What STEAMS me about Vortex... Sorry... Rant

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

Oh this will be fun.... you guys can duke it out tech-wise on
saturday!  Wow, tech AND entertainment.  :P  j/k guys...  Should I
bring Dubbed for the lunchtime entertainment?  It's about 45 min long.

On 5/17/05, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Well, it's time to be the tech dick ;^)
> Maybe you had a non-stock 16V gearbox with taller ratios, but in the past
> we've been all over this. Taller ratios won't give you a higher top speed
> cause it takes the engine off the power peak. So, I strongly doubt the 143
> top end with a stock 1.8 16V with modified exhaust.
> As far as third gear pulling 105, even with the tallest third (1.29 vs. the
> stock 16V 1.44) you'd be over 7000 RPM which is about 1000 RPM past the
> power peak, so I kind of doubt that number too.
> Stock exhaust size for a 16V is about 2". TT sells an upgrade to 2.25". They
> also sell an upgrade to 2.5", but strongly (strongly!) recommend that it
> only be used with forced induction engines. So, basically if your exhaust
> was that big it was hurting the performance of a stock 1.8 16V.
> Not trying to be a dick. Just stating the basic facts.
> We went over this about a year ago in some detail. Maybe it's time to dig up
> all the HP, drag, C of F blah, blah, blah.....again.
> Dan
> The insufferable tech dick.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com>
> To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net>
> Cc: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:12 PM
> Subject: Re: What STEAMS me about Vortex... Sorry... Rant
> 
> That is a stock 1.8 16v with no cat and no resonator other than the stock
> muffler. I was absolutely at max full throttle doing actually 143mph. I
> didn't find out till much later that they make tires that are designed to go
> that fast. :) I do have a larger diameter exhaust. 2.5 or 2.75 I think. I
> have the 16v dealer video where they state that the top speed is 122mph on
> the track. I thought that was pretty funny.
>  It did take a while to get to that speed. I used to be able to pull close
> to 105 in 3rd gear (maybe that's why I need a head gasket now LOL) I
> remember the engine going up a little in pitch everytime there was a
> bump--as the front wheels were leaving the ground. Like I said that was
> once... I won't ever do that again--at least not in a Scirocco.
>  I have pushed the R32 a little bit and it feels better and worse at the
> same time. Approaching 100mph you know it with a Scirocco... you know you
> are going fast. The R32 at 90 feels smoother than the Scirocco does at 60.
> If I ever get my chip I will see what the R will do out somewhere where
> there are no cars and it isn't deer season.
>  Reminds me of Rodney Carrington... Talking about hunting deer with a
> buick... Camoflaged... "start her up real slow..."
> 
>  On 5/17/05, Allyn <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:
> >
> > >> That is scary! 110 is scary enough, I don't want to think about 150...
> > >>
> > > I believe a scirocco with a decent body "kit" to keep its nose down at
> > > speed while the flow around tit smooth enough would be the way to go.
> > But
> > > then again if I were to try somethign like that, Bonneville is the place
> >
> > agreed. front and rear spoilers seem to help a bunch. the rieger actually
> > smoothes out when going >100. its funny that the original post mentioned
> > 143, as thats what my speedo read at top end after the 2.0 swap. true
> > speed
> > was lower, as i dont have the right speedo gear for my wheel/tire size
> > (reads ~8% high).
> > Al
> >
> >
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