what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Marc_Scirocco_Québec)]

The specs for a MKII 8V are a cd of 0.38, and a frontal area of 18.3 square
feet.

Anybody knows the math to compute how much hp are needed to pull a Scirocco
at, say 120 MPH?

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Dan Bubb
> Envoy? : dimanche 7 mars 2004 11:56
> ? : Patrick Bureau; 'Drew MacPherson'; 'reptilis'
> Cc : 'scirocco'
> Objet : Re: what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?
>
>
> I thought you had a 4K gearbox??
> That would have a 3.94 final drive and 6600 RPM would net 129MPH.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
> To: "'Drew MacPherson'" <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>;
> "'reptilis'" <reptileis@comcast.net>
> Cc: "'scirocco'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:31 AM
> Subject: RE: what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?
>
>
> > Humm glad the system is back out,
> >
> > Tested my numbers...against the computer gear thing.
> > Rememebr I recalled it sbeing 240KPH/150MPH @ 6600 RPM, well
> seems that WAS
> > a high guess.
> >
> > 205-50-15, 3.67 FD, .89 5th gear @ 6600 RPM = 138 MPH/223 KPH
> > But at 7000 RPM I would be going 148MPH (my next goal)
> >
> > Do the digifiz is off by 10MPH over 130MPH... Ah who would of
> guessed it!
> >
> > Note the same specs (205-50-15, 3.65FD, @ 6600RPM  but .75 5th
> = 165 MPH..
> > Hummm I do have that FN laying around on the 82.. MUAHAHAH
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Drew MacPherson
> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:36 AM
> > To: reptilis
> > Cc: scirocco
> > Subject: Re: what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?
> >
> >
> > Perhaps not a new speedo, but a new guesstimator is in order... :)
> >
> > FYI  A stock 4K is doing 108 mph on 175/70R13.  Even if you had
> a 16" tire
> > with a 25" rolling diameter you'd only be doing 119mph at 5700 rpm.  A
> > 215/40R16 has a rolling diameter of about 23.6"
> >
> > Check out www.scirocco.org/gears for assistance in calculating
> speeds with
> > given gear ratios/tire sizes.
> >
> > Drew
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 6 Mar 2004, reptilis wrote:
> >
> > > Since the mods, and pushing about 180 crank HP with a 4K tranny, 16"
> > > wheels, and all new suspension and steering components:
> > > Ive had the needle of the speedo buried so deeply that it took longer
> > > for it to come back to the point of registering 85mph than it does to
> > > come come down from 85MPH to zero. In 5th gear, the car was at about
> > > 5700 rpm and still had power to continue acceleration.   I would
> > > guesstimate that i was doing 150-160 easily.      On  a nice straight
> > > stretch of I-5.
> > >
> > > I really need a new speedo.
> > >
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