MkII Wind resistance: 8v vs 16v body kit was: Friday -what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Marc_Scirocco_Québec)]

Actually, it is the opposite.

The stock 16V body kit is good for one mile per gallon at normal highway
speed.

VW has one of the best wind tunnel in the industry. If manufacturers are to
add some body kit to their cars, and have them legally for sale in Germany,
they have to prove to the german government DMV (T?V?) that it improves the
aerodynamic of the car. Some kind of a law regarding this.

So with the same motor, top speed for a MK2 Scirocco will be higher with a
stock 16V body kit.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de T Berk
> Envoy? : samedi 6 mars 2004 16:22
> ? : Ron Bunch
> Cc : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : MkII Wind resistance: 8v vs 16v body kit was: Friday - what's
> the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?
>
>
> Ron Bunch wrote:
>
>
> > At 06:00 PM 3/5/04 -0800, chris gonzalez wrote:
> >
> >> stock 1.8 16v with TT exhaust: 127mph
> >> 1.8 8v with g-grind cam, euro exh manifold/TT cat back, 123mph
> >>
> > Sounds about right to me.
> > I would expect such tweaked 16V and 8 V motors should reach
> those speeds.
> > It appears Scirocco speedometers are consistently accurate,
> when working.
> > Interestingly, we're looking at only a 10 MPH top end difference,
> > although the 16V should certainly pull better at the top end,
> especially
> > the 50mm versions.
> >
>
>
> I'd think the body work on a 16v might help keep the thing from reaching
> a higher top speed.
>
> IF I get a Mk2 (uh, suppose that should be WHEN) it'll be an 8v with a
> single wiper. Now the _motor_ can be a 16v, no problem, that I can
> handle. But the body? I like the sleeker look of the 8v over the 16v.
>
>
>
> TBerk
>
>
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