Re: Shopping time!

["J. Daniel Bubb" <JDBUBB@ix.netcom.com>]

If I'm not mistaken the '86 8V still had the single downpipe exhaust. If so the
cam will make no difference until you replace the manifold and downpipe. Any
early dual downpipe manifold will fix this. Of course, a techtonics dual
downpipe will make it even better or perhaps a header. I may be wrong. The
canadian cars may never have had this piece-o-shit exhaust. Check just to be
sure.
Dan

Michael Helms wrote:

> Hi guys and gals,
>
> It's time for me to spend more money on my car.  I have thought about
> what to do quite a bit lately, and have come to the following
> conclusions.  So far, I am running a pretty much garden-variety JH
> engine in my '86 with a Supersprint header and exhaust.  The Audi
> 5000 TB will be going in within a week or so.
>
> The next logical thing seems to be a cam.  I have done quite a bit of
> research on this, and feel that the Euro G-Grind is probably the best
> thing for me.  This car is a daily driver, so I can't install some
> wild race-bred cam that will turn my car into a raging monster.  I
> can probably put my hands on a used Euro G-Grind for about $150
> Canadian ... Techtonics sells a new Euro G-Grind for $120 American
> (part #109 070).  This will work out to about $200 Canadian.  Any
> thoughts on which direction I should go here?  Or recommendations on
> other cams?  On the topic of cams ... is an adjustable cam sprocket
> worth the $90 American?  Probably not with my shitty stock cam, but I
> can imagine it would become useful with an upgraded camshaft.
>
>  The euro curve distributor is intruiging, but I just can't muster up
> the $400 American for a new one.  Where can I find one of these for
> less?
>
> When I do the Audi 5000 TB, I'll be porting and polishing the intake
> manifold to match it up to the head.  I can't imagine there is much
> else that i can do to the intake - shy of moving the battery to the
> trunk and replumbinb the box to give me some sort of cold ram-air
> setup.  I can see the advantages of having the battery in the trunk,
> and I'll probably be doing that mod before the snow flies ...
>
> Any other ideas for squeezing some more juice out of this engine?  I
> will be taking this engine out next summer for a rebuild (it has
> 250,000 km on it right now, and still pulls strongly ... but by next
> summer, I'll be financially ready to "do it"), so I'm a bit hesitant
> to do any major head or block work right now.
>
> Cheers,
> -- Michael Helms
>
> '81 Scirocco - the fixer-upper
> '86 Scirocco - the daily driver
>
> Web Site:  http://www.continuum.org/helms
>
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