Re: sluggish V6/aggressive pull out/ garret chip/ K&N

[Stewart MacLund <sundie@lunaticfringe.org>]

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Hey, you mean you CAN'T do 55mph in 3rd gear in your GLX?  I can do 60 in second
without pushing it too hard...

As for your power thing...   I like to leave it around 3500 to 4000 behind someone
i'm about to pass, then push the pedal about a 1/4 of the way farthe rwhen i
actualy go to pass them.  Then upshift as i'm pulling in front of them.  This
gives me, at least, that feeling i think you're looking for...

As for making it out of 4th gear in the city...  Perosnally, i find it hard to get
INTO 4th gear in the city, unless i want to be mudling along at 2500 rpm...


Eeeek...  Look at all the spelling mistakes... Ah, well.  You'll figure it out...

SUndie...

DESEOSA@aol.com wrote:

>    It seems some list members are under the impression that because someone is
> female they don't know how to operate a 5 speed. I'm not a feminist, so I
> don't care ;-) But, I will say this, and I won't be modest, when it comes to
> my boys (my Jettas) I can kick ass with a clutch and a shifter. Having said
> that, this is the first A3 I've driven and I've had him less than 3 months. It
> could be that I am not completely comfertable with the shifting yet.
>    I don't expect to turn my VW into a corvette but I do expect the superior
> performance I love VWs for.  There is a reason I bought a used GLX and not a
> new GEO and it ain't the vanity mirror. The hiway full speed and kick down
> factor are everything I knew they would be. When I say my Jet seems sluggish
> I'm not trying to pop the clutch and race Camaros out of red lights. I'm
> reffering to a general aggressive pull off; ie: You aren't racing, but you
> can't help but smile when you look in the rearview and the other cars look
> like ants. Popping the clutch and ripping out of a red light is a dead give
> away your racing. I prefer the smooth but aggressive approach that says "I'm
> not racing you but I'm kicking your ass anyway. Bye bye, see you at the next
> red light." I know some of you guys out there know what I'm talking about. I'm
> having problems pulling away from the other cars in those lower gears (you
> know, in the city you don't make it out of 4th gear...)  It just seems I broke
> away faster in the A2. Like I said, maybe it's the newness factor with the
> different trans, but I don't really think so. I'm gonna try both types of pull
> offs on the way home and see if I can time it. If someone knows what I'm
> talking about with the aggressive pull off, help me out and see if you can
> time it.
>     As far as the Garrett chip I'm seriously considering it.  Maybe what I
> consider "sluggish" is the lower gears hitting their maximum, therefore having
> to shift what I feel is prematurely. On the A2, I can do 55mph in third gear.
> Of course, I can't put one in till my warranty ends. >:-[
>    On the K&N filter web site their Email is down. They have the K&N
> replacement element, the bolt on unit, and the 57i kits. Which one am I
> supposed to be going for, and 'bout how much do they cost?
>
> Angie
> 22 years old and only two children: my oldest boy '87Jetta GLI, and the baby
> boy, '95 Jetta/// GLX- they make a mother proud.