MORE ON 2.0L SWAP

[jason@scirocco.org (16V Jason)]

At 11:14 AM 4/12/2002, JARED HASS wrote:
>Reconsidering doing a 2.0L swap.
>I'm not a serious racer nor am I setting it up to be a speed freak, 140+ is
>fast enough for me.
>Is going to a 2.0L 16v from a 1.8L 16v going to give me that much more.

Let's put it this way, my 2.0 makes more torque at 1200rpm than my 1.8 
(with 41k miles on it) did at its peak!!!

Does that answer your question?!


>I really need a little more punch off of the line, should I swap or just
>make mods to the 1.8L and set the tranny up to get what I want?

Nope, just put a 2.0 in it.  You will not _believe_ the difference 200cc 
will make.  The 2.0 is a happier motor -- it revs more freely, and it's an 
absolute beast off idle.  The 1.8 has a nasty hole in torque from 1000 - 
2000rpm; the 2.0 has no such thing.  I've been able to knock almost a full 
second off 0-60 runs with the G-Tech...  but more importantly, "Street 
Start" 0-60s (no clutch-dump launches) have improved from 10.6s to 8.1s.  A 
2.5 second improvement is the difference between a Chrysler Town & Country 
and a Porsche 944.  Ok? :)

Jason





>Any suggestions would be nice..
>
>thanks
>
>Jared
>79' Dasher  (diesel)
>81' Pickup
>87' Rocco 16v
>
>
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