Re: 16V upgrade opinions, please.

[Rich Deede----TOOL FAN <rdeed@udel.edu>]

Oh yeah they can I have a good friend who has a 92 talon that is his
everyday driver and he runs 12.2's all day long.  His is FWD




Rich Deede
University Of Delaware (Communications)
1987 Scirocco 16v

"Think about how dumb the average person is, and then remember that half
the population is EVEN stupider!"....George Carlin
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On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:

> Can streetable FWD cars ever get enough traction to pull low 13's?
>     -Josiah
> 
> 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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