Tuning my Golf Gti mk3

[wayedy]

Do it.......be different. Good luck.

cheers pal, why act like every tom dick n harry and go buy another car, and then another car whoops me i get told to buy another lol,
im tuning this baby over the next year or two, watch this bad boy develop, ...WATCH THIS SPACE...   
I asked for advice onTUNING not whether i should buy another car lol
But never mind... i think Nos will be a decent option after cam work and gas flow head and chip. should see around 130- 140 hopefully.

[VW BUSH]

Decent cam, air box mods, ported tb and inlet will see 135 ish bhp.
Lower fd and light flywheel will give you some response in acceleration, add nos and you have 150ish bhp.
Thats it for 8v without spending bucks on forced induction and an engine that can take the extra strain.
Engine management to run turbo is even more.

I bought a tdi engine to use for a petrol turbo, ghetto style granted but with a few bits I reckon I can make it work.
Trouble is im lazy

[MickP mk3]

Don't listen to the haters. I made a low boost turbo set up (8psi) for my 1.8 16v clio years back for just under a grand. The most expensive bit was sorting the ecu, but since then iv used a couple of unichip units. These unit can be brought off eBay to save a few quid and be wire in by yourself if you can get the diagram then take it to be remapped. Research, trawl ebay for parts and be creative with the welder.
iv keep toying with the idea of turboing my 8v too. Do it! I might start collecting parts when i get back of my hols in September. Crack on pal, what's the worst that can happen to the motor? Blow it? £200 for a new one. Let us know how you get on

[wayedy]

yes its better to report then drop to his level, anyway jamo i was looking into a short shift kit today and couldnt figure out if this is the 100% correct 1?
mines a 1998 Golf gti 8v, also is this all i need to get short shift setup on my car?

http://www.awesomegti.com/car/vw/golfmk3?subpart=435

[Gti_Jamo]

yes its better to report then drop to his level, anyway jamo i was looking into a short shift kit today and couldnt figure out if this is the 100% correct 1?
mines a 1998 Golf gti 8v, also is this all i need to get short shift setup on my car?

http://www.awesomegti.com/car/vw/golfmk3?subpart=435

Anyway yes thats what you need to short shift. Might be a good idea getting some new bushes for the rest of the shifter set up as they can wear out but check how yours feels. Sure u can get repair kits still off ebay for 20 quid.

[wayedy]

mines go fine into each gear, but crunches if i shift 1st to 2nd @ around 5000rpm quickly.

[wayedy]

i know a guy named Brian in derby, place called POWERHOUSE, he has the old AE82 mk1 gt corolla hatchback,
with a turbo setup, and some how he managed to do a 4x4 conversion to it,
believe me this guyS Corolla has put impreza's to shame, il look up to see a video on his corolla,  he was willing to turbo charge my mk2 golf 16v for around £2000 +VAT(4 years ago) was saying a basic turbo setup would run fine, as long as boost is set at a safe 4-5 psi...(HALF A BAR) or even supercharge it.

[Gti_Jamo]

mines go fine into each gear, but crunches if i shift 1st to 2nd @ around 5000rpm quickly.

That dont sound good. You will want a strong gearbox if your gonna be running more power. Sound like worn syncro between the gears. Try changing gear oil first it sometime can help matters.

[wayedy]

yeah il try that, its going in for full service this week, so il try that, im going to use using 5w40 semi synthetic shell performance oil, is this ok for my engine?

[tweed]

Depends on miles really. 10w 40 might be better.