Re: 16v conversion not worth it? Scirocco too slow?

[Scott Rose <slash2@mindspring.com>]

I'll tell ya a real story.  I raced a dropped, exhausted(hehe), custom
wheeled civic si with my scirocco.  At the time my scirocco has a 1.8 16v,
with TT exhaust, neuspeed sport springs, tokico shocks, and a k&n.  Nothing
too much done really.  Took him from a 15-20 punch.  All the way to 90mph
he was behind me trying to get ahead. then his vtec started to take over
barely.  then he got pulled over.  
	That, and if you ever get a chance to take a ride in the mad bastards car.
 he's got a 2.0 16v.  Do it.  Rice can't survive against Kraut.


Scott Rose
88 red 16v
90 yellow g60(junk)



At 03:31 PM 12/18/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi.  I'm the one who has been asking tech questions about the 8v-2.0 16v 
>conversion.  Well, I got into an argument the other day with a friend about 
>the whole thing.  I really respect his opinion on performance stuff usually, 
>but this time he pushed it too far.  He tried to tell me that I wouldn't 
>feel enough of a difference to make the whole thing worth it.  I told him 
>everything I knew (90hp@5500rpm vs. 134hp@5800rpm; 100ftlbs@3000rpm 
>vs.133ftlbs@4400 rpm)  but he still wouldn't go along with me.  He said my 
>quarter mile times would still suck and any good ricer would still smoke me.
>
>I think he just can't deal with the fact that a car with a VW emblem can be 
>fast, but I can't back that up.  Do any of y'all with close-to-stock 16v 
>engines have quarter mile times or experience that could back me up?  I 
>won't stand for anybody calling Scirocco 16v a turd.
>
>Dan
>'86 Scirocco 8v wannabe 16v
>'77 Beetle
>
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