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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Fielder5757 on 06 May 2004, 14:07
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I know ive owned a CL for almost 9 months now, And a lot of you know im not looking for a 8V. But i just want to know what sort of things i should look for when buying a GTI
As there a 8V im guessing a lot of them will of been ragged, Are there any tell tail signs to look for? Rust in certain areas that will give me a hint that the cars actually a dog?? If anyone has any hints for me when buying a GTI it would be greatly appritiated ;D
Thanks in advance
Fielder
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www.matey-matey.com
best buying guide your going to get on the net mate.
if you dont want a dog then just buy my car mate! ;)
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Same it till september and give me a good price and i will ;)
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kniterider's 8v for ?300 is an absolute bargain mate and you know it will have been looked after, surely someone can lend you the dosh :)
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Nope, Insurance due in june, Owe my mum ?400 and i only earn ?5000 a year. Im gonna be working all through summer to save the money for a new car. My mum wont lend me the cash to buy the 5 door 8V :(
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Whats all this digifant stuff, Somthing to do with 2 types carbs on different 8V models. I want one to do a lot of heavy modification to the motor and i know that only one of the carbs have a K&N replacement on them sooo what sort should i be looking for?
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Hmmm I wish I had the time to reply to this last post!!
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Take it its a lot of infomation??
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no GTi's have carbs they are all fuel injection
early 8v's are K-Jet are mechanical injection
late 8v's are digifart electronic injection
get a late 92 run out model which has all the exterior & interior trim of a 16v
K-jet was built with performance in mind, Digi is economy based
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So which one would be best to go for? do they make induction kits for both kinds? And at what year did they change? Im looking for a Later model of Golf, Preforbally a F reg like my CL.
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isnt digi easier to tune? isnt that why they used it for the g60's?
try this site for more info
http://members.tripod.com/~fuelie/intro.htm
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induction kits? ::)
what you need to know is that the digifant can be chipped ;D
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induction kits? ::)
what you need to know is that the digifant can be chipped ;D
SOLD!!! Digifant it is then ;)
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yea i have a digifant, its a brilliant car with loadsa power, found it 2 be way more reliable than my old k-jet
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Yeah i got a digi too, chipping on wednesday. w00t!
up the digi!!
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Just so you know what sort of age to look for fielder:
8v was k-jetronic up until 1988 then changed to digifant. They basically changed over during the the E'reg year so you could buy an E'reg 8v with either injection system. They are easy to tell apart however as the golf was given a bit of a facelift that year. The easiest thing to look for is the quarter light glass in the front windows, the earlier models have a triangular piece of glass in the front windows that doesn't open. On the later models the whole front glass opens.
16v was always k-jetronic for the life of the mk2 then went to digifant on the mk3.
As somebody has already said the k-jetronic system was designed with performance in mind (probably coz it's such an old system) whereas the digifant system was designed with economy, emissions and reliability in mind.
If you do go for a digifant model there are more tuning options i.e. chipping, induction kits etc and you always have the options of dropping in the 16v lump from the mk3 as it uses the same injection system. If you think you are ever likely to want to do this however make sure you get a late model mk2 as they have the same wiring loom etc as the mk3.
Hope this helps
Toby
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yo random jord,
how much for the chip man?
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Thanks toby, That pritty much answerd all my questions :) Gonna start looking for a GTi later this month :)
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induction kits? ::)
what you need to know is that the digifant can be chipped ;D
uprated pannel filters to replace your existing VAG filter is better than the cone ones
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Turbo chargers are an even better alternative ;)
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ill still have my beaut in september mate 8)
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in of the day, when you buy an 8v your always gonna be trying to catch that 16v infront of you ;)
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Not when you see what i have planned for it mate ;)
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I can't decide what is better - a replacement element of the K&N variety or a cone shaped induction kit. Any suggestions????