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Title: introducing..............
Post by: Terrible1 on 05 October 2005, 13:35
Hello all.

My name is stephen and i have just bourght a MK2 golf driver. I'm sure over the coming months i will be racking your brains for info.

Just wanted to say hi really i'm proud of the car i'll get pics up tomorrow hopefully so you can see what a good base it is. Don't quite know what i'm going to do with it yet, never owned a volkswagon before but it seems very very solid more a machine than a car if that makes any sense lol!!!!!!!

I've had a little look around and it seems a nice site

Thanks
Steve
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 05 October 2005, 13:39
Arrow  :cool:  yet another coming into the mk2 fold.  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: wrexham16v on 05 October 2005, 13:55
welcome to the site mate - you planning to leave the driver alone ....... or is it going to get the treatment  :evil:

Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: Terrible1 on 05 October 2005, 14:01
It defo needs something it's slow the car i had before was a nova (don't say it i know) GTE which had a fair amount of engine work done, Big valve head, re-profiled cam uprated oil pump blah blah blah and being the fact it weighed the same as a mini it had power to weight ratio of popeye on something more than spinach. So it does need some work it's a 1600 one so is lacking a kick.

I've got some pics if someone can direct me to a free place where i can change the file size.

Any ideas whats the best way to get a bit more power, proberly wrong place to post but i'll await any ideas

carbs??????
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 05 October 2005, 14:05
photobucket.com  :smiley:

As for power changes, carbs is one way although setup is sometimes a b!tch. Can do the usual cam changes, sellers is doing some engine work to his driver might be worth sending him a PM when you have a postcount above ten otherwise you will not be able to see the message he sends back.  :cool:
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: Rhyso on 05 October 2005, 14:26
howdy!!  :cool:

welcome to the forum!!

Nice to see another Driver joining!! Got a 1.6 myself, know what you mean about being a bit slow but give it a couple of weeks and you'll soon know how to drive it to get the best out of it   :wink:
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: gibby on 05 October 2005, 14:37
Welcome to the site matey.  :smiley:
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: VWDino on 05 October 2005, 14:43
Welcome! I also have a 1.6 Driver. I've got a GTi camshaft and a K&N panel filter in mine. Definately feels a  lot better than when I bought it but I dont think it was set up right then. Also... fit GTi discs and pads on the front when you replace them. Straight swap for better stopping.  :grin:
Another change some people make is to fit a Weber carb, its manual choke but apparently gives better performance and mpg.
Enjoy!  :smiley:
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: [han] on 05 October 2005, 17:22
nothing wrong with a driver!!!!

hiya anyway!  :smiley:
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: Dinky on 05 October 2005, 18:13
welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: introducing..............
Post by: ...joe on 05 October 2005, 19:00
hi mate, welcome