Curious, how many cars are in your car?

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 8:32:07 am 10/07/05 Dan Bubb <dan.bubb@gmail.com> wrote:
> "That's what I don't want to see, I want at least 125. "
>
> The 8V engines that I've seen get into this range are typically 2.0L
> w/P&P head, 272 cam minimum, TT exhaust typically 2.25"
> > From some of the recent dyno's posted, (Greg Pallet and Nate Lowe)
> even a 2.0L without a ported head won't get to 125hp.
>
> 1.8L engines making 125 or more, again, have ported heads, cam,
> exhaust, and also typically ditch the CIS to make a little more power
> by getting rid of the intake restriction although I have seen one 1.8L
> make ~150, but he had ITB's, a hell of a cam and was turning close to
> 8000 rpm.
>
> Sorry to say it, but like Cathy said, probably around 100 hp.
> Only one way to know for sure though!
> Dan
>

I, for one, intend to find out. Gotta be better than my last spin of 66.6
at any rate. And in a MkI it's still a hell of a lot of fun when it
behaves. And 100 at the wheels translates to more than that as the "dealer
brochure" would state it.

cathy