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Offline stevieC

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170pd vs 170cr
« on: 26 November 2012, 21:03 »
just picked up a gtd 3door white with charleston shadows,looks great but not sure I like the cr engine.i part exchanged my gt sport 170 tdi which I had for 3 years & just think the gt sport feels so much quicker & sounds better.i no these are 2 different engines and the power delivery is different but has anyone else went from a gt sport to a gtd.
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Offline Raffe

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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #1 on: 26 November 2012, 21:56 »
Yup made the same transition, albeit to my Leon FR but totally agree, the pd offered a much punchier feeling engine with the big wall of torque low down in the rev range.

The CR is a much more linear power delivery very similar to a petrol engine and I was also quite disappointed when I first got it :sad:

42k miles on and I have got used to it albeit would love to have a drive of my old Golf again to compare.

On a positive note the CR engine has got better with age, noticeably loosened up after 10k miles.
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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #2 on: 26 November 2012, 22:06 »
Yeh totally agree that's what I loved about gt sport the big thud of torque,you just don't get that with the gtd.should have kept the gt sport as my run around.
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Offline Mr GTD

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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #3 on: 27 November 2012, 00:31 »
Quote from: stevieC on 26 November 2012, 22:06
Yeh totally agree that's what I loved about gt sport the big thud of torque,you just don't get that with the gtd.should have kept the gt sport as my run around.

Let the Doc(mod) AKA Carbon Chip Tuning work his magic on it, then your get your thud back... :cool:
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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #4 on: 27 November 2012, 19:53 »
Going to pm the doc soon.only problem is I stay just outside Glasgow.
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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #5 on: 27 November 2012, 21:18 »
He seen me all right, inside of Glasgow  :laugh:
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #6 on: 27 November 2012, 21:23 »
I went from the 140pd to the 170cr and think the fuel economy is better and obviously the performance. The gtd sounds better too.
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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #7 on: 27 November 2012, 21:38 »
P3asa your only 5mins from me,also did u take your car down to doc or did he come to you.
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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #8 on: 27 November 2012, 22:40 »
He was up in Glasgow one night and PM'd me after I was just enquiring if it could be done.

Yours might need the chip out though depending on age. Mine was just a plug into the port.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=204609.0
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Re: 170pd vs 170cr
« Reply #9 on: 28 November 2012, 16:17 »
Took the gtd out for a good run 2day and down a stretch of road I drove everyday in my mk5 & the gtd just isn't as quick.love the look of the car & it's nice to drive,just not liking the cr engine.  :angry:
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