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Re: 2.0 conversion
I would stay away from a 2001 motor that needs new
rings and that consumes oil... Think about it for a
minute, if you buy a recent motor, you should not need
to open it. Except for extreme high performance...
Marc
'83 Scirocco
'88 Scirocco Slegato
--- Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com> a écrit : > A
2001 Jetta is NOT an ABA. You will have more than
> just distributor
> problems with that engine as it has NO intermediate
> shaft to run a dizzy or
> even a hole to stick one into. This engine is
> fly-by-wire and DIS. More work
> than its worth to install.
>
> Chris DeLong
> ICQ#45030867
> Seattle, WA USA
> '80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
> '91 GLi 2.0 16V
> '77 Rabbit 16V
> '80 'Vert (parting out!)
> '61 17 Window type II
> '91 Vanagon
> '78 Rabbit
> '78 Rabbit (for sale)
> '87 GTi 16V
>
>
>
> >From: Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: 2.0 conversion
> >Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 15:47:28 -0400
> >
> >I'm thinking of putting in a 2.0 in my 86 8V. I
> can get a 2.0 from a
> >2001 jetta (oil pan, block, cross flow head) for
> next to nothing. I
> >think that is the one called ABA. It needed new
> rings because the oil
> >consumption is about a quart per 1000 miles. If I
> go that route, I'm
> >keep my solid head and use a g-grind cam. I know
> I'll have lots of
> >things to workout as far a the distributor goes. I
> could, on the other
> >had, get a audi 2.0 for a few hundred bucks and
> have an easier time
> >putting it in. Either way, I be using a manual
> rack with no A/C. The
> >car is a daily driver (well, when I'm not on my
> motorcycle) and I drive
> >from Virginia to NYC about once a month.
> >
> > Here are my question
> >
> >1. Is there any power difference between the two
> engines?
> >
> >2. Has someone put in one of the above and wished
> they had picked the
> >other?
> >
> >3. I know this one is silly - what kind of gas
> mileage should I expect
> >at 75 mph ( I get 33 with my 1.8)
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
> >
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