Re: I bought the Roc! (now for some engine questions)

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

>
>1.  The JH motor is the same as the motor in the GTI I believe.  The letter
>designation is the entire motor including head and the JH designation is a
>1.8L bottom end with solid lifter head and higher compression.  If he
>actually put a GTI cam in this motor he did nothing for the performance
>unless he was replacing a worn cam then it would still be stock.

Keep in mind that the '85- GTi is NOT the JH that we are most familiar with. 
It has hydraulic lifters and 10:1 comp.

>
>2.  Most performance increases (other than increased displacement) is going
>to be of the bolt on variety or in the head which is supposedly done (??).
>You can examine the head once it is off to see if the work was done but I
>would at least add a real cam!!
>
>3.  Cam and adjustable sprocket, header or 4 into 2 manifold w/exhaust,
>bigger TB and port intake to match unless it has been done (not too
>knowledgeable on what they did to the 86), fuel enrichment, K&N, 16v air 
>box
>or cut your 8v box correctly, you could check all the normal stuff like
>injectors (have them checked for spray etc.), seals, hoses, etc.  This is
>the cheap stuff since there are other things to consider if your budget was
>unlimited (Turbo, 2.1L 16v with aftermarket F.I., etc.).
>
>HTH!
>
>Dave
>
> > I bought an '86 Scirocco Saturday and its in need of a bottom end 
>rebuild.
>Its a JH engine, with with a head that has been recenly ported and 
>polished.
> >
> > Some questions:
> >
> > 1. The PO installed the cam from an '84 GTI.  Is this a good thing?
> > 2. When I have the engine apart, is there anything I should consider 
>doing
>to increase performance?
> > 3. Any other mods that would be good to do while I have the engine out?
>(the car already has a header exhaust, Eurosport intake, and K&N air 
>filter,
>in additon to the head work)
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > '86 Scirocco (w/ attached tow bar)
> > '90 Cabriolet (almost running now)
> > '84 Vanagon
> > '86 Jetta
> > '88 Trooper (oh well, at least it can tow the Scriocco home)
> >
> > Hmmm.... Do I see a VW addiction?
> >
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