RE: 16V Scirocco (tranny blow up)

["Snow, Jason" <SnowJ@aetna.com>]

Hmm, actually, I have new brakes all around, and a new master cylinder, so
as far as them "sucking" I would say um, no...I do know these two facts to
be absolutely true:

1.) I have a someone following me into a curve, let's say I don't know,
YOU...your right on my ass, I hit the brake, because I am going faster than
I should, now your even closer, and let's say, my brakes lock...DOH! now we
are both floating around with harps...OR I downshift, let the car hold
itself back, and now at the end of the curve, I am stabbing the gas, AND I
am in a lower gear, if you use your brake, you are wondering why I am 3 or
four car lengths ahead of you. 

2.) Downshifting into a curve is better than braking. 



-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Williams [mailto:sfwilliams@home.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:07 AM
To: Snow, Jason; scirocco list
Subject: Re: 16V Scirocco (tranny blow up)


How does downshifting increase your handling level and keep you "from flying
off
the road"? Why would using the brakes have had you killed by now? It sounds
to
me like your brake pads suck and you're trying to make up the difference
with
engine braking.

"Snow, Jason" wrote:

> Phew, If I don't downshift into a turn, and use my brakes, I'm gonna have
> mustangs crawling right up my tail thinking, that Scirocco can't handle
for
> squat. You don't know how many times I hit a curve a little too fast and
> downshifting kept me from flying off the road, whereas if I hit the brake,
I
> would be floating around strumming a harp right now...

--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
SCCA ProRally driver
Hotrod Rabbit GTi



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