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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: R32UK on 24 June 2010, 07:56
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Anyone else suddenly feel like their GTI is not fast enough... :undecided:
Not sure if its just down to the warmer weather but my car feels like it is lacking :sad:
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You didn't fill up with 95 recently, did you? I did a few months ago just to see what happened and there was a noticeable drop in power (felt like about 30 or 40 hp)
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Anyone else suddenly feel like their GTI is not fast enough... :undecided:
Not sure if its just down to the warmer weather but my car feels like it is lacking :sad:
Time for a meet then Gilly?? :grin:
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You didn't fill up with 95 recently, did you? I did a few months ago just to see what happened and there was a noticeable drop in power (felt like about 30 or 40 hp)
Nope. Always 99... although I am not sure if my map reflects this change in fuel. Quite sure I told the gent at the dealership I was running on 95 prior to having it remapped. I think he told me me to pop back and change it should I require. :undecided:
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Hot weather can effect turbo cars due to the air temps. My Derv Polo feels down on power when it's hot, especially when suffering from heat soak after sitting in traffic. I got up really early for work the other day and it was a cool morning, the car felt quite a bit quicker.
Nick
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Hot weather can effect turbo cars due to the air temps. My Derv Polo feels down on power when it's hot, especially when suffering from heat soak after sitting in traffic. I got up really early for work the other day and it was a cool morning, the car felt quite a bit quicker.
Nick
It was about 6.30 this morning when mr kn0b jockey in his evo8 wanted to tailgate me, then wave as he drove past that it really seemed to be slow :lipsrsealed:
Although the car is asking for a service... I imagine that could be a big factor
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Anyone else suddenly feel like their GTI is not fast enough... :undecided:
Not sure if its just down to the warmer weather but my car feels like it is lacking :sad:
I think you just got use to it!
I feel exactly the same after a few months everytime I trade-up to a faster car.
This is why there is a huge market for the tuning industries for speed junkies like us!
You can easily get bore with straightline speed, this is why I tend to buy car that is fun to drive even at low speed (Steering feel, crisp gearchange and sharp turn-in etc..)
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Anyone else suddenly feel like their GTI is not fast enough... :undecided:
Not sure if its just down to the warmer weather but my car feels like it is lacking :sad:
I think you just got use to it!
I feel exactly the same after a few months everytime I trade-up to a faster car.
This is why there is a huge market for the tuning industries for speed junkies like us!
You can easily get bore with straightline speed, this is why I tend to buy car that is fun to drive even at low speed (Steering feel, crisp gearchange and sharp turn-in etc..)
Agree with that to a certain point... as I also need my car to be practical.
Only thing is the R32 never at any point felt slow... the GTI is suddenly feeling well down on power. I think it could just be down to needing a service, i certainly hope so.
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yeap i have noticed the same thing. my car feels a little less powerful since the start of the hot weather, cause i am living in spain so this has been goin on for me since June. and the fan is always on overdrive
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Anyone else suddenly feel like their GTI is not fast enough... :undecided:
Not sure if its just down to the warmer weather but my car feels like it is lacking :sad:
I think you just got use to it!
I feel exactly the same after a few months everytime I trade-up to a faster car.
This is why there is a huge market for the tuning industries for speed junkies like us!
You can easily get bore with straightline speed, this is why I tend to buy car that is fun to drive even at low speed (Steering feel, crisp gearchange and sharp turn-in etc..)
Agree with that to a certain point... as I also need my car to be practical.
Only thing is the R32 never at any point felt slow... the GTI is suddenly feeling well down on power. I think it could just be down to needing a service, i certainly hope so.
The R32 is better car Gilly , but then so is the R , where does it all end??? :rolleyes:
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Anyone else suddenly feel like their GTI is not fast enough... :undecided:
Not sure if its just down to the warmer weather but my car feels like it is lacking :sad:
I think you just got use to it!
I feel exactly the same after a few months everytime I trade-up to a faster car.
This is why there is a huge market for the tuning industries for speed junkies like us!
You can easily get bore with straightline speed, this is why I tend to buy car that is fun to drive even at low speed (Steering feel, crisp gearchange and sharp turn-in etc..)
