Wow, modern engines are superior to '80's designs...amazing!  Whodathunkit?

I'm holding out until engines have 16 valves per cylinder--it's a matter of
principle

On 12/20/08, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> but kids, it's STILL just an 8 valve pushrod engine with a joke head gasket
> system.
> Numerous more modern engines are massively  advanced over this 80's era VW
> design.
>
> Heck,  you could have overhead cam or cams, 4 valves per cylinder, no
> distributor to wear or get sloppy or fail, ECU controlled timing and timing
>
    curve, knock sensor ignition, sequential fuel injection,
AND........another
   thousand rpm to play with, compared to a waterboxer.
   but it's all fun.

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Casey
'87 300TD
'94 100CSQ Avant
'89 Bluestar