Seriously PISSED OFF!!!

[Fielder5757]

Ok ive had it, Im fed up of driving a slow piece of sh!t CL, I just lost ?150 to a 1.6 Corsa!!!, The fact it outpased me on the straight is enaught to make me vommit!!! He was even on my A S S all the way down the corners.

Im not stuck with two options, Go nissan, But a rear wheel drive 200SX, Turbo its lump and bend over the table and let my insurance company analy rape me

OR

Do some serious turning to my Mk2. Im gonna be working over time over summer inbetween college, So im gonna have around ?1500 - ?2000 and its ALL going into my golfs performance, No asthetic bullsh!t, Im talking torque, Handling and horsepower. Somthing to wipe the smug grin off the corsa boys.

So far the cars a 1.6 CL with a rallys backbox, and a custom carb, Its got new springs all round with a 40mm drop and thats about it as far as performance goes, The cars already stripped down to its bare bones, I just need more power. If you had ?2000 to play with to make it faster where would it go?

Best answers will see there ideas going into my car around september  

[trustno1]

stick a gti lump or even better a g60 in there!

[Fielder5757]

and not tell the insurance company

Any idea how much a swap like that would set me back??


Woot, ?100 for Piper cams for my 1.6, 6BHP increase  

[old_boy]

Sell the cl,
get a MK1 GTI, Filter, Exhaust, Head, insure as a classic, bye bye sh!te c@rs*!!!!

[Overseer]

i kinda agree.. get a better starting block to build from...

[dan]

I agree with Old_Boy get a Mk1 GTi, you will be laughing then!  

However if you want to keep the CL, make it lighter. Get everything out that may weigh it down. Every little bit helps.

[Overseer]

whats that old performance mantra..

"there's no replacement for displacement" ?
 
i.e. get a big fat engine to build up from.



not sure what the insurance would be like... but sell your car, and you could put all ya cash into a mk2 16v...

[Blue MK2]

i had a subaru impretza 2.0 Turbo 2001 all day yesterday. im thinking of leaving the golf scene its soo fast

to be honest i think uprated air filters are bullsh!t. grab a gti for ?1500-2k  

[S11EPS]

Gotta agree with the last few comments posted, that you need to consider changing your base vehicle to give you a better starting point - Currently you risk spending your whole tuning budget to end up with a car that probably wont be as quick as a standard Mk2 8v. Consider a change, and you will still have pennies left over to modify your new base car.

I appreciate that insurance is going to cost you, but if you play by the rules, its going to cost you as much insuring a modified car with all your mods declared as it would insuring a car thats quick 'out of the box'.

I don't want to sound in any way hypocritical or patronising, but if you can't afford to run the car you're wanting to create, then its best to bide your time and build some no-claims until the insurance is bearable (well, as bearable as it can be!) - unfortunately you can't have the car you want without paying the insurance on it.

If you go for a MK2 you can transfer a lot of the cosmetic its and bobs you've already fitted to yours, and your ?1500-?2000 can cover the cost of your base vehicle and your insurance increase.

[golfvr6]

Get a gti cam from a scrappy.
Will give you a few extra hp for a few quid.
Don't expect miracles, if you want a fast car then go buy a gti