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Originally Posted by island911
They don't take well to mod's --that whole 'chain being only as strong as the weakest link' problem comes to play. Taht is, they are not over-built, like the Vanagons are.
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Actually, the 8V ones are pretty stout. We got 100hp/96 ft-lbs to the ground on the 1.8 GTI race car with just a cam, exhaust, and a little head shave. Stock they were 90HP/105 ft-lb at the crank. That was on CIS by the way.
The whole "CIS can't handle big cams" thing is largely ignored by the VW guys.
Parts are not as easy to find as they once were, but they are still out there.
I agree with Won, don't rule out A2s.