BTW-I know that it's supercharged. I'm just not familiar with the engine specs.
Thanks, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ingels" <[email protected]> To: "Mark Radelow" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 1:00 PM Subject: Re: OT: 1.8T stuff(my project-for those interested) > 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 > _____________ 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
