16V/MkII stuff (not so muahahaha)

[brianm at earendel.org (Brian)]

Talking about 8v's beating 16v's ask Ron and Jim about that.
after all they were ebab'ed
embarassed by a bunny...
whoops.
hehehe




On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca wrote:

> Okay, so this is the one I need feedback/ suggestions on. And I haven't
> checked some of the basics yet (timing/compression), cause I don't have
> the equipment, but will probably head over to my brother's to do that
> shortly.
> 
> here's the car:
> 1987 16V,low miles 2L, recently rebuilt 1.8 head (like 30 000kms on the
> rebuild) Euro intake cam, Euro intake, TT exhaust with cat, CIS-E, let's
> call it "the classic" build.
> What's been replaced/cleaned up etc:
> plugs, air and fuel filter, cap and rotor, coil, all main grounds, vaccuum
> lines .
> plug/coil wires check out within spec
> main fuel pump and accumulator are quite new
> fuel tank just done on recall, filler neck and hose to it are new/intact
> last time I checked the metering plate it pulled up easily with a magnet
> 
> The car starts with a mere flick of the key, and idles smoothly. It runs
> fine, but has lost somewhere between 1/2 to a full second in the quarter
> mile. I think the basics must be okay since the car runs well other than
> it has slowed down.
> 
> 
> It seems to have lost something between 4500 and redline, it just doesn't
> pull like it should, and this car has the peaks bumped up in the rpms due
> to the cam and intake, it used to scream at high rpms. (133hp to the
> wheels last dyno)
> 
> Possible candidates?
> Clogged cat is what I'm leaning towards, since the car ran very rich for a
> while. Plus power seems to change with the sound of the exhaust, loud
> being slow. Plugs looked good this time around though, so I think the mix
> is fine. (why would it change anyway?) I couldn't get the exhaust apart
> last night with ordinary force. I didn't heat it since the car still
> stinks of fuel, so is there any suggestion on how to get it apart without
> destroying the pipes? (It's a TT exhaust with the cat). I could take it to
> a shop but they won't gut the cat for me anyways if that's what needs
> doing.
> 
> I hate to think of clutch, (Centreforce dual friction) but I guess it
> could give similar symptoms. There is no idication of it slipping badly,
> as has been the case with the ones we've toasted, but it is in the same
> rpm range that power went missing. This has been a great clutch so far,
> two years of abuse.
> 
> Fuelling? Not sure why this would have changed at all, and the pump's
> quite new.
> 
> So what do you think. No suggestions to donate the car from the cheap
> seats, thanks.
> 
> Oh, and the continuing saga of the fuel stink. The car still smells, and
> mainly in the passenger compartement. I'm thinkng the o ring on the top of
> the tank still isn't seated, but will entertain other suggestions. (I'm
> gonna overfill it after the weekend) It's worst at 3/4 tank or so. I'm
> real sick of this issue, it's been going on way too long. I thought the
> new tank would cure it, but this is the headache after all. And the fumes
> are giving me one.
> 
> Anyway, I'm overall happy with the car, but this is bugging me. I'm
> secretly wondering if my 8V could beat it, and that's just wrong.
> Cathy
> 1987 16V
> 1979 8V
> 
> 
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