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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Hurdy on 27 February 2008, 16:43
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Awesome are looking for a GTI to use for the UK development of their APR stage 3 system
http://www.goapr.com/VW/products/stage3_trans20t.html
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/thread/1191451.aspx
Sounds interesting!
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Would be nice, but parting with £3k even with free labour, Ouch
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Would be nice, but parting with £3k even with free labour, Ouch
Yes, but how much would you have to pay to have them fitted! :shocked: and how much would they be to but individually!
Intake
MAF housing
Inlet hose
APR DV adapter
Garrett turbocharger
Oil/coolant lines
Outlet hoses
APR Intercooler
High pressure fuel pump
APR fuel injectors
Exhaust manifold, downturn and downpipe inc cat.
There's a few bobsworth there. :cool:
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Yeah I guess so. I wish people would stop tempting me with such nice shiny things :grin:
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382 hp on 93 octane fuel? :shocked:
Hope they fit you with roll cage too :grin:
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Shame mine is DSG - but they wouldn't need one of those anyway as they have their own!
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i would fit it myself :laugh:
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The biggest problem is the longer term - An ex Stage3 deffo hard driven car come resale time :sad: Who's gonna want to buy it?
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100% agree with what RedRobin said, nobody will want to buy tuned cars (would you??)
Also, haven't you read Wolfbane's post, he has 330hp and 435Nm of torque, and that is ENOUGH already, wheels are spinning left and right in 3rd and 4th gear, imagine what it would be like with 380hp and 500+ torques - a total nuissance!
people wanting stage III for their E30 Golfs are either hard-core track drivers (dry track, of course), or completely deranged.
P.S. That kind of power would be nice for say S3 or TTS, but then you need new clutch at least. And I'd be worried about engine life, since it would be hard to sell a car hard-tuned like that anyway.
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100% agree with what RedRobin said, nobody will want to buy tuned cars (would you??)
Also, haven't you read Wolfbane's post, he has 330hp and 435Nm of torque, and that is ENOUGH already, wheels are spinning left and right in 3rd and 4th gear, imagine what it would be like with 380hp and 500+ torques - a total nuissance!
people wanting stage III for their E30 Golfs are either hard-core track drivers (dry track, of course), or completely deranged.
P.S. That kind of power would be nice for say S3 or TTS, but then you need new clutch at least. And I'd be worried about engine life, since it would be hard to sell a car hard-tuned like that anyway.
....I don't think that nobody wants to buy a tuned car but it's pushing the envelope so hard (Stage3 + big numbers) that's the problem - Too many stresses.
I don't have any plans as yet to sell mine and don't know how difficult it will be but I'm thinking that a switchable Stage1 with sensible hardware mods like mine plus very regular servicing and maintenance history, to an enthusiast shouldn't be impossible. Either way, I've modded the car for me and not the next owner!
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Personally, I'd be wary buying a tuned car, simply because you really don't know how and where it has been driven, and what kind of service it got.
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Personally, I'd be wary buying a tuned car, simply because you really don't know how and where it has been driven, and what kind of service it got.
....Yes, in my case you'd have all the documentary evidence but you'd have to rely on your own judgement of me as being honest and genuine in answering your questions. If someone doesn't trust me, then it's their problem not mine.
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am off to awesome tomorrow to have a chat about this :evil:
i quite fancy having the faster MkV in the uk!
once you add brakes and diff and associated hardware..i dont think its gonna be the deal of the century, but it will certainly be unique and very very fast ( porsche gt3 fast)....for less than 25k.
:laugh:
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I was considering going down this route but decided to go with an ED30 just for ease of modding and keeping a VW warranty.
There is a guy on the Audi forums whos running 380BHP+ on an S3 with a re-map, Downpipe and sports cat and Cat-back exhaust, apart from the IC the S3 and ED30 motor is the same..
Having the higest power MK5 in the UK is quite a different thing to having the fastest :rolleyes:
Seems a good offer but I would imagine there would be lots of conditions, dates they will need the car to be available at shows, mag pieces etc..
Jonny
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i quite fancy having the faster MkV in the uk!
fastest GTI maybe.. but there are a couple of mk5 R32's kicking around running close to 500bhp with turbo kits :wink:
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i wouldnt do it without a quaiffe diff, 10 pot brakes,...it should arguably be the fastest mkV provided it can get its power down....see what jim has to say tomorrow.
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well if you get it done, i want a go in it :evil:
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i quite fancy having the faster MkV in the uk!
fastest GTI maybe.. but there are a couple of mk5 R32's kicking around running close to 500bhp with turbo kits :wink:
There is a lovely pearl blue for sale on pistonheads, running over 400bhp. £35k though if I remember correctly!! :shocked:
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Found it...... :drool: (badges on the back would have to go!)
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/374110.htm
Lovely spec too!
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Personally, I'd be wary buying a tuned car, simply because you really don't know how and where it has been driven, and what kind of service it got.
....Yes, in my case you'd have all the documentary evidence but you'd have to rely on your own judgement of me as being honest and genuine in answering your questions. If someone doesn't trust me, then it's their problem not mine.
I'd buy it of you mate. Not that you'll ever sell it or I'll ever have enough money for it.
Nick
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Theres also a video of it on youtube being raped around lol..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUeHRdWsp4
Bit of a bad move when your asking £15k+ over a normal R32..
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thought you could only tune dsg cars so much?
that r32 400 hpa looks like it has a dsg gearbox
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Theres also a video of it on youtube being raped around lol..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUeHRdWsp4
Bit of a bad move when your asking £15k+ over a normal R32..
nice find, looks and sounds awesome!
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thats mint...fooking expensive at nearly 40k though..
i am thinking buy the gti for about 20k with everything on it, and then 5k on the stage 3 at awesome..
25k..360bhp....has to look stock though..just to get on everyones tits :evil: