Author Topic: And who said the 8v gti were slow!  (Read 18927 times)

Offline Petec82

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #10 on: 18 June 2009, 20:18 »
Jeez give the guy a break. Good stuff mate is good te hear of an 8v actually being slughtly quick

Sorry if I sounded harsh, was not intended that way  :undecided:
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Offline doely85

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #11 on: 18 June 2009, 20:30 »
Jeez give the guy a break. Good stuff mate is good te hear of an 8v actually being slughtly quick

Was only having a laugh. No trouble  :kiss:

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #12 on: 18 June 2009, 20:32 »
152  not bad  what were the torques upto ?
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #13 on: 18 June 2009, 22:25 »
I understand that, il get a pic up as soon as the missus gets home with the camera,

mods are

custom 4-2-1
decat
stainless throughout
panel filter
ported and polished head
reprofiled cams
and been remaped to suit.

hang on....8v???  :huh:

Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #14 on: 18 June 2009, 22:27 »
That could be taken two different ways really. Yes the 8v has one camshaft but has 8 actual cams... :wink:

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #15 on: 18 June 2009, 23:11 »
That could be taken two different ways really. Yes the 8v has one camshaft but has 8 actual cams... :wink:
wtf :laugh: if he has done something to them 8 cams the he would say either hydrolic or solid or what ever, not reprofiled lol...how do you reprofile a tappit?? lol

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #16 on: 18 June 2009, 23:27 »
Either way, my 8v is faster.

And thats fact boys and girls. lol

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #17 on: 18 June 2009, 23:33 »
Either way, my 8v is faster.

And thats fact boys and girls. lol

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #18 on: 18 June 2009, 23:46 »
My leaking rocker cover gasket adds 30bhp any day of the week.
« Last Edit: 18 June 2009, 23:50 by Mikester »

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #19 on: 18 June 2009, 23:49 »
small man syndrome comes to mind :grin: