Re: Where to buy performance parts?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <scirocco@absomotherfuckinlutely.com>]

Could this be why my Rabbit is currently running like crap? It had a stock
cam in it, and the head I got to replace it happened to have a G-grind in
it, and now it runs like crap. I've tried screwing with the timing, the
%CO adjustment on the fuel distributor (is there a better way to adjust
fuel mixture?), and I've checked the valve timing about 8 million times -
it's right. Do I need to do something to make it run right with a higher
lift cam?
	-Josiah

'84 GTi
http://bork.hampshire.edu/josiah

On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Stephygee wrote:

> Take your pick (Neuspeed, Techtonics, Autotech), but most folks go with
> Techtonics.  Just putting a cam in your engine without beefing up other
> areas of your engine won't produce any noticeable results.  Installing a
> fuel enrichment device (cam increases breathing, so you better have fuel to
> match it) is the next step, and of course, you might want to get a free
> flowing exhaust.
> 
> The Spring 2000 issue of VW Power covers cam installs (albeit 16v Kent cam
> install), and explains the necessity of the fuel enrichment module.  Excerpt
> follows:
> 
> ' If You've Got Air, You Still Need Fuel!
> 
>     The Techtonics 16v Fuel Enrichment was important:  Sufficient fuel is a
> must when moving to a hotter cam.  With the Euro intake cam, the added fuel
> from the Techtonics unit is good for almost 12hp at the crank.  With the
> Kent Cam's added breathing it was necessary to have the fuel injection
> working with the Techtonics Fuel Enrichment.  Just as important, it's a
> simple device that contains no complex electronics to fail and possibly
> damage the expensive engine management unit.
>     I did a dyno run without the fuel enrichment installed; it was about the
> same on the bottom end until 3000 rpm, then it went flat.  Without the 16v
> Fuel Enrichment, the Kent 258 degree cams barely put out the power of the
> Euro-intake cam with the Fuel Enrichment.  That's an important lesson for
> owners of 16v cars with CIS-e fuel injection.  No need to improve the
> breathing unless you've got the fuel to match--it's that simple.'
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Steph


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