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Fw: Speedo

<x-charset iso-8859-1>Well, Let me tell you!!!

I think pretty much any car can attain ANY speed if properly powered.  If
you DON'T believe this then explain it to the guy who strapped on a JATO
booster rocket to his 64 impala and soon after letting her fly (literally)
heard/felt what had to be the first sonic boom in a 64 impala (Darwin
Awards, search it out, it's true).  As for someone being able to hit 140 in
a scirocco now!!!!  Take your pick.  They've been doing since the Scirocco
first came out.  The early Scirocco was picked up by the Trans Am series and
with the stock 1.6L lower end, they were able to obtain 160mph+ on the
track.  SO, I would think that there are others who have followed.  Look
around!!!!

Dave

> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Tyler Zachau wrote:
> > Can't a G60 Corrado hit 140? If so, wouldn't a G60 Scirocco be able to
hit
> > that? Wondering...
>
> Not neccesarily. Each car has, essentially, an aerodynamic limit. You
> might be able to put a W18 in a Scirocco and have a top speed no higher
> than the same car with a 1.5L. (Speaking figuratively here, I don't know
> specific top speeds of either).
>
> With a lot of road and a lot of testes, my 96 GTi VR6 got to an indicated
> 145 (which is probably 140 or so in reality). Now, that car puts out 172
> HP (I'm allowing the chip and K&N for production variance). If memory
> serves, the A3 Golf was the slipperiest (is that a word?) VW design at the
> time of it's introduction. (Lowset cd. Looks can be deceiving here - what
> looks slick isn't always what *is* slick). Anyway, my point is that my
> opinion based on my (admittedly limited) personal experience is that a
> Scirocco will probably not go 140Mph. If it would, it's with a bit more
> than 175 HP under the hood.
>
> Somebody please tell me I'm wrong, I'd enjoy seeing a Scirocco that's
> capable of it!! :)
>



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