RE: Performance figures - 1.7 vs. 1.8

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

In light of that, I have to ask - will the 1.8 head bolt right up to the 1.7
block?  I just might have to do a little head swapping sometime.  I assume
the performance increase would be much more pronounced with a better
exhaust, or at the very least, without the stock manifold.

Aaron
'82 Scirocco
'84 Scirocco
'70 Bug - Hibernating
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wm. Josiah Erikson [mailto:scirocco@absomotherfuckinlutely.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 7:14 AM
> To: Aaron Ness
> Cc: 'scirocco'
> Subject: Re: Performance figures - 1.7 vs. 1.8
>
>
> Shit yeah! There is NO comparison. 1.7's feel like dogs
> compared to 1.8's,
> mostly because 1.8's have the big valve head.
> 	-Josiah
>
> '87 GLi
> '84 GTi
> http://bork.hampshire.edu/josiah
>
> On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Aaron Ness wrote:
>
> > I'm debating hat to do about my engine situation.  My new
> '82 has the stock
> > 1.7, but my '84 that I'm probably going to part out has the
> stock 1.8.  I
> > see the difference in power and torque according to
> Bentley, but I wonder
> > how much difference this actually makes in performance, and
> I don't have a
> > G-tech.  Can anyone speak from experience?  Is it worth the
> trouble of
> > swapping the motors and selling the 1.7, or should I hold
> out for something
> > else?  I'm not sure I want to go to a 16V ($$), but I like
> the thought of
> > more power.
> >
> > What engines were in the 8V GTIs through the years?
> >
> > TIA!
> > Aaron
> > '82 Scirocco
> > '84 Scirocco
> > '70 Bug - Hibernating
> > '87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
> >
> >
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