VR6 is slower than I thought???

[Omar]

'iball' - I just purchased a K&N induction kit (as recommended by MrVR6) from the 'Euro Car Parts' contact at the front page of this forum.

It was ?52 thats the including delivery!........it was the cheapest i could source. Will be fitting it on Sunday.

I'm with Admiral and the K&N added ?30 to my insurance, bumps up the total cost a bit but at least I'm totaly covered!

Hope that helps mate  

[Overseer]

heres' that weight chart thing again...



thought i'd work out the real diff in weights

mk1 to mk2 929 - 810 = 119kg
mk2 to mk3 1110 - 929  = 181kg
mk3 to mk4 1200 - 1110 = 90kg


( u can convert in google easily but putting "119 kg in stone" )

119 kilograms = 18.7392923 stone
181 kilograms = 28.502621 stone
90 kilograms = 14.172574 stone

so the mk2 to mk3 jump was the equivalent extra weight of two fat people..

damn.. lol..

[Omar]

blimey!......look at that graph.

Hey i dont mind giving giving that fat bird that won pop idol a lift home and her mate, as long as its not in an 8V!!


LOL  

[Cupra Turbo]

its sub10 secs mate.... i drive it everyday

[Cupra Turbo]

didnt sum1 say u cant compare using weights and graphs.

 

But if u wanna.. then try this

Mk3 16v 150Bhp = 8.7secs
Mk4 1.8t 150Bhp = 8.5secs


The mk4 is heavier...............and faster!

[Jo_Cabriolet]

Black GTi you seem to have some idea that your gti 8 v is really something special.

I have had the exact same car as you with 60 k on a r plate in 8v 2.0 and it was slow compared to its rivals. I ran it standard against a standard old vtr. the 90 bp one. We took it out to 125 and he had me all the way, by far the golf just could not pull on it.

Your claims seem to me - from another mk3 gti 8v owner to be of pure bllcks.

Still I bought another 2.0 8v, this time a cab. Still just as slow, but this time with no roof!

[Cupra Turbo]

u couldnt out run a VTR?

I drive my car with a full tank of petrol ... its hardly ever below 3/4 full... and its still relatively quick...

if I drove it with bugger all fuel in it'd be quicker.

Ive got new injectors that've done all of 700miles

Ive just put new Magnecor silicon HT leads on

K&N 57i induction

New throttlebody

and will soon have a full SS exhaust.

... now... Ive drove 2 different V6 4Motion mk4 Golf's ok ... one was slow... yes SLOW... cos the first owner drove it like a cabbage and prolly didnt exeed 30mph for the first 10000 miles of its life.

The second V6 4Motion I drove was HELLA fast...

The same might apply to our cars.

Btw, I KNOW this 8v aint no ferrari... but... its good for an 18yr old (when i bought it)

[Jo_Cabriolet]

Well using your "theory" my old GTI should be able to whoop the crap out of yours because the owner before me ragged the life out of it.? Correct ?

Yep I got destroyed by a VTR, down the motorway, from slip road onwards and bounching the rev limiter on to my max speed. He kicked my ass.

Yes i agree they are not slow as such, but compared to the rival market they are intended at they are the slackers.

[Jo_Cabriolet]

Hell name any other 2.0 family type car that is Slower then a gti 8v golf.

[Cupra Turbo]

and the VTR was standard?  cos u have x-ray vision and can see under the bonnet.

hmmmm ok.  

Another 2.0 family car slower than a GTI 8v? ok my pleasure.

Mondeo 2.0 - 9.8secs


But most bigger cars use turbos to boost performance... so its unfair really... take the turbo off and ya equal