Re: 2.0L 16V with cis-e?

[Kevin Collins <kevinc@flashcom.net>]

JLuk77@aol.com wrote:
 
> what exactly is the difference between the 1.8 and 2.0 16v's Heads? i had
> some one trying to tell me there was no difference unless you were porting
> them but i have seen both of them and i can tell you the 1.8's head looks
> like the intake side is alot cleaner as far as airflow is concerned but i was
> just wondering how much difference there really is?

The 1.8 head flows better.. they intentionally restricted the 2.0 so as to
provide more low end grunt, since it was going into a heavier car (Passat).
Best of all worlds performance-wise is to have a 1.8 head on a 2.0 bottom
end...


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Kevin Collins
Huntington Beach, CA
'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
'99 GTI GLX VR6
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Factory/1780

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