Fwd: Re: Scirocco Top Speed?

[Michael Barry - Pooka Stew <mbarry@pookastew.com>]

You can get a Yugo to go 190 mph.

Fill it with cement and push it off a 40-story building.

Use a stopwatch to time it.

Mike

>Reply-To: "Wayne Cressman" <WCressman@csi.com>
>From: "Wayne Cressman" <WCressman@csi.com>
>To: "Peter Walsh" <cerksies@hotmail.com>, <marc@getty.net>,
>        <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Scirocco Top Speed?
>Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 11:26:58 -0500
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>Pete,
>
>Was that an indicated 130mph on your speedo, which will tend to overread by
>5% to 10% at that speed, or was it timed with the use of a stopwatch and
>milestones?  When tested new the Scirocco had a top speed of 124mph, and its
>unlikely that a 255,000 mile engine would generate the same power, even with
>the mods you suggested.  Unless timed properly, people's estimates of the
>speed they were travelling at about as accurate as fisherman's recollections
>of the fish they caught <vbg>.
>
>Regards,
>Wayne Cressman
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Peter Walsh <cerksies@hotmail.com>
>To: <marc@getty.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 10:02 AM
>Subject: Re: Scirocco Top Speed?
>
>
>>
>> I think they get faster in their prime :-).
>>
>> Mine has 255,000 miles on it and I had it up to 130 MPH for a good 5-10
>> seconds b/f i thought I should slow down (if I had better tires at the
>time,
>> Id'v tried a bit further).  Mods were glaspack (good for higher top end
>b/c
>> better flow) and K&N swiss cheese.
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> >Okay, just got done racing a 300 ZX on my way home today (beat him, but
>did
>> >not kick his ass unfortunately). We were way over 100 MPH, I think I made
>a
>> >sustained 127 to 128 in my stock '87 16V for about a two mile and passed
>> >the
>> >ZX on a straight flat stretch of highway. I feel that my Scirocco's
>> >speedometer is VERY accurate and don't think I could go much faster then
>> >that.
>> >
>> >What is the top speed of your Scirocco? I have an original brochure that
>> >says
>> >the top speed is 122, but my 12 year old car pushes a whole 5% faster.
>Any
>> >interesting tid bits to add?
>> >
>> >-Marc
>> >
>> >'74 VW Thing - http://getty.net/thing/ FORSALE in Philly!
>> >'81 VW Jetta Diesel gone to the scrap heap after 178,000 miles
>> >'84 VW Jetta GLi SLC with only 164,275 miles
>> >'87 VW Scirocco 16 Valve with 165,100 Miles, just got it on 7/2/99
>> >
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