'04 VW R32
Driver: Dave Anderson
Horsepower: 269.96hp
Torque: 221.88 lb-ft
Quarter-Mile: 13.855sec @ 100.28mph
Contact Info: ABD Racing, 909/351-9566,
www.abdracing.com
Engine: 3.2-liter VR6, K&N intake, ABD Racing exhaust, VF Engineering V9F Vortech supercharger, GIAC chip
Driveline: VW 02M six-speed manual, ABD short-shift kit
ABD Racing decided to spice it up a bit this year by bringing out the newest addition to its fleet, an R32. This wasn't just any old R32 (if there is such a thing); ABD equipped the car with a VF Engineering Stage 1 supercharger kit. Of course, in ABD tradition, the car was silver. It didn't house any special exterior mods except a set of HRE wheels. Yet from the moment the car started, we knew it would pack some power. The growl of the 3.2-liter VR6 was enhanced by an exhaust system and the faint whine of a centrifugal charger.
With the Eibach coilover suspension, some meaty sway bars and all-wheel drive, you just knew this car was going to put up a fight against some of the quattros that were present. The car was far from being a nightmare to drive on the street, with peak boost only coming in at the top of the rev range. The car just screamed civility, but that wasn't the message it would soon send out.
Dyno
As ABD backed the car out of its fancy new trailer at K&N, a crowd formed around it. For some it was the first glance of an R32. For others it was a chance to finally see what these factory monsters would really put to the street. Without a thought, the ABD crew started the car and pulled over to the dyno.
The car was loaded onto the four-wheel dyno and strapped down. The rollers began to turn and the 3.2-liter VR6 came to life in a series of deep burbles that quickly turned into a howling roar as the supercharger built boost. The car wound its way up to 7,000rpm as it hit the rev limiter, then slowly settled back down as the rollers dragged the speed off the car. Twice more the same thing happened. When all was said and done, the car hit its best dyno run at 269.96hp to the ground. This car definitely had some hidden potential.
Drag Race
Dave Anderson used to drag race back in the day, but we were unsure whether he still had the touch on the quarter-mile - it seems he does since he made his fastest pass of the day on his second run. Every run from there on was within a half second of the 13.855sec pass, and by 9:30am, Dave had decided to hold off making any more runs until 1:30pm, when he hit the dragstrip twice, made two slower passes and called it a day. Based on this, it's obvious that ABD's supercharged R32 was so driveable Dave could rip off a fast time in the car fresh out of the box and then back it up with similar runs.