Re: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline

[Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>]

I'll second the fuel pump relay.
Doesn't make any sense to me, but changing the relay fixed the redline.
Dan

MrAudi wrote:
> 
> fuel pump relay?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 6:16 AM
> Subject: suspension fun!/ crappy 6200rpm redline
> 
> > Dudes, I was blasting through the backroads last weekend and man are these
> > cars fun. This was the very first time that I was able to turn the Mk1
> loose
> > on the hardcore twisties that it was built for. The car handles great and
> I
> > even got the car airborne a few times. The front struts don't offer enough
> > rebound dampening, but I'm switching to something new, anyway. If anyone
> has
> > some used Bilsteins for sale, I'll take'm (wrecked is fine).
> >
> > I finally got around to bolting the rest of my roll cage in (the bracing
> > section between the main hoops is removable; the rest of it is welded in).
> > The increase in chassis stiffness is *incredible*. Now, keep in mind that
> I
> > already had a 6-pointer in there to begin with. My point is that anyone
> with
> > a hard-driven A1 should consider a cage. The improvement is tremendous.
> The
> > suspension just... works... I'm in love. :^)
> >
> > Okay, so what disturbed me througout the day was that the rev limiter (or
> > something acting as one) kept pooping my party at 6200rpms. The engine
> felt
> > like it could scream past 7k or more without any fuss. I swapped a couple
> of
> > different ignition control boxes to no avail. What else could do this?
> > --
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> >
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