Re: NOS article

[Roland <toker@oden.se>]

One thing about the acceleration times might be that the european 16V was rated at 139HP.
>From what I've heard the american versions was rated at a lower number. European 16Vdidn't
have a cat the first years for shure. The real difference in comparing the engines is
probobly at high rpm were the european has more power. 0-100km/h is very close to 0-60mph
and 8seconds sounds fair. The 8V motor is listed for 8.6sec 0-100km/h in europe i think.

Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82

Brett VanSprewenburg wrote:

> >
> >       I'd hate myself if I left this alone, so I'll say it.
>
> It's a free country!
>
> > I think my car
> > does it in about 7.0-7.1(whatever it is, it's a very low 7).  I say this
> > cuz my car runs the quarter-mile in about 15.5sec.  That's with a
> > swiss-cheesed airbox, no cat, and a busted header.  Other than that, my
> > car is bone stock, and since just about everyone has told me that any
> > gains with a header on the 16V are minimal, than I'd have to say that my
> > car is still pretty close to stock.  What's the deal?
>
> It sounds like you have an exceptional vehicle, and despite what you say,
> it's not totally stock.  Stock cars didn't have high-flow filters, drilled
> air-boxes, and high-flow headers (even though yours is in bad shape, it
> still probably flows better then stock...), and no restrictive cat.  And
> didn't you rip most of the interior out, as well as the spare tire...?
> I belive that you car is quite quick, don't get me wrong...but...
>
> Here's the real deal.  These are the exact numbers from the NOS article:
>
> (Using a Vericom VC-200 computer for timing accuracy, we made nine test
> runs in a 1987 GTI fitted with the Autotech nitrous kit...the cars odometer
> had a total of 25,000 miles, while the nitrous had been on for a total of
> 3000 miles. Tires were 185/60-14 Pirelli P600's)
>
> Our test area was level asphalt in the early evening.  The outside air
> temperature for the bottle was approximately 80 degrees, not optimum
> but within the range of operation.  Using the Vericom computer with two
> people in the car, 0 to 60 runs were clocked at an average of 10.3 seconds
> in normally aspirated trim (remember the tires).  The runs with the nitrous
> averaged 7.65 seconds.  On average, the nitrous reduced 0-60 times by
> 2.65 seconds.
>
> Here are other reported real deals from VW & P and European Car and VW themselves:
>
> The October 1988 VW & Porsche had a very large multi-article feature issue on
> the Scirocco "Evolution of a Sports Coupe".  The article reported performance
> figures for all Scirocco configurations ever sold.  The 16v 0 - 60 was stated
> to be 8.1 seconds.
>
> Another article in another issue talked about doing a G60 Scirocco conversion
> project and stated the stock 0 - 60 for the 16v at 8.5 seconds.
>
> The VW factory themselves claimed a 0 - 60 for the 16v at 8 seconds for the
> Scirocco and slightly faster for 16v GTI(7.8 if I remember correctly).
> They also advertised a claim of 5.9 seconds 0 - 50 for the Scirocco 16v.
> Seems pretty quick and keeps it relevant to an 8 second 0 - 60 time.
>
>
> >       Just so's you knows, I'm not doing this to start anything.  I've read
> > that VW purposely stated that the car's performance times were less than
> > what they really were.  I dunno why, but I believe it.
>
> Maybe that's true, and I hope it is, believe me.  It's just that all the documentation
> that I've read says otherwise.  Maybe someone with a bone stock car and a Vericom
> or G-Tech can help us answer this question.  I'd be very pleased to find out
> that performance figures have been understated. Anyone?
>
> >
> > jason
> > the mad bastard
>
> ==Brett
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