khare's mk3 GTI...16v!

[Khare]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddwWCbabgks

Latest Dyno run at JKM





Not much more can be done now unless I start spending money. I did have a quick look at cams, but prices of £500+ put me off seeing as I want to change cars next year.

Oh and another wheel picture

[F17BAD]

they look better than i expected, black works well with your car

[Khare]

Yeah it does. Goes well will the CF roof and black hellas. My grill is in dire need of a repaint, and I was thinking black again, thoughts?

[F17BAD]

yeah that would work well, the slats at least

[Metallix]

Are you happy with the dyno result considering you were hoping for 170bhp?

[Khare]

Yes, 170hp without cams or porting and polishing the head is very very optimistic. As Ess_Three said, I might squeeze another 5hp out of a custom remap, but past 170hp I really am looking at cams, porting and higher compression.

[Metallix]

Custom remap or a standalone ECU really brings the torque up, all over, with a nice midrange plateau around 160lbft.   This improvement all over in torque output makes the difference that you can really feel, but just so happens to result in ~170bhp peak.  So, although the difference between the custom/standalone and what you have currently is only +5 increase in peak bhp, the peak torque increase is more like +12lbft.  This is without uprated cams, or a ported head, but adding these will go even further.

[Khare]

But then again I'm not keeping this car for more than another year, so I can't justify spending another load of money on top of the wheels I've just bought. Who knows what happens come selling time. I might chicken out and end up keeping it! But I really want 4wd.....


Syncro time maybe? 

[thai-wronghorse]

I've contemplated a Syncro so many times.

[Khare]

Hmmm I haven't but interesting................




We'll see. But I really want a scooooooooooooooooby!