Re: 16V upgrade opinions, please.

["Anthony Pelletier" <apelle62@MAIL.CAPS.MAINE.EDU>]

From:          EurotekVW@aol.com
Date:          Mon, 5 Oct 1998 07:28:11 EDT
To:            skerocdriver@juno.com, rdeed@udel.edu
Cc:            scirocco-L@scirocco.org
Subject:       Re: 16V upgrade opinions, please.

In a message dated 10/5/98 12:53:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
skerocdriver@juno.com writes:

Use a starter from a diesel rabbit.  works mint.  They regularly 
start a 22:1 deisel motor..  Makes a nice upgrade for an 8v too.  I 
can start my car at -10 with authority.

tony


> The adverse effects are....... none that I can think of except for the
>  higher octane needed for anything over 10-1
I've seen cars with like 11.5:1 and they needed high torque starters because
they wouldn't crank over on the OE starter. Small price to pay in my opinion.

Frank
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