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Re: [SPAM] 16v Race Header and stock Sway bar

Interesting.  I had my car for almost 2 years now before I realized it
didn't even have the front sway bar.  Granted that it has H&R
coilovers and the car has been balanced along with the rear being
reinforced with a stiffener bar and along with the front and rear (3
point) has upper strut supports.  I have pushed it very hard in all
conditions and not experienced the things you mention.  It handles
very well.  Maybe the H&R Coilovers due a good job of compensating for
the front sway bar missing.  It handles very predictably.  It does
corner very well and the rear follows much more than my other scirocco
with H&R coilovers and front sway bar (no rear 3 point support).  I
have not had the rear come around in front of me but I can tell you it
has more oversteer than normal which I actually prefer as opposed to
understeer.  Thanks for the warnings.


On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 18:40:44 -0600, Patrick Bureau
<patrick.bureau@gmail.com> wrote:

Dan, I can only agree this should not be recommended for everyone nor for a
daily driver, and in rain, it is skittish  on the rear I will admit, but I
have practiced a lot, and I don't "race" my car around corners.

But its fun :)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
> bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Dan Bubb
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 7:18 AM
> To: 'list'
> Subject: Re: [SPAM] 16v Race Header and stock Sway bar
>
> There was another list member that backed his car off the road a few years
> back while cornering hard
> and did extensive damage after doing the same thing.
> If you like a tail happy unbalanced car, that's fine. I doubt it's the
> ticket for the average driver
> and all I can say is if you're going to try this just be fucking careful
> the next time you hit a
> corner hard or try an emergency maneuver in the rain.
>
>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:56 AM
> Subject: RE: [SPAM] 16v Race Header and stock Sway bar
>
>
> >  I beefed (24mm) the
> > rear sway and removed the front, the only big difference is when
> cornering ,
> > you will find it "dives" into the corner a little tighter, it takes
> about 2
> > hrs of back roads driving to get it right... then. The fun started!
> >
>
>
>
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)

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