At 09:25 PM 3/11/02 -0500, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Okay, I forgot about the intake plenum. The 2.1 and many VW 1.9 rebuilds >need the later plenum chamber to fit on the case correctly. The throttle >valves are interchangeable for both plenums but the later throttle has a >larger opening for more power! ************************* And if memory serves (it's been unreliable at times), the 2.1 Throttle doesn't have the vacuum port(s) for the advance/retard on the 1.9 distributor, as none are used on the 2.1 dizzy, something I failed to note as well in my "how-to" link. I used my 1.9 throttle body assy without any problems. Cheers
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