Forgive my ignorance, but what are the specs of the G60? Is it an 8v or a 16v? Any and all info would be cool.
Thanks, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Radelow" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 12:45 PM Subject: Re: OT: 1.8T stuff(my project-for those interested) > I think the jury is still out as to whether the Five-Valve head is really > that superior to the 4-valve design. In Europe the normally aspirated > 5-valve 1.8 liter makes approx. 130hp (72hp/liter) compared to the 150 made > by the 2.0 (75hp/liter). The 5-valve head has a lot more reciprocating mass > in the head along with the rocker design which limits cam profile design. I > doubt the costs justify the end result. For me, if I were to turbo a VW I > would use a G60 head. Same thing, designed for boost and you can easily get > 250 HP out of that motor with a turbo. > > Mark > > > From: John Caldwell <[email protected]> > To: Jassem <[email protected]> > CC: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: 1.8T stuff(my project-for those interested) > Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:30:12 -0600 (MDT) > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Jassem wrote: > > > I'm sorry but I just don't see the point of swapping a similar > displacement > > engine simply because it's turbocharged. Since you'll be using Haltech > > The big difference here is the 5 valve head. Plus, the entire motor, > bottom end, head, pistons, rods, crank, etc was designed from the ground > up to be a turbo motor. > > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
