Re: upgrade questions

[Jason <Jason.r@worldnet.att.net>]

> On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 19:22:26 -0800 Jason <Jason.r@worldnet.att.net>
> writes:
>
> >People get so anal about loosing any low end, I understand
> >to a point, but WTF? Does everyone shift at 2000 rpm or what?
>
> Well Jason, you see when your at 1500 rpms in 2nd gear and you get on it
> and nothing really happens, for a long time, until finally you get to
> 3800 rpms where it finally does takes off..... that's the problem. Low
> end power is important. Probably just as important as the high end power.
> Not only that, most people spend most of their time at the low end of the
> RPM spectrum so having the torque down low is essential.

I agree completely. I don't recommend doing anything that would cost you a
lot of low end, it would hurt driveability a lot. I do however think a small
loss of low end in a 2.0 and a big gain in high end is worth it. The .2 extra
liters help to make up for the slight loss of low end.

Jason.
87 Scirocco 16v 2.0 Motronic.


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