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<x-charset iso-8859-1>On Wednesday 31 October 2001 09:30, Mike Wodkowski wrote: > Well, there you have it folks. > An agreed upon difference of opinion. > So, to play it safe, .006 all around is EASY TO REMEMBER and safe enough > for Bentley and everyone else. > > BUT, back to theory: What is the ADVANTAGE of doing .004 on the intakes, > outside of the fact that it doesn't hurt? Does its advantage outweigh the > simplicity and convenience (and spared energy of getting into this > exhaustive conversation again in the future) of .006 across the board, > which clearly doesn't hurt either? > > Is it a power difference? Smoother idle? Less engine wear? Actually, it gives slightly higher lift on the intake valve, which in theory, should give more performance. -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT '66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe </x-charset>