Top speed

[drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca (drew)]

Ouch.  Even my 92 Golf with its 52hp 1.6 diesel and .75 5th gear
conversion could manage 70mph under 3K, as long as it wasn't a) uphill or
b) into anything more than a 15mph headwind... :)  The factory gearing
(.89 5th) could do it easily - but at 3500 rpm you went deaf quickly...

The 1.6TD in the Scirocco has no problems at speed with its .71 5th and
3.94 final - but then it has a good deal more torque and hp than its
asthmatic sister engine.

Drew



On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Bill Collins wrote:

> Now you're talking about my old 240D!
> 
> ---------------------------------
> There is one reason; 
> If the motor doesn't make enough power at anything less than 3000rpm to  
> propel the car at 70mph. 
> 
> 
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Drew MacPherson - '84 Wolfsburg Edition Scirocco TurboDiesel