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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: lamboman on 27 April 2007, 16:16

Title: Gumball Mk5 GTI
Post by: lamboman on 27 April 2007, 16:16

I remember seeing this white stripped out GTI at the Gumball.. Anyone have any stats about the car and what mods were done to it - e.g. weight savings from ripping the seats out etc?

Anyone else stripped their Mk5 and gained performance improvement?

Title: Re: Gumball Mk5 GTI
Post by: Hurdy on 27 April 2007, 16:53

One of the VW driver mags I read said that a stripped out MKV GTI would weigh closer to 1150kg. :cool:
 Putting it into perspective you are talking of a weight saving in the range of around 15% and therefore a power to weight ratio of around 171 bhp/ton instead of the standard of around 146bhp/ton :nerd:

You would definitely see an improvement in performance with a stripped out version

Title: Re: Gumball Mk5 GTI
Post by: AlanD on 28 April 2007, 11:40

I'm going to the Gumball 3000 launch tomorrow in London, Pall Mall.

Anyone that lives around London its from 13:00 - 16:00 at Pall Mall.

See you there !

Title: Re: Gumball Mk5 GTI
Post by: AlanD on 02 May 2007, 14:03

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=58349.0