Re: Project 16v in EC

[Jim Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

Shawn C. Meze wrote:
> 
> At 01:31 PM 6/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >EC finally decided to do an update to their Scirocco 16v project car in
> >the latest issue.  I just got it in the mail yesterday.  Anyway, they
> >added the Nology wires, Nology coil amp, and Beru Silverstone sparkplugs.
> >They say that drivablilty and responsiveness of the engine increased quite
> >a noticable amount.  I wonder what a dyno would have to say?  Does
> >anyone else have any real world experience with the full Nology setup?
> >
> >If anyone wants to know more details of the article, I could try and hit
> >the highlights later...
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >==Brett
> 
> Well, I agree with everything he siad in the article except for the BS
> starting page 43 last column saying, " ...I was able to maintain pace with
> traffic at lower revs than before". WTF?? Peter Wu doesnt have alot of
> credibility in my book. If you were to call (or go) and talk to Jeff, the
> words you read in the article are his (Jeff Moss). He described the Nology
> wires exactly as it was written in that article. So what does adding wired do
> with changing the gearing on the freeway mr. Wu?? Nada damn thing. Maybe you
> will need less throttle to maintain speeds on the freeway? Thats completely
> different.
> 
> Basically, the performance gains that are claimed in the article are true for
> the most part. Maybe not as glamorous as it  was described but fairly accurate
> non-the-less.
> 
> After chatting with Brett about this today, I thought it might be interesting
> to see whats up with the wires. Iive got a contact who happens to have a Dyno
> available to me for free. I think I will make an appointment to go and have
> the wires tested. I will start with a stock setup. (My older set of Blue
> Ignitors and NGK plugs.) Then I will add the coil amp, dyno it. remove it and
> add just the NOLOGY plug wires and Silverstone plugs. Then add the coil amp
> again so the whole NOLOGY system is installed and run that on the dyno. Should
> be interesting!
> 
> Shawn
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> 82' Scirocco GTi
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Now that's a project we all would be interested in!  Let us know all the
details!

Jim
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