Re: upgrades, older engine, worth it?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@bork.hampshire.edu>]

Ah yes. I agree. Not meaning to be argumentative, just informative (but
probably everybody already know what I said).
	-Josiah


On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, Scott F. Williams wrote:

> Yah yah... I know. :^) I was actually referring to the bottom end of the motor. My
> point is that there's nothing about the 1.7l motor that makes it risky to bolt on
> parts that were supposed "meant" for the 1.8l (but were not, anyway...).
> 
> I'd say to the original poster go ahead and bolt on all you want on that old 1.7 and
> then make the transfer of parts to a bigger motor whenever you're ready. Just don't go
> deep into the motor with stuff that'll be tossed out later on.
> 
> "Wm. Josiah Erikson" wrote:
> 
> > There's one important difference between the 1.8 and the 1.7 ... valves!
> > The 1.7 has the little wimpy ones and the 1.8 has the nice big ones.
> > That's why the 1.8 has so much more power.
> >         -Josiah
> 
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> SCCA ProRally driver
> Hotrod Rabbit GTi
> 
> 


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