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Re: Hot MKI article



<x-charset iso-8859-1>This is actually the Jabbasport car people were talking about on the list a
week or two ago. I've lost the link to the pics tho'.

Stuart
----- Original Message -----
From: Ewan Hopkins <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 6:04 PM
Subject: Hot MKI article


> I don't know if any of you guys Stateside get the 'Golf' magazine but
there
> is an interesting MKI scirocco in this month's edition which sounds like
it
> would be a hot ride. It has been built by a British VW modder as a demo
car
> - he's done a few sciroccos in the past. I didn't get much of a look at
the
> article but what I can remember is as follows:
>
> Stripped-out interior, painted silver, clean no frills exterior - no
> body-kit, pretty large wheels - look like compomotive 5-spokes but can't
> remember what they were.
>
> 20v 1.8 engine from a 1.8T audi whith P&P head and various other mods I
> can't remember - ceramic coating of pistons etc. I think is one of them.
> Turbo has been ditched in favour of a g60 charger with custom intercooler
> setup.
>
> AWD courtesy of a modified A2 ralleye transmission.  A neat feature for
> shows is that the rear diff is visible through a window cut in the
floorpan.
>
> A bunch of other details I can't remember!
>
> There weren't any specs listed but I'd imagine it would be somewhere in
the
> 175-200BHP range assuming the ECU has been suitably upgraded.
>
> If anyone is interested I can maybe get a scan of the article later in the
> week.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ewan Hopkins
>
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