GTI 1.8T vs. SS vs. AMG SL55
06-22-2004, 08:08 PM
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Man..
I must give props where props are due. That's one fast freakin VW....
Camaro owner ---
---- sorry it happened to ya, but it was a formidable opponent.
Now get to shopping bud
I must give props where props are due. That's one fast freakin VW....
Camaro owner ---
---- sorry it happened to ya, but it was a formidable opponent.Now get to shopping bud
" was for. 
I feel bad for the SL55 
06-23-2004, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ashtongsr
I can assure you that individual would be making a trip to the dentist to have all of his teeth put back in that I would beat out of his mouth with the blunt end of my socketwrench. Sound like fun?
Do you own an Integra?
06-23-2004, 08:42 PM
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So, I guess you're the import owner that all the ricers say we can race instead of racing them b/c their "clutch isn't clutching" or something along that line.... 
In all seriousness, that's a fast car. Kudos 
In all seriousness, that's a fast car. Kudos
06-23-2004, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheatin' Chad
Yeah sounds great! I'll send him over right now. You guys can get together and wax your backs. Maybe even paint your nails.
Do you own an Integra?
Do you own an Integra?
07-23-2004, 03:04 PM
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Very Nice! That bridge looked a lot like the Dames Point Bridge we have here in Jacksonville, Florida!
The GTI driver did a nice job. By the sound of his car, he has a lot of mods...didn't hear a Blow-out valve, though...unless he mod'd it properly and didn't go with the atmosphere config...in which case he did it up right!
Power-to-weight ratio, GTIs are huge competitors and very underestimated. I love owning the muscle car guys here in Jacksonville.
VWs are not to be confused with Asian made vehicles. We have a completely different outlook on speed. Ricers usually use Nitro to make up for their lack of HP. Euro cars are usually demodified by the manufacturer and we just deDEmodify them...and then throw on a few more parts for good measure.
Also, if some of you are from Jacksonville, I'll race you with my little VDub. I'm all about it.
Here's what I run:
Engine:
1.8l Turbo
- K03-052 Turbo Upgrade (K03 Sport From Awp)
- Neuspeed Turbo Inlet Pipe
- Giac Version 4 1.1 Bar Chip
- Greddy Profec-b Spec-1 Electronic Boost Controller (Custom Mounted In Panel Below Gauge Cluster)
- Atp Super Front Mount Intercooler Kit
(Tall Spearco Core, Polished Aluminum Piping
And Blue Silicone Hose Connectors)
- Carbonio 3-inch Carbon Fiber Cold Air Intake System
- K&N Breather Filter
- Hks Super Sequential Blow-off Valve
- Hks Steel Bov Flange
- Unorthodox Racing Polished Ultra Ss Lightweight Pullies
- No Maf (Mass Air-flow Sensor)
(Removed And Replaced With Custom Aluminum Pipe)
- Optima Red Top Battery
- Atp Polished Intake Manifold
- Atp Polished Valve Cover
- Abd Carbon Fiber Engine Cover
- Abd Carbon Fiber Oil Cap Cover
- Abd Carbon Fiber Water Reservoir Cap Cover
- Audi S3 Oem Engine Cover
Exhaust:
- Atp 3-inch Turbo Downpipe
- Atp 3-inch Race Pipe (No Catalytic Converter)
- Atp 3-inch Stainless Steel Cat-back Exhaust System
3-inch Piping W/O Mid Resonator, W/ Twin Chrome Circle Tips
Transmission:
- Sachs Power Clutch Disc 228mm
- Sachs Power Clutch Pressure Plate
- Sachs 12lb Lightened Flywheel
- Audi Tt Short Shifter
- Atp Polyurethane Engine Mount Bushings
Suspension:
- H&R Coil-over Suspension System
W/ Bilstein Pss Rear Perches
Adjustable Ride Height Front And Rear
(Lowered Approx. 2.5" Front/ 2.0" Rear)
- Neuspeed Front Strut Bar, Black
- Neuspeed Front Lower Tie Bar, Black
