Re: 16v vs. 8v: Fact vs. Myth

[Dan Ruddick <druddick@vt.edu>]

>>         The 8V 1.8L develops the same amount of torque and horse power as
>> the 16V 1.8L at the bottom end of the rpm band.  Look at a horsepower curve
>> for the two engines, European car has said it a million times.  The 16V only
>> feels weak compared to the 8V because of the peakiness of it's power.
>
>>  The myth of the greater low end power of the 8V is not true!
>Can I quote you on this?
>

Sure, but I really wish I had the little dyno maps that EC always publishes
to back me up.  The two engines produce basically the same power at low
rpm's, but the cars don't behave the same, the lighter 8V car will pull out
faster.
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Dan Ruddick
Virginia Tech
'87 Scirocco 8V
"Yeah, but what are ya gonna do?"  -Homer Simpson, philosopher
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