VW loves those 8 Valve engines!

ciden · Post by **ciden** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 5:29 pm

VWSA has dropped the 1.4 16V unit it uses in the Polo and Polo Classic models. It has been replaced by a 1.4 8V unit, giving a 2kW power boost. This is not the first time VWSA has does this. A few years back, with the Golf and Jetta II, it dropped a 1.8 16V unit for a 1.8 8V (think it was called Digifant or something). How common is this? Do VW do it in other countries aswell?

Jacob

tim · Post by **tim** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:07 pm

i dont think VWUK have used 8valve engines in their cars here for a while, none in 9ns, golf IV or V i dont think. mayb in 6n and 6n2. i think the golf 3 VR6 was an 8 valve. they r probably cheaper to produce!

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:21 pm

SEAT UK dropped the 100bhp 1.4 and replaced it with the 2.0 8v from the MK3 and 4 Golf.

They did this because they were having a lot of diagnostics issues with it, IIRC. Nothing to do with cheapness, more to do with reliability.

tim, the VR6 was a 6v.

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:25 pm

tim, the VR6 was a 6v.

So, either all the pistons had inlets or they all had exhausts, but not at least one of each?!

Deek.

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:57 pm

And in english?

I don't know why I put six, as it's twelve. Not eight either.

Ignore me tonight, I'm all over the place!

tim · Post by **tim** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:26 pm

yeh, sorry i'm dumb, if a vr6 had 8valves it wood b like 1 1/3 valves per cylinder!!! i didnt think about it b 4 i typed