Re: 16v pistons on 8v

["pbureau@home.com" <pbureau@home.com>]

On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:52:31 -0400, gabriel avila said:

> Has anyone ever installed 16v pistons on an 8v engine? Is the increment in 
>  power noticable? I saw this done on an 86 8v Scirocco and the guy sweared it 
>  had about 150HP? I saw the engine with the head removed and the pistons were 
>  from a 16v. Is the increment in power that big? The mechanic who 
>  dissasambled the engine told me the compression ratio was about 13:1. Are 
>  this number realistic? I dont know what code the engine block has nor if it 
>  had other mods done to the engine. Any comments?
>  
>

Well I think 150HP might be a bit exagerated cause the block is rated in the
engineering papers at 140HP before rupture.

>  

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