- Neuspeed 25mm Front Sway Bar W/ Adjustable Endlinks, Red
- Neuspeed 28mm Rear Adjustable Sway Bar, Red, Set To Medium
- Alpha 1 Motorsports Rear Strut Bar
Black, Chromoly W/ Quick Disconnect
Wheels/Tires:
- Bbs Lm's 19x8.5 Inch 2-piece Forged Rims, 25mm Offset, Bright Silver W/Polished Lip With - Toyo Proxes Fz4 225/35/19 Tires
Brakes:
- Ecs Tuning Stage Iv Porsche Front Big Brake Kit
(14 Inch Ecs 2-piece Cross Drilled & Slotted / Cadmium Plated Rotors, Red Porsche Boxster 4-piston Calipers)
- Ecs Tuning Front Stainless Steel Brake Lines
- Ecs Tuning Stage 1r Rear Big Brake Kit
(12.1 Inch Ecs 2-piece Cross Drilled & Slotted / Cadmium Plated Rotors)
- Hawk Performance Hps Front Brake Pads
- Mintex Red Box Rear Brake Pads
- Red Painted Rear Brake Calipers
The GTI driver did a nice job. By the sound of his car, he has a lot of mods...didn't hear a Blow-out valve, though...unless he mod'd it properly and didn't go with the atmosphere config...in which case he did it up right!
Power-to-weight ratio, GTIs are huge competitors and very underestimated. I love owning the muscle car guys here in Jacksonville.
VWs are not to be confused with Asian made vehicles. We have a completely different outlook on speed. Ricers usually use Nitro to make up for their lack of HP. Euro cars are usually demodified by the manufacturer and we just deDEmodify them...and then throw on a few more parts for good measure.
Also, if some of you are from Jacksonville, I'll race you with my little VDub. I'm all about it.
Here's what I run:
Engine:
1.8l Turbo
- K03-052 Turbo Upgrade (K03 Sport From Awp)
- Neuspeed Turbo Inlet Pipe
- Giac Version 4 1.1 Bar Chip
- Greddy Profec-b Spec-1 Electronic Boost Controller (Custom Mounted In Panel Below Gauge Cluster)
- Atp Super Front Mount Intercooler Kit
(Tall Spearco Core, Polished Aluminum Piping
And Blue Silicone Hose Connectors)
- Carbonio 3-inch Carbon Fiber Cold Air Intake System
- K&N Breather Filter
- Hks Super Sequential Blow-off Valve
- Hks Steel Bov Flange
- Unorthodox Racing Polished Ultra Ss Lightweight Pullies
- No Maf (Mass Air-flow Sensor)
(Removed And Replaced With Custom Aluminum Pipe)
- Optima Red Top Battery
- Atp Polished Intake Manifold
- Atp Polished Valve Cover
- Abd Carbon Fiber Engine Cover
- Abd Carbon Fiber Oil Cap Cover
- Abd Carbon Fiber Water Reservoir Cap Cover
- Audi S3 Oem Engine Cover
Exhaust:
- Atp 3-inch Turbo Downpipe
- Atp 3-inch Race Pipe (No Catalytic Converter)
- Atp 3-inch Stainless Steel Cat-back Exhaust System
3-inch Piping W/O Mid Resonator, W/ Twin Chrome Circle Tips
Transmission:
- Sachs Power Clutch Disc 228mm
- Sachs Power Clutch Pressure Plate
- Sachs 12lb Lightened Flywheel
- Audi Tt Short Shifter
- Atp Polyurethane Engine Mount Bushings
Suspension:
- H&R Coil-over Suspension System
W/ Bilstein Pss Rear Perches
Adjustable Ride Height Front And Rear
(Lowered Approx. 2.5" Front/ 2.0" Rear)
- Neuspeed Front Strut Bar, Black
- Neuspeed Front Lower Tie Bar, Black
- Neuspeed 25mm Front Sway Bar W/ Adjustable Endlinks, Red
- Neuspeed 28mm Rear Adjustable Sway Bar, Red, Set To Medium
- Alpha 1 Motorsports Rear Strut Bar
Black, Chromoly W/ Quick Disconnect
Wheels/Tires:
- Bbs Lm's 19x8.5 Inch 2-piece Forged Rims, 25mm Offset, Bright Silver W/Polished Lip With - Toyo Proxes Fz4 225/35/19 Tires
Brakes:
- Ecs Tuning Stage Iv Porsche Front Big Brake Kit
(14 Inch Ecs 2-piece Cross Drilled & Slotted / Cadmium Plated Rotors, Red Porsche Boxster 4-piston Calipers)
- Ecs Tuning Front Stainless Steel Brake Lines
- Ecs Tuning Stage 1r Rear Big Brake Kit
(12.1 Inch Ecs 2-piece Cross Drilled & Slotted / Cadmium Plated Rotors)
- Hawk Performance Hps Front Brake Pads
- Mintex Red Box Rear Brake Pads
- Red Painted Rear Brake Calipers
Last edited by VDubber; 07-23-2004 at 03:20 PM.
