Re: Engine swap.

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Just a note:
More power, fine, but my '86 8v gets 37mpg reliably on a stock engine. Just get
it to run right and yours will do that, too. (Oh yes and I have an FN wide-ratio
trans. That helps, too)
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI (off the road for the winter)
    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
    '87 QSW (daily driver)
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah


Mike Friesen wrote:

> I have an 85 8V, and I'm looking to get some more power (and hopefully a bit
> better fuel economy).  It's got 250k kms, and the gas mileage is now like
> 300 clicks per tank.  I'm wondering what the best step is to take:  a
> new/rebuilt engine swap, or rebuilding the one I have and adding
> "enhancers".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
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