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Re: Speedo


On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:10:05 -0800 "Dave and Carol Ewing"
<dcewing@prodigy.net> writes:

>I think pretty much any car can attain ANY speed if properly powered. 
If
>you DON'T believe this then explain it to the guy who strapped on a JATO
>booster rocket to his 64 impala and soon after letting her fly
(literally)
>heard/felt what had to be the first sonic boom in a 64 impala (Darwin
>Awards, search it out, it's true).  


Actually its not true, that's why its a Darwin award. Look it up. 



>As for someone being able to hit 140 in
>a scirocco now!!!!  Take your pick.  They've been doing since the
Scirocco
>first came out.  The early Scirocco was picked up by the Trans Am series
and
>with the stock 1.6L lower end, they were able to obtain 160mph+ on the
>track.  SO, I would think that there are others who have followed.  
>Look around!!!!


I think the original goal was to do 140 in a street driven Scirocco.
Throw enough money into anything and you can pretty much go however fast
you want to go. Add in the street driven factor and whoa, you've got a
challenge! 140 is not that big of a deal on the grand scheme of things
until you look at a Scirocco from a mechanical point of view. They're
basic transportation and NOT performance vehicles. that's why they're so
appealing to so many is that although the fact is these cars are only
basic transportation, they still show signs of being capable of a certain
level of performance. Considering all of this, a streetable 140 mph
Scirocco is very rare. 


              Shawn Meze
86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and
best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!
http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1308/index.htm

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