ebay link

[sukchew at cox.net (Chuck Blue)]

Yeah, MKIs suck so bad It's hard to get out of them because of all the 
suckeness.So you just have to drive em.
ole blue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: " Lance LaPrarie " <sciroccojunky@gmail.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <alexporter_14@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: ebay link


>I was wondering that too, I know here and there there will be biases for or
> against them.  (On this forum, the general bias is against I think, maybe
> because there is "more buck" needed to get a "wrong side" Scirocco intake
> than you'd need for a Golf/Jetta version) I've gotta really get out and
> drive mine. (I go to move the MkI to get it out, and, well, I just don't
> get out of the MkI!)
> Cathy
> 1987 16V - unported 1.8 over 2L with the fifty, makes power "up there"
> 1979 8V that's just getting driven and driven... oh! -> :D
>
> PS: (and I was under the impression that there was more meat to play with
> on the 2L head, making it a better porting candidate? No matter, I'm
> keeping mine as it is)
>
> On 5:51 pm 07/06/06 "Lance LaPrarie" <sciroccojunky@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey Dan,
>>
>> I don't have any hard data to back that statement up. I did a bunch of
>> research when deciding to get the best out of my buck on my current
>> motor. I was going to buy a 50mm intake and read somewhere that it
>> really doesn't do anything for you on larger motors. I also asked the
>> shop that built my motor and they said it wouldn't do anything
>> benefitial for me and not to spend the money. From what I gathered
>> it's like the 1.8ltr head on a 2.0ltrblock. It helps if you don't
>> port it out. Once you port it out you lose the
>> advantage over the 2ltr head ported. Porting a 1.8 and a 2.0 head
>> there is really no difference between them. So if you know something
>> that I don't, I stand corrected. Also, top end power really doesn't
>> matter to me since I'm not going to be racing my car. I'd rather have
>> the power in a usable spot which is the midrange. My personal
>> preference though.
>>
>>
>> On 7/6/06, Dan Bubb <dan.bubb@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >  Lance,
>> >  Have any data to back up this statement?
>> >  I think the common knowledge is that the 50mm intake boosts top end
>> >  but hurts the midrange some, at least on the 1.8L.
>> >  I'd think with the additional airflow of the 2.0 or 2.2L engines
>> >  it'd be a benefit everywhere.
>> >  Dan
>> >
>> >  On 7/5/06, Lance LaPrarie <sciroccojunky@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >  I opted out on the
>> > >  50mm intake since it actually robs you of power on 2.0 16v's or
>> > > larger.
>> > >
>> > >  Check it out.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
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