Re: MAXPower article

["Josh[deady]Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>]

The #ers were just made up, he hadn't timed it 0-60, or checked the top
speed.

The car wasn't running right, trust me...he owns the shop I buy stuff from,
and his brother is my main mechanic.


Josh Able

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>
To: <VeeWdriver@aol.com>; <SCirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: MAXPower article


> 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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