

| Subject: | Engine Swap: Gosh I feel stupid! |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Jun 1998 17:55:26 -0700 |
Last night I went out to try out my new timing light. I tested it on the
Double Cab with the 1.6L Audi Fox / VW Rabbit Engine. While I was doing
this I decided to move the engine to TDC to see how things looked... much
to my surprise the cam was one tooth off (retard 8deg). So I moved the cam
to the correct position. Before the thought the 1.6L was a totally useless
engine, now I change my mind - there is sufficient power there! My former
top speed was 110km/h and now 125 is possible without really working at it.
Seems gas mileage is up too... So, now I wonder what the 2.0L will do ;)
-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org --
-- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ --
-- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab --
-- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org --
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