Compression test on the Sportwagen

[TiGeo]

Looking good. 112.5K miles. ~180psi across all 4 cylinders. Did it back in 2023/16K miles ago, same results. Harbor Freight Maddox compression testing kit. Car has been tuned since close to when I bought it new and has been at >2x stock power and getting beat on track etc. for over 4 years at this point. 1.8L EA888.3 says hold my beer! I think it's the HPL

Now it will blow up

 

[cptbarkey]

Is that a trinitron television? That would make a good ballast to load that VW with an excavator into the junkyard. j/k as usual.

 

[skyactiv]

Is that a trinitron television? That would make a good ballast to load that VW with an excavator into the junkyard. j/k as usual.

Gamers into older consoles are now wanting good Trinitron CRT's.

 

[cptbarkey]

Gamers into older consoles are now wanting good Trinitron CRT's.

Agree, FF6 looks best that way

 

[Oliveoil2]

Total miles on the engine ?

 

[TiGeo]

Is that a trinitron television? That would make a good ballast to load that VW with an excavator into the junkyard. j/k as usual.

Flat tube'd Toshiba. I have a NES and Atari 2600 hooked up to it. You need a tube TV for the light gun for Duck Hunt to work. It weighs a ton, we've had it since around 2000, that thing was about $700 if I remember correctly.

 

[TiGeo]

Gamers into older consoles are now wanting good Trinitron CRT's.

Bingo. Duch Hunt on NES doens't work on a LED/LCD/Plasma/whatever modern flat screens. I have my old NES and Atari 2600 hooked up to it.

 

[TiGeo]

Total miles on the engine ?

112.5K.

 

[Dave Hess]

112.5K.

How much horsepower ?

 

[supton]

I couldn't wait to ditch our CRT's to go LCD. So much lighter, less heat. Have a fear that my son will some day drag a CRT home for gaming, as he likes to collect old computers and play old games.

Nice engine report. I miss my VW, when the turbo blew at 255k I put a bigger one on. They have their quirks (many quirks!) but they do seem to make stout bottom ends.

 

[TiGeo]

How much horsepower ?

Up near 400 crank so maybe 350 wheel? Stock is 170.