Robin
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personally, i love them, and its what id be buying if i split my car
obvioulsy with me being 19, i cant insure a VR6 or a G60, so it'd be the 1.8 or 2 litre 16v, as the 2 litre 8v is gay
which is the better engine?
anyone had one and what did you think of it?
anything in particular to look for when buying one, other than the usual?
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jr
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driven a few, 8v and 16v and VR6
abf 16v is sucha strong engine, 150ish bhp and almost buillit proof
they never seen to pull like xe's though, despite have similar power levels
the cars put to gether very very well, and use a mix of mk2 and 3 golfs
alot of people dont like the driving postion, but i like it, sit very low with abviously a low roof line as well
all have done a big milage now, but as long as it has servies history etc shouldnt be a problem
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L33 LEG
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never driven or sat in them but i really like them 
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Robin
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i've driven a VR6 and was dissapointed with it really, it wasnt as good as i expected, but it looked so so cool, and i loved the driving position
i wouldnt be too fussed about mileage, anything up to 100k really would do me fine
are there any particular problems with them james? general wear on parts more then normal?
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jr
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nope nothing to really worry about meachanic wise as its all mk2 and mk3 golf
anything raddo specific is expensive though (body panels, trim etc)
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Paul H
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corrado with 1.8T power would be cool 
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dannycorsa c
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quote:
Originally posted by chewy
corrado with 1.8T power would be cool
agreed.
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Robin
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wouldnt be too fussed about expensive trim/panels, i'd be looking tfor a half decent one anyway, nothing too shabby
and if anything fell off(which i doubt it would).... i'd just pay the extra for the parts, paying the premium owning a good quality car
i may or may not know of someone who has a friend building a 1.8T 'rado atm chewy..... a white one
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Chris F
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VR6 supercharged....omfg there lush. Read Performance VW if your thinking about buyyin a rad!
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Robin
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bought it on friday chris.... thats why i have the overwhelming urge to buy one
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Chris F
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Top Lad.. take me out in it when ya get it..scary ride!lol
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Paul H
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the 1.8T engine is a popular mod for dubbers at the mo.there abit like the xe for vauxhalls just really good strong engines
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Robin
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yep, id have one, but...... im too young for any insurer to go near me with one
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jr
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problem is there is a good 8 or 9 diffrent 1.8ts at the least, and there all wildly diffrent
few diffrent xe's, but they will all work in the same converison, same can't be said for the 1.8t
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Robin
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APU is the one to go for as far as ive been informed by PVW
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Robin
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or is it the AGU?
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Paul H
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yeah agu
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jr
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AGU, it the first incarnation used in a transverse layout, 150bhp, no fly by wire etc
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Robin
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also... why is the G-Lader simpler than a conventional supercharger? i was reading a book earlier, that ive had ages, about the golf GTi, and it said that, but i couldnt work out why
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jr
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im not actully sure, i knows its a design from the 1800's though (the year) and called that because the shape of the fins in the unit represents a g
[Edited on 15-01-2006 by jr]
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Robin
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ah, so its like a belt driven turbo, like a shorrock supercharger design really
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jr
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A centrifugal supercharger uses an impeller which is spun by the drive pulley to compress air. The compressed air is then discharged through a scroll type housing to the engine. The impeller operates at a very high speed, due to the internal shaft being overdriven by the external drive pulley on the Supercharger. The Supercharger draws in air and the impeller compresses the air, then it is forced through the scroll of the Supercharger. The scroll acts as a collector and forces the compressed air through a discharge tube and into the engine. Centrifugal Superchargers are very popular for street performance applications
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Robin
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ive just read up about it, it actually seem far more comlicated than a supercharger 
but... i now know why the G40 and G60 were names as such
the G40s G-Lader had a 40mm chamber height, and the G60s was 60mm
i learn something new and useless every day
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jr
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yes i did know about the 40mm and 60mm names,
but i actully thought it related to the impella size and not chamber size
like you say, learn something new 
[Edited on 15-01-2006 by jr]
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Robin
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ah, well i was reading a site translated by google from german to english, so it might have been wrong
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