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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #20 on: 16 October 2011, 21:19 »
Sounds like a good project.......but why a Polo?  :huh:
power to weight ratio??

Really?? Edition30 with silly power to a lexus (I'm unsure if that was modded?)   Come on John why a polo???
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #21 on: 16 October 2011, 21:35 »
You sir, are nuts! :grin:

why not a Polo? These look much better than the MK6 GTI imo
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #22 on: 16 October 2011, 22:08 »
Hurdy you're such a legend!  :grin: I had to reply to this thread so it'll show up in my new replies  :grin:

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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #23 on: 16 October 2011, 22:32 »
Good start - Ace car - change them alloys soon PLEASE
Alloys should be changed by the end of the month Doc

The alloys going on should save between 3 and 4kgs a corner too.....bonus :cool:

Keep the normal ones as winter wheels?
That's the plan  :cool:
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #24 on: 16 October 2011, 22:33 »
defo dont hang around! how come more door's?  :undecided:

Elderly parents is the reason for more doors, otherwise it would've been a 3dr for sure. :smiley:
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #25 on: 16 October 2011, 23:00 »
Sounds like a good project.......but why a Polo?  :huh:
power to weight ratio??

That's right. The Polo weighs in at under 1,200kg even in more door guise. The Golf GTI is over 1,400 kg. With very little effort the Polo will free up another 45kg and then with lighter alloys, battery, exhaust, brakes etc a sub 1,100kg car is easily possible. So even as the power on the car is now it would go over 200bhp/ton. A Golf GTI would have to be over 280bhp for the same power to weight ratio. A rough target of 240bhp at full stage 2 with the main weight reductions done would give 215bhp/ton and with a hybrid conversion that would be 290bhp and 260bhp/ton. A stage 2+ Edition 30 with full weight reductions would still need to have over 350bhp to make the same power to weight ratio. Then add to this the pure advantage of size and adjustability of a lighter car and it starts to make sense.  :cool:
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #26 on: 16 October 2011, 23:59 »
Sounds like a good project.......but why a Polo?  :huh:
power to weight ratio??

That's right. The Polo weighs in at under 1,200kg even in more door guise. The Golf GTI is over 1,400 kg. With very little effort the Polo will free up another 45kg and then with lighter alloys, battery, exhaust, brakes etc a sub 1,100kg car is easily possible. So even as the power on the car is now it would go over 200bhp/ton. A Golf GTI would have to be over 280bhp for the same power to weight ratio. A rough target of 240bhp at full stage 2 with the main weight reductions done would give 215bhp/ton and with a hybrid conversion that would be 290bhp and 260bhp/ton. A stage 2+ Edition 30 with full weight reductions would still need to have over 350bhp to make the same power to weight ratio. Then add to this the pure advantage of size and adjustability of a lighter car and it starts to make sense.  :cool:

Another new project i've missed the start of.   :rolleyes:

Welcome back to what you do best. Great choice of car.   Much closer to the original golf in some ways (size/weight). Was talking to a mate of mine recently about the fact that the closest, modern GTI to a MK1 had to be the current polo.  If I wanted something like mine but new, this makes sense. 

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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #27 on: 17 October 2011, 00:04 »
I was saying the other day that with cars seemingly getting bigger, the Polo is now more the size I would have expected a Golf to me.

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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #28 on: 17 October 2011, 08:18 »
Looking forward to watching this project evolve.  Great choice of car. :smiley:
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #29 on: 17 October 2011, 08:21 »
Good stuff fella!

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