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Is the 1.8 16V really 1800 cc or is it a little less?
Decking the block or shaving the head does not affect engine displacement.
larry
sandiego16v
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian McGarvey
To: Cory Langford
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Is the 1.8 16V really 1800 cc or is it a little less?
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:
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>
>
> 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
> 82/83/78 shells looking to become a race car 8^)
> 81 1.8S (for Supercharged)
> 78 1.9L 8V Turbo
> 86 2.1L 8V Turbo
> 68 Ghia
> 95 Eurovan
> "Brian McGarvey" <bmcgarvey@gmail.com> wrote on 03/10/2006 04:37:07 PM:
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> > Deck the snot out of it... relief the pistons a bit more.. and you can
> > probably prove your under that 1750cc mark :-) and get a boost in
> > HP...
> > Bigmac..
> > The rules are there to be tested...
> >
> >
> > On 10/3/06, Cory Langford <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Okay, I don't have my bently handy, but I need to know what the exact
> > > displacement of the 1.8L 16V Scirocco engine is.
> > >
> > > Reason being, - The class cut-off I want to try and get the car into for
> > > the track is UP TO 1750 cc the next class is 1751 to 2750.
> > >
> > > So: is the 1.8 under 1750 or over 1750?
> > >
> >
>
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