Agree with that to a certain point... as I also need my car to be practical.
Only thing is the R32 never at any point felt slow... the GTI is suddenly feeling well down on power. I think it could just be down to needing a service, i certainly hope so.
The R32 is better car Gilly , but then so is the R , where does it all end??? :rolleyes:
ME!!! In my VEYRON :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Yes thats my dream car too :drool:
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Yes thats my dream car too :drool:
There's 2 Veyron's on Autotrader at £795K, a bargain, only 1600 miles on clock, or an Enzo at £825K [only 7 years old]
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ALL cars lose power in hot weather due to the lower density of the air, if you are that bothered you could put water sprays on your intercooler, that will give you a bit back.
But there's also the climate control, if you have it on auto it will be using the compressor almost continuously to cool the interior in this weather absobing some engine power [There was a thread about this some time ago] If you don't mind sweating your b*ll***s off in the car turn it off and you should feel some difference.
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I think thats only natural and it's the same with most things in life. You get used to your car speed, you get used to your new computers speed etc. But in reality, if you think back to when you first owned it, you'll realise that its just all in your head.
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Gilly, i had my car serviced last week and it does feel like it has made the power delivery smoother and the car feels quicker :undecided:
(deffo no power loss at this end, just the opposite with more milage it just gets quicker :smiley:)
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In the winter we complain about forced to drive slow cause of snow and the summer about driving with powerloss....pretty much the whole year unsatisfied when driving a fast car..... :smiley:
I cannot imagine driving my next GTI without a remap...they are so much slower.... so I reckon you get use to speed...BTW I did not find my previuos GTI incredibly fast (after a few months getting used to it) ....fun part for me is that I am still not used to this speed..... :evil:
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Gilly, i had my car serviced last week and it does feel like it has made the power delivery smoother and the car feels quicker :undecided:
(deffo no power loss at this end, just the opposite with more milage it just gets quicker :smiley:)
I think you could be right about the service Neil... i did feel the R felt alot better after it had spent an afternoon at VW. Will book it in today and see if it improves.
I never (well very rarely) drive with the a/c on, but do notice the power loss when it is on. It was at 6.30am so the weather wasnt anywhere near as warm as it has been, and had only been driving for about 10mins anyway so that could have been a contributing factor.
Thats what playing with Evo's does to you :laugh:
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Actually great to hear since I have never turned the airco off... :laugh:
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Yup, turbo engines lose power in the hot weather.
More noticable if you've remapped.
Also , as already mentioned, air con is taking more from the engine if switched on.
And you're getting used to it. Try putting it back to the stock map for a few days. :embarassed:
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Mmm, get your revo dealer to check i out Gilly, even though i've had my map for a year and clocked up nearly 17K, the GTI still impresses, even without dropping a gear in top it pulls like a train.
I know what you mean to an extent though, once you are used to the speed you want more but imagine your GTI was stock again, that should cheer you up!!
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i've been driving mine for a while now - it's just stock, and to be honest i don't imagine i'll ever want to mod it. at first i thought the speed was just out of this world, but i must admit i'm getting used to the speed and no longer 'surprised' by the surge in power available compared to my old car. and the brakes too. i always try to brake early when slowing down for something, but i imagine if i had to do a proper emergency stop, it would just stop dead, and any sucker behind me would have no time to react and have crappy brakes and just ram my back end.
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This is why i own more than one car, you get use to what ever your driving, it no longer feels fast'ish and your driving style changes for the worse. Its why i have more than one car that way i can drop back into the lower power one for a few days or a week get use to that one and learn to drive properly again! then when i get back in the GTI it feels quick again. Its much cheaper than having to upgrade every year or so like many others do.
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well, you can just imagine the power loss on mine.. it reached 49degrees C last week FFS!!! :sad:
i can really notice the difference and it shows on the fuel consumption figures. in the morning when it's a bit cooler, i can still get 12-13 km/l average however, when i drive home in the evening when temperatures are as high as 42 deg, i can only get 11 km/l..
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back in for a service monday. will be removing map before it goes in anyway... :cry: