RE: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline

["Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>]

Scott-
  Yeah, the 16V has it.  At least mine does!!  Scared the whee outta' me the
first time I bumped up against it...I thought I'd really broken something. 
 With the cams that come with the US 16V, it runs out of breath by 6000
anywho....

Larry  sandiego16V  old crock and his old 'Roc

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott F. Williams [mailto:sfwilliams@home.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:03 AM
To: Fry, Larry; MrAudi; scirocco-mail list
Subject: RE: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline


The 8v motors should be limited at around that rpm, but the 16v? Really?
That doesn't seem right at all.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fry, Larry [mailto:LEF@chem-tronics.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:50 AM
> To: MrAudi; Scott F. Williams; scirocco-mail list
> Subject: RE: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline
>
>
> Don't our 'rocs have a built-in fuel cut-off at that rpm?
>
> Larry  sandiego16V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MrAudi [mailto:mraudi25@epix.net]
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 10:28 AM
> To: Scott F. Williams; scirocco-mail list
> Subject: Re: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline
>
>
> fuel pump relay?
> ----- 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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