Glad you made it out Ron! And Vic Jr. too...
I just knew it was only time before you would want to abandon that
16v and go for real FSP competition... can't blame ya, as SM is a really
harsh class (as we both have found out). But hey, it's still been fun.
To be really competitive I can see FSP being the class of choice...
Let me know when the next event is down near Cincy... I need to get my
car out of the garage and get some things worked out before I hit Mid Ohio in
April. :)
Ben
--- Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> This time, it was autocross. Finally. Hell, I got the car nearly two
years
> ago, fer cryin' out
> loud.
>
> Biggest questions du jour were 1) would the car hold up? (after all,
engine,
> tranny, FI system, PS
> were all untested in autox); 2) was my decision to use the particular
4-speed
> I chose a wise one?
> and 3) how would I do after over a year layoff?
>
> Quick answers: Very wll, yes, and pretty poorly.
>
> The car itself, even though I rushed through all the cleanup and still have
> issues to tackle, was
> great. Drove 35 miles each way and got 5 runs in without a burp. Runs
> pretty well, actually.
>
> FYI, it's a 16V in a MkI. I eliminated the oil cooler and am using a stock
> 1.7L radiator. No
> issues on a 550 day...we'll see what the summer holds.
>
> Several months ago, I noticed that one wheel stud on the rear (drum) pulled
> out the threads in the
> drum. During prep Sat night, when I replaced the rotor, I noticed that
three
> total studs were
> locking up, and that the threads were too boogered to remove them. How did
> it get this way? I
> loctited them in about a year ago, and was using proper ball seat lug nuts.
> The wheels are
> factory BBS once applied to Jetta (no Pete, you still can't have 'em!).
> Anyhow, I believe it was
> the impact wrench use, so I eliminated that from further use and switch
back
> to lug bolts.
>
> The 4-speed's ratio in 2nd gear was perfect. I have a GL which has the
> tallest 4th that I'm aware
> of in any 020 (1.75, vs. common 1.94 and 2.12). It also has a 3.89 final
> drive. I was able to
> burnout too much in 1st at the launch, but I already knew that from the
drag
> strip, but once into
> 2nd, the car had plenty of pull and never did I have to go to 3rd, which is
> cool for the longer
> stretches we see at the local autoxes.
>
> As for me, I stunk. Got 5 runs in with only two recorded times, the others
> were DNF. Got lost on
> course the first two times out (grrr..only had time for one walkthrough,
with
> a novice friend, so
> I was thinking about explaining vs. remembering; my fault), then ran a
pretty
> solid time, then
> another blistering run but got a few cones, and another DNF for being too
hot
> and sliding off
> course.
>
> The conclusions: the car has plenty of power all over, Hoosier road race
> tires take a lot of time
> to warm up; old Sciroccos are rare and gained me many compliments (even
> though it's raggy
> looking); and boy do I need some seat time!
>
> Sooo....since I built this car with the idea that I'd keep it legal for FSP
> except for the engine,
> who has a nice, fresh, 1.8L JH that's got lower miles and would be legal
> for FSP (.040 max
> overbore, stock internals, no head work, stock cam)??? I'd be willing to
> trade a nice rebuilt
> tranny or my 2.0L 16V for the right engine...gotta be fresh though...
>
> See, I could compete very nicely in FSP, but not in SM :(
>
> Thanks for reading! Pic coming soon!
>
> Ron
>
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