Author Topic: why is my 2.0ltr gti 8v so slow??  (Read 1870 times)

Offline dubbed up

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Re: why is my 2.0ltr gti 8v so slow??
« Reply #10 on: 22 April 2008, 20:29 »
oh yeh i know its not going to be stupid quick i just got it cus im a vw nut but it realy is sluggish i just thought 1 of you might have had the same problem!

Offline Pete Taylor

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Re: why is my 2.0ltr gti 8v so slow??
« Reply #11 on: 22 April 2008, 20:33 »
remember it was 115bhp 10 or so years ago, a mate with vag com and a quick scan could reveal if it has any problems that would effect the performance such as air intake sensor, ecu coolant temp sensor or something like a hall sensor fault which could reveal that the timing is out