25-12-2012, 10:25 PM
As Dan says they tune up very well. I had mine on a stage 1 lucas K14 at 19psi and it wasn't as quick as the current engine with a T2 and Bosch when it was the same psi but that was probably due to the Bosch and FMIC to be fair as the 1.8 didn't even have one.
After stripping my old 1.8 I had notice the head studs are a good inch shorter and appear to be of a lesser strong steel (could be wrong) as I remember people saying they tend to loose the head gasket after a tune up.
Apart from that I can't see why they won't be any less powerful.
After stripping my old 1.8 I had notice the head studs are a good inch shorter and appear to be of a lesser strong steel (could be wrong) as I remember people saying they tend to loose the head gasket after a tune up.
Apart from that I can't see why they won't be any less powerful.
Stage 2 XUD Sedan