Calloway Scirocco: REQUIRED reading

["Scott Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>]

Kids, did you read that email of mine about the "lotsa cool car sightings"
or something like that? Well, check this out. I think I just got an email
from the owner of the pristine red Calloway Mk2 Scirocco. (I left my
business card with the garage where the car was parked.) I'll post more info
as I find it, but I get first dibs... :^)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John B. Kirkpatrick
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 4:10 PM
> To: sfwilliams@home.com
> Subject: 1982 Scirocco
>
>
> Scott, I have a very high powered Scirocco.
>
> I have some interest in selling the car, because I am trying to buy some
> land in Virginia.  If I buy the land, I need a tractor and a pickup, not a
> sports car.
>
> This Scirocco was built for guys with lots of money.  They spent
> a fortune,
> Well over $20,000 of extras.
>
> The car is very fast.  I can adjust the boost from the driver
> seat.  It is a
> Calloway system.  This is not just a bolt-on turbo.  The heads
> were done to
> lower the compression to accept the boost (14-26 lbs. (so I am
> told)).  The
> spark plugs are 5mm.  Very small the head is all valve.  The
> suspension has
> stiffeners on the top and bottom of the front, and only on the top of the
> rear.  Big vented rotors at all corners.
>
> Exhaust temp guage for each cylinder.  BBS Wheels with 195-50-15 Z-rated
> tires,  all brand new (under 2,000 miles).
>
> Just passed NJ inspection.
>
> I have a lovered hood too, it is in my garage.  This is a very
> drivable car.
> Prior to 4,000 revs, it drives pretty normal.  Once you hit 4,000
> revs, all
> hell breaks loose!
>
> It is a ton of fun, but it would like the track.  It is hard to launch the
> car from the start since it is front wheel drive.  I have an old
> ticket from
> Englishtown, that shows a 13.9 quarter mile at 104.28 mph.  It says the
> boost was at 10-11 psi., but who knows the truth.  The dyno test shows 246
> hp and 235 lb-ft at 5,750 revs, and 253 hp and 189 lb-ft at 7,000.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> John Kirkpatrick
>
>


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