16v big valve head?
Was rocking between 135 and 140 horses once, I would be more than happy if I could claw most of them back.. She doesn't need any more than that............. for now.
wow, 135-140bhp? from an 8v? That's almost as much as a 16v has from standard (runs away and hides)
Meh, that's what it was/should be! At the time I'd taken ownership it was the best normally aspirated 8v I'd ever driven.
The car was originally properly badged up as an RLR 1800 Plus (Richard Lloyd Racing) I've still got the one for the boot. The engine and slam panel are marked up with his GTI Engineering plaque.
Originally the head was gas flowed, so was the inlet manifold and the four branch exhaust manifold. re-profiled inlet and exhaust valve seats, bigger valves with better underhead profiles, upgraded valve springs, 276 degree cam, modified dizzy (not sure how though!), limiter removed!
supersprint exhaust and custom made Magnum US rear silencer (which nobody likes the look of)
Feels like a normal 8v until you get to 4k and pulls/pulled like fook as far as you dare go off the tacho!