Re: 16v pistons on 8v

["J Miller" <sjmill@erols.com>]

if you are talkign about a 16v bottum on an 8v top you are looking a a drag
car only 14:1 compression needs 110 and above octane
btdt
jonas

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>
To: "Scirocco List" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: 16v pistons on 8v


> I plan on making a drag only race car out of either a rabbit or mk1
scirocco
> and putting my old (overhauled of course) 1.8L 16v block in it with a
solid
> lifter head all tricked out.  I figure the only problem will be knock!  I
> think you could install a knock sensor system but on my drag car I don't
> think I will need it since I will probably be running 110 or 112 octane
race
> fuel.  Everyday driving will be a different story.  I would think you
would
> want something around 11.5:1 max compression on the street (maybe 12:1).
I
> would think that even a knock sensor system would have to retard the
> ignition too much to get rid of the knock that the motor would make and
> cause performance losses.  Of course, I am only assuming, I won't know for
> sure until I do it.  BTW, anyone know of a early rabbit or scirocco that
is
> gutted with a decent body for cheap in the NW?
>
> Dave
>
>
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