Re: Exhaust Problem

["Meat" <penny@sk.sympatico.ca>]

> >here's a monkey wrench in for everybody. my 1984 scirocco has a GTI
engine
> >and put out 102 HP 3 years ago when the motor was balanced and blue
> >printed. any explanations? car still goes like a bat outa....
> >
> >Sean Penny
> >'84 Zender Z400
> 
> 
> Do you have an exhaust on it?  That'll increase output.  So will
balancing
> and blueprinting - it'll not make MORE power, but the engine will use
less
> through friction.  JH engines in stock form (stock airbox, timing
setting,
> exhaust) make 90hp.  My GTI's JH makes 117 after the stuff I've done to
> it(SAE corrected flywheel horsepower).  102 sounds normal from a JH with
an
> exhaust, or if during the rebuild the head was shaved for more
compression,
> this would make sense also, but I am guessing that if you rebuilt it, you
> don't use the stock exhaust.
> 
> 
> Mannix

actually, its bare bone stock. in fact the exhaust could use a little work.
they added no parts other than OEM VW in the balancing and blue printing.
and the exhaust was put on at Midas using what the book said for it. i
dunno. stock timing, airbox, etc..

by the way, didn't someone say that '84 roccos didnt have GTI engines
before??

Sean Penny
'84 Zender Z400
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