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I love my ZF. Test 1. wet road and Porsche 997.

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fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#861008
I drove the beetle to work this morning. It's going really well. In fact the bog stock ignition seems better than the MSD (well it did die on me).

A dark grey Porsche 997 was darting through the traffic and giving the car a bit of a boot-full at each set of lights. I followed at a distance. Then the traffic parted and I ended up next to him at the traffic lights in my similarly coloured '56. It was pissing down.

The lights went green and I gently left then put my boot into it after about 5 meters and he followed. The oval gave a slight squirm on the way to about 7200 rpm. Then into second, another slight squirm and I was a tad ahead of the Porsche. My foot as flat to the floor. Buried. Then we were neck and neck. Into third and his nose was at the drivers door. We were doing about 130 kmph and we backed off. I looked over and he was looking at me and grinning like a fool.

What fun. I couldn't believe the grip.

I'm sold. The ZF LSD was a good investment. Now, when is the next track day.

CT
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#861012
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#861013
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JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#861020
😎 you should write ur own book mate!!!😂

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#861024
You know I am now researching for the years of posting quotes where you denied EVER needing one!
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sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#861026
hellbugged wrote:You know I am now researching for the years of posting quotes where you denied EVER needing one!
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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#861027
and I'm wondering what road in Sydney has traffic lights & a 130kph speed limit in peak hour 😂
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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#861028
and I'm wondering what road in Sydney has traffic lights & a 130kph speed limit in peak hour 😂
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂

STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

The above are personal views, no more, no less

vvwbeetle Officially Full-On Dubber

234 posts · joined Apr 2011 ·

#861031
Love it. Nothing better than being able to make people wonder about what's under the shell of the bug.

Awesome when you tell them that it's still aircooled.

Stidub. Don't you know all roads in sydney are no speed limit as long as there are no cops around!

I am impressed that during peak 130kms was reached but hey I love it as I know I would do the same given the chance.

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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#861038
STIDUB wrote:and I'm wondering what road in Sydney has traffic lights & a 130kph speed limit in peak hour 😂
It'd be that traffic light in the middle of the M4 or M5 or wherever it was.

Has to be... after all I know CT, and no way he'd be speeding. I also know that his speedo is out slightly, so his "about 130" would've been bang on 110.

😉

Thing I love with my ZF is hooking a 180 deg turn at a decent clip around a large-ish off-camber roundabout near my place... the amount of traction and ability to put the foot down coming out is just amazing, even compared to the Quaife.

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fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#861040
It was in the Northern Territory.

But my normal work day has me at Silverwater around 7am. That's before the heavy traffic (for the doubters).

I'm planning to drive the car to Warwick in a few weeks to see if the IDAs effect my hearing or sanity.

CYA CT
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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#861055
You love your ZF.............how about your licence? 🙄
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#861109
zf = low lap times👍👍👍👍

colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#861112
fullnoise wrote:It was in the Northern Territory.

But my normal work day has me at Silverwater around 7am. That's before the heavy traffic (for the doubters).

I'm planning to drive the car to Warwick in a few weeks to see if the IDAs effect my hearing or sanity.

CYA CT
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When your ears are bleeding, just pull over, and i,ll have a drive , you can relax with Larry in the Touareg.

Cheers Col