

| Subject: | Re: VW V-8 engine |
| From: | David Brodbeck |
| Date: | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:29:38 -0500 |
On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Stan Wilder wrote:
> I think the ECU's speed limiter cuts in at 115 mph.
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> I'm think that you're right.
> That serpentine belt must be just a singing at that speed.
It sure is. There was a modification they did on some of them to put on a
larger alternator pulley -- seems they had a tendancy to throw the belt at
high speeds.
There's a fair amount of info about these cars on the web, though it takes
some persistance with Google to find the good stuff. I was thinking about
buying one for a while.
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