Mark, With all due respect....
I rec'd your first email regarding the valve springs at 6:57PM ET on 1/22. Got the second one at 10:35PM. Got the third one at 10:48PM. You have to give people a chance to respond! Don't get me wrong, I am very psyched to see this list rising from the dead, and am even happier to see some of the original posters posting again (like yourself, and numerous others) who have been on here as long as me (~ 1997). Anyway, back to the subject at hand.. . I am definitely not an automotive engineer, but I would have to think going with diesel springs is not going in the right direction. I am not sure if stiffer is necessarily better - yes, they eliminate or reduce float, but they definitely should cause more power loss in the valvetrain (harder for the cams to push open the valves). Who knows, you might even go through lifters a little bit faster as well. I think that unless your 16v is reved that high (8k rpm), if it is even producing any 'real' power up that high in the powerband, it might not be worth it. I have the Autotech 16v camset, and I still end up shifting around 6500, no higher. Then again, you do work at a dealer, and they'll cost next to nothing to get for you, so I would say that if you are completely redoing the head (juicy cams, good p&p work), then go for it as there is no better time. Just my $0.02. Regards, Denis G. 87 GTI 16v 2008cc 01.5 A4 1.8tqmsxc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]> To: "a2list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:48 PM Subject: [a2-16v-list] Turbo Diesel Valve Springs in a 16V??? > For the third time..... > > I've been discussing 16V engines with a guy at work.... > > He tells me that the Turbo Diesel valve springs (in a 16V) are better than > stock 16V valve springs because they're stiffer and allow for revs up to > 8000rpm with no valve float. > > Anyone know if this is true? > > Thanks, > Mark. > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
