Re: [1.8 8v tech] manifolds and engines

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

ALL 1.7L engines had the small valve head stock. I don't see why you couldn't
put on a JH head (if you think it would be less work than putting in a whole
JH).
Hey hey hey... anyone want a JH? I have one! CHEAP!! (or a tranny... or two, or
three?... hehe)
    And are the 1.7L intake manifolds really different from the JH ones? I
guess I just never noticed...
    -Josiah  (NH)
    '84 GTI
    '86 Scirocco 8v
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah



Ryan Schuermann wrote:

> woohoo ok someone clarify for me
>
> the 8v engines used in the A1 cars, Jetta, Golf, etc with the intake
> manifold on the passenger side, EE, GX etc, all crappy engines with
> small valves right? do the A2 intake manifolds match up to the A1
> heads? is the bottom end of the GX the same as the JH?
>
> Say you only have umm $300, what would you do with a GX engine
> and no more than say 5 hours of downtime?
>
> attempt to drop in a JH ($100), A2 manifold and t-body($75), 4-2
> manifold and 2-1 downpipe(200$), slap on a JH head($50), cam($100),
> E dist ($100), NOS it to hell till it blows up($300)??? any good
> combos here, I really don't want to spend any money but this 85hp is
> KILLING me.
>
> I've already removed the metal sieve from above the air sensor plate,
> and plan to swap fuel distributors with the one from my 86 rocco so
> I can use the K&N air filter (or can i just swap airboxes??) but it
> has such a weenie intake manifold I don't think upgrading to the A5K
> one will do any good since the manifold is soo restrictive and really
> can't be bored out like the JH one.
>
> Ryan
>
> oh let me vent.YOU STUPID KRAUT EATING GERMAN ENGINEERS!!
> who in their right mind would run the crankcase vent hose under the
> air sensor plate?? I couldn't even lift my frinds sensor plate
> without pliers it was so caked in dried oil on his GX engine. At
> least they fixed it on later model engines but DUH....
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