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Title: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: Mr Savage on 17 January 2012, 21:44
Hello everyone!  :smiley:

Ive just made a massive upgrade from a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 to a Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 140HP, (sorry for posting on the GTI forum) and I am absolutely loving it and wish I had done it much sooner! Still speachless after 2 days of driving it :)

Now this is a really silly question to all of you i'm sure. But because I am just not used to this level of high performance I wanted to ask two questions.

1) The Golf is such an adrenaline rush to put your foot down especially when the turbo kicks in, however I don't want to ruin everything so as long as I don't red line it am I pretty safe from destroying it? Of course I don't drive like an idiot, not all the time anyway! But it just seems that I must be putting a strain on the car when it surges me forward. Maybe this is because i'm used to an extremely underpowered engine. Am I worrying about nothing? I always wait for the engine to warm up first of course.

2) The second thing I wanted to ask was, how do you guys shift when driving your golf? How long (to what approx revs) do you change from 1st to 2nd because it always feels like 1st is lacking power and the rest sends you into the back seat or am I just changing too early?

Thanks! Great forum by the way! Seems very informative :)
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: Murrayedition35 on 17 January 2012, 22:12
Hi there and welcome to the forum... :smiley:  Can't help with your questions but sure plenty of guys or girls will help you out...
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: Len on 18 January 2012, 12:50
I assume its a Mk4?

My advice? Get it remapped and they enjoy!
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: daz veedub on 18 January 2012, 13:31
welcome and defo take lens advice above also stop worrying  :grin:
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: barrym381 on 18 January 2012, 13:40
Quote from: Len on 18 January 2012, 12:50
I assume its a Mk4?

My advice? Get it remapped and they enjoy!
welcome mate :smiley:
 did they do a 2.0 gt tdi 140 in the mk4 :undecided:
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 18 January 2012, 15:51
Welcome to the forum  :smiley:

Enjoy  :cool:
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: Mr Savage on 18 January 2012, 21:58
Quote from: Len on 18 January 2012, 12:50
I assume its a Mk4?

My advice? Get it remapped and they enjoy!

It's a Mk5, do you still suggest the same?

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n158/Ranen_2006/GolfGT.jpg)
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: barrym381 on 18 January 2012, 22:57
Quote from: Mr Savage on 18 January 2012, 21:58
Quote from: Len on 18 January 2012, 12:50
I assume its a Mk4?

My advice? Get it remapped and they enjoy!

It's a Mk5, do you still suggest the same?

(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n158/Ranen_2006/GolfGT.jpg)
yes get it mapped ul notice a diffrence :laugh: were in the uk are you
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: Mr Savage on 18 January 2012, 23:49
Midlands, between Nottingham and Derby. What BHP do you think it would get from it?
Title: Re: New to VW and Golf! (And Forum!)
Post by: barrym381 on 19 January 2012, 12:14
Quote from: Mr Savage on 18 January 2012, 23:49
Midlands, between Nottingham and Derby. What BHP do you think it would get from it?
best speaking to 1 of the tuners on here but i would expect maybe 170bhp ask carbon chip tuning what they get from them :smiley: