2.0 Liter Bubble Block

[pilotlars at yahoo.com (Lars Bruchmann)]

just my 2 cents here... (but i'm only getting a penny
for my thoughts.. so someone is making money off me!! 
:-(.)  i totally loved my 1.8 16V in my Golf GTI in
Italy.. it totally kicked ass.  sounded cool too, with
all the gears, and cams, and valves all clattering. 
it had some 136 HP, and would move my little black
square box to 122MPH.  on super leaded 96 octane.. if
i put the lower 94 octane lead-free in it while in
germany it only made it to 115 before the knocking and
pinging sounded like someone under the hood was trying
to break out with a hammer!!  
--- TBerk <tberk@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Chris D. Edwards wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone help me with some info.  I am going to
> trash the 16V conversion
> > and go with a 2.0 8V because I can create a lot
> more torque with a 2.0 8V
> > than I can with a 16V.  So what I have is a 1.8
> 16V motor swap for sale in
> > lou of finding a 2.0 bubble block.  The question I
> have is what years and
> > what cars do I go looking for to find a bubble
> block.  If they are too hard
> > to find as some say.what other 2.0 8V blocks
> (years and cars) should I
> > consider.  If anyone is interested in the 1.8 16V
> engine swap, I have all
> > you need for only $400.00.  NW area only unless
> you wana have it shipped.
> >  
> > Chris
> > 
> 
> Chris, as a died in the wool 8v kinda guy I'm going
> to have to back up 
> the guy- the 16v's power curves makes for a 'kinda
> like a turbo lag' 
> type pull as the revs climb.
> 
> See, It has gotten around then that don't have power
> off the line but 
> the 16v, with it's valve profile that mimic a square
> rather than a 
> curved opening/closing profile, has "Mo' Powa" than
> the same size 8v.
> 
> Now, that said, it is no "easy as LEGOs" project to
> put a 16v in an 8v 
> platform, but basically if the block is a high
> compression unit then 8v 
> & 16v are almost the same, electronics wise. (Or can
> be.)
> 
> So, if you are close to completion w/ the 16v, go
> for it- it has more 
> 'cool points' if nothing else.  8])
> 
> 
> TBerk
> 
> 
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