6 gear 020 and misc. bs

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

> 
> From: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
> Date: 2004/12/06 Mon PM 11:27:50 EST
> To: "David Utley" <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
> CC: "marc_scirocco" <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>, 
>         "'Larry Fry'" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>, 
>         "'GTG'" <navyseal2b@insightbb.com>, 
>         "'Scirocco list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: RE: 6 gear 020 and misc. bs
> 
> 
> 
> David Utley said:
> 
> > At what speed?  What tranny code?  What mods if any?
> > * Thank,s
> > *    Davod
> 
> 80 Scirocco, JH with headwork and RD pistons.  2H tranny with ATS "phone
> dials" Magnesum alloys with like 205/40/13s on them.  This was the car I
> had when I joined the list in 96 or so.  Absolute rust bucket, quick as
> all hell...that JH with RD piston combo was absolutely way faster then it
> should have been, strongest NA 8v i have driven including 3A and ABA 2.0s.
> 
> Redlined 5th, according to scirocco.org/gears it was around 125 mph with
> my gearing/tire combo. (100mph speedo was obviously worthless). Car was
> "light on its feet" to say the least...quite scary actually (especially
> coming over  the small rises on the road I did this on).
> 
> -- 
> Eric
> www.vintagewatercooleds.com

It sounds fun...  :-)  Tell me, what are the differences between a JH and an RD piston?  I know I have seen both before, but not side by side....

Sounds interesting...   (evil grin)...


David

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