Author Topic: And who said the 8v gti were slow!  (Read 18979 times)

VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #80 on: 19 June 2009, 16:52 »
cant the poster just post up the power graph, would save a lot of moaning lol

Khare: You have a very good point about comfort and stuff. I can carry one passanger though and it's an awesome car for taking big stuff to the tip quickly :grin:

nick

wait till you put some scaffolding in there  :laugh:

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #81 on: 19 June 2009, 16:55 »
But then I can use it to dry my clothes. It's win/win!

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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #82 on: 19 June 2009, 17:01 »
it could also be used as a pen for a spider monkey  :laugh:

or put a swing on the harness bar and rent it out as a trap for paedos  :undecided:

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #83 on: 19 June 2009, 17:02 »
My car made 173.6bhp with K&N and Magnex CAT back on Storms RR!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

So DO NOT believe any high RR figure!

Stealth are another high figure RR!

I have since been on 2 other RR and recorded 156 and 153 bhp

And I'm with the doubters as I would estimate an 8v with those mods to be around 135bhp.
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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #84 on: 19 June 2009, 17:03 »
whatever power its got its still in the wrong shell  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #85 on: 19 June 2009, 17:31 »
i trust JKM rollers as when stealthwolf and another mk5 (standard cars) went on they produced bang on factory spec power.

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #86 on: 19 June 2009, 20:52 »
I agree Khare Bear! Thats where my 153 bhp was recorded.
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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #87 on: 19 June 2009, 21:15 »
yeah if it was just torque that matters then we would all be going around in tractors ;)

Thats why i drive the MK3 8v  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Peace and love to all VW's id rather drive my MK3 8v than any other Hatch of the era and if i could mod it up to 152bhp then i would be chuffed to bits
Well done buddy true dub spirit :wink:

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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #88 on: 19 June 2009, 23:42 »
There a lot of conjecture on here that all engines from the factory are putting out the same power. They don't. There are so many little differences in tolerance and machining that no two engines are identical. Sometimes you get a good one, sometimes a bad one.

I know manufacturing tolerances have got much closer recently but the chances are if he's got a good engine with fine spec, lumpy cam and good breathing, along with a reasonably optimistic rolling road I reckon that figure is achieveable. Sadly, with all the slagging off and disbelief we may never know as the OP probably thinks he's gonna get ridiculed again.

Either that or his missus has genuinely lost the camera!!  :laugh:


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Re: And who said the 8v gti were slow!
« Reply #89 on: 20 June 2009, 02:08 »
Sometimes you get a good one, sometimes a bad one.

Mines so good i done a bus on the way home :wink: