Re: chirping in 2nd...

[tjarrett@olie.wvitcoe.wvnet.edu (Todd Jarrett)]

> 
> I recall someone whining that they couldn't chirp their scirocco in 2nd, but
> their friend's GTi could.
> 
> I was thinking about it today while driving full throttle and shifting from
> gear to gear.  I've only been driving 1.5 years, and when I learned how to
> drive stick 1 year ago, I basically learned and moved on.  I never toyed w/
> my shifting until today.  I felt an immense amount of power in the high revs,
> and I couldn't believe that my car wouldn't chirp at least 2nd at full
> throttle.  
> 
> My problem, and probably yours:  don't feather the clutch out, drop it--drop
> it hard.  Like I said, I never toyed w/ my shifting.  Most of you probably
> have, and therfore can probably chirp 2nd (provided you have a 16v :-))  She
> *will* chirp.  I imagine I might get 3rd from time to time after I get that
> Oettinger cam in!!!!!
> 
> Chris
> '87 16v
> --

I can chirp my tires in 2nd or 3rd gear without too much trouble, my first
Scirocco was an 82 with a stock 1.7L, when I put a new clutch set in after
driving the car for about 3 months, I was really suprised, it would chirp
them when shifting to 2nd if I wasn't careful, so if I coudn't now I would
check the clutch for slipping. Actually I did have a leaking rear main
seal once that kept me from spinning (the wheels) in any gear.

Shikaroka
tjarrett@olie.wvitcoe.wvnet.edu

82 Scirocco 16v (highly modified)
87 GTI G60
72 Baja Bug (2110cc turbo)
72 Karman Ghia (1904 F/I)
53 Split Window



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