RE: Raising CR with head gasket

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

That *is* what you said...
hmmmm....
maybe the whole Chris/Chris thing threw me...maybe I thought I said it.

Kinda scary that I'm this deep into the motor and I can't even read an 
e-mail all the way through!

I was prolly excited that I was actually getting *somewhere* with this 
wacky thing...

thanks...

Chris 'speed reader' Chemidlin




>>Oh, yeah... cause the cam and the crank will be closer to each 
other... 
>>I'm getting this now!  Well, other than an adjustable cam gear, can 
this 
>>be fixed? 
>
>yeah, adjustable cam gear, no problem.
>
>>  Well it should keep *some* low end torque because I sticking 
>>with a stock camshaft (right?).
>
>it shouldn't be that dramatic at all.  besides, you'll be increasing 
the
>CR so you should notice an INcrease in power i think....
>
>>Wouldn't this actually retard teh timing?
>
>errr... yeah, that's what i said.-------V     o-}>
>
>"it will retard the timing a tad, don't know the exact amount...  "
>
>PPPBBBBBBTTTTT!!!!!
>
>chris
>86 16V scirocco
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>---Chris 'aircooled guy in disguise' Chemidlin
>>
>>
>>
>>>on overhead cam engines (such as our VW's) the cam timing will be a 
tad
>>>bit off since the distance between the crank and cam sprocket is
>>>decreased.  it will retard the timing a tad, don't know the exact
>>>amount...  this will move the powerband to a higher (?  i think this 
is
>>>right) rpm.
>>>
>>>chris
>>>86 16V scirocco
>>>
>>>>----------
>>>>From: 	Chris Chemidlin[SMTP:spredhaus@hotmail.com]
>>>>Sent: 	Thursday, January 28, 1999 1:28 PM
>>>>To: 	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>>>Subject: 	Raising CR with head gasket
>>>>
>>>>Hey kids-
>>>>
>>>>Where can i get a Thinner head gasket to raise my CR?
>>>>
>>>>What are the bad sides to this? I know about the gas thing- that's 
no 
>>>>biggie. Anything else?
>>>>
>>>>I remember someone talking about a 'Group A' VW Motorsport gasket...
>>>>
>>>>What would it raise my CR to?
>>>>
>>>>Another thing...
>>>>I just bought a Dremmel moto-tool last night. I wanna open my 
>>>>intake/exhaust to match the gasket size. Does anybody know what kind 
>>of 
>>>>bit I need to grind cast Iron?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
>>>>http://www.spredhaus.com
>>>>http://www.angelfire.com/nj/spredhaus
>>>>58 Type1 Ragtop
>>>>65 Type1 Bomb!
>>>>84 Jetta uGLi
>>>>87 Foxwagen
>>>>
>>>>
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