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Offline victor

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crappy 8v mk3
« on: 18 October 2003, 19:22 »
Hi guys,

hows it going?

Im a lil peed off with my N reg 8v "GTI" MK3 golf.

Its not what i imagined it to be, i KNEW i should have bought a vr6 !  >:(

Anyways, enough ranting, question time.

My mates got a celica gt4 jap import - 270 ish bhp.

I wanna match it, or at least come as close as i can, but stick to the mk3 body as i LOVE it !  It dint help when I shoved some 18" rims on !

what engines fit into teh mk3 golf eg audi engines.  Also thinking of vr6 engine and fitting turbo on.

Also what is the best place to buy stufff like this !

Thanks guys.

Slow 8v'er.

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Offline Glen

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #1 on: 18 October 2003, 23:45 »
What did u expect it to be? surely u knew it was only 115bhp.  U want 270 buy a scooby.  Failing that an Audi S3 engine will fit thats 225 standard u can get more out of it, but it'll be dear.  Too much bhp will mean uprated brakes, would the gearbox suffice? S3 is 6 speed.
Sell it buy a VR6 take it from there, thats your best bet.
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Offline The VolksWizard

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #2 on: 18 October 2003, 23:47 »
Well said Glen.

Vortech make a good supercharger for VR6, bolts straight on.

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Offline victor

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #3 on: 19 October 2003, 12:13 »
thanks for the reply guys.

I cant sell the car at the moment, but Im open to an audi s3 engine idea with uprated brakes and gear box.

Because im fairly new to this, what sort of prices am I looking at here for :

a) vr6 engine

b)audi s3, gear box .

Thanks broz.

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Offline Glen

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #4 on: 20 October 2003, 23:15 »
Its gonna be thousands mate car sells at about 24k new.
Hold on you're jokin right??
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Offline Pimpster

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #5 on: 21 October 2003, 08:41 »
beware of the troll....
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Offline Rocky

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #6 on: 21 October 2003, 08:41 »
A TT/S3 engine, gear box fitted will cost you around ?7000 + VAT including a remap to 265+BHP, I am thinking of going for this conversion myself.
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Offline Pimpster

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #7 on: 21 October 2003, 13:17 »
Instead of ?8200 for it, why dont you just flog your golf for ?3-?4k or something, save about ?2,500 and go buy an S3? ???
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Offline Glen

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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #8 on: 22 October 2003, 20:10 »
Dont be stupid Pimpster how else would these Muppets get in Max Power magazine under a ludicrous headline such as MK3 Mentalists or some such sh*te, not by following your suggestion tut tut pimpster   ;)
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Re:crappy 8v mk3
« Reply #9 on: 22 October 2003, 22:02 »
Who wants to get in Max Power anyway? its full of f*g**ts  :D
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