RE: mk1 16v conversion (opinions/advise)*long*

["Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>]

Hey, Rob, obviously you'll want advice from completely unbiased sources.
However, I can tell you 100% that your current CIS fuel injection will work
just fine on that 1.8l 16v. The CIS-basic system does not need a special
enrichment circuit like the CIS-E. I would think that a full throttle
enrichment would be needed, though. -just like what comes on the Rabbit
GTI's and such. What you may not get with the CIS-basic system is quite as
good fuel economy, as steady of an idle, or legality in CARB states (which
NJ is not).

Personally, I would go for the CIS-E system because a) you already have it,
and b) it is just more "correct". -assuming that a 16v-powered Mk1 could
even be considered "correct".
:^)

Randy will do the job either way. He did the complete CIS-E conversion to my
Mk1 because I insisted on it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 6:49 PM
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> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: mk1 16v conversion (opinions/advise)*long*
>
>
> hello all
>
> it seems that half the summer has passed and my mk1 is dying for
> more power.
> i have a 1.8 16v, agb and full wiring harness on the garage floor.  the
> original motor remains on there for a few more weeks but i will not loose
> focus of this project i have started,  the motor is about 90
> percent ready to
> go in...just a few more hoses and gaskets and she's good to go.
>
> i have toyed with the idea of putting it in all myself because i
> know how to
> wrench pretty well, but then the idea of wiring that damn harness
> in scares
> the piss out of me.  I'm now in the process of pricing somebody
> to do it for
> me.
> this mechanic has suggested to me that he will use the stock cis
> harness and
> splice in a knock sensor.  this gets me wondering.....
>
> is wiring it in a easy process?
> is this guy an asshole and suggesting something to me that will just be
> easier for him and result in my car not running quite right?  is
> there any
> kind of fuel enrichmant available for such a project?
> he's looking for about 800 to do the swap with the existing harness...
> more if he is to wire in my *perfect* cise harness in its entirety.
>
> i know the price isnt too far off...but i want to have my good
> old 16v in the
> car---i miss it! <sigh>.
> also if i am to allow him to do it this way, will the car run as
> smoothly(idle) as the 1.7 that's using it presently (gawd it purrs)?
>
>
> any advise please?
>
> TIA
> rob m
> 81 s
> 87 donor
>
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