Re: identifying marks, enigine/Tranny..

[aventari <aventari@netzero.net>]

It's not the exhaust manifold actually. my 81 1.7 has the dual outlet one.
The difference is the cam and the 1.6's (im pretty sure) have the 80mm air
flow meter. my 1.7 had the 60mm. Damn it's puny!!

My 1.7 has a 1.6 on it as well.

kevin fry
81 S

At 10:13 PM 1/31/00 EST, you wrote:
>Well, I don't know if it's a shitload, but, the 1.6 with the older style 
>exhaust manifold actually put out a few more horsepower than the 1.7.  The 
>1.7 should feel a little torquier (is that a word?) than the 1.6 because of 
>the longer stroke.  To look for the "H", it's on the backside of the block
by 
>the firewall.  A 1.6 will have a big "1.6" stamped on it and the 1.7 will 
>have an "H".  Since it says 1.6 on the head, it's probably a 1.6, I don't 
>think the 1.7 head had any such markings on it other than the part # and "VW 
>Germany" on it.
>
>Maybe you got super lucky and you got a 1.6 with the European "Heron" style 
>GTI head...THAT would have a shitload of power...along the lines of 110 HP
or 
>so.
>
>
>Tom
>
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