Re: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline

["MrAudi" <mraudi25@epix.net>]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 6:16 AM
Subject: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline


> Dudes, I was blasting through the backroads last weekend and man are these
> cars fun. This was the very first time that I was able to turn the Mk1
loose
> on the hardcore twisties that it was built for. The car handles great and
I
> even got the car airborne a few times. The front struts don't offer enough
> rebound dampening, but I'm switching to something new, anyway. If anyone
has
> some used Bilsteins for sale, I'll take'm (wrecked is fine).
>
> I finally got around to bolting the rest of my roll cage in (the bracing
> section between the main hoops is removable; the rest of it is welded in).
> The increase in chassis stiffness is *incredible*. Now, keep in mind that
I
> already had a 6-pointer in there to begin with. My point is that anyone
with
> a hard-driven A1 should consider a cage. The improvement is tremendous.
The
> suspension just... works... I'm in love. :^)
>
> Okay, so what disturbed me througout the day was that the rev limiter (or
> something acting as one) kept pooping my party at 6200rpms. The engine
felt
> like it could scream past 7k or more without any fuss. I swapped a couple
of
> different ignition control boxes to no avail. What else could do this?
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
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>
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> http://www.usrallyteam.com
>
>
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