16v model year differences; now top speed/gear ratios

[roclist@accessconsulting.ca (Jason Adams)]

FWIW; FYI:

When I was doing a tranny swap recently and had the car on jack stands, and
no axels hooked up to the tranny I wound it out (7200rpm) in fifth gear...
just for fun...

1.8l 16v stock, 4k tranny stock (.91 5th, 3.94 FD)

top speed on speedo was 230kph or ~143 mph (note: speedos are notoriously
inaccurate)

never tried with the 16v tranny but it would be higher cause the fd is 3.67.

also on the road the best I could do was 204kph (126.7mph) via GPS mounted
in car, w/stock 16v setup stock tire size etc...


Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
84 rocco 16v
93 320i
98 Z71

----- Original Message -----
From: "Drew Teague" <roccnroll@hotmail.com>
To: <adam.garside@uk.ibm.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 8:55 AM
Subject: WAS: 16v model year differences; now top speed/gear ratios


> >I've had 120mph on the clock on my 8v.
> >Was just hitting the redline too.
>
> I've gotten mid 130's in my modestly modified 8v on a long straightaway,
but
> that was when it had a 7A tranny.  I didn't even redline it in 5th.  I ran
> out of straight road before I could.
>
> That's a 3.94 FD with a .71 5th :)
>
> >Adam,
> >'92 Scala 1.8i
> >'88 325i
>
> BTW, nice choice of cars!
>
> **Drew Teague**
> Harrisburg, PA
>
> `84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
> `85 BMW 318i
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Adam J Garside" <adam.garside@uk.ibm.com>
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: RE: 16v model year differences
> >Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 15:48:32 +0100
> >
> >
> >
> >Felt a bit strange compared to the BMW, 146mph with 800rpm left !!
> >
> >MMmm 2.5litre straight 6 in a scirocco, sounds like a project!  Get the
> >shoehorn out!
> >
> >http://www.geocities.com/little_log
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                       "ATS - Patrick
> >                       Bureau"                   To:
> ><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >                       <txrocco@sbcglobal        cc:
> >                       .net>                     Subject:  RE: 16v model
> >year differences
> >                       Sent by:
> >                       scirocco-l-admin@s
> >                       cirocco.org
> >
> >
> >                       07/04/2003 15:23
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >humm 123MPH top sped for a 16v... interesting.. The spedo on an 8v is
> >140MPH
> >and I have run 117MPH on my 8v, one would think the 16v could get close
to
> >140MPH no?
> >
> >ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> >
> >
> >=>-----Original Message-----
> >=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> >=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jason
> >=>
> >=>RE:  Other questions, no, the 16V cannot do 160 -- top speed is
generally
> >=>accepted at 123mph.
> >
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