What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more numbers

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

I thought mass increased with velosity. E=MC2?



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Marc Getty" <marc@getty.net>
>To: "'Josh'" <mkii@CHARTER.NET>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more numbers
>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:29:22 -0500
>
>
>Josh going this fast is proof that mass doesn't count in top speed!
>
>-Marc
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Josh
>Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:34 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more
>numbers
>
>
>with the rocco fastest was about 135, but it might have been able to
>go faster, the only thing stopping me was the tranny :)
>
>sti is limited to 147mph, but according to the speedo I hit 154 :D
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "reptilis" <reptileis@comcast.net>
>To: "scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:08 PM
>Subject: Re: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more
>numbers
>
>
> > I think it's time to bump the rev limiter from 7500 to 9g's on the
>SDS
> > and get myself a copilot to verify just exactely how fast we can
>take
> > her.   Anyone with a fast calibrated car to follow in the Bellingham
>WA
> > area?
> >
> > Dan Bubb wrote:
> >
> > >Nice dream!
> > >Puuuuuleeasse stop!!!!!!!!
> > >Get your instruments (tach and speedo) calibrated.
> > >Guys with 16V's making 120-130 whp are getting 130MPH.
> > >Did you read the part about power being proportional to V^3?? To go
>
> > >10% faster you need 33% more power. You don't have 33% more power
>than anything but a stock
> > >1.8 JH. That ought to get you ~120 if you're lucky.
> > >One more thing. If you're actually attaining 6600 RPM at your top
> > >speed
>then you're way past your
> > >power peak and you don't have 102 cause your power is dropping off
>rapidly. Just look at your dyno
> > >runs.
> > >Hate to be pissy, but wake up.
> > >Dan
> > >just tired of some of the ridiculous claims!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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