5kcstq vs A4 30v

[Efraim]

Here are some test times recorded by Jack Cagnon (lister). His test car was
5KTQ and he was dropping clutch at around 5,000RPM:

"These are some G-tech runs I ran about a year ago when I did the 1.8 mod.

0-60 6.38

0-60 6.29

0-60 6.10

0-60 5.80 WOW!

0-60 6.29

Not bad.

HP with weight of 3550, 201 & 206.

I did one 1.4 mile : 14.75 @72mph (let off way too soon)"
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Interesting numbers, aren't they? Can any Jetta do that?
Efraim
'88 5KCDTQ  325K km (202K mi) , 1.8 Bar
'90 90 101K km (62K mi)
Vancouver, Canada



----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: <auditude at neta.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: January 12, 2001 6:34 PM
Subject: RE: 5kcstq vs A4 30v


> Ken,
> Your 5ktq is a high 7s 0-60 car when it was
> new. The Jetta GLX VR6 (A3 or A4 chassis?)
> in A3 form was about a 6.9s 0-60 car. The A4
> 2.8 30v is a low-mid 7s 0-60 car (IIRC). So
> naturally, just by the numbers, you're at a
> disadvantage. The other big thing is that you're
> going against either a naturally aspirated car
> (the 2.8) or a turbocharged car with a very
> small turbo (the 1.8T). The huge lag of the
> K26 really hurts performance off the line.
> However, I was very impressed with the performance
> of a chipped, MC-2 K24 10v. I imagine that similar
> gains will be had by an MC-1 K26 10v, but less
> off the line and more top-end.
>
> You did better than me- I took on a Honda Civic EX
> coupe, with the requisite coffee can exhaust,
> 18" wheels and stickers and was dead even with it
> up to 70mph. We both quit the drag race at that
> point. I don't think a Civic EX is faster than any
> of the cars you mentioned, so my car must be down
> on power compared to yours, or I just have terrible
> launch technique (very possible, I'm not a drag
> racer).
>
> My friend's A3 Jetta GLX is about dead equal to
> our chipped A4 1.8tqw. That equates to about a
> 6.9s 0-60 time for our A4, which agrees with Dahlback
> Racing's quoted 0-60 times for their various stages
> of tuning.
>
> I've heard of modified 5ktqs getting down to the
> high 5s range, so it can be done- our low compression
> I-5 engines can take a lot of boost, with the right
> turbo and enough fuel.
>
> Taka
>