Maybe it was a 76 Accord with a missing plug wire. Subaru Justy with a stuck caliper (or 3)? could it have been an Isetta? Or maybe it was a Korean car. pardon me while I vomit at the thought of a Korean car. -Sealover
On Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at 06:01 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > So you're telling me that a 118hp TIICO motor in an overweight, > top-heavy, > rolling brick, will out pull and out handle a small Japanese hatchback > with > 115hp (I used the Honda Civic)? > > Don't get me wrong, I love my Vanagons. But even with a TIICO motor > you're > not going to win that race. Now those out there with SVX, VR6, and > Porsche > motors may have a shot, but the handling is going to be an issue (even > with > the aftermarket springs and shocks). > > If you're still convinced you can win that race, I've got a stock '87 > Quantum (sorry, I don't do Japanese cars, bikes, yes, cars, no) that > I'll > race against your TIICO powered Vanagon for pink slips. Hell, I'll > even > throw in a couple of thousand dollars to even out the vehicle value. > Let me > know when and where... > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Bill Marshall > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 2:15 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Differences between Passenger and Camper Syncros > > > Jeff sez: > "I've got two possible explanations: > > 1) The driver of the Japanese hatchback was really, really bad. > > 2) The Japanese hatchback needed work... a lot of work." > > > Hey, now -- have you driven a well-tuned Tiico lately? With mine, > first > gear > is pointless, since you only travel a van-length before it is time to > shift. > It kind of "leaps" up when you floor it in low gear. It can go very > fast. > > At least mine did. I have a GL 7-passenger with the middle seat > removed, so > it is super light. Also had a free-flow intake and larger exhaust. It > would > frikkin' scream. As of late I have put the normal intake and exhaust > back > on, > and the performance has been slightly reduced. I just wanted something > quieter. > > Bill Marshall > 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box" > Aurora, IL > |
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