Re: Synchro Scirocco

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Well, Turbo engines get the most power with the biggest, freest flowing exhaust
possible. This is not the case with many other engines (ours included)
    -Josiah
    '83 Scirocco (for parts)
    '84 GTi
    '86 Scirocco 8v (broken frame)
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah/


Daniel A. Nowlan wrote:

> > The exhaust came straight off the manifold, through the firewall,
> > through where the passenger's seat would be if there was one, and out
> > the back, through the rear hatch, with exhaust diameter of probably 4"
> > all the way back.
>
> FOUR INCH EXHAUST?!?!  Good God!  Why even bother.  That's HUGE.
> Everyone reading this take a second and put thumb to thumb, forefinger
> to forefinger and take a look at how fuckin big that is.  I think I'll
> convert my Rocco to 4" pipes.  (I will, however, run them under the car,
> not through it.)  That's 52% more pipe over what we've got now and no
> cat or muffler.  Sounds like a winner.
>
> >     Basically, it requires refabrication of the whole car. This one
> > was just Scirocco sheetmetal. Everything else was made from scratch.
>
> Speaking of sheet metal, anyone got a good hood in the area?  (I'm in
> Texas.)  I need one, preferably Martian Red.  I'd take a left fender and
> door, too, if you had extras.
>
> Dan
> '86 8v red martian
>



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