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7 secs 0-60 in a 81 Rabbit with a TDI ALH engine (I'm pretty sure that's they engine they'll be going for) won't be too hard to achieve from a power standpoint. On a mk4 body, more or less 180 hp, which calls for a bigger turbo, bigger holes and pump, is required to make it in the 7s. With the rabbit, just a tune bumping the power from 90 to ~115 hp would probably be enough given the huge weight reduction. Throw in a set of .205 nozzles and it's a sure bet.
As you said putting that power down will be tricky. I'd throw an LSD in there. It would make the car even more fun to drive overall.
Darin, a proper street tune should not smoke under any circumstances. Problem is you have to sacrifice that last bit of power in order to be smokeless when you put the pedal to the metal. Lots of people getting tunes feel it's ok to have just a small haze at wot, but they're often the kind of people who gut their cat too...I hope top gear does not go there.
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