8v vs 16v eh! RE: 16v body kit questions

[abatzis2@hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

someone repost that addy please--it didn't work for me, and now i obviously 
need to see it :)



-Michael Abatzis
Hotlanta! GA
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, finally taking orders: 
www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...




>From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
>To: L F <rocco16v@netzero.net>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: 8v vs 16v eh! RE: 16v body kit questions
>Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:57:53 -0500
>
>Larry, they don't actually start racing until the 26 second mark. At that
>point the Civic pulls slightly on the Viper and then the Viper gains just a
>few feet before they slow down. It is a complete draw for the real part of
>the duel. The Viper driver gives the Civic guy lots of respect calling his
>car a "nasty bitch" and saying, "god damn... that is one bad motherf*cker".
>:^) He also discusses only being able to beat him off the line where his
>traction advantage gives him the edge. :^) -great video!
>--
>Scott F. Williams
>NJ Scirocco nut
>'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
>Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
>Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
>ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of L F
>   Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 7:46 PM
>   To: Anson Clement; scirocco-l@scirocco.org; Euroroc II
>   Subject: Re: 8v vs 16v eh! RE: 16v body kit questions
>
>
>   I could only download the first 23 seconds of the Cheesefrogg run, but 
>it
>was quite obvious that the Viper was toying with the ricer.  After all, in
>23 seconds the Viper could have run the quarter mile.  Twice.
>   Tell me what happened after the 23 second mark???
>
>   Larry
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Euroroc II
>     To: Anson Clement ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>     Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 2:29 PM
>     Subject: Re: 8v vs 16v eh! RE: 16v body kit questions
>
>
>     I'm not arguing 8V v. 16V I'm arguing stock v. modified... Chesefrog 
>or
>whoever that is did a great job running a viper but he didn't exactly have
>stock civic. Based on this heavily modified civic it would not be fair to
>say that 'civic's can keep up with vipers'... that's my point.
>
>     -Raffi
>
>     At 09:24 PM 3/27/2003 +0000, Anson Clement wrote:
>
>
>
>
>       If you read the ice race results post it sounds like he's refering 
>to
>an aba conversion.
>
>       Anson
>
>       OH and why not? You guys do start OUT with 33 extra HP after all???
>       Depends on how modded the 8v was...that we don't know. I mean,
>depending on the mods, it *might* have been only making similar HP numbers
>to a stock 16v.
>       --
>       Eric
>       Northglenn, CO
>       79 VW Iltis
>       81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding 
>pattern)
>       81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (Waiting for BAE Turbo Install)
>       83 Scirocco Wolfsburg
>       91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in
>progress)
>       --- Euroroc II wrote:
>       >Modified 8V vs. stock 16V....
>       >
>       >Don't get so excited, this is not a fair comparison.
>       >
>       >-RGK-
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >At 11:40 AM 3/27/2003 -0600, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
>       >>what's this..?
>       >>
>       >>an 8v blew the doors off a 16v? Oh.. Oh.. Oh...
>       >>
>       >>(Looking at larry)... Sixteen Valves AH!
>       >>
>       >>-Damn we need to arrange a track day at cincy, any news on that?-
>       >>
>       >>ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
>       >>
>       >>
>       >>=>-----Original Message-----
>       >>=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
>       >>=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jason Adams
>       >>=>
>       >>=>BTW a modded 8v blew the
>       >>=>doors off my stock 16v last weekend... need more torque!
>       >>
>       >>
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