All in hand...discussions on such already conducted. Also consider fitting lighter valvegear to allow higher revs without adding more losses by going to stronger springs...done that too. So every little helps, surely? Which has little to do with reducing parasitic losses from the engine...but probably explains the uber low gearing!
Hey let's face it sometime few extras horses Are the one who make you win the race And you don't have to have the scrapper on both side just on one side So no worry about pumping losses And it s so cheap to make To be fair I would not like to have teflon bit swimming around my sump I prefer a metal plate finely adjust who just clear the crank
I will expect to see larger pulleys on the alternator and water pump, as well as the air con and power steering tossed next time I see the car.
But I know there are so much horse power potential on an 8V That why bother getting some extras one lol
Alternator and Water Pump considered...under-driven. PS and Air Con will remain...because I can. Although, may be lightened.
You grease monkeys! I'm sure the teflon belongs in a detailling kit. Anyways, I'm off to polish my car
Not at all...air con can be dissengaged. Step into the new millenium Herr Danster. I met a mad German at the 'ring who was piloting his GT3 with some talent...and he had ordered a 'comfort' spec GT3 than converted the flywheel to 'Club Sport' spec, changed the seats and fitted the cage...as he was 10 seconds per lap quicker if he wasn't sweating his nads off.
Pfft!! And of course switching the air con off completely removes the compressor and heat exchanger's weight from the car. Sweating one's nads off is also going to save 200g or so too I would imagine.
My rocco has been lightened some what. 10kg on the cylinder head alone. 4 speed 020 by the way. I can pick the back end of my car up off the ground. And I am also about half the weight of EssThree.
Pfft! This only adds up to the weight of an inch of extra wishbone, driveshaft, steering tie rod. The added benefit of this widetrack was to improve the handling and brakes using oem parts. And the current 288 brakes are getting removed for 280s to save further weight. I am also working on putting the 4 stud flanges into the 5 stud hubs to save weight on those uber large wheel studs that are required to hold up a lardy MK3 Golf. Thread is now officially hijacked by the way.
