Golf 2 Shipments to Australia

[Golf Loon]

My Silver one is 8/90 and complianced 1/92. I have a white one arriving on Thursday and will add that then

Sounds like one that was sitting around waiting to be sold.

What was the compression of the cabrios then Golfwise?

[syncro]

GTI=10.0:1
Cabrio=9.00:1

[Golf Loon]

What engine code would those cabs be? surely an ideal motor to turbo?

[mrgolf]

I believe the biggest difference between the euro heads and Japanese/ Australian spec heads were the big valves, which were absent due to emissions... VW couldnt afford to pump money into the 16V or the euro 8V to produce a decent outcome with emissions being as they were only just re-entering the market. The Japanese motor was a quick cheap easy fix, and lets face it, in 1990 when the decision was made, the GTI didnt have too much competition locally....

[moto]

I believe the biggest difference between the euro heads and Japanese/ Australian spec heads were the big valves

Heads and valves were the same. There was probably some tweaking to the management system because the Au cars will run happily on 91 octane ULP - thats all we had in 1990-1.

Has anyone else changed the exhaust manifold and system?

[aussieg60]

I have not changed the manifold but have got a Jetex cat back stainless exhaust. I have the ecu rechip in the RV motor and a K&N filter. Performance was better but not great more noticeable when weather is cool. Some occassion's it even spun the wheel when changing from 2nd to 3rd, but on a flat road.

My MK2's build date is 08/90 first registered by me 05/92.
VIN WVWzzz1GzLWxxxxxx

Is it only power that makes a true GTI, not the chassis ?

[Golf Loon]

[QUOTE=moto]Heads and valves were the same. There was probably some tweaking to the management system because the Au cars will run happily on 91 octane ULP - thats all we had in 1990-1.[QUOTE]

I reckon the euro cars had bigger valves than the aussie cars.

[Golf Loon]

Is it only power that makes a true GTI, not the chasis ?

Its the chassis number.
Purists will also argue that anything with 4 or 5 doors cant be a GTI.

[mrgolf]

As if VW didnt treat GTI's t o a bit of extra care when they were being built. Thats like saying R32's get built the same as a 1.6 pov pack MkV... Actually, I am only guessing. I wonder how much of this is true.

I still reckon the Aussie ones had smaller valves... the difference is pretty huge between the euro GTI's and the Australian ones.... The latter just wont breathe....

[syncro]

I still reckon the Aussie ones had smaller valves... the difference is pretty huge between the euro GTI's and the Australian ones.... The latter just wont breathe....

I think they were the same.
Could easily check if I had some engine numbers.
Remember it had a completely different injection system.

[mrgolf]

Isnt it Digifant? I thought it was digifant with a smaller valve head for emissions. The head would be the biggest difference with emissions, so it makes sense...

[syncro]

Yes digifant.
As far as I know there is only one size of valves for GTIs.
I need the engine numbers for a K-Jet and an Aussie Digifant to check.

[mrgolf]

Around 86-87, the Euro GTI's went to Digifant....

[syncro]

As if VW didnt treat GTI's t o a bit of extra care when they were being built. Thats like saying R32's get built the same as a 1.6 pov pack MkV... Actually, I am only guessing. I wonder how much of this is true.
....

They came off the same line, built by the same people

[Golf Loon]

I havent got a digi head off the car, so cant take pics of both.
The kjet uk spec cars had 38mm inlet valves. This is the same as 2L audi and Mk3s.
I reckon the digifant valves were smaller. If you put a kjet head onto a digifant motor, you get more power.