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Old 19-01-2012, 09:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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So a big up to one and all, my name is Brad, and I have a metallic blue Golf MK1 1800, 1993 model. I added a powerflow about 3 months ago and my aim is to eventually get my car on the tracks, but I have no clue as to what to do next regarding the engine. All help and advice will be gladly accepted. I have joined this site to learn and grow, hope you guys can help fulfill my dream. Thanks Madbrad
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Old 19-01-2012, 09:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hello and Welcome to TorqueCars.
Hope you enjoy your time with us.
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Old 19-01-2012, 09:37 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I am definitely looking forward to this site, geez there are so many sites that provide information but they never give you what you actually looking for. So before joining this site I had a brief look through and what I have seen and read is exactly where I wanna be. So if you have any ideas as to where I must start. Thanks for the welcoming!
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Old 19-01-2012, 10:32 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Greetings and Welcome to TorqueCars My Friend!
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Old 19-01-2012, 10:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 20-01-2012, 06:57 AM   #6 (permalink)
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welcome to the forum

have you got an induction kit fitted

if you want to go onto the track, think about making it as light as possible, ie taking out seats etc

Good luck
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Old 20-01-2012, 09:21 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Hi there, I hope you are well. May I wish you a warm welcome to TorqueCars, it is a pleasure to meet you.

You'll find us a pretty friendly bunch and I'm sure you'll start to love and enjoy the forums as much as we all do. (It gets quite addictive at times.)

Feel free to get involved in our other threads, all opinions are welcome and as they say "the more the merrier"! (It's also great when people start new threads and discussions and all adds to the great debate.)

Keep us up to date with your project as well, we like to see what people are getting up to with their cars.

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.

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.
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Old 20-01-2012, 11:34 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Hello and welcome, you'll like it here.

Start of with the engine tuning articles and stick around in the technical forums and ask questions, they are all friendly and very willing to help on here.
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Old 20-01-2012, 02:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Hello and welcome to the site mate
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