Re: A4/RX7...S6/Aurora

[JEFDO@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-10-28 17:01:27 EST, you write:

<< >Yes, it can be a tiny bit discouraging.  The UBERWGN (95.5 S6 Avant
 >chipped up to maybe 270 HP) is good, even off the line, but usually I
 >attain a superior position through stealth and responsiveness, not raw
 >horsepower.  Just this weekend I was unable to overcome an Aurora, and
 >another even less stellar low-end GM effort that shall remain nameless
 >due to embarrasement...
 
 S'cuse me? Baked beans? Aurora!?? It's rated at 0-60mph at 8.6 sec; 1/4
 mile at 16.5 sec by R&T. Of course, unless you're at speed and you're
 trying to over-take that boat? You sure you got a good chip?
  >>
Double S'cuse me?? My '93 S4sIA3 at ~277HP on the VT autobahn hasn't had any
trouble with aurora's, and I mean side by side, not just because that
ship/pilot prolly got to scary/scared above 120! 

'95 RX7tt and old guy driving high end corvette both left me in the dust
after 130, but it was still fun and close for longer than they were
comfortable with, but no doubt they were playing with me, cause the RX7tt is
in the rocket ship G force zone! Disagree about the stealth biturbo. Local
~320HP S4 wins.

I'd get a G-tech and test the Uber. Mine was doggy before the vacuum leak to
the condensor was fixed, and a local S4 wagon was also sluggish, his because
of the ol' short trip carbon buildup in the injectors.

Hasta,

Jonathan Fenton      JEFDO@aol.com
Montpelier, VT
'93 S4sIA3