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

[ceatock at sympatico.ca (Chad Eatock)]

Enzo Ferrari once said "those who study aerodynamics don't know how to build
a good engine"
It be nice to have one of those babies in a rocc!
Chadster '87 16v
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Berk" <tberk@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ron Bunch" <ron@bunch.org>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 4:22 PM
Subject: 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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