Re: Engines....

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, SHAWN C MEZE wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:25:35 -0600 (MDT) Night Shadow
> <soltwede@ucsub.Colorado.EDU> writes:
> >
> >Hey Shawn, found a few engines, had a few questions(for everybody else
> >too!)....isn't a 88 Cabriolet 1.8 a JH??? I found one with 80k on it,
> 140
> >compression all the way across, 
> 
> You wantthis one. Just be sure it IS in fact a JH motor. (it could have
> been replaced before.) 

Will do, thanks for the advise...

> Congrats on your findings! That was quick! Good prices on whatever you
> get. 
> <Big loud buzzer sound!> Forget about the Fox motor. Lame. Nuff said.

Actually a buddy told me to check a local wrecker...Central Foreign, the
guy had a 2 page list of 1.8's to sell, and damn good prices too...

> If you want to run DSP, get the JH motor and use the 1.8L heaed. Its got
> the bigger valves and besides, its eligal to use the 1.7L head on theat
> block in DSP.  (Is that the motor you have now? 1.7L?) Now get going!!

No, the motor was an 86 Cab, 10:1 pistons, 84 Gti "big" valve head(so I've
already got the good head....).....

Thanks for the help Shawn...

Eric


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