Re: vernier pulley?

[Dave Head <dhead@sundial.net>]

At 04:29 PM 10/27/97 EST, you wrote:
>Here's a post from the vw list.  Help me out here, how does a vernier
>pulley work?  I picture something that varies valve timing: from the
>crank or at the cam?  Would it be static?  Could it be varied w/o
>removing the head?  I haven't seen this discussed here before, would it
>be applicable to the I5?  Could it be a low cost source of some extra
>ponies for my 5ks (5deg of ignition advance made a noticable
>difference)?  If I find the source, I'll post it.  --Gary


Itsa adjustable cam gear - +/-8 degree in 1 degree increments. You can buy
an Audi one for 150.00 (TAP) or buy an 8V VW one for 90.00 (various) -
they're the same.

Remember - you get more bottom end, you lose top end.
TANSTAAFL...  (always loved RAH - I'm still a geek at heart...).


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