Re: Maximum 2.0L 8V Torque and HP

[Nathan Malone <nmalone@sumagroup.com>]

> What do you reckon is about the maximum torque/horsepower one could harness
> from a 2.0L 8v.   Also what should I expect to pay for all that power.
> ****whell, this all depends, there are too many options, forced induction or
> straight hardware? street legal or non? racing fuel, high octane, or regular
> fuel? nitrous? If there is a abselute maximium of any kind I dont know, and
> it probably hasn't even ben done, there are always new things on the market,
> for racers and street rod hobiests that will give you that few extra ponies,
> and shave that decimal of a second off your time and or add five miles per
> hour to your top end. but be thankfull that you have a 8v (not to start
> another damn 8v vs 16v debate) but lets face it if your are gonna do work on
> your head, 8v's are cheaper and easier to modify, you can get a performance
> cam for not too much and enstall it fairly easily, or maybe you want to take
> an extra step and get a racing cam and upgrade your valves aswell. If you are
> fitting a budget (like most including I) then it is nice to have a 8v becausr
> the prices of upgrades generaly arent that bad (compared to a 16v).  The
> easier mods are as you would expect the most popular and common, such as
> exaust upgrades (commonly headers and larger pipes) and intake upgrades (easy
> and cheap: cold air intake and K&N filter) these make minor inprovements to a
> stock eng but are a must for a modified eng. there are just too many options
> to list, but I sugest to start, go ahead and do the exaust and intake, there
> fairly cheap (comparitively speaking) and easy to install boltons.
>
> Finally,  what are the cheapest, bang for your buck mods one can make to
> either a 2.0L 16V or 8V?
> **** when modifying a engine think of it as outside (intake, exaust, dist.,
> fuel, ignition, exc.) to inside (crank, pistons, cam, valves, exc.), the
> closer you get too the inside the more expensive you get but the more
> difference it will most likely make (typicaly speaking).
>
> Alot of passionnate VW people around here...good to see.
> ****Hell yeah.
>
> I've always had
> VWs and Audis but I wish I bought a Rocco years ago...
> ****Yeah, I know how you feel, I looked at a rocc for my first car but bought
> a jetta instead, and I have always regreted it, not because I bought the
> jetta, but because I didnt buy the Rocc, follow me on that one?
>
> Any way good luck on your mods,
> later,
> Nathan





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