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drove a 2001 jetta 1.8T today...



Tonee???  Mike what do you mean???
-Brian
85 Scirocco 8vT       01 Jetta 20vT       84 Rabbit GTI
86 Bronze Scirocco 8v
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@gmail.com>
To: "Brian Spinney" <vw_85roccoZ400@hotmail.com>
Cc: "Ben Walter" <toofast4you89@gmail.com>; "Scirocco List" 
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: drove a 2001 jetta 1.8T today...


> Tonee?
>
> On 12/29/06, Brian Spinney <vw_85roccoZ400@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I also been looking into
>> getting the GIAC chip, which ups the boost from the 8-10psi stock  to
>> 18-20psi.
>>
>> -Brian
>> 85 Scirocco 8vT       01 Jetta 20vT       84 Rabbit GTI
>> 86 Bronze Scirocco 8v
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ben Walter" <toofast4you89@gmail.com>
>> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:03 PM
>> Subject: drove a 2001 jetta 1.8T today...
>>
>>
>> > wow...
>> >
>> > i decided to give it a "proper" test drive.  slipped the clutch as 
>> > gently
>> > as
>> > i could, then let her rip.  at first(idle to about 2500-3000rpm) i was
>> > severely disappointed, "this is all its got?!?". then i here a small
>> > whistle
>> > and it was like nothing I've felt before.  this is the second turbo car
>> > I've
>> > driven. first being a eclipse 2.0L turbo.  the jetta was a wolfsberg
>> > edition, looking completely like a 8v one, but packing the 1.8T.  i 
>> > cant
>> > think of a fancy way to describe the feel of the turbo kicking in.  i 
>> > am
>> > seriously working in a turbo kit to my car now:)
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> -- 
> Mike
> '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
> '05 Indigo Blue GTI 1.8T: Bib
> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
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