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Re: Sites now some history of the 16v
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT>The VW 16v head was first used in the
Scirocco as a test for the Golf and to <FONT color=#000000 size=2>give the sport
car some, sport! </FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The MK2 Golf was introduced in August of
</FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2>1983 in Europe and the 16v </FONT><FONT
color=#000000 size=2>was produced in 1985 for the 1986 model year. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The Scirocco is a low production car
</FONT><FONT size=2>compared to the Golf so it is not as easy to find the
history on the Scirocco 16v.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have pictures of a 16v Scirocco from 1983.
True the MK2 Golf 16s (16v Oettinger) was sold as a sport rocket to compete
against</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>the 205's and other French
bombs of the day but a few Sciroccos were built and tested in 1983. The VW
16v head had several revisions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The production was delayed while the engine was made reliable
and at the same time cost-effective to produce. The final</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>version of the 16v is a narrow
double-overhead-cam design, with sodium-filled 28-mm exhaust valves arranged
almost in line</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>with the block,and 23-mm intake valves placed 25 degrees to
the right. The pistons are cooled by an additional stream of oil</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>sprayed underneath toward the piston head, a feature
automatically activated after the oil pressure drops to 28 pounds. I do not
think that</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the European public got the Scirocco 16v until late 1984
or 1985 in any volume and still the over all volume on the Euro
version</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Scirocco 16v was low. For the US model more changes were
needed. The Bosh KE fuel injection system replaced the old K,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and with a knock sensor, Lambda sensors, and a catalytic
converter, were added so the 16v could be sent to the US. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>In 1986.5 VW started importing the "16v" to the US.
The US version had the painted "GTX" body kit but the Euro
version</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>still had the black body kit until 1988. The Euro version's
body is slightly different than the US version too. The door's do not have
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>extra US side </FONT><FONT size=2>impact bar and the stamped
sheet metal rear of the car has different bumper cutouts and no lip for
the US license plate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The Euro version came with the bottle cap wheels and not the
teardrops like all the US cars had. Euro models included the 16v,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the 16v GT and the 16 GTX. The car could be order with several
option packages in Europe. The US Scirocco 16v had just one model name
</FONT><FONT size=2>but the options differed from a base version with no power
windows or sunroof to the full feature set and even heated seats.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>After a short time the </FONT><FONT size=2>50mm intake was
recalled and a 40mm was used to replace it for better low end. The 160 mph
speedo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>was changed for the 140 mph speedo for the 1987 models. The
1988 version has several small detail changes that are difficult to see at first
like the logos on the glass that </FONT><FONT size=2>are different and some of
the trim around the doors is different as well as the instrument cluster. You
will note the upshift LED is missing on the '88. In 1985 the Corrado design
project was </FONT><FONT size=2>still called the Scirocco </FONT><FONT
size=2>3 unofficially and it was being designed with the VR6. The Corrado name
was decided on after marketing found that VW </FONT><FONT size=2>could
</FONT><FONT size=2>not remove the Scirocco price point from the market and the
Scirocco 3 (Corrado) was way too expensive. I have a picture of an early Corrado
concept model with the Scirocco badge on it. The Scirocco </FONT><FONT
size=2>16v was faster off the line than the Corrado 16v. The Corrado eventually
got</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the VR6 and was a better top-end car but was too expensive and
heavy to be a real replacement for the MK2 Scirocco. One other thing that was
lost on the Corrado was the direct linkage </FONT><FONT size=2>shifting. Cable
shifting was added and I think that this made the Corrado less fun to
drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Doug<BR>87 16v silver Scirocco
"GTX"<BR>81 8v red Scirocco "S"<BR>90 16v 2.0 wht Passat wgn
5 speed<BR><A
href="http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/dougmk1.htm">http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/dougmk1.htm</A><BR><A
href="http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug16v.htm">http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug16v.htm</A><BR><A
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