Fwd: Re: 5kcstq vs A4 30v

[Chris Dyer]

THANKS!!!
Finally, some cold, hard numbers of a lister's modified t44!
(cold, hard in the g-tech realm anyway)

So as I get my '87 5ktq ready for the sjm chip&spring, I could guesstimate 
that my 0-60 times may drop off in the 2-3 sec. range. (comparing C&D's test 
to these g-tech #'s)

Subjective as testing can be, I like the objectivity numbers add to the 
discussion.


>From: "Efraim" <egav at wireless2000.com>
>To: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>, <auditude at neta.com>, 
><quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: 5kcstq vs A4 30v
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:21:00 -0800
>
>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)"
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>-
>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
> >
>

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