went from mk2 16v to mk3 16v really disappointed with performance

[kells]

can vouch for the tdi 150...i have one as a company car and it is a very rapid little thing

well, iv been offered a doner car of my choice for 500 quid, which is a 225bhp TT unit, now if i do go with this i am gonna have a superchips management, so id be lookin at around 270 bhp i think.. i also want the brakes off the TT also..
my neighbour is the head technician at VW main dealer in leeds and he is helping me do the conversion, will be later this year...

keeping the old dear looking as OE as possible too

[boneybradley]

the mk3 is about 220kg more heavy than the mk2!! hence the lower performance... but then the mk4 petrol 150 isn't that much quicker (mainly top end!) unlike the diesel which has massive mid range torque but limited top end and more low down turbo lag (these truly are real over taking machines  )..... I drove a chipped mk5 170 gt diesel giving about 200-220bhp and this was rapid mid range and would eat all mk5 gti's and ed30's.....
and kells if you ever fit the 225bhp engine I must have a go!!

[kells]

dude your welcome to a drive of it, hopefully later this year it will be done, already spoke to my exhaust people about making up the custon downpipes etc...just doing a little research into the conversion to see what else i may need etc

[Mikester]

270bhp in a mk3, think you will need to research traction! lol.

[kells]

aye true, thats the thing you see, iv been in many a high powered motor that looses out via traction, gonna look into all angles anyhow

those astra VXR are a great example of this!

[Mikester]

my mates little fiesta zetec s, does far better cars of the line, due to its traction, would be a problem you would have to come over. Didnt the vr6 have traction control as an optional extra? :S

[boneybradley]

you only need the feed the clutch in when rolling and you have more traction from a standing start sorted.... I do this up the quarter strip and beat many more powerfull cars who spin it all away.... I guess fast corners may be your problem!! and i remmebr the old rs turbo's and steering at 3 o'clock going hard round left hand corners! and they had an lsd (sort of)

[kells]

im quite expeirenced with RS turbos, grew up with those, and still have a real mad love for the series 1 version...they were never a match for my humble swift tho which is absolutly great at getting its power dowm, the big wheels help this alot too, the LSD wasnt the best on the RS but was better than nothing.

tbh im not intending to race the golf...but then again i may be tempted to do 1/4 mile days in it

[boneybradley]

I understand kells.... my 8v did quarter in 16.4 beatin many other (faster cars  ) but that was giving the clutch and rev limiter plenty of abuse 
I will change for a vr when i need/want more power... my 8v gives good all round performance and I dont really need anything faster?

[Mikester]

and I dont really need anything faster?

well said.