RE: Cross flow heads in ALL 16vs?

[Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>]

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>I was wondering if 16v and X-flow were synonimus ( man, I miss my spell
>checker. )

no, not synonymous, but all 16V heads happen to be X-flow heads...
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>So, I was wondering about the 16v head. Does it have a cross flow head?
>I've never spent much time with them because I'm focused on Mk1s but I
>remember there being a pretty large valve cover something or the other.
>WTF? Oops, sorry. I meant WTH?

that's the intake manifold.  the air chamber right after the throttle
has four runners that each go forward (over the valve cover) and down to
an intake port on the front of the engine.

>For the folks who don't know what I'm talking about, Cross flow heads have
>the air intake feeding the 'front' side of the engine, the side up by the
>rad., and the exhaust coming out the back side. After all, doesn't
>everybody's exhaust come out the backside? Standard engines have the intake
>and exhaust coming and going on the same back side of the engine.
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>Pls enlighten me, O' Cognicenti.

i have heard of 8V crossflow heads for VW, that's probably what those
guys were talking about.  never seen one in person, but i have seen
pictures in the net, can't remember where though...

chris
86 16V scirocco

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