Now you know the fun we SVX Van drivers have been having all along... Speaking of which, I have reluctantly sold my syncro to a very nice gentleman in California, who will be smiling all the way down I-5 this weekend..Keep an eye out for his tailights. -s seattle ps. they do sound very nice. pss. I had mine up to 100 mph a few days ago chasing a WRX for a few miles and was running 5000 rpm with my 16 in wheels and .77 4th gear. psss. Eurocars who?
>From: Chris S <mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: The SVX experience >Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 20:07:39 -0400 > >Well, it finally happened. Chris took me out for a ride in his SVX-powered >Vanagon. All I can say is OH-MY-HOLY-SIX-CYLINDER-SEX-MACHINE, BATMAN! >There's no right for a Vanagon to have THAT MUCH raw power. We hit over >105 >mph on a very brief stretch of the interstate, and that thing had much more >left in it. 60 is yours in, oh, THAT long and passing is but a right foot >away. That thing will pull like mad in 4th gear, and there's one more gear >left. The sound AH-SOME! Honestly, it will outrun my G60 Corrado up to >100 >mph. To give you an honest comparison, the SVX in fifth will surely >outpull >my 1.9 in third gear, and mine is a good-running WBX. It's full of angry, >mad, ricer a$$-kicking power. Ricer eater it is, and then some. The >vehicle has been totally transformed into something before unimaginable. >The sound of the engine is intoxicating. It's like listening to myriad of >mechanical noise blended into an orchestra of power. Yeah, it's a hamster >on steroids. A hamster with SIX BALLS! He-he! > >Chris S. >'85 Westy >www.knology.net/~vw/ >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers _________________________________________________________________ High-speed Internet access as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). Click here. https://broadband.msn.com |
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