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Offline johnnyvr6

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golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« on: 24 January 2012, 16:23 »
hi i have just had a play with a ctr on a long bypass near me,he had me at the lights for about 100 meters but i started reeling him in,i thought i would of got wasted as mines is only meant to be 180 bhp that is the first time iv git it some properly,it was spinning the front wheels in 2nd gear lol,im not sure it is 180 brake i think its more,i need to get on some rollers and see what the old girl is pushing

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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #1 on: 24 January 2012, 17:12 »
What do type R's have as standard anyway? So you got smoked yea, after how long were you 'reeling' him in? I think the type R would win...

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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #2 on: 24 January 2012, 17:16 »
200 standard think his had a filter,no i didnt get beat probably even stevens after quarter of a mile

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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2012, 19:23 »
remind me again,wots feet = metre's,for us old uns who have'nt been brainwashed into being european?  :shocked:

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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #5 on: 24 January 2012, 19:51 »
remind me again,wots feet = metre's,for us old uns who have'nt been brainwashed into being european?  :shocked:

110yards is roughly 100metres
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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #6 on: 24 January 2012, 19:55 »
mines is only meant to be 180 bhp that is the first time iv git it some properly,it was spinning the front wheels in 2nd gear lol,im not sure it is 180 brake i think its more.

What mods does it have at the moment, AGU is 150bhp standard.

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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #7 on: 24 January 2012, 19:56 »
Great story but you wouldnt beat a type r full stop.
If you think different go have a race with some corners thrown in and see how well you do :smiley:
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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #8 on: 24 January 2012, 20:05 »
mine has meant to have a remap to 180 bhp and a 007 recirc thats it,i know i wouldn't beat a type r im just saying i was chuffed that mine didnt get beat royally,tbh it was pissing down and we were both strugleing to get the power down,wait till my k04 and stage 2 remap come,i will bump into him again then lets see what happens lol

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Re: golf gti turbo vs civic type r
« Reply #9 on: 24 January 2012, 20:11 »
That will be when he has put a s/charger on it lol
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