10-05-2012, 10:49 AM
The thing is, the 1.8 is a BETTER engine IMO... The whole "Upgrade to a gti6" thing is pointless, you can get as good results, if not BETTER results with a 1.8... Rev it harder etc...
I'm just saying that the standard ECU cannot cope, but stick on a modified head/gti6/mi16/s16 head and then give it a darned good remap on proper management, you're sorted, it's an awesome engine base... As I said earlier, they're essentially a stroked down Mi16 with a pants head. But with all the advantages of being a short stroke...
The GTi6 isn't the be-all and end-all of performance french cars, there's so many other options out there, it may cost more, it may be a bit of ballache, but at the end you get something that's how YOU want it and not just "another gti6" and usually ends up better because of it.
I'm just saying that the standard ECU cannot cope, but stick on a modified head/gti6/mi16/s16 head and then give it a darned good remap on proper management, you're sorted, it's an awesome engine base... As I said earlier, they're essentially a stroked down Mi16 with a pants head. But with all the advantages of being a short stroke...
The GTi6 isn't the be-all and end-all of performance french cars, there's so many other options out there, it may cost more, it may be a bit of ballache, but at the end you get something that's how YOU want it and not just "another gti6" and usually ends up better because of it.
