what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

I thought you had a 4K gearbox??
That would have a 3.94 final drive and 6600 RPM would net 129MPH.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Bureau" <ats@longcoeur.com>
To: "'Drew MacPherson'" <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>; "'reptilis'" <reptileis@comcast.net>
Cc: "'scirocco'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: RE: what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?


> Humm glad the system is back out,
> 
> Tested my numbers...against the computer gear thing.
> Rememebr I recalled it sbeing 240KPH/150MPH @ 6600 RPM, well seems that WAS
> a high guess.
> 
> 205-50-15, 3.67 FD, .89 5th gear @ 6600 RPM = 138 MPH/223 KPH 
> But at 7000 RPM I would be going 148MPH (my next goal)
> 
> Do the digifiz is off by 10MPH over 130MPH... Ah who would of guessed it!
> 
> Note the same specs (205-50-15, 3.65FD, @ 6600RPM  but .75 5th = 165 MPH..
> Hummm I do have that FN laying around on the 82.. MUAHAHAH
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Drew MacPherson
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:36 AM
> To: reptilis
> Cc: scirocco
> Subject: Re: what's the fastest you've ever taken your Scirocco?
> 
> 
> Perhaps not a new speedo, but a new guesstimator is in order... :)
> 
> FYI  A stock 4K is doing 108 mph on 175/70R13.  Even if you had a 16" tire
> with a 25" rolling diameter you'd only be doing 119mph at 5700 rpm.  A
> 215/40R16 has a rolling diameter of about 23.6"
> 
> Check out www.scirocco.org/gears for assistance in calculating speeds with
> given gear ratios/tire sizes.
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004, reptilis wrote:
> 
> > Since the mods, and pushing about 180 crank HP with a 4K tranny, 16" 
> > wheels, and all new suspension and steering components:
> > Ive had the needle of the speedo buried so deeply that it took longer 
> > for it to come back to the point of registering 85mph than it does to 
> > come come down from 85MPH to zero. In 5th gear, the car was at about
> > 5700 rpm and still had power to continue acceleration.   I would 
> > guesstimate that i was doing 150-160 easily.      On  a nice straight 
> > stretch of I-5.   
> > 
> > I really need a new speedo.
> > 
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