Author Topic: First steps to unlocking performance  (Read 2873 times)

Offline hobbiniho

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #10 on: 01 February 2008, 09:53 »

nice to have low down torque just for normal driving etc. Newman cams are quite good i hear?

emm i thought that the 16v had more torque than the 8v  :rolleyes: wheres the graph???  :wink:

Offline drivebycar

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #11 on: 04 February 2008, 12:46 »
yeah, thought u had to be higher revs to feel it as much tho.
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Offline Mrpug

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #12 on: 04 February 2008, 21:25 »
under drive pulleys. and ignitiong timing and higher octane fuel can help and and as much as 5-8 ponies and a full tune up with adjustments, putting a colder thermostat can do some good also. Spark plugs, If it's possible to index the pugs you might or might not notice a difference. But and non conservitve adjustment, remember bigger is not always better. :wink:

Offline Mikester

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #13 on: 04 February 2008, 22:00 »
Super unleaded?

Offline russ-vdub

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #14 on: 05 February 2008, 16:52 »
under drive pulleys. and ignitiong timing and higher octane fuel can help and and as much as 5-8 ponies and a full tune up with adjustments, putting a colder thermostat can do some good also. Spark plugs, If it's possible to index the pugs you might or might not notice a difference. But and non conservitve adjustment, remember bigger is not always better. :wink:

colder thermo? never heard of that before, how would that increase performance? not having a dig jst interested :)

Offline monkeyalan

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #15 on: 05 February 2008, 17:16 »
save weight.
eat less and go to the bog before you get in, only ever have £5 worth of fuel in the tank and a half full washer bottle  :grin:

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #16 on: 05 February 2008, 20:35 »
save weight.
eat less and go to the bog before you get in, only ever have £5 worth of fuel in the tank and a half full washer bottle  :grin:

yeah good plan!

Cheers for all the serious input. getting a mk2 gti this week hopefully so gonna get to work on her.
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Offline Stu G

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #17 on: 07 February 2008, 12:40 »
my car loves super unleaded but it sups it like i sup coffee. cant afford that at todays prices lol

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Re: First steps to unlocking performance
« Reply #18 on: 07 February 2008, 23:42 »
Just buy a bigger engined car, or a desiel new feista. lol