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what would it take to swap to a 2.0 8v from a 1.8 8v



>From what I have seen before, the ABA - long block
version complete with the head/intake will not clear
the hood. You need to remove one of the inside hood
bracket.

Cheers.

Marc

 --- "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net> a
écrit : > Sorry about my last bit of half-baked
advice. That's
> what several glasses of
> wine and no sleep will do to you. :^) Now that I
> actually read the question,
> the request was about an 8v fitment.
> 
> Okay, so... you have the 3A and the ABA motors to
> play with. The ABA
> requires a spacer to bring the downpipe down far
> enough so that it does not
> hit the firewall. The alternative is to run a custom
> downpipe that drops
> down lower. You may also have some clearance
> problems between the intake
> manifold (throttlebody?) and the firewall. Stiffer
> motor mounts will help
> with this.
> 
> Meanwhile, the 3A needs some tricks played with
> mounting the distributor and
> some other stuff. I'll let somebody else talk about
> that. I've gotta run.
> 
> Later,
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
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> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> Jerry Carter
> > Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:02 PM
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: RE: what would it take to swap to a 2.0
> 8v from a 1.8 8v
> >
> >
> > What ever happeden to the ABA block? Last I heard
> it was a 2.0 as well
> >
> > Jerry Carter
> > '81 Scirocco
> > '81 Scirocco S
> > '82 Scirocco
> >
> >
> > >From: "Scott F. Williams"
> <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
> > >To: JCJJCC@aol.com
> > >CC: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Subject: RE: what would it take to swap to a 2.0
> 8v from a 1.8 8v
> > >Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 02:14:26 -0400
> > >
> > >You've got a Scirocco with Digifant? I don't
> think so. Yeah, what car are
> > >you upgrading? And which 2.0l engine do you wish
> to use? There are two of
> > >them: 3A (Audi 80) and the 9A (Passat 16v, Golf
> GTI 16v, Jetta GLI 16v).
> > >The
> > >two blocks have their own installation quirks.
> > >--
> > >Scott F. Williams
> > >NJ Scirocco nut
> > >'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> > >Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> > >Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
> > >ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
> > >
> > >Check out our rally team's website!
> > >http://www.usrallyteam.com
> > >   -----Original Message-----
> > >   From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > >[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf
> Of JCJJCC@aol.com
> > >   Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:02 AM
> > >   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >   Subject: what would it take to swap to a 2.0
> 8v from a 1.8 8v
> > >
> > >
> > >   i wanna upgrade my digifant setup with the 1.8
> 8v to a 2.0 8v for more
> > >torque before the turbo spools.  if anyone knows
> any info on this feat
> > >please let me know ok.   ALL info you have would
> be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >
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