Re: trying to get 10-sec out of a 1.8T

[Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net>]

At 11:47 PM -0700 7/30/01, derrick flo wrote:
>I recently purchased a 1984 VW scirocco 8v wolfsburg edition.  I'm
>thinking about putting a 1.8T motor in the car and I'm trying to get
>it to run a 10 sec quarter mile and still be street legal.  If I make
>one 10.99 second run I'll be happy.  I'm looking for advice on how to
>make the car run this time.  If anyone has any suggestions please e-
>mail me at derrickmd18@juno.com
>


Well, first of all, a 1.8T swap into an A1 is not an easy task.  From 
what I understand, you'd need a non-drive-by-wire engine for it to be 
anywhere near easy to do.  There aren't many of those around; early 
New Beetles and A4's I think.  Plus there have to be issues of frame 
strength that I haven't figured out how they are addressed..you 
wouldn't want your monster engine ripping itself out of the front of 
your car now would you?

Building & tuning an 8v engine or swapping in a 16v is far easier. Why a 1.8T?

You planning to do this work yourself, or hire a place like Adrenelin 
Motorsports to do it?

The general equation for this problem is that money and speed are 
proportional.  Put another way, "How fast do you want to go? How much 
do you have to spend?"


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