Ron's Pocket Rocket Was: since it's slow tonight....

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (marc_scirocco)]

 How much time is spent actually shifting? Around one second?

If the motor has a flat torque curve, then maybee a 4 speed might be fast
too...

Just a tought.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org 
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] De la part de David Utley
> Envoy? : 14 octobre 2004 14:52
> ? : Ben Harder; Ron Pieper
> Cc : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Re: Ron's Pocket Rocket Was: since it's slow tonight....
> 
> The 4spds that I have driven did indeed feel faster off the 
> line than most 5spds...  The 1st Roc I drove was a carbed 
> 4spd, sucker flew off the line.  I think it was a 77 or 76, 
> so that should have been a 1.6...  It was fun...
> 
> David
> > 
> > From: Ben Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
> > Date: 2004/10/14 Thu PM 02:48:27 EDT
> > To: Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com>
> > CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Ron's Pocket Rocket  Was: since it's slow tonight....
> > 
> > Yeah, you guys should give Ron crap about the 4 speed... 
> hell, I gave 
> > him more of a hard time just the other night.  ;)
> > 
> > But the fact is that Ron has a really quick car.  And that light 
> > 4-speed helps more than it may seem... I was amazed how 
> responsive the 
> > car felt.  More than my mk1?  Well, let's not go quite *that* far 
> > now..  ;)~
> > 
> > hehe... seriously Ron... your car feels great.  
> > Keep it up!
> > 
> > Ben
> > 
> > 
> > --- Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Yessiree...the 4-speed saves a solid 20 pounds, right off 
> the nose.  
> > > With my engine's torque, it looooveees that 2nd gear.  Gets that 
> > > little mosquito of a car up to speed right now.  Ask Ben 
> > > Harder...(and I quote: "I wouldn't have wanted to race you" 
> > > (speaking of his own 2.0L 16V Meqasquirted MkI, now in 
> process of an 
> > > under-hood upgrade)).
> > > 
> > > Sorta makes me smile.  :)
> > > 
> > > Ron
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com> wrote:
> > > > Yeah - what's up w/ that?? All that beautiful tranny 
> knowledge and 
> > > > he goes
> > > and
> > > > builds a _ 4 _ -speed!!!?  Trying to shave off a few 
> extra lb's??  
> > > > :p
> > > > 
> > > > JT
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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