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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: giffy1988 on 22 April 2007, 15:20

Title: Engine tweeking
Post by: giffy1988 on 22 April 2007, 15:20

does any one know any ways of tweeking engines jus with couple of tools? im borad and got no dosh at the moe and ma babi wnts to be faster  :cool: its compleatly standard in every way lol it tops out at about 120 but i thought the max wasabout 135?

its had a recent oil change and flush, hope there is somthing that i can do  :grin:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: golfdubcrazy on 22 April 2007, 17:23

not alot you can do cheaply to tweak a mk3 engine apart from the airfilter LOL  :laugh:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: cs98sss4 on 24 April 2007, 20:38

Golf GTI 8V should top out at 124mph from VW specs..

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: Len on 24 April 2007, 20:50

And a 16v tops out at 137mph! Or so I'm told. :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: Rmachines on 24 April 2007, 22:16

Thats not very impressive, i can get 110 out of my 1.4 at a push?!?!  Mind you torque does it for me, not speed :D    got 140 out my GT-Four though :D

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: haf1zur on 25 April 2007, 08:36

hehe
got 156 out of my R, and some have got 168 coming back from france
highest is 204 with better gearing
hafizur

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: bulk66 on 27 April 2007, 07:05

Giffy a simple thing to do that dont cost jack would be to drill your air box you dont get any more power but you will get a nice induction roar that makes you think your going faster.... :grin:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: Len on 27 April 2007, 12:36

Ah but does he have a drill? :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: monkeyalan on 27 April 2007, 14:32

 do what Homer did in the Simpsons

use a pick axe to make "speed holes" in his bonnet  :laugh:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: Len on 27 April 2007, 15:54

hey! I could do that for my vented wing!

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: bulk66 on 27 April 2007, 18:03

 :grin:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: giffy1988 on 28 April 2007, 18:43

its all good now guys, got paid on fri so a nice new pippercross viper is on its way  :grin:

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: bored_Welsh_lad on 30 April 2007, 12:09

Im sure theres a thread somewhere showing RR print outs that confirmed that a panel filter and drilled air box was more beneficial than a cone filter. Ill see if i can dig it out

Title: Re: Engine tweeking
Post by: bulk66 on 30 April 2007, 12:33

A drilled air box and panel filter is more beneficial than a standard induction kit but the viper is a sealed unit with a external cold air feed so should be more benefical due to not taking in as much hot air. :smiley: