1588cc as well as a
5-speed. I still have my 1457cc sitting in my garage.
-dick-
'78 Scirocco.
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