Fwd: [mk1] euro or higher speedo? and comments

["Mark Peele" <scirocco_s@hotmail.com>]

>gotta say i love this little MK1 scirocco. to update i added the 
>larger auti-5000 t-body, port matched the intake manifold and
>added the larger air meter plate and larger airbox w/ K&N. My
>fuel system is still not working 100%, the car wont start unless
>I floor it, and even then it takes about 15 cranks to catch.* but
>anyways the speedo only goes to 85mph then it has a peg, well
>th car shoots up there so dang fast i'm finding myself pegging it, i 
>did it once and backed off, is this bad for the speedo fro me to take 
>it 85+? I was wondering if there was a euro version or am i doomed to 
>install a seperate speedo somewhere? this car is badass, i can rip 
>the tires loose in 2nd and just a blip of the throttle takes me from 
>60 to 85+. midrange is lacking but it's not too bad...
>
>* i think the system is not keeping pressure, either the injectors 
>are leaking down , or the fuel accumulator is loosing pressure. if i 
>turn the car off, it will start right back up, but if i leave it for 
>extended persiods it will take forever to catch.
>
>one day i'll have to go out with the wife in the passat and have he 
>keep up with me to test top speed!
>
>Ryan
>
Get a 100 or 110 mph speedo from a 1975-1979 Scirocco.

If you're really bent get a 120 mph from a UK mk1 or a 220 km euro 
(Potterman?)


Mark Peele
1981 Scirocco S
1982 Scirocco
1987 Golf GT


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