Rattle or Misfire?

[thai-wronghorse]

That is not good!!!

Your car should do 90mph in 3rd.

I suggest you change the leads and cap right away. Give the rotor arm a good scrub with a bit of sand paper or wire wool.

i agree with tweed, mine does 90mph in no time, and I've had mine at 135mph with ease.

An accurately calibrated LIDAR speed gun would say otherwise. Vehicle odometers generally read over your actual speed.

[Len]

An 8v will do 125mph max!

[VR6_Wherry]

I had a well looked after 8v and the chance of getting to 90 in third would have been 0..

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

An 8v will do 125mph max!

Possibly, But i've had mine at 135MPH, Very Scary...

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

I had a well looked after 8v and the chance of getting to 90 in third would have been 0..

Maybe yours was not well looked after'd after all... 

[tweed]

I had a well looked after 8v and the chance of getting to 90 in third would have been 0..

Mines had 8 services in 25,000 miles and a cam. Do 100mph in 3rd if I removed the limiter and fitted a turbo  

[drc12369]

Well since ive bought it in October mines had a full cambelt n tensioner kit change, oil m oil filter change, air filter change, new NGK BUR6ET plugs put in, all the fluids topped up, 2 tanks of Shell Vpower and a cleaning additive put through it, and once the new dissy cap and ht leads get put on thats me done. Thats the limit of my funds and knowledge. If it aint running right after this weekend im outta options 

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere ages ago that thrashing the engine once in a while is good for the engine, as it helps clear out all the crabon being bulit up.

But before you start thrashing, make sure everything is running right And engine is at it's optimum level to be opend up

and i aint a boy racer who likes 1st & 2nd gears only. Its 3rd gear upwards for me 

[VW BUSH]

I had a well looked after 8v and the chance of getting to 90 in third would have been 0..

Mines had 8 services in 25,000 miles and a cam. Do 100mph in 3rd if I removed the limiter and fitted a turbo  

Mines got 160k on it and does 90 in 3rd easy, speedo/nav confirmed..........

[benvictors]

so if thats the case why does everyone on here diss 8v's?

Because it takes about 2 days to get to that 90mph in 3rd