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Rob R

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10th Dec 05 at 23:05

Has anyone got any decent sites or forums for this car??

Wana know a bit more about them as they have been appealing to me lately and its only £300 more a year to insure a 1.8t then my 1.25 fiesta

The Fonz

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10th Dec 05 at 23:11

dont know many sites for them. What you wanting to know about them?

Rob R

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10th Dec 05 at 23:16

everything really! lol

what cars do they compare to?
what the specs are like?
how they handle?
performance?
tunability
reliablity etc etc

The Fonz

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10th Dec 05 at 23:32

well, its hard to compare them. depends on the model. obviously 20v turbo, but they come as 150bhp which are pritty slow standard and 180bhp which are slightly better. but if your gonna tune one get a 150 cos there cheeper to buy and are the same engine as 180 just different managment. performance aint great standard but have alot of potential. Bottem end of engine can safely handle 360bhp standard. But as all vag stuff its costly compared to vauxhalls, ford etc. possibly one of the most reliable engines even when tuned. handle ok, bit sort wid afew mile on but easy sorted by kw coilover kit! as far as specs go as in trim etc, the list is endless, theres loads of different specs.

ady

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10th Dec 05 at 23:43

try this for all your vw needs www.demonvw.co.uk

Rob R

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10th Dec 05 at 23:44

ok mate cheers for your help

Matt.H

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11th Dec 05 at 01:45

http://www.uk-mkivs.net/

StuartVRS

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11th Dec 05 at 02:12

Sorry to change The fonz's above comments, but the bottom end will handle 320bhp-340bhp, 360 as stated is pushing it way too far. Difference between 150bhp and 180bhp is a different turbo and management. 180bhp model has a K03s, same size but different internals. Expensive cars to fix when they go wrong, not as quick as you would think either. Good, solid cars other than that

whitter45

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11th Dec 05 at 02:15

go for an s3 instead get bigger turbo and fuel injection system

eddiewhiteley

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11th Dec 05 at 09:38

try www.edition38.com

Tony Lockhart

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11th Dec 05 at 10:21

" Difference between 150bhp and 180bhp is a different turbo and management. 180bhp model has a K03s, same size but different internals."

Not quite true. My Golf is the 150bhp model but with the K03S turbo, dbw throttle and vvt. It is the same as the 180bhp except for the ecu, as Fonz stated.
There are quite a few variations of the engine with different potentials for each.
Broadly speaking though, just a tune of the ecu will give 200-210bhp with no other mods. The biggest gain is in torque though. On my engine with a Jabbasport ecu tune for example, the torque goes from 156 to 230 ish LB.Ft.
ZetecRob, have you thought about a Leon? Far more chuckable chassis. More bhp per pound too. Also 6 speed box from early on.

Tony

[Edited on 11-12-2005 by Tony Lockhart]

Matt.H

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11th Dec 05 at 11:49

Diesel is the way to go. I'm on the look out for a mk4 gt tdi 150. With a Revo remap figures go from 150bhp/236lb torque to 190bhp/290lb torque.

Nic Barnes

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11th Dec 05 at 11:53

ive heard wonders about the revo stuff for petrol and diesel engines. mate matt-the-hoople on here has a 204 or 208 chip on a 20v turbo seat ibiza and it really is fast, yet smooth at the same time

StuartVRS

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11th Dec 05 at 12:11

quote:
Originally posted by Tony Lockhart
" Difference between 150bhp and 180bhp is a different turbo and management. 180bhp model has a K03s, same size but different internals."

Not quite true. My Golf is the 150bhp model but with the K03S turbo, dbw throttle and vvt. It is the same as the 180bhp except for the ecu, as Fonz stated.
There are quite a few variations of the engine with different potentials for each.
Broadly speaking though, just a tune of the ecu will give 200-210bhp with no other mods. The biggest gain is in torque though. On my engine with a Jabbasport ecu tune for example, the torque goes from 156 to 230 ish LB.Ft.
ZetecRob, have you thought about a Leon? Far more chuckable chassis. More bhp per pound too. Also 6 speed box from early on.

Tony

[Edited on 11-12-2005 by Tony Lockhart]

ooops, my mistake, the later 1.8T's did indeed use the K03s for the 150bhp, forgot about that. My apologies

Paul H

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11th Dec 05 at 12:16

dump the vvt head and use the agu one.much better

Tony Lockhart

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11th Dec 05 at 15:57

AGU is good if you are going BIG turbo, as the ports are slightly larger. But that's getting into big money and an S3 or Cupra R would be better in the long run.

Tony

SetH

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11th Dec 05 at 16:17

what year cars are you looking at, budget etc?

Dave Helium

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11th Dec 05 at 16:37

im selling my 99 golf gti turbo now i think desided to keep the subaru

SetH

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11th Dec 05 at 16:58

whats the spec on your golf, i spy a big fcuk off FMIC.

Sam 1.6sport

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11th Dec 05 at 17:47

i got a 2001 1.8T, Just had a jabba custom map done and she pushing out about 230 bhp. A site that i would well recomend is www.uk-mkivs.net. You will find out everything that you need to know about them. jus try and get one with the ko3s.

jammo20

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11th Dec 05 at 23:47

is a chipped golf 1.8T as fast as a xe corsa

Rob R

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11th Dec 05 at 23:54

Cheers for the replys guys

My budget would be whatever it takes to get a mint one really as my bank would be lending me the money to pay for it

I've been looking on the uk-mkiv forum and its coming in very handy, cheers guys!

Dave if and when you sell your car let me know how much you want for it and ill see if its a possibility...just need to assess a few things before i go jumping in to buy something that i cant afford a few months down the line

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