Re: 16V upgrade opinions, please.

[John Van Vuren <veedublu@wirural.net>]

So what kind of times were you getting?  Or were you running street
races?  

John

'87 16v Scirocco 
and lots of other stuff
website - http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm


the mad bastard wrote:
> 
> alright, i had a VERY disappointing night yesterday.  it made me
> realize one thing:  my car needs more power.
> 
>         what are my options, people.  i want to put my car into the low 13s.
> of course i do not want to do this tomorrow, but i want to know what i
> can do.
> 
>         BTW, I DON'T WANT TO CONSIDER ANY KIND OF FORCED INDUCTION (i.e. turbo,
> supercharged, nitrous).  i want straight motor work.
> 
>         here's the skinny:  i have 2-door mk1 jetta GLI with a 2.0 16V with a
> P&P 1.8 head, a TT SS DP/Cat, stock 16V scirocco exhaust, and a scorpion
> rear box.  i've also got an intake pipe running in from the front of the
> car directly into my airbox which has been chopped completely out.
> 
>         with me in the car (180lbs...ouch), the car weighs about 2380lbs.  i
> have lowered the suspension about 2 - 2.5" from stock and have the stock
> 16V roc swaybars.  i'm also running some very thrashed 195-50-15 conti
> aquacontacts.
> 
>         the car launches quite well, and i manage to pull ahead of most people
> until about midway thru second when the car just seems not to pull with
> such demand.
> 
>         i raced a 92 civic with a fully done gs-r motor last night.  he ate me,
> the mutherf*cker, and he had serious traction problems right up into
> third gear...
> 
>         so what can i do?  i'd like to:
> 
> 1. get a whole to fuel management system
> 2. euro intake runners
> 3. mad shrick cams (276†??)
> 4. quaife (i know, i know, it doesn't make sense unless you've got 300+
> hp)
> 5. freer-flowing exhaust maybe? (i still have the cat on there)
> 6. balanced and blueprinted motor
> 7. lightened flywheel
> 8. pistons? connecting rods?
> 
>         any other suggestions or opinions on this list?
> 
>         oh yeah, can anyone tell me if there is any real advantage to opening
> the car up to a 2.1 or larger?  i mean, will the motor eat gobs of oil
> and end up going kaput on me, or is it a fairly reliable setup?  thanks
> a million!
> 
> jason
> the mad bastard
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