1977 Volkswagen Scirocco review from North America

Nothing, but needed more power.

I loved this car! My good friend Bill (a VW Mechanic) and I thought what a project car this would be. We started will a Holley BIG-Throat throttle body. Headmann Headers. Head work consisted of Chevy small block Manley Racing Valves and seats. Almost doubling the size of the intake and exhaust valves. Re-ground cam to mid-range specs for higher RPM and low end torque. Ported and polished to a mirror finish, (Bill spent 20 hours on the head alone). Anza exhaust system. Andersen Racing 4 puck racing clutch. Quickor Engineering anti-sway bars front and rear. Bilstien racing struts. 1.5" lowered springs, Recaro Seats. Front Air dam w/brake cooling ducts. Hella fog and euro headlamps. Dunlop 225/60HR13 Tires. Additional 10 gal fuel tank that fit in the spare tire well and teed into existing fuel fill tube.

Performance was incredible. It Dyno'ed out at 137 HP, up from the stock 70HP! The car loved to cruise at about 80MPH and I got 40MPG! With 20 gal of gas, an 800 mile range was great. The extra tank in the back gave the weight ratio the right amount of balance for a neutral suspension. At 1950 GVW with this kind of power, it was hard not to spin the tires in first and second gears without slipping the clutch. The car topped out at 150 MPH and would stick like glue in the turns. After two car rallies and a lot of fun, I sold the car to Bill who started running it a Laguna Seca and Sears Point Raceways. I wish I still had it... Loved that car!