6 gear 020 and misc. bs

[scourge at cogeco.ca (Scourge)]

For myself, the sound was going to be a bit of an issue. I have a 4K and 5th
is just murder on the highway(I have all poly mounts too). So I slapped a
.75 5TH in it. I just ran to cleveland and back, I got 33mpg down down and
37mpg coming back(hmmm.....perhaps i was a little easier on the "go" pedal
on the way home). The drop to 4th at cruising speeds puts me right at peak
power, yet I'm able to keep it down around 3K rpm while cruising(Still
enough power for passing, unlesss somebody tries to be a dick).
By  the way this is with a 2L 8V, G cam, race DP, and big TB. It was also
quite cold, which tends to destroy my fuel mileage.

-George


>
>
> > I've been reading around about 6 speed 020's.
>   I have two plans for the 3a scirocco.
> > Autocrossing, and a 6500 mile round trip to Boston, Waterfest, and Nova
> > Scotia.   I realize I will probably never make it past 3rd gear in
> > autocross, but I'd like a close set of gears with something nice for
> > cruising too.
>
> It surprises me that so many think that a tall top gear (5th or 6th) is
the
> do-all/be-all/end-all of transmissiondom.
> I think the nicest aspect of my 16V is the low top gear; always ready for
a
> squirt ahead without downshifting, happy to run at 80-90mph for hours and
> get close to 30mpg while doing it.
> What more could a Scirocco driver want?
> V (peace)
> Larry
> sandiego16v
>
>
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