07-23-2004, 04:39 PM
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gotta give props where they're due the VDub guys here in DFW are cool guys, seem a lot like the domestic guys and they hate rice also. I got a friend with a Corrado that runs low 12s on kumho street tires
08-09-2004, 12:09 PM
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The Vdub scene is one of the coolest out there....it's like a family. Most of them are anti-rice just like we are. I loved my GTI but in order for it to be a competitor I would have needed to turbo by VR6...wasn't that commited.
VW makes a great car...hell I prefer it over a BMW (except the M5).
Some of the 1.8T's are heavy hitters and you should be careful from a mid-high speed roll. 300 hp more torque and 2900-3000 lbs. Those stg 3 guys love it.
B
VW makes a great car...hell I prefer it over a BMW (except the M5).
Some of the 1.8T's are heavy hitters and you should be careful from a mid-high speed roll. 300 hp more torque and 2900-3000 lbs. Those stg 3 guys love it.
B
08-09-2004, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Hagarr
The Vdub scene is one of the coolest out there....it's like a family. Most of them are anti-rice just like we are. I loved my GTI but in order for it to be a competitor I would have needed to turbo by VR6...wasn't that commited.
VW makes a great car...hell I prefer it over a BMW (except the M5).
Some of the 1.8T's are heavy hitters and you should be careful from a mid-high speed roll. 300 hp more torque and 2900-3000 lbs. Those stg 3 guys love it.
B
VW makes a great car...hell I prefer it over a BMW (except the M5).
Some of the 1.8T's are heavy hitters and you should be careful from a mid-high speed roll. 300 hp more torque and 2900-3000 lbs. Those stg 3 guys love it.
B
I agree the VWs I usually see do not scream "RICE". They are some nice looking cars and some have some potential and are usually under estimated.
Also, back in the day, the VW beetle was a great car to mod whether you were at the track or the sand dunes.
Last edited by ActionJack; 08-09-2004 at 12:48 PM.
08-09-2004, 02:10 PM
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The R32 is a turd until twin turbos get slapped on there. If I had 50g's to waste I would buy an R32 send to HPA motorsports in Canada and spend 20g's and have it be the Golfzilla...they have already surpassed these numbers in this old article. Would be fun for sure.
http://www.supercars.net/garages/imprezawrx14/30v2.html
I don't think any of us have anything to worry about...R32's....but we already knew that.
B
http://www.supercars.net/garages/imprezawrx14/30v2.html
I don't think any of us have anything to worry about...R32's....but we already knew that.
B
08-09-2004, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by VDubber
Ricers usually use Nitro to make up for their lack of HP.
08-09-2004, 10:03 PM
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I ran an R32 here in my neck of the woods the other day. I have a high 10 sec daily driver. I don't know his mods, but he would spank a lot of the vettes and F-bodies I know.
08-10-2004, 03:45 PM
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I owned a wolfsberg for 4 days. On the 4th day, two coil packs shot craps. Dealer said it was fixed. Crapped out again on the way home from the service dept. Service department said "All Fixed"...again...this time, it sputtered to a halt AGAIN even before I got out of the parking lot. I started it up again, turned around, drive right past sevice, and back to sales, and got my money back.
Oh, and vDubber, where are you located?
Oh, and vDubber, where are you located?