RE: 1.8 turbo Passat tuned by ABT

[Scott Stiles <scottst@microsoft.com>]

Statisticly irrelavent, perhaps. But it's all the data I have.
Regardless, IMO the A41.8tq should be doing a bit better
if it truly (in ABT form) has 250hp.

The only other "data" point I have is the latest EC's review
of TAP's 1.8t. They were totally underwhelmed by the 
~200hp conversion. Granted, it was an automatic.

Why do I care? I'd like to shoot for mid-to-low 6s 0-60
times with my 1.8t. I'd like to know what HP level I
should be planning for.

Scott.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	ti@bazooka.amb.org [SMTP:ti@bazooka.amb.org]
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 30, 1997 9:21 PM
> To:	mfraser@usit.net
> Cc:	Scott Stiles; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Re: 1.8 turbo Passat tuned by ABT
> 
> Mack Fraser writes:
> > > M3 Sedan:       3175lb, 240hp, 236lb/ft, 5.7s 0-60
> > > A41.8tqm        3130lb, 150hp, 155lb/ft, 8.1s 0-60
> > > A41.8tqm abt    3130lb? 250hp, ???lb/ft, 6.5s 0-62
> > > A42.8qm 3228lb, 172hp, 184lb/ft, 7.8s 0-60
> 
> Comparisons like this is rather meaningless.  The times were taken
> at different times, with different conditions, by different drivers.
> The variability of each is great enough to allow arriving at any
> conclusions, especially between the M3 and the A4 abt..
> 
> -Ti
> 96 A4 2.8 quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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