pacman
Newbie
hi im new to the site and joined because i was hoping that you all could help and advise me on how to tune up the engine on my 106 gti. i need to no what i can do what to get and what companies are the best to but from.. thanks all
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Greetings and Welcome! 
Hello and Welcome to Torquecars.:bigsmile:
Hope you enjoy your time with us.
How many pennies you willing to spend?
Hope you enjoy your time with us.
How many pennies you willing to spend?
pacman
Newbie
well i got a couple of quid rolling to me in the next week or two so between 1000 and 2000. you got any ideas for me fella?
Well it depends on what you want to do and how far you want to go really.
The biggest Bhp gain you'll get for your money would prob be an engine swap.
I'd say go to Pug1off.com but their site is down for maintenance. Although it still gives you their phone number and email address so you could either phone for a chat or mail them a few questions.
These boy's will be able to sort you out pal.
The biggest Bhp gain you'll get for your money would prob be an engine swap.
I'd say go to Pug1off.com but their site is down for maintenance. Although it still gives you their phone number and email address so you could either phone for a chat or mail them a few questions.
These boy's will be able to sort you out pal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
pacman
Newbie
thanks for the post m8. i could really do with a good list on what you suggest first to last and were i could find these parts or were i can take my car to have them done. i dont really have the knowledge when it comes to the tuning of the engine and would be very grateful with all the help i could get.
