Moree speeed

[RyanManning]

I love my golf but it is only a 1.8. i wanta keep the car but i want more speed is there anything that i can do that wont cost over a grand and will give me some more poke?
thanks

[Josho]

Not a lot. You could spend a few hundred on uprated cams, but won't give you loads more power.

Most reccomended thing to do is a panel filter, smooth the airbox and then drill holes in the bottom of it near the wing. Then a decent exhaust system.

[shepgti]

turbo/turbo charger for under 1k

[RyanManning]

turbo for under 1k?? surly not?

yeah i got a reflex exhaust on it .. where do i drill holes?? there any guides ?

cheers

[shepgti]

turbo for under 1k?? surly not?

yeah i got a reflex exhaust on it .. where do i drill holes?? there any guides ?

cheers

depends really but by no means worth it...

guide to airbox http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3063843

[RyanManning]

Thanks man

Why is it not worth it? surly a turbo will drasticly improve the speed

[Mikester]

Thanks man

Why is it not worth it? surly a turbo will drasticly improve the speed

For a mile, then it blows up. Need to make the engine stronger before you increase the boost, unless you run it at stupidly low boost, getting not much extra power.

[shepgti]

Thanks man

Why is it not worth it? surly a turbo will drasticly improve the speed

of course but you would loose nearly all you spend on it and insurance would go up alot... and i assume insurance is an issue as you have a 1.8 and not a 16v..

[Josho]

Yeah but then you have to upgrade a lot of other things to cope.

[DrewGTI]

Not as clued up as most on here but surely mods like that would hurt on the insurance and also more speed would mean better brakes etc too. .