mk 3 gti 8v bhp ?

[Khare]

16v might be 150bhp in place of 115bhp but torque matters and a 16v is only around 11lbs ft more.

HEAR HEAR!

people start going on about 8 v and 16v sh!t these days. As kells said in hi thread his well maintained and cheerful 8v beat his mates 16v....second 16v he beat he said.
The other day, i was following a cooper S on the way home, and we got onto the dual (duel) carriageway and from 40-60 he was pulling away very slightly but from 60 to 100 which was the speed we got to at the end of the carriage way it was neck and neck, i was behind him but he wasnt pulling away, and i know he was going flat out...FACT, people jabber on about how 16v are the better replacements for the 8v, but some how my dad never bought one, he always had 8vs, (6 of them infact) and he was a VW specialist for many years and used to race cars and bikes.....so he must of had a dam good reason why he had 8v and not 16v, his response was 8v picked up quicker and where more rev happy, he used to race in the twisties not on the straights.

[DrewGTI]

I just like driving my Golf. 



I left loads of people on the dual carriageway at the weekend. . . but i did push it to 120 

[shepgti]

16v might be 150bhp in place of 115bhp but torque matters and a 16v is only around 11lbs ft more.

HEAR HEAR!

people start going on about 8 v and 16v sh!t these days. As kells said in hi thread his well maintained and cheerful 8v beat his mates 16v....second 16v he beat he said.
The other day, i was following a cooper S on the way home, and we got onto the dual (duel) carriageway and from 40-60 he was pulling away very slightly but from 60 to 100 which was the speed we got to at the end of the carriage way it was neck and neck, i was behind him but he wasnt pulling away, and i know he was going flat out...FACT, people jabber on about how 16v are the better replacements for the 8v, but some how my dad never bought one, he always had 8vs, (6 of them infact) and he was a VW specialist for many years and used to race cars and bikes.....so he must of had a dam good reason why he had 8v and not 16v, his response was 8v picked up quicker and where more rev happy, he used to race in the twisties not on the straights.

but i think the thing is people go on about tuning an 8v which isnt worth it whereas the 16v is actually worth tuning.. its not about comparing the standard 8v and 16v in my mind

[Len]

Oh no not again!

Look people and especially all you 8valve wannabees!

A standard 16v will piss all over an 8v with torque and power!

So stop posting all this nonsense!

[alexus1981]

here we go again....

all the bitter 16valvers come out of the closet... (they're bitter because their cars are not much/any faster, have worse fuel economy, higher insurance, and are now rare to find ones that havnt been ragged to death)

mind you, i wouldnt have any other 8v than a concept.

[Len]

 

I'm not bitter in anyway!

I challenge any 8v to run down the strip next to me!

Shut up or put up! Any takers?

[shepgti]

I'm not bitter in anyway!

I challenge any 8v to run down the strip next to me!

Shut up or put up! Any takers?

ill put mine up..






being towed by the force 1 dragster     

[Khare]

Yes 16v is more tunable but im on about standard engines. With cheap and cheerful mods like drilling airbox, sticking a £40 panel filter in there, and a full service, you can have as much fun as a 16v owner.

[Len]

And I'll leave you eating my dust! 

[boneybradley]

I still prefer the 8v