In USA, all A1 chassis cars (rabbit, scirocco, jetta 1, cabriolet) have throttle body on flywheel side. Even some A2 cars, like the G60 corrado, have throttle on flywheel side. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Per Lindgren > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 1999 9:52 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Oettinger Prepped Vanagon from German Car Mag > > > Helmut Zeidler wrote: > > > Very interesting article, I haven't heard about > > before. I have an article about all generations > > of Golf GTI, but on all CIS layouts inside > > this vehicles, the throttle body is on pulley > > side. So, Oettinger turned the intake manifold > > by 180 degrees. > > > > Does someone know, how this would be possible? > > Or, is the intake manifold from a different > > vehicle? It is for sure, that the long black > > tube from fuel distributor to the throttle > > body is a modified from the Golf GTI that years. > > > > Regards > > Helmut > > '80 Vanagaudi > > I'm not exactly sure about all GTIs, but I seem to remember looking at > the engine of a 1981 GTI, if I'm not wrong, the throttlebody was at the > flywheel end. What I am 100% sure of, is that the 4-cyl Audi 80 (4000) > and VW Passat (Quantum) have the throttlebody at the flywheel end. I > also know that the 1,6/110hp GTI engine was the top engine for these two > cars, before the 5-cyl was available. > > PerL > 88 Syncro > |
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