Loss of "fast" question

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)]

'Specially for a shooter....

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tonee Northam [mailto:pb3vr6@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 08:43 PM
>To: 'LEF', roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Loss of "fast" question
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>Cathy, what was the air temp, density, and humidity?
> 
> These things matter beliveve it or not.
>
>LEF <rocco16@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Think of things that create more drag as speeds increase: low tires, 
>dragging brakes, stuff like that.
>You don't say just how far off the car is....two seconds? Two tenths?
>Butt dynos are notoriously inaccurate.
>
>
>larry
>sandiego16v
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "C Boyko" 
>To: 
>Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 5:07 AM
>Subject: Loss of "fast" question
>
>
>> Yeah, so we had a fun and entertaining day at the track yesterday (okay, 
>> it
>> sucked, my 79 stayed parked, and the other one was like a second off its
>> best time). Anyway, the question is regarding my 16V. 60' times are fine
>> (2.1s), 1/8th times are okay, but in that second half of the track in
>> particular, it just doesn't cut it. So what are the possible causes for a
>> good first few gears and then just not much forward motivation?
>> I'll check basics and probably replace some basic tune up items, but what
>> do you think? (And NO, the car does NOT want to go live elsewhere...).
>> Cathy
>>
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