Re: MAXPower article

["Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>]

Wow, that doesn't sound right.
My 1.9L 8V probably has a better 0-60 time and I've had it (according to the
gear chart on .Org) up to ~135mph.
Maybe it was a misprint or there was some problems with the car. Does he
have a couple hundred #'s of ICE in it?
Hmmm.........

Randy

----- Original Message -----
From: <VeeWdriver@aol.com>
To: <SCirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 8:18 PM
Subject: MAXPower article


> Just picked up a copy of MAX Power and read the article about that
orang-ish
> Rocco...is it just me or did he make the car slower???  They qoute a 1-60
> time of 8.5 seconds.  I thought that they got 7.5-8.0 depending on the
> magazine doing the test?
>
> Guess those 17" wheels really slow things down!
>
> And they gave it a 130MPH top speed.  This is what a stock 1.8 16V does,
> right?
>
> Just some things I noticed.
>
>
> Tom in Tucson
> www.area-53.com
> Ten VW's, three Audi's, two Chevy's and counting.
>
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