No power under 3000 rpm

[xaeryan@hotmail.com (Ryan Hockenbury)]

My trap speed varied between 79 and 81 mph, most were 80.xx


>From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
>Reply-To: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
>To: "Mike VanAmburgh" <mvanamburgh@charter.net>, "Scirocco" 
><scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: No power under 3000 rpm
>Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 20:15:01 -0700
>
>Ryan-
>   I forgot to ask; what were your trap speeds?  Those may be more 
>indicitive
>of your car's power (or lack of same) than ET's.   Elapsed time can be
>affected by so many things, trap speeds don't lie.
>
>Larry
>
> > What's your 60' time?  Maybe you're not launching hard enough.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Ryan Hockenbury wrote:
> > >
> > > It's a 16v Scirocco.  I got it with 160,000 miles on it, but the
>majority of
> > > the engine was rebuilt 40,000 ago (pistons, rings, wrist pins, head
> > > reconditioned, etc.)  When I got it, I performed the following:
> > > Spark Plugs (Beru Silverstone)
> > > Plug Wires (Nology)
> > > New Air Filter (K&N)
> > > Oil Change (15W50 synthetic)
> > > At the local VW mechanic, I had the timing belt and all other belts
> > > replaced, new distributor cap, and new iginition rotor.
> > >
> > > I also put on a TT racing downpipe (no cat) and full cat-back, and the
>TT
> > > Fuel Enrichment, so I don't think a 16.99 is what I should be getting.
> > >
> > > >From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
> > > >To: "Ryan Hockenbury" <xaeryan@hotmail.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > >Subject: Re: No power under 3000 rpm
> > > >Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 06:36:23 -0700
> > > >
> > > >Ryan-
> > > >   Perform a full tune-up, you'll find the problem.
> > > >16.99?  Well, what 'Roc do you have?  That time may not be so 
>terrible.
> > > >MkI 8v 1.8 NA = mid 15's  Same car on 5lbs boost = low 14's
> > > >MkII 16V (and not all that crisp) high 15's.
> > > >(This is at Carlsbad Raceway, where mud and snow tires are sometimes
> > > >required on the start line....)
> > > >Larry
> > > >
> > > > > I went to the drag strip today, and ran a disappointing best of
>16.99...
> > > > > what's everyone running here?  Anyway, on the way home something
>went
> > > >wrong
> > > > > with the car, and now it has no power until 3000 rpm at which 
>point
>it
> > > >bucks
> > > > > a few times and then kicks in... it doesn't seem to be missing, 
>and
>its
> > > >got
> > > > > new plugs, wires, timing belt, timing was adjusted, yadda yadda -
>all
> > > >the
> > > > > stuff needed to run nicely.  There is a funny noise coming from 
>the
> > > >timing
> > > > > belt though.  It was running fine at the drag strip, though.  What
>did I
> > > > > break now?
> > > > > I'm beginning to get discouraged - even without this latest 
>problem,
>a
> > > >best
> > > > > time of 16.99?  Yuck!  I must be losing power somewhere.
> > > > >
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