04 May 12 19:35, James Haight wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>> A friend of mine just bought a 2008 VW 'Beatle' and drove it from
 RW>> Minneapolis, MN for a two month 'winter' stay in south Texas. It was
 RW>> warmer in Minnesota during the first month of her visit than it was
 RW>> here in Texas.

 JH> Does it have the 5 cyl or 4 cyl turbo?

Dunno, I didn't bother to look under the hood, since what is there
wouldn't impress me very much anyway. It was bad enough having to put up
with cramped seating and wondering how many people would survive a
collision in it. Kinda reminded me of Ralph Nader's 'unsafe at any
speed'...

 JH> I had a 2009 Gti with the tsi engine (basically the Audi A-4) which
 JH> was made for forced induction with cast iron block and chain driven
 JH> cams. I think a bug with the tsi motor could be quite a sleeper
 JH> considering all the flashes available.

Or it could be a tire burner...

 JH> I had the APR stage II on my car with intake and exhaust and it was
 JH> close to 280 hp. I was getting ready to get the european Audi A-3
 JH> turbo for the car which is basically an OEM piece but would take it
 JH> up over 320hp.

Torque would be?

 JH> Any more boost and you really should have better internals. Quite an
 JH> amazing motor. Same performance characteristics as late 60s Chevy
 JH> small block yet half the cylinders.

Doing twice the work at SBC performance specs.

 JH> Actually the car has half the weight too ;)  I think the 69 Firebird
 JH> was close to 2 tons when you think about it.

3850...that was improved upon in the 3rd gen's 3450 weight.


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