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Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Ruan - 10-05-2012
Spend £600-1200 on a 1.8 with an S16 head, fat pipe, decent inlet, lumpy cams, aftermarket management, and you could see 180hp, rev it to 9k and have a much more responsive, lively engine...
Swings and roundabouts, some people would rather have the bolt on route, some people would rather have something a little different and special.
Horses for courses and all that.
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - C.A.R. - 10-05-2012
Not a fan of that nature of engine though, revving to 9k gets tiring very quickly. Trust me.
Unless you live on a racetrack, I suppose. The GTi6 trump card is that, being a 2.0, it has quite a good level of torque, which is difficult to get from a 1.8 engine (I've noticed torque loss on both my 1.8s after decating them). In-turn you lose a lot of the everyday drivability of the car
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Grant - 10-05-2012
You know you don't necessarily have to drive everywhere at 9k right?
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Ruan - 10-05-2012
With the right mods, you CAN make them torquey, but still produce good power at 9k.
Wide powerband is where it's at...
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - C.A.R. - 10-05-2012
Grant Wrote:You know you don't necessarily have to drive everywhere at 9k right?
You know what the majority of cars with an 8.5-9k powerband are like to drive?
Drive it at anything less than about 6k and you're just pottering along. If you want to drive briskly it's fun, but if overtaking on the motorway it is often the case that you drop not just one cog, but two to get into the powerband. I tell you buddy, it's not fun! You also feel like you're being un-sympathetic to the engine when you do it too.
Wide powerband would be nice, and the XU never had a VVT head on it or anything like that, so it could work.
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Rippthrough - 10-05-2012
Grant Wrote:You know you don't necessarily have to drive everywhere at 9k right?
Yes you do.
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Connor - 10-05-2012
So moral of the story is to just get a derv and either turn up the fuel, or get it mapped
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Eeyore - 10-05-2012
Connor Wrote:So moral of the story is to just get a derv and either turn up the fuel, or get it mapped
shhhhhhh
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Toms306 - 10-05-2012
Connor Wrote:So moral of the story is to just get a derv and either turn up the fuel, or get it mapped
Nope, moral of the story is to buy a faster petrol to start with!
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Ruan - 10-05-2012
No, because that's boring.
Just like you.
Why not buy a Toyota MR2 Turbo... It's faster to begin with...
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Toms306 - 10-05-2012
Ruan Wrote:No, because that's boring.
For the record, I was kidding.....but its much cheaper, more reliable and doesn't give insurance ra*e to just by something quicker to start with. :/
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Ruan - 10-05-2012
FYI - it costs me £130 more to insure a GTi6 rather than my DT - fully declared...
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Toms306 - 10-05-2012
Ruan Wrote:FYI - it costs me £130 more to insure a GTi6 rather than my DT - fully declared...
You're lucky then......and old.
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Ruan - 11-05-2012
I'm only 21...
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Toms306 - 11-05-2012
Ruan Wrote:I'm only 21...
Only!? Pfft.....
Seriously, how do you get insurance so cheap then. :?
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - darrenjlobb - 11-05-2012
Meh I was insuring my car at 21, ALL mods declared on a 250hp policy for 780, fully comp blah blah....
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Toms306 - 11-05-2012
Well I'm hoping mine goes down next year when I'm 21 then!
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Ruan - 11-05-2012
Because I'm not a terrorist?
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Toms306 - 11-05-2012
Ruan Wrote:Because I'm not a terrorist?
Damn I should stop putting that as my occupation then!
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Ruan - 11-05-2012
Remember, you're NOT a mechanic or student... You're a Vehicle Technician...
Putting "Mechanic" also puts you in the same banding as "Terrorist"...
Re: GTI 6 Inlet Manifold in 1.8 - Toms306 - 11-05-2012
Ruan Wrote:Remember, you're NOT a mechanic or student... You're a Vehicle Technician...
Putting "Mechanic" also puts you in the same banding as "Terrorist"...
I'm still a shop assistant I think...........well I guess selling shit on ebay must count!
As I'll finish college in the next month anyway......then I guess I'll be 'unemployed' which is worse! :problem: