Re: Exhaust Problem

["Meat" <penny@sk.sympatico.ca>]

> Most 1983-1987 1.8 liters sold in the US make 85 (base model Golf, Jetta,

> Fox) or 90 hp (Scirocco) depending on the emission equipment and the
exact 
> model of car.  I believe the Digifant equipped 1.8 liter engines in 1988
and 
> up make 100 hp, again it depends on the model (the exhaust system in 
> particular).  Don't some of the later 1.8 GTI/GLI engines put out 105 hp 
> stock?
> 
> Anyway... my main point is that the formula for horsepower has NOTHING to
do 
> with bore and stroke.  That's displacement you're thinking of.  For an
actual 
> horsepower figure, you need to know the torque at a given RPM.  That's
how 
> dyno's work, by directly or indirectly measuring torque.  The formula for
HP 
> is:
> 
> HP = RPM x Torque (ft-lbs) / 5252

here's a monkey wrench in for everybody. my 1984 scirocco has a GTI engine
and put out 102 HP 3 years ago when the motor was balanced and blue
printed. any explanations? car still goes like a bat outa....

Sean Penny
'84 Zender Z400
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