Re: MAXPower article

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

He owns a speed shop, and he has been pestering them for a long time.




> What I would like to know, if HOW he got his car covered by the
> magazine...any thoughts?
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> > Josh[deady]Able
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 12:26 AM
> > To: VeeWdriver@aol.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org; 16V Jason
> > Subject: Re: MAXPower article
> >
> >
> > it turns out MaxPower just made those numbers up, I
> > talked to my friend (who
> > owns that car)n and he never gave Max any speed numbers.
> >
> >
> > Josh Able
> > 87 16v Seidl
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "16V Jason" <jason@scirocco.org>
> > To: <VeeWdriver@aol.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: MAXPower article
> >
> >
> > > At 11:18 PM 10/14/2001, VeeWdriver@aol.com wrote:
> > > >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?
> > >
> > > 7.7 - 8.1 depending on the magazine.  No one I've ever
> > talked to has been
> > > able to better 8.3 to 60 though, which leads me to
> > believe that the
> > > magazines got Euro-Spec cars (or 2.0 liters). :)
> > >
> > > More realistic judging by the 16V's power to weight
> > ratio is a 0-60 time
> > of
> > > 8.5 seconds.  So the orange Roc is running about stock
> > acceleration.
> > >
> > >
> > > >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?
> > >
> > > Nope, 123 or 124 depending on what magazine you read.
> > Road & Track
> > > estimated 125.
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >
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