Re: upgrades, older engine, worht it?

["Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@worldnet.att.net>]

> Yeah, those 1.7's are tanks. Here's my problem.. as you bolt on non-stock
> parts that are meant to increase performance, they will also decrease the
> life of your engine.

Whenever you ask a motor to work harder, it increases the wear and tear on it
-no matter what the design. So, this part of your statement is mostly accurate.
However, mods like freer flowing exhausts, for instance, increase the engine's
efficiency which means more power output with the same amount of work. -or, the
same amount of power output for less work.

> Perhaps parts that are made for a 1.8 will make your
> 1.7 run better but, bolted on to thier 1.8 counterpart, where they're
> supposed to be, the overall engine will last a lot longer.

What's the difference between a 1.8 and a 1.7l motor besides 64cc? They're such
simliar motors that I beg to differ with this ascertation. Nor do I believe that
the bolt-on speed parts that one can install on these motors are actually
"meant" necessarily for the 1.8l.
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
SCCA ProRally driver
Hotrod Rabbit GTi



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