Re: poor man's hot rodding

[josh Wyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com>]

Chipping the 2l 16v Motronic yields about 7-8 hp.

However, supposedly the 2 liter bottom end with a
stock 1.8l 16v head and cams yeilds ~150hp at the
crank...  A fuel enrichment and euro intake cam may
get you to your goal...

-josh


--- Michael Abatzis <abatzis2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> hmmm. <$1K? i've got time and the money this summer.
>  i've got a 2.0 16v
> longblock ($550). so for under $1000 i guess p&p the
> 2L head is out of the
> question. so we throw on the 1.8. say i sell the 2L
> head for $200. that
> leaves me $650. now where do i get those 25-30hp
> from for $650? all i've got
> now is an exhaust. cam, fuel enrichment ain't gonna
> do it, but will still be
> pricey. what else did you have in mind? i'm not
> particularly interested in
> swapping in the motronic, though i guess if you
> chipped it...
> -michael
> 88 1.8 16v, 123hp scirocco.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Doty <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>
> 
> >
> > What is considered "budget"?  160hp can be done
> for under $1000 quite
> easily
> > if you are resourceful.  It would require swapping
> a 2.0 16v bottom end in
> > place.
> 
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