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Offline tweed

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mapped 8v?
« on: 17 July 2012, 00:00 »
hopefully the cam will be here for Friday so I can put it in and try it out going to bugjam.

but who has fitted a cam and mapped a 8v? Or know of a 8v?

just want to know if a map is worth it.

asked carbon and want more than one opinion

don't want hear 1.8t siht please  :grin:

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Offline Wayne

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #1 on: 17 July 2012, 00:10 »
Khare did it (ebay chip) and I think he got good results.

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #2 on: 17 July 2012, 00:26 »
This is true, so better gains from a custom map you recon?

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #3 on: 17 July 2012, 02:07 »
you could buy an off the shelf chip and get ok gains, or spend more (much more) and get a map that is customized for YOUR engine and YOUR mods.

Before a remap though, get a vernier pulley and set the cam up.

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #4 on: 17 July 2012, 08:32 »
Cool I'll order one soon.

Would love my 8v to be on the ass of a 16v  :grin:

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #5 on: 17 July 2012, 08:55 »
Khare That cam you linked does fit a mk3? It said mk4 and beetle but I thought that's the same one you got?

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #6 on: 17 July 2012, 09:22 »
You will easily be able to hold your own against a 16v with them mods
My old 8v could keep up with them and all I had was a exhaust and filter.. Maybe the 16v car was not as healthy as my 8v, who knows but yeah I'd go for it, yours is a low miler.. Perfect base for 8v Turbo :evil:
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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #7 on: 17 July 2012, 09:57 »
Would love my 8v to be on the ass of a 16v 

With respect, even with a cam, filter and chip your only going to be around 130 / 135bhp, 16v is 150 standard plus will pull more revs

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #8 on: 17 July 2012, 10:15 »
You will easily be able to hold your own against a 16v with them mods
My old 8v could keep up with them and all I had was a exhaust and filter.. Maybe the 16v car was not as healthy as my 8v, who knows but yeah I'd go for it, yours is a low miler.. Perfect base for 8v Turbo :evil:
(somebody needs to do that )

You never know  :wink:
I bought a vr6 with a rebuilt engine to swap but couldn't do. So got a mk4 vr6 to swap over and still didn't have the heart to do it.
I think one day il do it, already looking at pistons  :lipsrsealed:

Would love my 8v to be on the ass of a 16v 

With respect, even with a cam, filter and chip your only going to be around 130 / 135bhp, 16v is 150 standard plus will pull more revs

Hopefully there ain't many 16v's that still have 150bhp

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Re: mapped 8v?
« Reply #9 on: 17 July 2012, 10:29 »
Hopefully there ain't many 16v's that still have 150bhp

They always tend to make factory power sometimes even more as the miles go on and they loosen up.