Re: 16v G-60 (non rocco) long- but worth it

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

>VWcorr200@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> I have ridden in many fast VW's over the years: stage 3 g-60's, turbo
vr6,
>> g-40 polo....  But, those cars do not compare to the car I rode in
tonight.  I
>> have a friend that just finished a 1.9l 16v G-60.   He put it in an 84
GTi.
>> It took about a month to tune it, but it was well worth it.
>>
>> When he asked if I wanted to ride in it, I said HELL yes!  He started it
and
>> all I heard was a wonderful rumble.  He put it in first gear and took off
at
>> half throttle.   It wasn't that fast.  Then, around 3500 rpm, I was
pushed so
>> hard into my seat, I thought we got rear ended.  We didn't get rear
ended, we
>> were just entering the meat of the power band. He shifted into second
gear as
>> the tires were screaming for mercy.  The engine was bouncing off of the
rev
>> limiter as he shifted into third gear.  The tires instantly started
spinning
>> and continued to spin through third gear.  At the top of third gear the
clutch
>> started slipping.  The clutch has less than a 1000 miles on it!
>>
>> The other night, before the clutch started slipping,  he raced  an AWD
Eclipse
>> with HKS upgraded parts. By the time he hit third gear the Eclipse was
about 5
>> cars behind and was not catching him.
>>
>> My scanner isn't working right now but I plan on getting some pictures
scanned
>> soon.
>>
>> Patrick
>> 82 Turbo rocco


Booiiinnnggg

Houston we have wood.  I repeat, WE HAVE WOOD

Get those pics up....better yet, get a description of how he built it.

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop


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