Re: 1/4 mile

["George Turner, Jr." <george@dxnet.com>]

its a 97...i have heard about the tranny issues....most people who i personally know that busted trannys have been reving above 4500 rpm's....i tried to stay away from that range..8)
geo
-----Original Message-----
From: deecee@exit109.com <deecee@exit109.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
Date: Sunday, June 21, 1998 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: 1/4 mile


>At 12:40 PM 6/20/98 -0700, you wrote: 
>>
>> hey all,
>> me and a buddy went out today and ran some 1/4 mile times with his g-tech...
>> my best run was 15.25 with a trap of 95.9 mph
>> best 0-60 was 7.03
>> best 60-0 was 119 feet
>> best launch was @ 3500-3900 rpm
>> best shift points was @ 6000-6300 rpm
>> 1/3 tank of gas
>> can you all share with me your results...please be real, i wanna know what i
>> can do to go faster with the mods i have..
>> the mods i have that relate to this test:
>> carrera coil overs, 17" oettinger rims, toyo t1 plus(215x40x17),whipple
>motor
>> mount, q-chip, modded air box w/ drop in filter,
>> mods for the brake test:
>> velocity slotted rotors, mintex street pads, autotech stainless steel lines,
>> lucus brake bluid
>> what have you guys done? and what are the variables?
>> george
>> 
>
>George, What year is your car? If it is a 97 or newer and has ABS/EDL
>becareful
>because with all this hot rodding get ready to watch the rivets that hold the
>ring gear to the differential housing come flying thru your transmission
>case. 
>If you don't believe me just ask some of the members of the GTI mailing list.
>
>