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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:12 am
by polopowah
yup i ave my sub in boot heehe
-Ben-
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:26 am
by PhilGTi
I might put my GTi on a diet...
Phill.
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:21 pm
by Redline
polosilver wrote:I might put my GTi on a diet...
Phill.
Get the backseat, rear doorcards, rear carpet and spare wheel/jack out of there
Makes slight weight difference, and sounds quite good from the inside.
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:24 pm
by stuart_hatch
Redline wrote:polosilver wrote:I might put my GTi on a diet...
Phill.
Get the backseat, rear doorcards, rear carpet and spare wheel/jack out of there
Makes slight weight difference, and sounds quite good from the inside.
Not on a derv! :p
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:46 pm
by Tahrey1043
lol depends if you like the sound of a non-blown diesel...

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:43 pm
by PoloCornwall
My mates 1.1 106, would stick behine me in my 1.4 16v i couldnt believe my eyes, or my ears when he told me it was 1.1, up until about 60 that is the my dub would go and his pug would slow down
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:52 pm
by Tahrey1043
light weight & good torque with low gearing --- vs --- more slippery shape and better peak power with longer gearing
which is part of why they're nippy round town (especially if you abuse the clutch from a standstill) but bobbins on motorways
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:49 pm
by PhilGTi
People keep telling me that there 1.4 16vs will be the same speed if not faster then my GTi, but then i hear about them racing cars and almost losing, car thats i slaughter!
phill.
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:22 pm
by pettsy
its all about power to weight. french cars are waaaaaayy lighter than anything vw made.
i fancy putting the g on a diet

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:34 pm
by Tigz
been looking for this ever since I saw this thread!
What happended when I tried a 0-60 run last year!
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:32 pm
by Tahrey1043
lol tigz theres that whole argument again..... perky, lightweight, but geared too low for top speed shenanigans and shaped like a brick
*reads more*
oh ok, if it wasn't a 1/4 mile, what was it? I'm guessing an 1/8th? As the second half of a quarter run goes much quicker than the first...
Where and when was it by the way? I'm surprised more 1-litrers weren't up for a giggle. Seen a few tricked out 998cc "sLow Rider" arosas and lupos in picture posts before, bet they'd be up for it

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:43 pm
by mfa-polo
I had an old school Ford Fiesta 950cc, you had to plan overtaking manoeuvres with military precision.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:45 pm
by Tahrey1043
you mean like someone driving a tank transporter might?

my aunt had one of those (beige, naturally) and i think the speedo only went round to 75

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:50 pm
by Tigz
Tahrey1043 wrote:Where and when was it by the way? it

Someone had the great idea of leaving Edition 38 last year on the Sunday morning and go to Trax
I think it was an 1/8 mile if I rember correctly.
I wanted to go on the track, but the price and qualiy of drivers put me off.
We were given a load of free sprint track tickets, so I desided to have a pop as there was nothing else at the show keeping me intrested.
You know when you get the feeling that everyone 1/8th of a mile away is still laughing as you pass the speed trap?
I felt that for days
