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Originally Posted by msh
I can imagine explanation to our different views - while I'm looking at any 25 years old engine as to powerplant that should consume adequate amount of fuel per 100 kilometres driven first and have some fun potential second, because I've only one car and it is powered by one, while you're looking at just fun potential, because you apparently have some modern diesel hatchback as a daily and having those 25 years old cars just as weekend fun so you doesn't care about fuel mileage. So while I need precise fuel metering and precise spark timing to get both fuel mileage and maximum performance, you prefer pouring in additional fuel to compensate for imprecise vacuum ignition and probably get some additional horses  So while such tuned KV might beat my AAR slightly, it won't beat my 40 mpg mileage on road - with VEMS no stock hardware KV will be able to beat my AAR but I'll still keep that mileage. I have no opinion about 16v engines, never had a chance to drive a good one, but I would prefer 8v, as it has at least as much torque in driving range and at the same time noticeably less thirsty than 16v. So on this note we can end, because you will still prefer extra fuel poured in by K-jet while I will prefer EFI |
U got me all wrong. No diesels here! I cant stand them...
I have a mk2 golf GTi 16v as a daily
I would love mappable ignition for the 7a, i realy would and the golf. Would make it even faster!
Im only thinking KV dizzy for a quick solution to get it running. I was eye'in-up mega-jolt kits today for it because i do appreciate how un-precise an old bob weight dizzy is. Trouble is, once you mention 5cylinders, people dont want to know
I would also take the trouble to set the k-jet up properly. Equalise injector rates, check the spray patterns, set the system and controll pressures.. All the things that most people neglect to do. I appreciate its never gonna be as efficient as efi, but ive never met an efi system that responds in the way k-jet does... But i live in hope
I take it the AAR is a audi 100 version of the NG??? I hope your having allot better sucess with it than that coupe did. It was flat as a fart, thirsty and unreliable. The best thing that ever happend to it was changing the metering head for a KV one. But it still had a terrible ignition map. Pulled the same at 4000 as at 2000, all done by 5000. It was awfull
If yours is good, mine must have been realy ill somewhere...
As for 8 and 16v golfs, the torque figures are identical to a point, then the 16v stomps away from an 8v. People just think there slower at low revs than an 8, because there that much better past 4000revs...
I do appreciate your view, 22mpg would frighten me to death!
