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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: rfn_hodgson on 18 November 2012, 13:58

Title: something useful
Post by: rfn_hodgson on 18 November 2012, 13:58

http://www.vagtech.co.uk/index.php/tuning/vw/mk4-golf-gti

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: GTi_James on 18 November 2012, 15:47

good work matey!  :wink:

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: rfn_hodgson on 18 November 2012, 18:22

i just thought it would be good as as sticky for new lads and what they need need to do for each stage

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: Wazzzer on 18 November 2012, 19:36

According to that I'm stage 4...

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: dstv on 18 November 2012, 20:27

great post. good information.

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: golfyste on 18 November 2012, 20:57

hmmm i dunno about it really, i read it when i first bought the mk4 and it confuses matters a little

as i always thought stage two was pretty much anything apart from a turbo upgrade and you don't need a 4bar fpr either.

In my mind:

Stage one = very basic mods....
forge 007p recirc valve
new air filter

stage 2 = very varied
clutch/flywheel
Exhaust
Fmic
TIP
actuator
injectors
fuel pump
boost pipes
water/meth

etc etc

stage 3 = bigger turbo

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 18 November 2012, 21:20

I'm not too sure....
Normally most tuners try to cater for a wider customer base, that company seems a bit... narrow.

Admittedly there aren't many running big turbos with a well sorted handling package looking to take the next step but it doesn't mean a tuner shouldn't cater for it. Given that the mk4 platform is about 15 years old now, the market is heavily saturated with tame and generic bolt on mods for 1.8t that have been done to death, it's simply white noise in the UK tuning industry.

By labelling their stage 4 kit as what other competitors might consider their stage 3 kit, they have inadvertently placed themselves below that of their competitors and left themselves with less room to grow... and besides stage 4 just sounds too fast and furio yo!

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: rfn_hodgson on 19 November 2012, 10:34

i just thought it would be good for people like myself who are not wiz kids at car tuning knowledge and could use this as a guideline, as for your comment i do understand and can see were your all coming from but as a guideline its perfect lol  :grin:

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 19 November 2012, 11:01

Yea it does provide a clear outline of the modifications required for new 1.8t owners and don't worry no one is aiming their comment at you  :evil: lol

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: rfn_hodgson on 19 November 2012, 15:21

Quote from: rockmonkey69 on 19 November 2012, 11:01

Yea it does provide a clear outline of the modifications required for new 1.8t owners and don't worry no one is aiming their comment at you  :evil: lol

oh i know there not, i know the lads on here are a bunch of sarcastic bugger like my self lol

Title: Re: something useful
Post by: GTi_James on 19 November 2012, 15:34

yeah!...what he said!

but seriously though  cutting out all the technical stuff then this is alright i suppose