the Official 16v thread

[WABIT]

ok guys, id love some info on comparing performance of the 16v engines, both 1.8 and 2.0 sizes, also just another thing, please no comments on other peoples comments and inputs, this is just a personal experience thread and what YOU have learnt from both engines

ok guys id love to hear your input

cheers

dom

[velly_16v_cab]

ok, what do you want to know lol.....

there is a great 2.0 16v thread on clubgti.com/forum in the engine section

[Preen59]

Finally!

Hey Velly, copy any useful info and post it here if you could! (Pretty please?)

Edit: Thanks for starting this thread Dom. It'll be a good, informative read for me, and everyone else that's interested.

Although i don't think there is a large amount of people in aus that have experimented with 16v's?

[99gti]

My experience with Carls 16v is that it is quick!






That is all...

[velly_16v_cab]

trust me, it is work signing up on the clubgti forum just to get involved with 16v talk.
2.0 16v on k-jet is one of the main set ups.
the thread on there is way way too long to copy and paste.

A few of us have uk contacts, we should be using these to help get more 16vs over here.

[Preen59]

My experience with Carls 16v is that it is quick!






That is all...

Nothing on mine though..

(I hope! )

[WABIT]

i actually heard 1.8's are better than 2.0lt from take off

dom

[velly_16v_cab]

you heard wrong....check out the golf + 16v shoot out which i took part in.

2.0 16v is king

[WABIT]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

witch issue?

dom

[velly_16v_cab]

July 2005

13 car group test.





the day ended badly for me with a blown head gasket

[evorobin]

Gary valver in the house. His 16v build was very sad

[velly_16v_cab]

Gary Bocking's 2.1 16v???
yes that ended pretty sad, I didnt full follow what went wrong...naff oil pump or something wrote off the engine!

[evorobin]

I only read some of the 35 pages but yeah it all ended in tears. TBH I thought the video showed it as way too cammy for road use but hey...

[Bug_racer]

Can someone tell me what all the hype is on this forum in regards to the 16V engine ?

According to these results :

http://www.carspecsdirectory.com/Volkswagen.htm

No 16V car stock managed a sub 16 sec pass

and looking at this comparison :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwh8dP-gD50

the 8 V is only a tad slower than the 16v .

Those who have done a 16V conversion , why did you choose this engine over say a VR6 or a 1.8t or even modifying the 8v ?

Im not interested in what is done O/S to these engines , cause in the UK they are probably a dime a dozen . Im interested in performance figures here in Aus and costs as well . And if they really are that quick , why havent I seen any go to the drags (apart from H8SV8S , but that car was nuts ) .

Im happy to use the Seat 8v as a comparison car if anyone is interested

[velly_16v_cab]

in stock form a 1.8 16v is a touch faster than an 1.8 8v

mod it to 2.0 and the 16v is a far better engine. esp for track or 1/4miles.

throw lots of money at a 2.0 8v and you will see mid 150bhp
throw little money at a 2.0 16v and you will see 170+ bhp

so why 16v over VR6 or 20v T.

1, a 16v is a cheap upgrade to a mk1 or mk2
2, replacment engines are cheap
3, upgrades are cheap


of course all this is based from back in the uk, its abit hard sourcing 16v engines here.