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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: CM690 on 09 July 2011, 13:17
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My 1.4 Mk3 is "nippy" enough for me around town I guess but the other night I went out with a friend who owns a 1.2 Fiat Punto and to be honest blew me away once he over took me up a hill and I struggled to keep up with him after pulling away from the lights a lot :undecided:
I know there isn't much I can do but I was hoping for some suggestions as to how I can increase my acceleration a little? Do induction kits really make much difference? Noticeable difference that is?
Cheers guys :)
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id suggest trying to race a police cars (they slow as f**k!) then when he pulls you over for racing cry at getting points for dangerous driving :D
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id suggest trying to race a police cars (they slow as f**k!) then when he pulls you over for racing cry at getting points for dangerous driving :D
I'll give this a try :rolleyes:
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To be honest that's a sensible answer :grin:
There is no hope for a 1.4 engine to improve unless you stick a big fat turbo on it, which would cost a lot for not much.
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A google came up with this:
http://www.madmotors.co.uk/engine-tuning/powerboost-valves/vw-powerboost-valves/fse-powerboost-valve-vw-golf-mk3-1-4-1-6-2-0-8v-95-97.html
I have no idea if it really works/is worth the £115 incl. p&p
If you try it, let me know, one of mine is a 1.4 as well :wink:
Chief :)
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:laugh: nothing else needed.
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Fit small wheels, 13" should do it. Because they are smaller the spin way faster which makes you go faster. I had a mate with a 1.0 Micra and he used leave me standing at McDonalds but since fitting some 12" wheels I always get to the drive through counter first.
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A google came up with this:
http://www.madmotors.co.uk/engine-tuning/powerboost-valves/vw-powerboost-valves/fse-powerboost-valve-vw-golf-mk3-1-4-1-6-2-0-8v-95-97.html
I have no idea if it really works/is worth the £115 incl. p&p
If you try it, let me know, one of mine is a 1.4 as well :wink:
Chief :)
ha thats expensive for what it is imo :p Think it'll actually do anything :grin:
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best thing for you is to lose weight, I mean car weight. strip the f**k out of it.
interior, arch liners, everything you don't need.
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Think it'll actually do anything
Yes I think it'll use up more fuel :cool:
best thing for you is to lose weight
The fastest golf isn't the one with the turbo, it's the one with the owner who's also a jockey? :laugh:
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A google came up with this:
http://www.madmotors.co.uk/engine-tuning/powerboost-valves/vw-powerboost-valves/fse-powerboost-valve-vw-golf-mk3-1-4-1-6-2-0-8v-95-97.html
I have no idea if it really works/is worth the £115 incl. p&p
If you try it, let me know, one of mine is a 1.4 as well :wink:
Chief :)
:grin: They're a joke. You can buy adjustable fpr for less than that. Anyway a higher fuel pressure doesn't improve performance, ess_three experimented with a 4 bar fpr in his 16v and it actually lost power on the dyno so he stuck his original 2.5 bar one in there and power was restored. Higher fuel pressure is only needed if you're running a performance fuelling system.
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Not worth the bother, hassle or expense of trying to make a 1.4 go quicker.
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cut a hole in the floor and flintstones it :laugh:
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As said previously those powerboost valves are a huge waste of time.
If you want to get away from the line more quickly then (as tweed says) don't bother trying to up the power, concentrate on getting rid of as much weight as possible from the car. That is the easiest & cheapest way of improving the power to weight ratio :wink:
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get towed by a vr6