Re: 0 to 50 and 60 mph.

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

I would have to disagree. Every Scirocco I have owned could do no worse
than 12 seconds (non modified). Up to 250,000 miles on original motor.

I can make Kristen's '78 (1457 cc) go 0-60 in the 10 second range. The
only mods are a TT exhaust.

20 seconds is slower than an (old) Beetle. VW motors do not decay at this
pace!

Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Scirocco 1978
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/marc.htm
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From: Kevin <aventari@cts.com>
To: "Daniel A. Nowlan" <nowlan@flash.net>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: 0 to 50 and 60 mph.
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:10:08 -0700
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19980917171008.007d4d80@popped.cts.com>
References: <199809172106.OAA22091@jasmine.psyber.com>

It actually doesn't sound TOO bad for an old used up 8v. The main thing
(for me at least) was what tire size are you using??
 If I used (on my old 1.7) the stock diameter tires(195/50-15) I would
get
around 15 second 0-60's, but if I put on the super small diameter
185/55-13's I would drop about 3-4 seconds off. Which is a HUGE amount in
0-60. The smaller tires increase the gear ratio, which is good for
acceleration, just not good for the freeway!
How high did you rev it, and do you have a cam or anything?

If i hadn't modified my car at all, I probably would've been getting 20
second 0-60's with the 1.7!!! heheheh

At 04:13 PM 9/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Alex Ting wrote:
>> 
>> wow!
>> 
>> that seems kinda slow.
>> 
>> were you using a stopwatch, our counting?
>> 
>> how much wheelspin did you have?
>
>Thanks a bunch!  <jerk>  :P  j/k
>
>I was using the second hand on my wristwatch while driving!  As for
>wheelspin, I had a little bit, not much, and descent shifting speed for
>worn-out bushings in the linkage.
>
>Dan
>'86 8v red martian
>
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