Not sure if i can post links from other forums, but i'll do it anyway, this ones worth a look. Some guy was claiming his 2.0 8v, "with cam" just did "172bhp and 176ft-lb" on the rollers.. I personaly think it sounds like a bag of poo, so surely not? heres the link - http://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=19296 Good Luck, Have Fun!
they used second gear on the dyno by the look of it... always going to give a huge read out - plonkers
Ah, maybe thats why then. didnt know it made a difference. But still, how long did it take to get to the end of second?
Seemed a normal 4th gear run to me... A run of the mill 2L 8v on digifant will be anywhere from 135-150bhp dependant on the spec from experience. A magnex system is certainly not the way to strong power....also from experience! Looks like the quote-me-happy rollers were being employed..
haha funny stuff. i saw that thread to but since no dyno print or spec was seen i lost interest. dave
So what is the spec. of these cars Chris. I have been trawling the internet for months now trying to find info. or detail photos. I even bought a set of homologation sheets from Germany. They are going back, poor photo copies and page 24 is still missing. I am trying to find a 'Katalog' of parts. No luck yet. Did they exist.
Best to look to the the Group A Mk1 Golf homologation papers on the VWM site (A-5096), since these were solid lifter heads also, same as the early EV-Mk2 8-valve engines which VW are bound to have reached for. Quoted at ~ 174bhp from recollection. Also check the piston and cam specs listed in the Works parts manuals (aka 'Katalog') from 1996, 1997 & 1998, and the French manual (low down the page). (I collected the 1996 'Katalog', in person, from Hannover!) It's a jigsaw job, but something can be got from it. Power-wise nothing stratospheric in my book. 160-170 was ballpark in the Slick 50 Golfs in the '90s. High compression, TSR Pack D head (valves: 40.5 inlet, 35 exhaust from the book), big cam etc.
Thanks Chris. I have all of those thanks to your previous information. I was hoping to find an 8v specific 'Katalog'? I am hoping to visit Wolfsberg in the summer. I have been communicating with Susanne Wiersch at the museum about looking in more detail at the Motorsport cars. I hope to persue this. Not done anything about Hannover yet. Are they helpful to ordinary punters?
I keep meaning to try to arrange a visit, though the general impression is Hannover aren't into the past. I have just found another catalogue which I'd had a copy of for years, but finally got an original of last summer. More 1800 8v info. 300, 308 or 316 degree cam, 81.5 bore. Mk1 or Mk2 Group A 1800 engines, same price: DM 12,935 (at 1986 prices). I will scan it up for the website at some point.
That sounds good Chris. We'll be staying in Hannover, so I can knock on their door often and hope for the best!
I would call in advance - the large reception is all you're likely to see if you turn up on spec. I almost got a workshop tour, but there weren't enough people in that day.
