16v model year differences [GEARING]

[amalventano@sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

> 30 km/h more from a FN?  Perhaps with a turbocharged VR6.

agreed, one of the few ways to get an ff/fn to get to redline in 5th...
well... you'd have to have 2 engines!!!
i shudder at the thought. :)

> Putting a FF or FN in your stock 1.8 16V will not increase top speed my 30
> km/h.

correct, if anything, the only way to hit top speed will be in 4th, as 5th
puts you out of the powerband (low) with those wider trannies.
Al