Ed30 owners - is 420 ponies enough for you?

[Teutonic_Tamer]

420....
ain't it a bit... aaah.... too much?  For FWD, that is?

....I'd be inclined to agree, even without the benefit of registering on the linked site. Wheelspin in 6th anyone?

Its all about throttle control!  

[chungster]

Its all about throttle control!  

Too right.

There is one Seat Ibiza (polo chassis) that will be running close to 600bhp in FWD mode soon. 1.8T and a GT35R turbo.

There is also another one that has a GT30 and has about 450bhp. Grip can be a problem but boy does it go when it finds some!

[Peskarik]

....230-ish is just right isn't it Phil?

The most ponies I've driven on a Mk5 GTI is 290-ish and that's absolutely fine and enough imo for practical driveability on public roads.

I admire Phil for defending what he has to the last drop of blood. (kinda).
When it was blue GTI - that was the best car. E30? Forget about it!
Now he has red E30, so that's the car to defend.
Wait till he succumbs to remap epidemics, then 300+ he'll have will be THE RIGHT THING.  

(Phil, do not delete me, I love this forum too much!)

[Peskarik]

Its all about throttle control!  

Too right.

There is one Seat Ibiza (polo chassis) that will be running close to 600bhp in FWD mode soon. 1.8T and a GT35R turbo.

There is also another one that has a GT30 and has about 450bhp. Grip can be a problem but boy does it go when it finds some!

I guess new tyres every coplathousand miles is no problem for these drivers.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

OK, I'll relay the details.

2007 Ed30 3dr left hooker owned by MRC Tuning.
Basic mods: Bilstein PSS10s, custom Milltek 3" TBE without cats, and the Forge twintercooler, and their own custom map.

Serious mods: one huge BFO turbo - GT3071R if that means anything.  Also bigger injectors and bigger fuel pump

And the result - one awesome tool: 

[Peskarik]

OK, I'll relay the details.

2007 Ed30 3dr left hooker owned by MRC Tuning.
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[Teutonic_Tamer]

OK, I'll relay the details.

2007 Ed30 3dr left hooker owned by MRC Tuning.
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Left hand drive - to us Brits, you lot over there have the steering wheel on the wrong side! 

[Peskarik]

I wonder if that GTI with the big turbo feels like Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo (930) in its power delivery....

[chungster]

Is it a DSG car? a GT30 equipped 2.0TFSI should achieve more than 350lb/ft of torque i would have thought!

nice tho!

[Peskarik]

OK, I'll relay the details.

2007 Ed30 3dr left hooker owned by MRC Tuning.
...

?

Left hand drive - to us Brits, you lot over there have the steering wheel on the wrong side! 

THis is egregious lie! Our steering wheels are on the RIGHT side!