Fun with R32's

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

LOL!
Thanks Dan for giving me a good chuckle this morning. I am still grinning as 
I type this  :)



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY




>From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net>
>To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Fun with R32's
>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:11:21 -0400
>
>I think I've mentioned my nephew and his "junkyard" turbo Scirocco.
>
>1.8 JH that's pretty beat, but with Volvo CIS injection, Ford Probe 
>intercooler and Megaspark he's running 12 psi boost.
>
>The car is non-gloss brown with a few small dents and he likes it that way. 
>No flash, nothing to attract any attention.
>
>Well, last night he was merging onto the highway right behind an R32. The 
>R32 punches it at 60mph and runs up to about 110 mph.
>And there's Mike on his ass all the way!
>The R32 had two passengers, but Mike had one, so not too uneven!
>Probably couldn't beat him, but fun suprising the shit out of someone with 
>a $1500 junkyard turbo installation!
>
>Now we're into a major engine rebuild with forged pistons, P & P head and a 
>conversion to electronic fuel injection and MSnS-extra.
>
>Maybe someday, when I grow up, my car will be faster than my nephew's :'(
>Dan
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