Re: 8v 2.0 L vs. 16v 2.0 L

[Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

At 10:40 AM 10/16/98 , Rich Deede----TOOL FAN wrote:
>Actually as we went over this before, there is NO more torque in an 8v
>than in a 16v.  The 16v is just geared differently which makes it feel
>like it has less torque.  So if you switch your 16v tranny to an 8v tranny
>(like a 4k, or 2h), then you will feel your torque much more.

	Thank you Rich.  

	I would rather not get into this debate again, but as VW said, the 16v has
more torque at every given RPM than does the 8v.

	Go and see for yourself:

	http://members.aol.com/vwmon/dyno-s.jpg

	It's the dyno results for my 100% stock 1.8 16v.  Corrected hp at the
engine after a coast-down test was 123.02hp.

				Jason


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