Re: Comp Ratio & Head gasket thickness

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

>Does anyone out there know the TRUE compression ratio on the factory 2 liter
>16V motor?  The "official" rating is 10:1 but I've heard that they tend to
>run a little higher than that (according to people that have CC'ed the head
>and measured the CR).
>
>Also, does anyone know the installed/compressed thickness of a 2 liter 16V
>headgasket?  I need to know this number for calculating compression ratio
>with different gaskets and/or spacers.
>
>Thanks.
>
>-Bradley

I've seen several sources (including the glove box manual) refer to
the compression ratio as 10.8:1.  This is for a 92 Passat.

==Brett

 \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net

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