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Re: 2.0 conversion



Well....That's where I work!

Chris DeLong wrote:

> Not to mention that if you did want to fix the engine you would most 
> likely have to go to the stealership for gaskets etc.
> 
> 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
> 
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> 
>> From: Marc scirocco Québec <marc_scirocco@yahoo.ca>
>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: 2.0 conversion
>> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:07:59 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>> 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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