Is the 16V an interference engine??

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- LEF <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Jeff,
>   My youngson (the A1 guru around here) echos your
> sentiments: "put in a two-liter..."
> Wouldn't I have to also change the exhaust
> manifold/header and the intake if I did that??

Not if you're doing the 9A, no.  It's direct bolt-in using
your intake & exhaust manifolds etc.

FWIW, I tend to play VW's timing belt intervals a little
conservative - i.e. 45k or 3 years, whichever comes first. 
Cheap insurance IMHO.


Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80 Scirocco                 '81 Scirocco S 16v to be?
'86 Scirocco 8v              '88 Scirocco 16v 
'88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!) '96 Passat GLX Wagon
'56 Cessna 172
The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.

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