<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><p dir="ltr">I may have been a little dramatic with my description of its abilities. I was keeping up with traffic. I just don't have the ability to accelerate on the straightaway like I would like. </p>
<p dir="ltr">As far as highway cruising, 70 is where it likes to speed with the ability to go 75 in a passing situation. The only problem with that is that the speed limit is 75 and everyone goes 80. I would like the ability to cruise 75 and still be able to pass if need be. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Between Colorado Springs and Denver there is monument pass. In either direction I am limited by power to 60 to 65 mph. This is a nuisance. In my area there is just too much common elevation change to justify being on the highway. I don't want to speed, but I would like to keep up. The 1600 isn't the way and I have the ability to change that. </p>
<p dir="ltr">As far as "living in the alps" I am at a base altitude of 6300 in the valley. That takes a toll right there. Ute pass is the nearest country drive that climbs to 9300 ft in 20 miles. On the way to Denver you climb to a little over 7100 ft in 20 miles. That is just a lot of hill climbing for a lowly 1600 in a 2000 lb square. </p>
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<td valign="top">Do you drive in the Alps or something?<br clear="none">Even now with my totally worn out engine I can get a little acceleration up the steepest grades I encounter on turnpikes or expressways.<br clear="none">I put a T4 1.7 in my daughter's Square, just because that's what came with it. It wasn't overly difficult, but I wouldn't say it was worth the effort which mostly amounted to finding or fabricating conversion parts. I still don't have the carbs working right though.<br clear="none"> <br clear="none">Tony<br clear="none">'70 Fastback AT/FI daily<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: Adam Douglass <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:one4house@yahoo.com" href="javascript:return">one4house@yahoo.com</a>><br clear="none">To: "<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">type3@vwtype3.org</a>" <<a shape="rect"
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