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top speed
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 4:42 pm
by 4paws
hey guys
whats the top speed youve had your polo at?
my clocks stop at 120mph and i go past it so dont know my top speed
just wondering what everybody else was getting out their cars.
cheers
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 4:55 pm
by carmadaaron
u got a GTi? shouldnt the speedo be higher than that?
i think on paper the Gti is 125mph!
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 4:56 pm
by carmadaaron
127mph in another mag!
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 5:09 pm
by 4paws
my cars a mk4 polo but i put a gti engine in it ,
still got the original clocks though as it would've been to much hassle fitting gti clocks although it would've been cool
another car says i was doin about 130 so sounds bout right
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:50 pm
by carmadaaron
o cool, u must give ppl surprises at lights!
where bouts in Glasgow r u?
im on the north side.
do u go cruising? M & Ds?
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:57 pm
by 4paws
im on the east
mostly go up to strathclyde park on a sunday
im in the town a lot whats your car look like and ill look out for it
nothing better than beating the saxo and corsa boys its alot of fun
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:01 pm
by carmadaaron
strathclyde park is M &Ds aint it?
mines a white 1 with clear front and side lights. rear spoiler wit clear brake light and 15" fox racing alloys.
GTi transplant sounds good. how much did it cost u and where did u get it done?
Cheers
Aaron
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:07 pm
by 4paws
doh
my bad
engine and all parts cost me about £1300
fitted engine myself which saved a lot of money
r u going to the park tonight as ill be up later on and ill look out for u!!
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:09 pm
by carmadaaron
not tonight, going round to my mates.
r u a mechanic?
how hard is it to do a transplant? what stuff is needed?
( im doing mechanical engineering just now, so im very interested)
Cheers
Aaron
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:14 pm
by 4paws
im a vw technician at the verve know it?
ask for robert longridge there if you need anything ill see what i can do for you
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:15 pm
by carmadaaron
the one near Pentagon Autotint?
i bought my new twist in Arnold Clark, Crow road.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:30 pm
by 4paws
not sure
its the one at dalmarnock road at rutherglen
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 7:37 pm
by 4paws
for my conversion i needed the engine/box and ecu obviously also the drivers side engine mount , the pedal box and all pedals as the gti dosent have a throttle cable also had to make up a full wiring loom joining both the gti loom and my polo loom (hardest part) all other parts fit without any hassle at all.
p.s get the brakes as well as i crashed after about 2 weeks of the conversion
cost me a fortune getting it fixed and painted
Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 8:22 am
by J-O
i've once done 120 mph with my 1.4L 16V
Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 8:51 am
by Si_GTi
Erm well as a passenger I've seen the thick end of 140+mph, 5-up in a BMW 535i Sport
that was pretty cool.
As a driver I've only seen 103 in the Polo, and before that my l'il old Mini's speedo stopped at 90mph!! I got 87 once, downhill...
103's a bit poor actually
but there's a lot of cameras round here...