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Bodhi
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Please make those nasty VR6 owners go away....
Mk3 Tuning
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28 October 2003, 21:15 »
Hi there. I was thinking about doing a couple of mods to my 1997 GTi 8v and was wondering fi you guys could point me in the right direction. I'm after about another 15-20 bhp, preferably higher up the rev range as I think it would make my beast really fly. I'd rather avoid any Max Power conutations whatsoever, so big bore exhasts and anything else you can hear from 3 streets away are pretty much out. However, if it keeps quiet at low revs then starts blaring higher up, I can't say I'd be too fussed.
Realistically I'm looking at spending up to ?400, altho if this figure could be vastly reduced I'd be a happy Mk3 owner.
Also I was wondering what effect the mods would have on the car's reliability. It hasn't skipped a beat since I bought it but it has 95k miles on the clock. should I be worried about blowing something up?
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1997 Tornado Red GTi 8v - The Fastest HotBox on Fife's roads.
Modifications -
1 x Kenwood KDC-7024M
1 x Dull Aluminium Golf Ball Gearknob. Clearly worth about 10bhp on its own.
golfvr6
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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28 October 2003, 22:05 »
Induction kit , sports exhaust, fast road cam, chip, that should give you an extra 15bhp. The car should still be just as reliable with those mods, as long as you don't buy a really wild cam, just a fast road one.
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Rocky
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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29 October 2003, 14:08 »
A Rolling road remap took my car to 131BHP
I have also got a Milltek cat back exhaust system, nice sound not too noisey.
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Si H
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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31 October 2003, 14:21 »
I'd say a decent sports exhaust and an induction kit - you'd be surprised how much extra you'll get out of your car. I just had these mods fitted to my Mk3 8v, and it's really picked up. The exhaust system is jetex, as is the induction kit. Sounds great too!
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stoat
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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01 November 2003, 16:22 »
Any recomondations on where to get a rolling road done and how many much am I looking at?
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MK3 GTI 8V
concept
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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04 November 2003, 23:05 »
definately replace the exhaust cat back. don't get induction kit. kent gs22h cam and vernier pulley. then like rocky says- rolling road set up and remap. job done. but will cost more than ?400
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mk3 8v 140bhp
golfvr6
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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04 November 2003, 23:12 »
Get K&N induction kits, better throttle response and a nice noise
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vwnut.ant
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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06 November 2003, 00:26 »
hey where and how dya get the remap done , i wouldnt mind having that done to mine??..
give me some info where to go
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Rocky
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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06 November 2003, 09:21 »
AmD in Bicester will charge you ?250 + VAT to rolling road remap your car it will take around 3 hours. It took my car to 131BHP & you really notice the throttle response. Tel:01869 323205
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vwnut.ant
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Re:Mk3 Tuning
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06 November 2003, 17:37 »
nice one mate i will give thema buzzz
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