[s-cars] Musings, scirocco, now Callaway

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LL, I drove a calloway turbo 80 scirocco too in 1981 or so, definitely  
needed a quaife or other LSD.  IMS, the early sciroccos didn't have power  steering 
actually.  The unequal length driveshafts made torque steer a real  bear when 
power was added.  In the GLH turbo, they put a center support on  the right 
side halfshaft so that the driveshafts were "equal length".  The  really quick 
ratio steering (probably the best part of the GLH turbos  IMO) on the GLH 
negated the advantage however, and IME once you dance past  200hp on FWD, a LSD is 
a must.  Mike, I do know too, there are a few Quaife  units floating around 
for the GLH turbo applications, I drove one, well worth  the money IMO.
 
The typhoon and the cyclone were my favorite boxes they put that GN motor  
in.  Too bad the subsequent reduction in GVWR didn't make them very  practical 
for hauling much more than a keg of Fat Tire Ale.
 
SJ
 
In a message dated 3/28/2007 7:56:53 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
mplatt911 at yahoo.com writes:
Gotta admit, I'm a big fan of too much boost and  grabbing a whole lot of 
wheel. My GLHS has more torque steer than one could  imagine. It was just like my 
87 Callaway Intercooled Jetta I had for a couple  years. Pauley, good to see 
some of those Callaways are still out there! Tons of  boost and all 
manhandling you could muster. Just love it. Old school driving  .

Then again my Typhoon was more civalized for  running low 13's in quarter 
miles. Quicker than my chipped S6 avant it was, but  only in straight line and 
not in bad weather.


Mike(waiting to get the boosted car out of storage)P


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I test drove a Callaway'd  80 'rocco way back when (back to back with a 
325
Xi) and damn, was that  thing LAGGY but it went like STINK when on 
boost. The
BAD thing was that  they pulled the PS pump in the install but kept the 
PS
rack. It was a  beast to steer, even at speed. It WASN'T fun in the 
twisties
'cuz all you  were doing was trying to muscle the wheel steering while
hanging on when the  boost was up. Didn't impress me.

LL - NY
 



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