My first kill!(a police cruiser!:)

[sik8v@netscape.net (rhys)]

i think for a stockish 8v, the best shift point is around 5-5200

but yeah, those caprices are pretty damn quick

Jason Rinne wrote:

> Robbie,
>
> Good to see someone draggin the old fashioned way.
> Not that I CONDONE street racing! :-)
> Don't sweat the 4500 rpm short shift, your torque
> peaks around 3000 and your hp around 5500. Anything
> over that is a waste unless you've got a hot cam to
> take advantage if it.
>
> Later,
> Jason Rinne
>
>
>> From: Robbie Cotner <robw_z@yahoo.com>
>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: My first kill!(a police cruiser!:)
>> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:52:29 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>
>> Hey all, my first opportunity to race my '83 8v(4-2-1 manifold, audi 
>> 5k TB, less than 7k on rebuilt engine) came out of nowhere yesterday 
>> when a friend pulled up next to me in a decommissioned '94 Caprice 
>> police cruiser he picked up for $300.  Supposedly they have quite a 
>> bit of power.  Anyway I had him off the line until around 55mph, and 
>> then he began pulling ahead.  I *might* have been able to beat him 
>> completely if I wasn't such a conservative racer(upshift ~4500).  
>> Nothing too big to boast of, just thought I'd share-
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
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