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General => The garage => Topic started by: drivebycar on 30 January 2008, 17:20

Title: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: drivebycar on 30 January 2008, 17:20

so obviously full exhaust system and panel filter/drilled airbox is a good place to start, but whats the next logical step from there?

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: Blazing Storm on 30 January 2008, 17:33

Fast road camshaft would come next.

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: fused on 30 January 2008, 18:33

Simplest.... to be honest, buy the next model up  :rolleyes: costs alot to upgrade a 8v to 16v, 16v to 1.8T etc etc. If you can afford to modify it's probably cheaper to buy!

My Fast road cam goes in on the 15th  :laugh:

have fun

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: saul79 on 30 January 2008, 20:15

nos? :smiley:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: jammac on 30 January 2008, 20:47

blatently a whale tail init bruv  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: drivebycar on 31 January 2008, 09:14

haha ironing board spoiler get me  :laugh:
Nah i want to stick with the 8v just because im not gonna be ragging it all the time and nice to have low down torque just for normal driving etc. Newman cams are quite good i hear?

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: N47HAN on 31 January 2008, 15:54

fluffy dice  :wink:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: dabill on 31 January 2008, 16:13

money.

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: jammac on 31 January 2008, 17:10

Quote from: dabill on 31 January 2008, 16:13

money.

haha  :laugh:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: Mrpug on 01 February 2008, 01:56

I LOVER FLOGGIN MINE DAILY, I LIKE THE SOUND OF THE REVS!!!!! :grin:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: hobbiniho on 01 February 2008, 09:53

Quote from: drivebycar on 31 January 2008, 09:14

nice to have low down torque just for normal driving etc. Newman cams are quite good i hear?

emm i thought that the 16v had more torque than the 8v  :rolleyes: wheres the graph???  :wink:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: drivebycar on 04 February 2008, 12:46

yeah, thought u had to be higher revs to feel it as much tho.

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: Mrpug on 04 February 2008, 21:25

under drive pulleys. and ignitiong timing and higher octane fuel can help and and as much as 5-8 ponies and a full tune up with adjustments, putting a colder thermostat can do some good also. Spark plugs, If it's possible to index the pugs you might or might not notice a difference. But and non conservitve adjustment, remember bigger is not always better. :wink:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: Mikester on 04 February 2008, 22:00

Super unleaded?

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: russ-vdub on 05 February 2008, 16:52

Quote from: Mrpug on 04 February 2008, 21:25

under drive pulleys. and ignitiong timing and higher octane fuel can help and and as much as 5-8 ponies and a full tune up with adjustments, putting a colder thermostat can do some good also. Spark plugs, If it's possible to index the pugs you might or might not notice a difference. But and non conservitve adjustment, remember bigger is not always better. :wink:

colder thermo? never heard of that before, how would that increase performance? not having a dig jst interested :)

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: monkeyalan on 05 February 2008, 17:16

save weight.
eat less and go to the bog before you get in, only ever have £5 worth of fuel in the tank and a half full washer bottle  :grin:

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: drivebycar on 05 February 2008, 20:35

Quote from: monkeyalan on 05 February 2008, 17:16

save weight.
eat less and go to the bog before you get in, only ever have £5 worth of fuel in the tank and a half full washer bottle  :grin:

yeah good plan!

Cheers for all the serious input. getting a mk2 gti this week hopefully so gonna get to work on her.

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: Stu G on 07 February 2008, 12:40

my car loves super unleaded but it sups it like i sup coffee. cant afford that at todays prices lol

Title: Re: First steps to unlocking performance
Post by: Mikester on 07 February 2008, 23:42

Just buy a bigger engined car, or a desiel new feista. lol