Re: [non-Scirocco] S2000 + high specific output

[Kevin Collins <collinsk@sprintmail.com>]

Sam Lorenzelli wrote:
 
> Yeah!!......but if you ask the pro's they say you sacrifice handling as the
> little rocco chassis ends up being a bit nose heavy, having said that, if
> you've seen a VR6 motor, it's surprisingly compact.

Seen one?  I *have* one.. the GTI VR6 is in the dictionary under "nose heavy".
My 'rocco feels 50/50 in comparison...
 
> Get this, with a 2.1 block my 8v with all the present mods should get just
> under 170bhp, I'm investigating turbo's for it - scary huh!?! Trouble is -
> money.

Ain't it always?  I'm running a stock 2.0, or 134 hp.. and it absolutely 
ROCKS.  Another 30-40 hp would be phenomenal... go for it!  

--
Kevin Collins
Huntington Beach, CA
'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
'97 GTI VR6

--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@scirocco.org,
with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.