Re: 16v vs. 8v

[Shawn Meze <Trnsfrma@ix.netcom.com>]

At 03:46 PM 11/8/96 -0500, you wrote:

>Both intake valves are open with one exhaust at low rpms?  At high rpms the
>other exhaust valve opens?


No, you have it sorta backwards. The mechanics of the valves opening are the
same. all 16 valves will operate the same as before. What the butterfly
valves do are installed in front of the valve in the intake manifold side of
it and block 4 of the 8 intake valves at low rpm and open all 8 on higher.
It will act like a second throttle but for feathering the air flow to the
the cylinders to allow more low end power. 


Shawn
86' Jetta GLi
82' Scirocco GTi
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