Is the VW GTI that fast or am I a bad driver?
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Is the VW GTI that fast or am I a bad driver?
Had a run-in with a VW GTI...still had him by at least half a length in my stock '05 6MT up to 115mph, when he quit, but I thought I would have smoked him easily.
Are GTIs turbos? When he would accelerate, I would hear a high pitched whirring noise...and it accelerated a lot faster that I thought.
Anyone else had an experience with a GTI? What kind of mod would create that whirring noise? I
Are GTIs turbos? When he would accelerate, I would hear a high pitched whirring noise...and it accelerated a lot faster that I thought.
Anyone else had an experience with a GTI? What kind of mod would create that whirring noise? I
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Not sure, but stock that car should not be able to keep up.. All I know is that you've got to be careful with some of those cheap looking cars that you would underestimate. Same with some of those civics. They can drop engines and do some mods that are much more cheap and effective than ones we can do.
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Originally Posted by Ground Beef
Had a run-in with a VW GTI...still had him by at least half a length in my stock '05 6MT up to 115mph, when he quit, but I thought I would have smoked him easily.
Are GTIs turbos? When he would accelerate, I would hear a high pitched whirring noise...and it accelerated a lot faster that I thought.
Anyone else had an experience with a GTI? What kind of mod would create that whirring noise? I
Are GTIs turbos? When he would accelerate, I would hear a high pitched whirring noise...and it accelerated a lot faster that I thought.
Anyone else had an experience with a GTI? What kind of mod would create that whirring noise? I
Last edited by vstypicals; 07-21-2005 at 03:05 AM.
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My '05 G35 6MT doesn't feel faster than my chipped '01 Jetta Wolfsburg. The VW Jetta and GTI have the exact same engine 1.8 liter turbo engine. A simple $500 chip by GIAC or APR will work magic on the stock 1.8 liter stock engine. Don't be fooled by the small displacement. Remember a stock 2.0 liter Mitsu Evo VIII puts out 270+ HP. Just about most VW Jetta or GTI 1.8 liter turbo owners will reprogram the ECU with a simple chip or ECU programmer that bumps boost to 15 psi vs 8psi stock for their first mod. On the dyno below I was putting out 189 HP and 217 lb-ft to the wheels with just the chip alone and no other intake/exhaust mods. And the car only weighed about 2900 lbs. If you add a bigger downpipe and free flowing exhaust you'd add another 10 WHP. When I drove the Jetta back to back with my G35 it felt much lighter and just as fast. Don't beat yourself up about barely edging out the GTI. Your driving is fine.
I won't even try racing them cuz they're ALL chipped.
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