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Offline bigman_10

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what to get the old man 8v or 16v?
« on: 06 January 2008, 00:18 »
i know this has been bought up many times before but i have a major breakthrough and i cant mess it up! last year in jan i bought my first car a 1.3 mk2. i started doin it up with the help of my dad as he has taught me loads but after i caught the hang of it we were always fighting over who pulled the spanners and who made the tea. My little old dad got a bit jelous of me and my beloved  the git  was always trying to work on it when i wasn't looking, so he has decided to get himself a mistress in the form of the GTi. so heres the dilema hes told me to be the vicar and unite him in holy matrimony, i have looked into it and i know the 8v has the lower end torque and the 16v has generally got to be reved more and i think he'll use it as a sunday driver and a fair weather driver maybe do an occaisional trip to the strip or a track!? Any way my opinion was that the 16v KR engine on the k jet injection was best bet to go for in terms of top speed and 0-60s etc but what is it that people see in the 8v.  at the moment unless people sway my views i'v been looking for a while for a 90 spec big bumper kr k-jet 16v in oak green (if i can find one) or in the helios blue. another thing is compatibility for 2.0L upgrades i know both 8 can straiht swap the 9a block and 16v is good for the ABF head and block but which has more potential regarding the whole car. handling, speed, response??? any advice welcome as i'm craving your knowledge at the moment.

cheers chris
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Re: what to get the old man 8v or 16v?
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2008, 00:26 »
try a search in here, garage, and vw related titled 8v vs 16v and you will find all you need.
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Re: what to get the old man 8v or 16v?
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2008, 00:31 »
Insurance was the only thing keeping me with an 8v. Other than that and if it is a car to enjoy then why go for the slower car!?  :wink:

But yeah, take Slick's advice
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Re: what to get the old man 8v or 16v?
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2008, 01:32 »
If it's a hobby car and he's your dad then insurance and practicality are surely out of the window.

Send him over to Germany

Before you do, have a look on www.modile.de and www.autoscout.de - you'll find all sorts of interesting performance variants of the Golf - G60 GTIs G60 Syncros.  Just looking now, there's a G60 GTI for 2400 Euros.  Ok it's LHD, but hey, if it's just for high-days and holidays, for an old dude who can get cheap classic car insurance, who gives a rat's ass?
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Re: what to get the old man 8v or 16v?
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2008, 15:23 »
I like the bit where you say your "craving our knowledge...", made me chuckle!

Just a few thoughts...

1) As you don't seem to have an initial preference, ignore the 16v vs 8v argument, just find the best condition GTI you can within your price range.
2) The 16v has more torque than the 8v throughout its rev range - its a myth that the 8v has more "low down torque".  I think its the 8v gearing that helps it to feel torquey.
3) Most 16v parts are far more expensive than the 8v equivalent. (But still cheap!)

Happy hunting!!
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