which 16v?

[big_chris1981 0]

hi there, currently the proud owner of a 1990 8v carb scirocco...but want a corrado too!

 

im looking at the 16v models, can someone please explain the differences and benefit/problems with each?

 

cheers

 

 

chris

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Get a late 2.0 as the 9A engine is a peach when fettled and you get the later style bonnet, bumpers, fogs etc and interior with a nicer cloth or leather (if ticked on the option list).

 

Take the badges off and it could be a VR, 16V, 8V or G60..... no one would know.....from a distance!

 

K

[aposegil 0]

personally i would go for a 1992 J plate late spec corrado

 

there is a few out there and means you can get rid of that CAT without worring about the MOT and like K says youll get the better looking body/interior mods ;) :)

[big_chris1981 0]

is that a 92 2.0 or 1.8?

 

leanne off no rice said i should come and have a look at your car next month alex if ur at guildford........and the no rice opinions seem to be " go for a g60 or vr6".....what do the peeps here think?

[aposegil 0]

lol yeah my car should have been on the road by now but ive put my back out so havent been able to finish her off :cry:

 

personally if you love the revs 16v is the only way to go !!!!!

 

vr's and g60's rev range is just to small for my taste

 

but then i cant say much as ive gone and bolted a g-lader to my engine but ill still be able to rev to 7000rpm ;)

 

as for cars in 91 they are 1.8's and 92 are 2L's and if you get a J reg 92 u get away with all the MOT crap ;) and have a nice CAT free exhuast system which will realise alot of power ;) ;) :D

[big_chris1981 0]

so a 92 j will have the 2l yeah? and from reading an old buyers guide in the golf...the 2l is the more tourquey of the 2......and an s/c can always be added after :D

[aposegil 0]

yeah it will but there will be some late registered 1.8 J reg 92 ones leave those alone unless u want to put the 2L bottom on later on in its life :)

 

i remember when i was looking a couple of years ago for my mate we found about 3 J plate 92 plate so you shouldnt have a prob finding one :D

[big_chris1981 0]

sweet!

 

were there many choices of colours/interiors on the 2.0?

 

ive got a set of corrado seats in my scirocco which are black/green i think theyre g60 items...is the 16v similar?

[Jim 2]

Well they seemed to do about a million variations on the grey cloth.. but they all very similar.

 

Options wise... its grey cloth, black cloth, black leather, grey leather and beige leather.. they are the main ones I think :)

[big_chris1981 0]

just another quick question on the topic of the 16v....someone mentioned putting the complete kr head on the 2.0 bottom end.....is this crazyness or a proper bit of tuning?

 

also...oetinger heads/engines....myth? or just bank breakingly expensive?

 

cheers

 

 

chris

[vr6storm 0]

 

also...oetinger heads/engines....myth? or just bank breakingly expensive?

 

cheers

 

 

chris

 

in what way do you mean?

[Riclad 0]

without a doubt, 1.8 16v. quality car to drive, and theres not alot of difference between the 2.0 at all! consider the insurance and fuel consumption, cant go wrong! ! ! ! and it goes!

[kvwloon 0]

without a doubt, 1.8 16v. quality car to drive, and theres not alot of difference between the 2.0 at all! consider the insurance and fuel consumption, cant go wrong! ! ! ! and it goes!

 

....agreed, (mind you I am biased), often surprised by how well the 1.8 16v just flies! 8)

[big_chris1981 0]

 

also...oetinger heads/engines....myth? or just bank breakingly expensive?

 

cheers

 

 

chris

 

in what way do you mean?

 

 

just read the oettinger corrado article in an old copy of the golf...soulds like a 2.0l bottom end with a flowed kr head and new cams....

[Henny 0]

it was an overbored KR (1.8) engine with some headwork and different cams in it... 8)

 

Gave around 170BHP IIRC... 8)

[Kevin Bacon 5]

GTI Engineering used to do some nice conversions too. The RE180 was an excellent engine.

 

Out of interest, probably mentioned this before, but used to be good friends with a fellow mountain bike racer and he imported a G reg 16V (small bumper - brand new at the time, yes I'm *that* old) in black from Germany that had *everything* ticked. Electric Recaros, air-con, PAS (not standard on pre-90 MK2s) etc etc and it was a 2.0 litre from the factory fettled by Oettinger. It was not available in the UK, hence him importing it.

 

That car was the reason why I got into VWs.

 

K

[ben16v 0]

theres a silver oettinger corrado for sale on autotrader at the moment, i put a post yesterday? cos it was branded oling special edition and i didnt have a clue wot one of them was!!