Is the 1.8 16V really 1800 cc or is it a little less?

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

Can you port/polish the head? Camshafts?

Can you go with megasquirt for fuel/spark?

How much can the car lose?

Where can we see the rules? ;-)

Cheers.

Marc 

> 
> 
> How about taking a stock 1.7L EN motor and getting .5mm 
> oversize pistons?
> Using the handly engine displacement utility on Scirocco.org 
> (which would have answered the orginal question by stating 
> 1780.875), we can get a displacment of 1737cc, which is 
> nicely close to the 1750 max in the targeted class.
> 
> 86.4mm stroke x (79.5mm stock bore + 0.5mm) 2nd oversize 
> pistons of the same compression ratio as stock which is 8.2:1.
> 
> It is interesting to note that merely increasing the bore 
> size will slightly increase your compression ratio, purely 
> unintentionally though, unless it is compensated for within 
> the shape of  the replacement piston.
> 
> 
> ==Brett
> 
> 
> >>
> >>
> >> > Ok the rules state you cannot deck the head.. what about the
> >> block and
> >> > pistons to keep the compression ratio the same, but decrease the 
> >> > displacement :-)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 10/3/06, Cory Langford <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Well, the rules also say I can't deck the head or change the
> >> compression
> >> >> ratio :(
> >> >>
> >> >> Guess that leaves the EN 1.7 with a displacement of 1715. I
> >> just hoping
> >> >> to
> >> >> have a 16V instead. I guess a 90 HP engine in a 1500 lb car is
> >> still
> >> >> somewhat competitive. Those Honda hatchbacks seem to dominate
> >> that class.
> >> >>
> >> >> Cory Langford
> 
> 
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