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giffy1988

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Engine tweeking
« on: 22 April 2007, 15:20 »
does any one know any ways of tweeking engines jus with couple of tools? im borad and got no dosh at the moe and ma babi wnts to be faster  :cool: its compleatly standard in every way lol it tops out at about 120 but i thought the max wasabout 135?

its had a recent oil change and flush, hope there is somthing that i can do  :grin:
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Offline golfdubcrazy

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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #1 on: 22 April 2007, 17:23 »
not alot you can do cheaply to tweak a mk3 engine apart from the airfilter LOL  :laugh:
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Offline cs98sss4

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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #2 on: 24 April 2007, 20:38 »
Golf GTI 8V should top out at 124mph from VW specs..
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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #3 on: 24 April 2007, 20:50 »
And a 16v tops out at 137mph! Or so I'm told. :rolleyes:
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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #4 on: 24 April 2007, 22:16 »
Thats not very impressive, i can get 110 out of my 1.4 at a push?!?!  Mind you torque does it for me, not speed :D    got 140 out my GT-Four though :D
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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #5 on: 25 April 2007, 08:36 »
hehe
got 156 out of my R, and some have got 168 coming back from france
highest is 204 with better gearing
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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #6 on: 27 April 2007, 07:05 »
Giffy a simple thing to do that dont cost jack would be to drill your air box you dont get any more power but you will get a nice induction roar that makes you think your going faster.... :grin:
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Offline Len

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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #7 on: 27 April 2007, 12:36 »
Ah but does he have a drill? :rolleyes:
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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #8 on: 27 April 2007, 14:32 »
 do what Homer did in the Simpsons

use a pick axe to make "speed holes" in his bonnet  :laugh:
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Re: Engine tweeking
« Reply #9 on: 27 April 2007, 15:54 »
hey! I could do that for my vented wing!
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