Re: questions....

[NICHOLAS ISAAC <nisaac@home.com>]

Do you have any special ideas for tweaking out more horses from a 87
16v? What hp do these things have anyways? I'd appreciate any ideas at
all.

Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
> 
> A 6spd conversion would only make sense on a close-ratio tranny. If you did it on
> a wide-ratio tranny, you'd end up with a 6th gear that was basically the same as
> your 5th gear.
> To make an 8v (JH, I assume) go faster: shave the head down a bit, port and
> polish the intake, bigger throttle body, K&N, header or dual outlet
> manifold/downpipe setup, high flow or no cat, depending on where you are, good 2"
> exhaust, G-grind cam. This should net you about 130bhp, I think, if done right
> and the engine is in good shape.
>     -Josiah
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> 
> Chad wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> >         a few more questions from me.......
> >
> > Is that euro fuel injection from RPI worth using? Besides the pricetag, is
> > it worth putting on my 84 8v? Is it compatible with the recurved distributor
> > from
> > VWP? Can I use that dist on my car? Im not sure if she has a knock sensor.
> >
> > I want to tweak this 1.8 8v......what is the best thing that I can do for it.
> > Its just a street car. Short of dropping a 16v in, I basically want a small
> > monster!! Is a 6spd conversion worth doing on a 8v wide ratio tranny?
> >
> > Sorry that turned into alot of questions!!!
> >
> > TIA,
> > Chad
> >
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