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

No, energy increases with velocity.
Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Julie Macfarlane 
  To: marc@getty.net ; mkii@CHARTER.NET ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 7:37 PM
  Subject: RE: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more numbers


  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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