[tech]: is this why the new rocc is sloooow?

[abatzis2@hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

checked out a coupla things today in an effort to figure out why this thing 
is still slower than my old 2l/2l head combo (mods w/ sig). throttle 
switches checked out ok--decided to check compression and got 
215/215/170/215. i don't think the scale is right on the gauge; the 215's 
are what i got on my old engine after it was rebuilt, and i assume it's 
really 180-190. what about #3? the first crank was noticeably slower than 
the others, and sometimes the needle didn't move until the second crank. 
tried to do a wet compression and ended up with readings off the scale, so 
that didn't tell me much. the engine alledgedly has 35k on it, no obvious 
headgasket leak. is it a stuck valve? suggestions on the next step (no time 
to pull a head in the next few weeks...)? i really want this damn thing to 
be as fun to drive as my old one!
-michael
87 scirocco gtx: 1.8 bottom end bored/stroked to 2.0, 1.8 head, euro intake 
cam, tt header/cat/exhaust, fuel enrichment (gonna unhook this this weekend, 
see what happens).

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