First gen 1.8 SOHC vs. 3rd gen 2.0 DOHC

[jnorion]

time for an upgrade.. hrmm.. who could provide that?

I'm thinking Mr. Franklin will be my primary source, but I haven't seen him around for a while.

[midnightblue97]

From Road Report, 1992:

L4 1.8l sohc 16 valve mpfi. 103hp @ 5500RPM 111 t2 @4000 M5 0-100KMH (62MPH) 10.8
standing quarter 16.8 sec.

I can provide a scan of this page if you like but it will have to wait until next week.
Someone remind me via PM if its that important to you.

[Natural]

The 1/4 is pretty much where I expected it would be, though that's an odd 0-100 time to go with it. A high 16 1/4 should yield a 9 second-ish 0-100, unless the B8 has some kind of second wind up top (which it doesn't. lol). Does the article say whether they ran an automatic or 5 speed?

[McCorkle]

I raced a 1st gen once. It was close until the light turned green.

[redfox]

McCorkle, you blew your motor?

[McCorkle]

Yep, blew it to pieces on Thursday.

[redfox]

Yep, blew it to pieces on Thursday.

****....what happend....or do you have a thread up about it somewhere?

[T4TURBO]

whoa how did you blow it up??????? dang 3rd gens and thier weak internals!!!!

[McCorkle]

It blew because I had a leak off the line on the wastegate. I was running 12psi when it blew. Probably making about 250whp at the time, it was a hell of a ride.

[midnightblue97]

The 1/4 is pretty much where I expected it would be, though that's an odd 0-100 time to go with it. A high 16 1/4 should yield a 9 second-ish 0-100, unless the B8 has some kind of second wind up top (which it doesn't. lol). Does the article say whether they ran an automatic or 5 speed?

L4 1.8l sohc 16 valve mpfi. 103hp @ 5500RPM 111 t2 @4000 M5 0-100KMH (62MPH) 10.8
standing quarter 16.8 sec.

Take your best guess.

[lscrx]

It blew because I had a leak off the line on the wastegate. I was running 12psi when it blew. Probably making about 250whp at the time, it was a hell of a ride.

I have the benefit of a j/y full of BP's for $140-160 bucks... haven't seen too many FS motors though

[McCorkle]

New motor was swapped in on Saturday. Took us about 6 hours. Turns out there were 4 holes in the block. One rod shattered into pieces and the remains sitting in the transmission, and another rod folded in half. It is a sight to behold.

[redfox]

New motor was swapped in on Saturday. Took us about 6 hours. Turns out there were 4 holes in the block. One rod shattered into pieces and the remains sitting in the transmission, and another rod folded in half. It is a sight to behold.

take some pics of that!!

[jnorion]

I have the benefit of a j/y full of BP's for $140-160 bucks... haven't seen too many FS motors though

Hook a brother up... there are none around here

[Scott D]

Yeah, I drove my friend's 3rd gen ES 2.0 Auto... I thought it would have been much quicker than mine... but it really wasn't. I could tell it had a little better torque and pep off the line, but not by much. Handling seemed the same.