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2golfshis/hers

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16v or 8v ??????
« on: 25 March 2006, 18:02 »
 :smiley:hello there again i got one for you. if i go to the scrap yard and i want a 8v exhaust system including manifold how do i tell if the gti in question is a 8 or 16v. and none of the funny replys like look at the badges because 99% of the time the badges have already been stripped off cheers :smiley:
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Offline Bazzer

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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #1 on: 25 March 2006, 18:07 »
If the engine is still in the car, the 16v will have a big inlet manifold with DOHC written across it over the engine. If the engine is out of the car, there's not a lot of easily spottable features... The Manifolds are different shapes, but I can't describe the differences.... Sorry!
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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #2 on: 25 March 2006, 20:22 »
If the car has an aierel on the roof in a bee sting stylee, then chances are it was a 16v, if the aierel is on the wing, its an 8v :cool:
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Offline Uruk Hai

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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #3 on: 25 March 2006, 21:39 »
If it still has the rad in it find out the sizes because unless I'm wrong the 8v and 16v's arent the same size, I know this sounds a bit obvious but check the gauges the 16v speedo goes to 160 mph and has 8k on the rev counter instead of 7 in the 8v's.
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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #4 on: 26 March 2006, 18:43 »
if the downpipe is 1 piece to the silencer box under the middle of the car, its an 8v.  If it has an extra silencer then its a 16v.  To put it another way, an 8v system will have 2 silencers and a back box, and a 16v will have 3 silencers and a back box.  That is unless its not a std system :)
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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #5 on: 26 March 2006, 18:56 »
Quote from: 16v Matt on 25 March 2006, 20:22
If the car has an aierel on the roof in a bee sting stylee, then chances are it was a 16v, if the aierel is on the wing, its an 8v :cool:
The run out 8v has a bee sting mate.
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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #6 on: 26 March 2006, 20:14 »
If the distributor is on the front of the engine its an 8V, the 16v is mounted horizontally on the gearbox end of the cylinder head.  :smiley:
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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #7 on: 27 March 2006, 13:52 »
Quote from: Organisys on 26 March 2006, 18:56
Quote from: 16v Matt on 25 March 2006, 20:22
If the car has an aierel on the roof in a bee sting stylee, then chances are it was a 16v, if the aierel is on the wing, its an 8v :cool:
The run out 8v has a bee sting mate.


My run out 8V has the arial on the bonnet
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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #8 on: 27 March 2006, 14:35 »
Quote from: Organisys on 26 March 2006, 18:56
Quote from: 16v Matt on 25 March 2006, 20:22
If the car has an aierel on the roof in a bee sting stylee, then chances are it was a 16v, if the aierel is on the wing, its an 8v :cool:
The run out 8v has a bee sting mate.

You sure?

Even if thats the case I'd put big money on at least 95% of mk2's with bee stings are valvers.
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Veedubgt18v

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Re: 16v or 8v ??????
« Reply #9 on: 27 March 2006, 16:24 »
my run out 8v has a bee sting, ra's, rainbow stripe, half tints, etc etc and its an 8v run out. february 1992 reg.
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