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Fox question

 I will need a utility cheap car soon. I might get a fox wagon.

Cheap, easy to fix, handy, not that bad looking...

Or maybee a rabbit pickup, but not too many left around here.

Or this, but very rare to get:
<<http://www.lesabotage.com/photos/Scirocco/posteverte.jpg>>

With lots of extra unnecessary parts for the actual driving...
<<http://www.lesabotage.com/photos/Scirocco/gendarmes7.jpg>>

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org 
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] De la part de T Berk
> Envoy? : 22 septembre 2004 19:33
> Cc : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Re: Fox question
> 
> David Utley wrote:
> >>From: T Berk <tberk@sbcglobal.net>
> >>Date: 2004/09/22 Wed AM 04:39:52 EDT
> >>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>Subject: Re: Fox question
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Foxes are great cars, they share the 1.8 low compression 
> motor of the 
> >>same era Golf/Jetta but the exhaust has a restrictive 'dough nut' 
> >>after the manifold to reduce the performance a bit.
> > 
> > 
> > TBerk,
> >   I hate to correct you, as you are so often correct, and 
> always courteous!  However, all Foxes I have seen (including 
> an 87) had knock sensors, they therefore have the high-comp. motors.
> > 
> > Having said that, great post as always...  
> > 
> > Cheers,
> >   David
> > 
> 
> This may be true as I wasn't into taking my then new Fox 
> apart or having a Bentley for a brand new car, let's investigate.....
> 
>  From David's VW page:
> <http://www.volkswagen.org/EngineSwap/default.htm>
> 
> 1.8L 87-90 Fox  	81@  	   	JN  	CIS
> 1.8L 90-93 Fox  	83@  	   	ABG  	Digifant
> 
> OK, looks like the motors are 9:1, not quite the 10:1 I have 
> come to know as VW High Compression, but not the original 
> Rabbit motor either.
> 
> <http://www.lunaticfringe.org/vwfox/fox.html>
> 
> Engine Code -----> 	UM	JM	ABG
> Compression Ratio:	9.0:1	9.0:1	9.0:1
> 
> 
> Thx for the catch,
> TBerk
> 
> 
> 
> 
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