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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Neza on 01 May 2008, 11:52

Title: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: Neza on 01 May 2008, 11:52

Hello! Can you help me, with solution how to power up my Golf 3 GTI 16v (ABF engine).i have already installed a cold air intake, supersprint exhaust.
is there any solutions with ECU?
maybe chip-tuning? is it works?
have you a clean exaples that chip tuning for ABF is gaved a few horse power?
where i can order it?

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: Len on 01 May 2008, 12:35

The DIY chips off ebay are not worth buying (Blitzchip/Powerchip)

You need to go somewhere like AMD or Stealth to get a remap/chip. This should give you up to 175bhp approx

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: Pete Taylor on 01 May 2008, 13:47

Quote from: Len on 01 May 2008, 12:35

You need to go somewhere like AMD or Stealth to get a remap/chip. This should give you up to 175bhp approx

Even Vince couldn't manage 175bhp!

There isn't much more you can do to the valver to get real gains apart from the boosted route. Ported and polished head is pointless as the ABF is a good flowing head as standard

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: Len on 01 May 2008, 14:04

Some peeps on here have had those results!

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: mark3valver on 01 May 2008, 14:07

175bhp from an exhaust and a remap?? crikey thats good...

i would be happy if mine did that!!!

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: VW_08 on 01 May 2008, 14:22

Quote from: mark3valver on 01 May 2008, 14:07

175bhp from an exhaust and a remap?? crikey thats good...

i would be happy if mine did that!!!

why not? 150brake out of the box........

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: mark3valver on 01 May 2008, 16:13

well an exhaust adds no more than 5, so that's 20 from a remap from a N/A engine?

although a lot of valver's produce more than standard once they get to 100k and are run in a bit....
 :wink:

(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o255/leon1984gti/DSC00120.jpg)

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: ollie6n on 01 May 2008, 17:07

CAMS get a set of cams, that should put a rocket up your rooster  :laugh:

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: Pete Taylor on 01 May 2008, 17:12

cams are also pretty useless on the ABF unless you have the rest setup to match

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: mark3valver on 01 May 2008, 18:21

agreed - cams don't do a lot - it already produces its power very high up (essentially a higher lift cam only really changes where in the rev range an engine will make its power, doesn't really add power)

Once I have sorted the handling etc, my list of things to get engine wise will be

New manifold
full stainless
K and N panel filter in standard box
remap
lightened and balanced flywheel
balanced crank

possible management change

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: Pete Taylor on 01 May 2008, 18:28

I couldn't do the lightened and balanced flywheel thing, it's not to best car in slow situations as it is!

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: VW_08 on 01 May 2008, 18:48

I only owned this 16v for a month and its my first golf, i soon realised the power is higher up the rev range, it dont half rev with a full exhaust, infact it sounds the nuts  :cool:

Much quicker than my old Escort GTi  :laugh:

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: mark3valver on 01 May 2008, 22:35

Quote from: Pete Taylor on 01 May 2008, 18:28

I couldn't do the lightened and balanced flywheel thing, it's not to best car in slow situations as it is!

mines will only be used on track days so no worries there......

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: Neza on 03 May 2008, 07:58

thank you for answers!

but there is a little trouble... im not in uk, im in kazakhstan.
all that i can, its order chip in uk, and then shipp it to kazakhstan.

what is REMAP? can you explain it with basic words?

Title: Re: ABF power-up! How?
Post by: DazVR6 on 03 May 2008, 11:15

REMAP is a reprogamming of your ecu. Hope thats simple enough.