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Engine/tranny Question
I agree with Julie and Daun too.
My 84 jetta has a 16V from an 87 rocco and its really
fast.
I gotta get better brakes on the jetta !
--- Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Daun. The cars are light. I have a MKI
> with a 16v and the power
> can scare me at times :)
> 1790 lbs with 120 bhp? Thats enough to take on a 6
> cyl Mitsubishi. (Man am I
> glad I slowed down when I did :)
>
>
>
> Julie Macfarlane
> Menlo Park Research & Development
> Internet Application Developer
> www.menloparkrandd.com
> www.montgomeryweb.org
> Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
> >To: "E.Noval" <aion@sdf.lonestar.org>,
> scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: Engine/tranny Question
> >Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 20:01:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >
> >--- "E.Noval" <aion@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I just signed onto the list.
> >
> >Welcome to the list!
> >
> > > My main problems with my 85 are that the tranny
> keeps
> > > slipping out of
> > > 5th, and the 8v engine just doesnt cut it for
> the places
> > > I drive.
> >
> > > So Id like to find out who has gotten 250hp or
> more out
> > > of their rocco and
> > > how this can be done with another engine.
> >
> >Simple. You do not need 250hp in a Scirocco - the
> car is
> >quite light. It would be a rather undrivable beast
> and the
> >frame would be a pretzel in no time.
> >
> > Can anyone give
> > > me any ideas of
> > > what can be transplanted in the car (engine +
> tranny
> > > combo) that will
> > > fit without too much "slicing and dicing" of the
> car?
> >
> >Ok, let's start tackling the problems with your
> car.
> >
> >First, the tranny popping out of 5th = low gear
> oil.
> >Hopefully you've not done any real damage to the
> >transmission yet. If you have, see my second point
> listed
> >below. :)
> >
> >Now as for the "pick-up" issue. There are several
> things
> >that can significantly help your car in its current
> state.
> >
> >First, open up the exhaust a bit. You'll want to
> ditch the
> >4-1 "toilet bowl" exhaust manifold for a 4-2
> exhaust
> >manifold / dual downpipe from an earlier Scirocco /
> Rabbit.
> > Combine this with a free-flowing cat-back exhaust
> >(Techtonics is highly recommended.) and this is
> generally
> >accepted as adding 5-7 h.p.
> >
> >The next big thing I'd recommend would be a
> transmission
> >with a better final drive. The stock 9A you have
> now has a
> >3.67 final. Try sourcing another close-ratio 'box
> with a
> >3.89 or 3.94 final - such as the 4k or 2h. Check
> the
> >"gears" chart on Scirocco.org.
> >
> >And then if this still isn't enough for you,
> installing a
> >2.0 8v engine is the next logical step. Several
> folks on
> >the list have done it (I'm not one of them, yet) so
> a plea
> >for their help would be in order.
> >
> >Currently, my '86 still has the stock "toilet bowl"
> exhaust
> >manifold, stock exhaust and stock tranny. My '85
> has all
> >of these modified, and is a very different (read
> much more
> >fun and fast) driving car. (The '86 exhaust let go
> last
> >week though, so the TT system arrived tonight....
> >muhahahaha).
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> >'81 S, '85, '86 & '88 Sciroccos, 90 Passat Wagon,
> '56 Cessna 172
> >For Sale: '80 Scirocco S, '81 Scirocco, '82
> Scirocco.
> >"I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong."
> >
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