A GRUDGE TO SETTLE
JET(TA) SET Jeff Moore’s 1990 Jetta with a 2.0L 20 valve engine puts a lot of other racers on the trailer…can you guess why? After having the economical diesel power for a few years, Jeff was introduced to forced induction and went turbo diesel. Then, with a need for speed clearly developing, he swapped out to an Audi A4 1.8T mill and added a bigger turbo, taking the Jetta to 348whp before it melted a piston. Now, it’s a 2L engine from a 93 Golf that Moore built himself. “I built the bottom end and had the pistons machined to fit on an Audi 20 valve cylinder head,” told Moore. “The engine has Scat rods, JE forged pistons and I used an Isuzu timing belt for this Frankenstein setup. I had been hooked on drag racing for years because of my father taking me out to the dragstrip and running his 63 Impala, so I started drag racing my own car the weekend after I got my license!” for everybody- there is bound to be another racer on the grounds whose car is similar to yours in performance. You make the stipulations for your race with your opponent, and then get to
the racing! It’s also a lot of fun for spectators too.” There are a lot of quality race facilities throughout Canada—actually three within a three hour drive of Tamburro,
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may 2015 | RPM Magazine