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08-28-2005, 01:21 AM

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Re: got another VW, this one is older than some of you on here

So it WAS a Mars Red GTI and now it's a Silver GTI. Meh... I had a car EXACTLY like that.

08-28-2005, 01:34 AM

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Re: got another VW, this one is older than some of you on here

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Not to thread jack, but is an mkII golf worth tinkering with? its a 4 door 5 speed, no rust, $800

8v or 16v ? either way they look pimp when dropped and some nice wheels. i was gonna get one earlier this year, but sept a mk2 jetta.

08-28-2005, 02:39 AM

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Re: got another VW, this one is older than some of you on here

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Originally Posted by SinisterCRX

Not to thread jack, but is an mkII golf worth tinkering with? its a 4 door 5 speed, no rust, $800

8v or 16v ? either way they look pimp when dropped and some nice wheels. i was gonna get one earlier this year, but sept a mk2 jetta.

I'm not sure. I'll have to take a look.

08-28-2005, 08:44 AM

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Re: got another VW, this one is older than some of you on here

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Not to thread jack, but is an mkII golf worth tinkering with? its a 4 door 5 speed, no rust, $800

unless you plan on keeping CIS get a DIGI II car, makes a VR swap much easier

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Sure you don't mean LH-Jetronic there, sport?

i was just using CIS as a general statement, ist all the same style of injection

08-28-2005, 01:02 PM

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Re: got another VW, this one is older than some of you on here

Turbo 240s still used CIS, and it seems to be the accepted upgrade on turbo CIS cars. LH-Jetronic for turbo motors was turbo 740 stuff and isn't really worth switching to. N/A 240s in the early 80s started coming with LH-Jet, which is better than CIS, but still not boost worthy.

08-28-2005, 03:42 PM

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Re: got another VW, this one is older than some of you on here

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Originally Posted by Joseph Davis

I wouldn't bother. Stock CIS will handle 160 whp or so, he can take a fuel distributor off an Audi 5000, block off the fifth injector line, and be good to 220 whp. Given the needs of a HMTer - or a 2000 lb car - he'll be REAL happy.

I know a few of the VW guys switch on the cold start valve via a Hobbs switch, too. Might want to shim the distributor as well.

Yea thats what I thought... I am going to be using a Volvo240 turbo fuel distro (same unit as Audi, made by Bosch) along with a few other misc. pieces.. Not expecting to hit over 200 whp. Boosting with the cold start valve seems kinda iffy to me... any idea on the reliabilty of this (im off the vwvortex to check anyways...)