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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: s17nj on 13 September 2006, 01:03
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Hey guys help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I recently purchased a 95 gti 16v, in higher revs its shifts :smiley:, but the pick up is not as good ie in lower revs. for example off the lights im getting beat by standard 1.8 golfs........
Not sure if this has anything to do with it, but its a japanese import and most of the garages wont touch it...... someone told me it may need tuning but japenese cars maybe detuned compared to uk specs, is this true? any ideas how i can put the kick back into the beast?????
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I have a 1995 16v. I think that is what the 16v's are like. Mine has no pick up until in the higher rev range, once past 5000 though it is rapid!!! Anyone else think the same as me? Or is there something wrong with my car too?
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Try a couple of tanks of V-Power from shell in your tank.......my 16v doesnt seem slow off the lights but it does really pick up about 4rpm.....and the V-Power helps...also there was a guy who had a 16v on this forum who was in new zealand and he said his car was detuned, think he said 140bhp where as uk spec 150bhp standard, mines has a powerflow cat back zorst which also helps :cool:
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I felt the same when I bought mine. It does nothing at lower revs. But the 16v can leave a lot of standard cars behind above 4-4500. 2nd is particular nice if you hold it to the red line! Sounds good too
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16v's are pretty useless below 4.5k tbh...I've got the mk3 2ltr in my mk2 and it still doesn't feel great below that. Shifts when it comes on cam though :cool:
If it feels that bad then get it to a reputable VW specialist who can check it out properly for you. :smiley:
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U guys are definately right, at 4k it shifts hard!!!!!
I mite get someone to look at it anyways.
Thanks for the input!!!!! :smiley:
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valvers (and vr6's) also have that EDL stuff (a crude anti lock system) that holds them back under acceleration.. see how your car behaves around the 25 mph mark to see what i mean..
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valvers (and vr6's) also have that EDL stuff (a crude anti lock system) that holds them back under acceleration.. see how your car behaves around the 25 mph mark to see what i mean..
They are useless around that speed. Any more details? Haven't heard of this. Sounds a bit like TC but I know it hasn't got that
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valvers (and vr6's) also have that EDL stuff (a crude anti lock system) that holds them back under acceleration.. see how your car behaves around the 25 mph mark to see what i mean..
They are useless around that speed. Any more details? Haven't heard of this. Sounds a bit like TC but I know it hasn't got that
I think it's simply tied into the ABS system, so it simply applies brakes to the front wheels to eliminate/reduce wheelspin (rather than limiting power like a true TC system)..
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Nice. I'd say reduce, not eliminate!
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yep i would concur, my 16v needs at least 3,500rpm to get going. i had an 8v before and that was alot faster in low revs but had no where near the pull at high revs. the annoying thing about it is if you want to be driving it quickly it means holding in gears at high revs or constantly dropping gears to hit the revs. i do like the way it wheel spins tho if you red line it in 1st and quick change into 2nd :wink:.
id say it was normal m8
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I've currently got an 8v which is ideal for town driving. However, I would not race anyone with a 8v. If I had a 16v, it'll be a different story. Gotta love those high revs. Anyway, its known that a 16v needs winding up to get the most out of it. I don't think these is anything wrong with your car.
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I've got an AmD tuned 16v and it flys :smiley:
Full chat comes in at 4200rpm and goes very strong until 6700rpm.
Lower down the acceleration is way better than a standard 16v and 8v...all due to the tuning which is well worth it :evil:
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what kind of tuning did you get? chip/head/zorst
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A lot of twin cam cars are the same. My 405 Mi16 doesnt come on song until 4000rpm.
Valvers are made to rev! Just get it off the line as fast as you can without wheelspin and get into second as fast as you can!
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my vr's not bad from lower down the rev range but its had,s/s exhaust,superchipped and mapped,induction kit plus a few other odds n sods but it definatly goes quicker when ya get 2 around 4k! :wink:
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I have a 1995 16v. I think that is what the 16v's are like. Mine has no pick up until in the higher rev range, once past 5000 though it is rapid!!! Anyone else think the same as me? Or is there something wrong with my car too?
Should of got an 8v. The word "Blistering" comes to mind when I think of an 8v taking off from the traffic lights. Nah, only messing around. I test drove a 16v and it didn't appeal to me as I don't like to rev too much, which is what you got to do to get the most out of it. Once in a while its alright to redline lit, but then it gives me a headache.
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"redline it" ???? :huh:
The limiter cuts in before the redline! I frequently hit the limiter! Its fun! :laugh: :evil: