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1.8 JH swap....bit more power...still sucks




>>This reminds me. On the JH the mark on the cam pulley does
>>not align with
>>the top of the head. It aligns with the top of the valve
>>cover or the very
>>top of the little side shield on the driver's side of the timing belt.
>>If it's aligned with the top of the head it's a tooth
>>advanced. You might
>>try retarding the cam from the original position and see if
>>that picks up
>>some power.

we had it aligned there first, then actully advanced a tooth, and retarded a
tooth.....advanced a tooth seemed to help the most

>>The fuel distributor may be an issue if you have the 60mm
>>plate. I don't
>>think that would kill power though, just hurt the top end
>>some. Upgrading to
>>an 80mm plate FD would help although that doesn't sound like
>>the real issue
>>here.

that's what I was thinking....like it would help, but it's not the solution
to whatever the real problem is....

>>As far as the clutch, I would think a 190mm clutch would work
>>fine with a
>>stock JH or even one with some mild mods.

my thoughts too.....i'm thinking they got some oil on it or something like
that.
If it is oil..or some other sort of fluid.....will that ever stop slipping
or am I just screwed there?



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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dan Bubb [mailto:jdbubb@ix.netcom.com]
>>Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:19 AM
>>To: eseo@thecanyons.com; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: Re: 1.8 JH swap....bit more power...still sucks
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Quadruple check cam timing.  Be sure you have the right
>>mark, there's
>>often one on each side of
>>> the timing gear.  Make sure it aligns to the correct surface (head
>>surface, not VC surface,
>>> right?).
>>
>>This reminds me. On the JH the mark on the cam pulley does
>>not align with
>>the top of the head. It aligns with the top of the valve
>>cover or the very
>>top of the little side shield on the driver's side of the timing belt.
>>If it's aligned with the top of the head it's a tooth
>>advanced. You might
>>try retarding the cam from the original position and see if
>>that picks up
>>some power.
>>
>>The fuel distributor may be an issue if you have the 60mm
>>plate. I don't
>>think that would kill power though, just hurt the top end
>>some. Upgrading to
>>an 80mm plate FD would help although that doesn't sound like
>>the real issue
>>here.
>>
>>As far as the clutch, I would think a 190mm clutch would work
>>fine with a
>>stock JH or even one with some mild mods.
>>
>>Dan
>>
>>