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General => General discussion => Topic started by: p.k. on 02 January 2007, 22:17

Title: 8V OR 16V
Post by: p.k. on 02 January 2007, 22:17

HI everyone, How can you tell your car is 8v engine or 16v part form you tail gate ?because i have not got my v5 yet .

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: Scott_150 on 02 January 2007, 22:48

May sound stupid..n i hope dont insulte your inteligence lol... but have you tried looking on engine cover?? :smiley:

Scott.

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: T_J_G on 03 January 2007, 09:34

8v aerial on wing...16v aerial on roof

16v has an inlet manifold that say DOHC. (doube overhead cam)

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: maximk2 on 03 January 2007, 09:42

1.3 has loads of ground below it lol!!!

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: DubFan on 03 January 2007, 10:59

Don't tell us you bought a GTI without knowing whether it was an 8v or 16v ?!!!

As said, just open the bonnet and look at the top of the engine, does it have a large 4 pipe manifold that says DOHC, if so, it's a 16v.
Like this 16v:
(http://www.dvw.com.tw/Photos/Project%20Photos/MK2/Perfact_Golf_Gti16v/images/engine/IMG_0297.JPG)

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: p.k. on 03 January 2007, 21:35

VERY NICE PHOTO  ,ALL CLEAR  NOW THANKS .AND MANY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL PETROL HEADS

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: Organisys on 05 January 2007, 20:30

Quote from: T_J_G on 03 January 2007, 09:34

8v aerial on wing...16v aerial on roof

16v has an inlet manifold that say DOHC. (doube overhead cam)

Not all 8v have the ariel on the wing matey.

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: T_J_G on 06 January 2007, 11:08

Quote from: Organisys on 05 January 2007, 20:30

Quote from: T_J_G on 03 January 2007, 09:34

8v aerial on wing...16v aerial on roof

16v has an inlet manifold that say DOHC. (doube overhead cam)

Not all 8v have the ariel on the wing matey.

Really?

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: mk2mark on 06 January 2007, 14:20

Yep, my 91 8v has it on the roof

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: kniterider on 06 January 2007, 20:35

usual position was on the wng on the 8v's, but many many owners bunged a 16v jobby on cause they look less g@y..... im not 100% but maybe the late run out jobbies had a 16v ariel on too??

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: mase on 06 January 2007, 21:50

Quote from: kniterider on 06 January 2007, 20:35

usual position was on the wng on the 8v's, but many many owners bunged a 16v jobby on cause they look less g@y..... im not 100% but maybe the late run out jobbies had a 16v ariel on too??

what mk are we talkin about here?

cause my 97 gti 8v has the aerial on the roof as well  :cool:

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: kniterider on 06 January 2007, 22:48

im on about mk2's mate... one of the only mk's the golf was worthy of wearing a 'gti' badge...

sorry to offend... my opinion only

 :smiley:

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: mase on 08 January 2007, 10:34

Quote from: kniterider on 06 January 2007, 22:48

im on about mk2's mate... one of the only mk's the golf was worthy of wearing a 'gti' badge...

sorry to offend... my opinion only

 :smiley:

little bit of controversy early in the year...  :tongue:

no offence taken at all mate, but im interested as to why u think that... is it purely a performance thing? or just a general aura of the mk2 that makes it the 'real' gti?

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: tom26 on 08 January 2007, 11:52

A real 16v's instruments on the dash are different too: speedo goes up to 160mph as opposed to 120mph. And redline comes in at 7000rpm, as opposed to 6000. ( i think )

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: maximk2 on 08 January 2007, 21:42

my mk2 8v says 160 mph on the speedo. is that a runout thing?

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: tom26 on 09 January 2007, 12:36

i'm not sure? all the 8v's i've seen have speedo's showing a max speed of 120mph.
but i don't know if there was a change over at any point. Anyone know the answer to this one?

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: Mk1Mad J - 16v on 09 January 2007, 17:50

the 8v's had 140mph speedo's at some point, I think the 16v's may have done too ? all the 16v's I can think of have 160mph though, including mine  :cool: so I'm not sure  :undecided:

Revs go to 7000rpm on an 8v and 8000rpm on 16v :nerd:

 :smiley:

Title: Re: 8V OR 16V
Post by: Golf8vGti on 09 January 2007, 18:22

My 1992 J reg mk2 has the aerial on the roof its also a run out model  :cool: