Was Re: 16V upgrade opinions, please. Now Car weight (again)

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

With all due respect, your figures are incorrect.

Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/marc.htm
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From: Peter Walsh <cerksies@nbn.net>
To: Mark A Peele <scirocco.gtx@juno.com>,Scirocco List
<scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Subject: Re: 16V upgrade opinions, please.
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 22:34:33 -0400
Message-ID: <361AD339.C2DA54C1@nbn.net>
References: <19981005.104808.4998.0.Scirocco.GTX@juno.com>

Try about 2700-3000 pounds.  My rocco is about 2400-2700 and my friends
G60 is
heavier then my car.

Pete

> At 2000 lbs and a 2.0 16V it should easily devour any stock Civic . . .
>
> Mark . . .
> Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
> http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/marc.htm
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> From: skerocdriver@juno.com (Shawn C Meze)
> To: rdeed@udel.edu
> Cc: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: 16V upgrade opinions, please.
> Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 00:50:54 EDT
> Message-ID: <19981004.213508.7095.7.Skerocdriver@juno.com>
> References: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9810042225160.18782-100000@strauss.udel.edu>
>
> On Sun, 4 Oct 1998 22:25:57 -0400 (EDT) Rich Deede----TOOL FAN
> <rdeed@UDel.Edu> writes:
> >What would raising the compression do for performance, and what are
> >the adverse affects of doing this?  TIA
>
> Higher compression = more HP and torque.
>
> The adverse effects are....... none that I can think of except for the
> higher octane needed for anything over 10-1. As a matter of fact,
higher
> CR burns fuel much more efficiently meaning cleaner emissions.
>
>               Shawn Meze
> 86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
> The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and
> best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!
> http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1308/index.htm
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