Here are the specs for a USA model 1.8L GLI Horsepower 123hp at 5800 rpm Torque 122 ft lb at 4250 rpm
displacement 109 CID (1781 cm^3) stroke 3.40 in (86.4 mm) Bore 3.19 in (81mm) Compression Ratio 10.0:1 Length 171.7 in/4362 mm Width 65.5 in/1664 mm This info is out of my owners manual for an '88 GLI. Adios! On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 07:48:44 PST "vw racer" <[email protected]> writes: >Being stock, or even slightly modded, a 1.8L isnt going to be able to >reach >the rev-limiter in 5th. The peak horsepower at about 6200?? and by the >time >you are there, or anywhere past there, you are not making enough power >to >overcome drag. The way my car is geared now, if I remember right, it >was at >5500rpm at 130mph in 5th. It was still pulling pretty good, but I had >to >slow for traffic. > >Fred 92 GLI 16V 2035 > > >>From: "Andrew Traenkner" <[email protected]> >>To: "W. Lee Hendrick" <[email protected]> >>CC: "A2 16V VW mailing list" <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Future GLI? >>Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:26:04 -0500 >> >>I'm sitting here looking at the Feb, 1991 issue of R&T (The one I'm >>supposed >>to be scanning in for you guys, heh!) at the comparison between the >GTI >>2.0L >>16v, the Nissan NX2000, and the honda CRX si. According to their >gear >>charts, the 2 litre will do 122MPH at 6300RPM. This is with a .91 >5th gear >>(My '88 has a .89), and a 3.67 final drive (standard). Our 1.8's, >with the >>extra 1000RPM to play with, should top out a little higher >(horsepower >>willing, of course!). >> >>Andy >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "W. Lee Hendrick" <[email protected]> >>To: "Andrew Traenkner" <[email protected]> >>Cc: "A2 16V VW mailing list" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 4:07 PM >>Subject: Re: Future GLI? >> >> >> > At 4:02 PM -0500 1/28/00, Andrew Traenkner wrote: >> > > > Straight from the factory, both cars are rev-limited in top >speed, >> > > > anyway. >> > > >> > >I'm not so sure of that. My '88 GTi 16v cruises at 60MPH, >turning >> > >~2800-2900 RPM (This with stock tire sizes). This would give my >car a >>top >> > >speed of ~140MPH. There aren't any hills in Florida to give me >that >>sort >>of >> > >speed. Wind, on the other hand....... >> > >> > That number is based on your speedo and tach readings; >> > neither of which are very accurate or linear. According to the VW >> > tech data, my '87 GTI 16v (if stock) would hit the rev limiter at >> > 124mph. >> > >> > >> > W. Lee Hendrick >> > >> > [email protected] >> > http://soliton.ucsd.edu/~hendrick/ >> >>_____________ >>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 Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.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 ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. _____________ 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
