No power under 3000 rpm [solved... sorta]

[xaeryan@hotmail.com (Ryan Hockenbury)]

My best 60' was a 2.504, worst was 2.558...  I launched at a tick above 3000 
rpm, which 'seemed' to be working the best (?).  All my lights were between 
.539 and .680, so I'm getting a decent jump at the tree.  What are your 60' 
times?

Mysteriously, the "no power under 3000 rpm" problem is gone today... must've 
been something electrical.  Still, it's not very comforting that my car did 
that... anyone know a logical reason for this?
(remember, that's not the reason the car ran a 16.99, it wasn't broke while 
I was at the drag strip)


>From: Mike VanAmburgh <mvanamburgh@charter.net>
>To: Scirocco <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: No power under 3000 rpm
>Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2002 16:18:17 -0500
>
>What's your 60' time?  Maybe you're not launching hard enough.
>
>Mike
>
>Ryan Hockenbury wrote:
> >
> > It's a 16v Scirocco.  I got it with 160,000 miles on it, but the 
>majority of
> > the engine was rebuilt 40,000 ago (pistons, rings, wrist pins, head
> > reconditioned, etc.)  When I got it, I performed the following:
> > Spark Plugs (Beru Silverstone)
> > Plug Wires (Nology)
> > New Air Filter (K&N)
> > Oil Change (15W50 synthetic)
> > At the local VW mechanic, I had the timing belt and all other belts
> > replaced, new distributor cap, and new iginition rotor.
> >
> > I also put on a TT racing downpipe (no cat) and full cat-back, and the 
>TT
> > Fuel Enrichment, so I don't think a 16.99 is what I should be getting.
> >
> > >From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> > >Reply-To: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> > >To: "Ryan Hockenbury" <xaeryan@hotmail.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Subject: Re: No power under 3000 rpm
> > >Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 06:36:23 -0700
> > >
> > >Ryan-
> > >   Perform a full tune-up, you'll find the problem.
> > >16.99?  Well, what 'Roc do you have?  That time may not be so terrible.
> > >MkI 8v 1.8 NA = mid 15's  Same car on 5lbs boost = low 14's
> > >MkII 16V (and not all that crisp) high 15's.
> > >(This is at Carlsbad Raceway, where mud and snow tires are sometimes
> > >required on the start line....)
> > >Larry
> > >
> > > > I went to the drag strip today, and ran a disappointing best of 
>16.99...
> > > > what's everyone running here?  Anyway, on the way home something 
>went
> > >wrong
> > > > with the car, and now it has no power until 3000 rpm at which point 
>it
> > >bucks
> > > > a few times and then kicks in... it doesn't seem to be missing, and 
>its
> > >got
> > > > new plugs, wires, timing belt, timing was adjusted, yadda yadda - 
>all
> > >the
> > > > stuff needed to run nicely.  There is a funny noise coming from the
> > >timing
> > > > belt though.  It was running fine at the drag strip, though.  What 
>did I
> > > > break now?
> > > > I'm beginning to get discouraged - even without this latest problem, 
>a
> > >best
> > > > time of 16.99?  Yuck!  I must be losing power somewhere.
> > > >
> > > >
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