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On 5 Feb 2001, at 23:55, shackedup wrote: > According to Abarth their 1500 single carb model muffler in it's day > would boost top speed from 83.5 mph to 86 mph and take 0-60 time from > 24 s to 22.8 s. I think I have one of the old original Abarth ad pamphlets with all their "before and after times." It was pretty disgusting how slow they showed the type 3, especially in light of the fact that this was a "universal" Abarth exhaust ad, so it included times for some cars with REAL power. It was hard to face the fact that our cars were that much slower. In fact, even though I had never timed myself for 0-60, I couldn't believe the time they showed. I would have guessed 5-8 seconds less. If this time came from a single carb 1500 then this would make a LOT more sense, but I don't think my pamphlet specifys which type 3 engine version they were talking about. I'm glad you posted this. It clears up an old mystery and irritation for me. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe