Re: 0 to 50 and 60 mph.

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

don't take it personally <removing my plaid sportcoat>  :)

hmmm . . . try shifting at about 5500-5800 rpm. See how that does.

Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/marc.htm

On Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:26:39 -0500 "Daniel A. Nowlan" <nowlan@flash.net>
writes:
>At 17:37 9/17/98 -0400, Mark A Peele wrote:
>>There is something seriously wrong with your car (if those times are
>>correct).
>>
>>At worst, 0-60 should be in the 10-11 second range . . .
>
>How 'bout ya' give me some *constructive* criticism instead of telling 
>me
>my car doesn't run right?
>
>My car runs well.  That doesn't mean I know how to drive it properly 
>for
>this kind of thing, though.  When should I be up-shifting?  How many 
>r's is
>recommended for this?  Redline it in each gear?  And again, I was 
>using my
>wrist watch's second hand to time it.  I'm *sure* those numbers aren't
>overly accurate or precise.  Thanks.
>
>Dan
>'86 8v red martian (for now)
>
>  mailto:nowlan@flash.net
>  http://www.flash.net/~nowlan/
>
>

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