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Re: Warpig turns 190k/ project updates



Scott, with the mods you plan, low end loss should only be slight.  However,
what you gain from mid to high is good.  Take the time to polish that 50mm
and the fun ratio increases greatly.

Dale Witt
86 2.0 16v Scirocco
82 2.1 16v Scirocco (zender400 w/NOS)
85 1.8 GTI

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Williams <sfwilliams@home.com>
To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 9:58 AM
Subject: Warpig turns 190k/ project updates


> Woohoo! On the way back from the Deleware Drive (VW fun run) my little
> Warpiggy turned the 190,000 mile mark. I can't think of a more fitting
> way for it to happen. And to top it off, I was doing 105 mph at the
> time!  :^)
>
> Other news is that my Scirocco project has taken even more interesting
> turns for the better. If the deal goes as planned I'll shortly be the
> owner of a... 6-speed transmission. The purchase price is $1000
> -complete with Velocity 80% diff lock kit! Good deal, eh? It is based on
> a 16v box, too. I'm buying a 4.23 final drive for the Warpig and thus
> will have it's 3.89 to transplant into the new 6-speed.
>
> I'm also pretty sure that I'll be picking up Dirk's 50mm 16v intake
> manifold. Who out there as experience with this? Does all the low-end
> torque go down the drain? I figure that if it subtracts 10hp from the
> bottom but adds it to the top I can live with that. As it is, I'll be
> running a lower than stock final drive plus a worked 2-liter motor
> (Schrick 260s/ extrude honed and ported head). What is the consensus out
> there for a set up like this? Will this be a gutless wonder below 4k
> rpms? I don't mind terribly if it has stock 1.8-ish performance off the
> line but I don't want any less than that.
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