Re: X flow head?

Apparently on date Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:11:21 +0100, "REMUS" <suk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
said:

>>>> What are carbs?
>>>
>>> Those non fuel efficient things that give faster throttle response than
>>> fuel injection...
>>
>>
>> You mean those things that can't supply the correct amount of fuel through
>> the entire rev range?
>
>They can't be that bad or experienced people wouldn't use them, in the same
>way that extreme cams don't provide power through the entire rev range.
>
>I'll put the same question to you as burgerman then to see how your opinions
>differ.
>
>How would you set up my 8v gti on a fairly limited budget?

Oil accumulator, second hand. Keeps the oil pumping through teh engine when
cornering and sucking dry on the sump. Call that about 50 to 150 notes.

Hard springs and shocks. Harder the better, frankly, you trade comfort for
rigidity, but there is a break even point among the "seriously hard" end for
track which you'll have to spend much more to approach so just use what you can
afford. Call that about 200 notes second hand, dunno new. Don't make an effort
to have the car sit a lot lower, this is unlikely to improve things much.
Higher budget you can adjust the angle of the various suspension control arms
to lower the car.

Engine, well, the cam is crucial at this price level. I don't know the engine
so I don't know what the options are, but broadly speaking you can raise peak
power at the expense of torque, or both at the expense of economy in
conjunction with a carb / EMS tweaking, but you can usually improve the power
into a high power output over a limited, high revving band where if you thrash
the engine right you can go faster. I say about 200-300 for a cam, followers
and adjustable cogs / chain.

Changing a cam is relatively cheap - raising the red line is a challenge.
slapping in a turbo or supercharger is another thing to consider, ebay may have
such things. If you're not planning to do formulas then burgerman can advise on
nitrous, which is cheap and sickening bolt on power that gives the best of all
worlds. Dunno but I guess 300 squid?



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