Re: [VWoT] 305 kmh mk1

["Sandor" <sandor@xxxxxxxx>]

great so then not only would I have something as aerodynamic as a brick,
but it would be as heavy also.
Best of both worlds.
But as Damian, Kreso and Garrett can attest to...that car alreayd had some
motherfucker heavy arse steel un the underside of it.
Oh well.
I'll still delight in seeing what the top speed of my mk1 jetta is with
the mk3 tall box in
:D


sandor

> You could always weld some steel to the underside? Make it heavier? ;)
>
>> yup I tend to agree, my slammed bunny with zenders and coilovers was
>> low and wide and at an indicated 120mph it tends to lift off rather
>> than stay planted...most 16V turbo mk1 guys in PVW have said the same
>> thing...they may have 300+ HP but the car just isn't stable above
>> 140mph.
>> Would be fun to try, but I'd let someone else try it first.
>>
>>
>> cheers
>> sandor
>>
>>>
>>> hmm.  correct me if i'm wrong, but the speedo
>>> showed 160km/h when they're gauge showed about
>>> 210-220km/h.
>>>
>>> i'm not saying it's impossible or anything.  i've
>>> had my rocco up to 220ish, my old sciretta up to
>>> 215 (both speed indicated), but at that speed,
>>> things start getting really really loose.
>>>
>>> a buddy of mine in the UK had his mk1 rocco G60
>>> up to 178mph (288km/h), but he was drafting a 911
>>> on one of the autobahns in germany or something.
>>> he told me that if he had moved out of the draft,
>>> the car would've been carried away by the wind...
>>>
>>> IMHO, as i've been told, or so i understand, and
>>> all that stuff...
>>>
>>> jason
>>> tmb
>>>
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>>>>
>>>> oh my
>>>>
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