This is a first generation 1980 A1/Mk1 body type Scirocco that I've owned for nearly half my life, since about 1992. Picture was scanned and taken before digitial camers existed (!). Location is in SF Bay area on Mt. Tamalpais. A favorite spot for many types of photoshoots, especially for cars. To the right is a 1,000 ft elevation view down to Stintson beach. It's also a popular ridge for hang gliders to launch from.

It's a special car: Callaway Intercooled Turbo, #145 if I remember correctly. Only the exhaust manifold is original, the turbo has been replaced with a custom hybrid. The engine is no longer 180hp from the 1.6, but now has a bored 2.0L ABA Tall Block. I had custom pistons and a thick copper headgasket both made to my specs.  Everything has been ported both on the intake and exhaust. The engine is "built" including all ARP fasteners, balanced internals, custom carbon clutch, HKS fuel secondary fuel system.

I don't know the HP/TQ as it's never been dynoed. Hopefully soon as there is a car club, EESCC that has dyno days in Eugene, OR. I would guess about 220 WHP and probably the same in torque.  The engine is very responsive with boost starting at under 2,000 rpm. The car is quite light at about 2200lbs even with the heavy Recaro seats and stereo system. It's pretty fast and feels similar to my old V8 S4. The Audi was good for about 13 seconds (rated stock at 13.4 i think) in the 1/4 mile. Traction is a major issue in 1st and part of 2nd gear, even with good tires. It would take good DOT R compounds or race tires to make much use of 1st gear. Anyway, I hope to at least equal the S4, or in the high 12's would impress me.

With about 3x the stock power and torque, the transmission has it's work cut out:

The transmission was just rebuilt by my pal Scott at Marin Motor Sports in Greenbrae, CA. He built it the first time it broke (when the 2.0L torque blew the ring gear rivets). In went a Quaife differential. The car was transformed (meaning it now 'handled') in 1996 and decided to keep it.  I abused the trans and broke it pretty bad in 2002,while burning up some cheap tires, with only 1700 miles on a fresh rebuilt engine, too. NO MORE DROP CLUTCH burnouts, ever again!  Thankfully Scott felt pity and rebuilt my trans again. He has rebuilt countless German car trans over the years, dare I say decades?