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Title: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 03 June 2012, 19:28
hi i dont know if u can up rate them i thought i saw same1 say samething about 1, is it worth doing if u can, going to run at 340bhp  :cool:
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: stfc_gti on 03 June 2012, 19:47
and now in english please.

Dont have a clue what you are trying to say, that may just be me mind.
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 03 June 2012, 19:47
or is it Actuator if so what one n is it worth doing??
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 03 June 2012, 19:56
hi i dont know if u can up rate them i thought i saw same1 say samething about 1, is it worth doing if u can, going to run at 340bhp 
lmao right i thouht i heard same one say u can uprate the accelerator or it mite have been the Actuator but im not sure lol any help lol
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: jockgti on 03 June 2012, 19:57
uprating an actuator wont get you 340bhp,to get that figure you will need a good few quid
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 03 June 2012, 20:00
no i know it wont lol its a qu about is it worth it?? and will it help lol
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: jockgti on 03 June 2012, 20:05
it will help if you do a lot of other things to
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: Bandit127 on 03 June 2012, 20:09
Wasps - please type longhand for this forum if you want a sensible answer. I've been on quite a few and "text" typing is not acceptable on any of them.  

If I understand correctly Wasps intends to upgrade to 340 bhp. As part of that upgrade he wants to know if changing/upgrading the actuator is beneficial.

Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: cullygti on 03 June 2012, 20:11
yes get the forge one
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: stfc_gti on 03 June 2012, 20:15
makes a bit more sense now.  :grin:
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: cullygti on 03 June 2012, 20:16
just read it as if you have had 15 pints of the finest and you will soon get it  :grin:
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 03 June 2012, 20:41
thank you lol n sorry n i have alot of stuff coming and lined up for the beast n sorry again  :embarassed:
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: AaronGS on 04 June 2012, 09:51
But how are you planning to achieve your 340bhp? That is what will guide your actuator decisions. Many turbos will come with an already up-rated actuator or indeed you could go for an external wastegate. I would try to work this answer out with whoever is doing the work and mapping on your car.
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: stfc_gti on 04 June 2012, 10:01
and!!!
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 04 June 2012, 10:24
i i have been talking to pual at VAS in poole n i was going to take the car to 400 hp but he said there is no point the amount of money init for the age of the car it isnt worth it, so ill wait till im 25/26 n get a mk6 2.0 turbo fsi then but ill carry on with this one for know im going down to VAS on thursday anyway for my MOT and servise also ths intercooler and ko3s ko4 hybrid getting fitted (my turbo is focked ) :cool:
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: AaronGS on 04 June 2012, 11:46
Why not just get a proper big turbo like a garrett GT variant? That way you will easily see your hoped-for bhp figures without maxing the turbo out. It would be cheaper to do all that at once than go through different turbos on the way.
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: Chris. on 04 June 2012, 14:03
t04e turbo off ebay and be done.

Sorry, but going into big power without knowing much seems a bad idea if you ask me.
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 04 June 2012, 20:57
i was going to get a k04gt80 samthing lol but i was told it would be £4000 all in no thanks for a car im going to have for 3 to 4 years
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: Chris. on 04 June 2012, 22:03
what the hell is a one of those?

If its k04 off a TT or S3 then 4k is extortionate!
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: stfc_gti on 05 June 2012, 10:32
4k? You must be having a giraffe
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 05 June 2012, 10:47
its gt samething but u have to do all internals for it to, i was up for it but untill we went in to the build n price and verything involved lol n yer £4k is a bit much  :shocked: lol i would do it if i was keeping the car for ever but im not so i wont coz url never get the money back on it lol
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 05 June 2012, 10:48
o n the £4k isn't just the turbo its laber n vat n everything
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: harlemex on 05 June 2012, 13:49
are you dreaming?  :laugh:  VAS is revo isnt it?
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 05 June 2012, 14:10
i belive so i have a revo remap so i gusse lol i just know them as VAS in holton heath weraham poole dorset lol ill be getting more detels on thursday as i have stuff to be fitted but as i said im not going down that route anyway as its to expencive after all i am paying £3000 on a respray
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 05 June 2012, 14:29
so for now ill drop this lol n ill came back to it ill get more info sorry for wasting time
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: Chris. on 05 June 2012, 17:08
a £350 set of rods will cope with 350bhp.
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: stfc_gti on 05 June 2012, 18:05
has this forum got a translator or a spell check?
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: AaronGS on 05 June 2012, 19:17
4k and the rest...
have you got suspension and brakes to cope with that power? If not, its useless. And then you need an LSD, not so much fun without that.
I agree, its a huge amount af money on such an old car.
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 05 June 2012, 19:46
no they dont have spell check it would be great for sameone that has learning diffuctys if thats how u spell it!!!!
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 05 June 2012, 19:53
i agree about 2 much lol but i do have suspension n brakes on the way im not looking at doing this over night by the way its called a project for a reason
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: harlemex on 05 June 2012, 21:43
nothing wrong with spending on an old car if thats what you wanna do. Afterall theres plenty on ere doing it!  :wink:
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: cullygti on 05 June 2012, 21:57
take the money going into mk2's for instance
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: AaronGS on 05 June 2012, 21:58
i agree about 2 much lol but i do have suspension n brakes on the way im not looking at doing this over night by the way its called a project for a reason

Fair enough. Not saying don't do it, not by a long stretch.
I guess I am just saying that, from experience, it adds up! It is easier doing it over months/years but as the cars get older more things start to go wrong, bumping the cost up.
Its silly things on mine that have cost money - seals, locks, mats, power steering pipes etc. Nothing major but things that end up costing £'s and getting in the way of the enjoyable bits!
If you can do bits yourself, obviously the cost can be quite a bit less.
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: AaronGS on 05 June 2012, 22:01
take the money going into mk2's for instance

 :laugh:
If I do sell mine, my next endevour will be a Mk1 with either a 2.0TFSI or 2.0TDI. So in no way am I saying don't do it, just saying old can increase the cost and when you calculate to spend several grand, even a few hundred extra to spend can by unwelcome/make you absolutely skint!
Title: Re: AUM golf gti 1.8t best accelerator
Post by: wasps1990 on 05 June 2012, 22:09
i did think about copying that guy from one of the latest vw performace mags with dropping a 2.0 tfsi in the mk4 lmao but again it cames down to money lol