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Old 04-11-2011, 03:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hey guys watsss up? lol thinking of moding my standard 2 litre mk4 golf gti, any advice?

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Old 04-11-2011, 03:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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previously owned a polo 1,4 16v left it standard was alot off fun, feel the golf isn't that fun lol
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Old 04-11-2011, 03:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Welcome to the forum. It's excessively heavy and designed for comfort, which is why it doesn't feel very exciting. On the engine side of things a simple remap will offer the best "bang for your buck" so to speak.

Improving upon the suspension will do a lot to make the car more fun. Go for the decent set of coilovers from the very beginning imo.

Past that the sky (and your wallet) is the limit! It's easy to get carried away though.
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Old 04-11-2011, 06:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Greetings and Welcome to our TorqueCars car Forum

Feel free to have a look around the website, there are many varied and interesting articles to read on all manner of car modifying subjects.
Also, you may find our members project threads and photo gallery very useful as a source of inspirational ideas towards your own very special project!

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Old 05-11-2011, 06:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 05-11-2011, 08:02 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 08-11-2011, 01:40 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 10-11-2011, 06:17 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Hello there and may I extend to you a very warm welcome to TorqueCars forums.

It is great to meet you and I hope you enjoy the forums as much as we all do and that you get totally addicted to this site.

Do feel free to get involved in our other threads too, the more the merrier as they say and we are friendly (being friendly is actually a forum rule!)

The best mods for a car engine are as follows.
Internal work yields the biggest gains, head work like porting polishing and 3 angle valve jobs will maximise the airflow and raise the power.

If you want to go to the max then cryo treat the block, get it rebored and look into blueprinting and balancing as well.

Bigger valves are an obvious addon but not all engines are suitable as it depends how close together the OEM valves are.

A fast road cam will yield good power gains, especially in the top end of the rev range. Don't go mad though a profile of up to 270 degrees will give the best gains without the engine becoming cammy.

The most popular power mods are induction kits (which are questionable as power mods but they can sound nice if that is your sort of thing) and sports exhausts with sports catalysts or decats.

To keep the car legal I'd recommend a sports catalyst rather than a decat.
The last mod should always be a remap as this will allow you to fully realise the power gains on offer from your mods. Turbo cars respond very well to remaps.

It's worth having a read of the articles on www.torquecars.com/tuning/ for more information on these mods and what the terms mean.

Personally I'd look at dropping in a 1.8T engine as these are very tunable and solid and the conversion has been done many times before.
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Old 19-12-2011, 12:54 AM   #9 (permalink)
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thanks for the advice, I ended up buying another polo lol missed my old one to much, very friendly reception from u all! Thanks!
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Old 19-12-2011, 10:17 AM   #10 (permalink)
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take it you found the golf too sluggish
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Old 23-12-2011, 04:51 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Sorry for my belated greetings, I've not been around much lately!

May I as the site admin wish you a very warm welcome to TorqueCars. It is really nice to meet you and I hope you'll be spending some time with us over the months to come.
You'll find us one of the friendliest and most helpful car tuning forums around.

What plans do you have for your car? I'm sure we can give you lots of ideas and suggestions if you need any.

Do feel free to chip in on our other topics and discussions, we are all here to share our passion for cars. Being friendly and helpful is a forum rule here and I'm sure you'll fit in just fine.
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