On way to work dust off - GTi Turbo
03-17-2004, 09:08 AM
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On way to work dust off - GTi Turbo Things have been pretty lean for me for a few weeks, therefore I post my not-so-glamorous kill...
...on the way to work today and a GTi Turbo (Ground effects, alloys, the usual monochrome Neuspeed look) is filling my rear view mirror while we putput through a schoolzone. Luckily, the schoolzone turns off onto an onramp (the path to my daily commute
).
I drive spiritedly through the curve of the onramp, and he follows, quickly also.
We reach my favorite point, the 2nd gear 35mph punch to merge into traffic. I punch it and proceed to rev to 6800, shift, 3rd, about 85mph, I look back and he's a few buslengths behind. But , alas, I see the flyby/ catchup coming on. I decide there will be none of that and 4th punch it to about 115mph while pulling away from him. He turns off on his exit.
Oh well, as I said, not glamorous, but at least I had some company on my morning jab to work.
On another note, I was challenged at a coffee stand (one of the local streetscene hangouts) last night as I was simply getting coffee by a "setup" dude who wanted to set me up vs. a single turbo Supra. He's like, "yo, your car sounds mean" I'm like, "it sounds meaner than what it puts down, what's your Supra guy puttin' down? I'm good for high 11's/high teens, I'm sure if it's single turbo, he's good for 120-130. My clutch pedal just got stuck to the floorboard doing a 3-4 shift on the way here, but I'll give it a go." He told me not to worry and to come back next week after I have the Spec III put in. Dude was like something out of the movies, shaved head and everything. I was like
Anyhow, my car's not gonna kill any Supras from a roll, so next week maybe I'll show up with the 9" and SpecIII installed pimpin' somthin' from a dig.
...on the way to work today and a GTi Turbo (Ground effects, alloys, the usual monochrome Neuspeed look) is filling my rear view mirror while we putput through a schoolzone. Luckily, the schoolzone turns off onto an onramp (the path to my daily commute
). I drive spiritedly through the curve of the onramp, and he follows, quickly also.
We reach my favorite point, the 2nd gear 35mph punch to merge into traffic. I punch it and proceed to rev to 6800, shift, 3rd, about 85mph, I look back and he's a few buslengths behind. But , alas, I see the flyby/ catchup coming on. I decide there will be none of that and 4th punch it to about 115mph while pulling away from him. He turns off on his exit.
Oh well, as I said, not glamorous, but at least I had some company on my morning jab to work.
On another note, I was challenged at a coffee stand (one of the local streetscene hangouts) last night as I was simply getting coffee by a "setup" dude who wanted to set me up vs. a single turbo Supra. He's like, "yo, your car sounds mean" I'm like, "it sounds meaner than what it puts down, what's your Supra guy puttin' down? I'm good for high 11's/high teens, I'm sure if it's single turbo, he's good for 120-130. My clutch pedal just got stuck to the floorboard doing a 3-4 shift on the way here, but I'll give it a go." He told me not to worry and to come back next week after I have the Spec III put in. Dude was like something out of the movies, shaved head and everything. I was like
Anyhow, my car's not gonna kill any Supras from a roll, so next week maybe I'll show up with the 9" and SpecIII installed pimpin' somthin' from a dig.
03-17-2004, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 5POINT7
I normally would feel the need to blast you for posting a GTI kill, but you handled it nicely, so "good kill".
It was something like outta the movies, the guy was all shifty eyed and actin' like it was a drug deal. 
03-17-2004, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 98Z-6Speed
I say nice kill.
I also wanna know : What's a GTI? Forgive me.
I also wanna know : What's a GTI? Forgive me.
GTi's come in VR6 and in 1.8T
A friend of mine runs mid 13's in his modded 1.8T
03-17-2004, 10:45 AM
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The ricer flyby denial...nice. 
Setup guy: <whispers and eyes scroll left then scroll right> You got the money?
Southie: <whispers back> Yeah...you got the stuff?
Setup guy:<still whispering> Yeah...it's close by.
Southie: I wanna see if first
Did it go down something like that?
Setup guy: <whispers and eyes scroll left then scroll right> You got the money?
Southie: <whispers back> Yeah...you got the stuff?
Setup guy:<still whispering> Yeah...it's close by.
Southie: I wanna see if first
Did it go down something like that?
03-17-2004, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by unit213
The ricer flyby denial...nice.
Setup guy: <whispers and eyes scroll left then scroll right> You got the money?
Southie: <whispers back> Yeah...you got the stuff?
Setup guy:<still whispering> Yeah...it's close by.
Southie: I wanna see if first
Did it go down something like that?
Setup guy: <whispers and eyes scroll left then scroll right> You got the money?
Southie: <whispers back> Yeah...you got the stuff?
Setup guy:<still whispering> Yeah...it's close by.
Southie: I wanna see if first
Did it go down something like that?
There was also a cop standing 20 feet away, so I was like...
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03-17-2004, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 98Z-6Speed
I say nice kill.
I also wanna know : What's a GTI? Forgive me.
I also wanna know : What's a GTI? Forgive me.
Oh well,
No way your killing a GTI dude... Vee-dubs are the ****, yo... 
03-17-2004, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 5POINT7
V-dub owners are the most loyal car owners in all the land
I would still much rather have an LS1 than my POS though!
03-17-2004, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MillaTK
Im not sure if you were being sarcastic about that, but if you look at the classic VW and the 1st and 2nd gen watercooled guys... there is a lot of truth to your statement... its funny though, seeing the 1st and 2nd gen guys ragging on the 4th gen guys... cuz the new VW's are too freaking heavy to warrant any halfway decent performance without digging seriously deep into the wallet... See, VW is about style, not necessarily performance... you either get it or you don't...
I would still much rather have an LS1 than my POS though!
I would still much rather have an LS1 than my POS though!
It used to be mine
. The Tiptronic is a great compromise for those whose better halves don't drive stick. And as the commercial mentions, that little 20valve sure's got some low end torque.
03-18-2004, 10:48 AM
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On the way to work today on the Xpressway, and guess who (Gti) I see charging up through traffic, flashing his beams at me.... traffic was thick though 
... he waived hello. I made a friend I guess. 
... he waived hello. I made a friend I guess. 
03-18-2004, 12:46 PM
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Funny you should mention the fly bye denial. I was driving to my GF's house one day around 9ish when I pass one that decideds to "mess" with me.
See him in my rearview attempting the same thing. I just got on it and kept it between third and fourth. This went on for about a mile until he got the point it wasn't happening.
Nice kill, Southie!
See him in my rearview attempting the same thing. I just got on it and kept it between third and fourth. This went on for about a mile until he got the point it wasn't happening.
Nice kill, Southie!
03-18-2004, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ActionJack
Nice kill. You would have had more fun if it were an R32 VW.
03-19-2004, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
Hey, Milla, my wife drives a 2000 Passat 1.8T.
It used to be mine . The Tiptronic is a great compromise for those whose better halves don't drive stick. And as the commercial mentions, that little 20valve sure's got some low end torque.
It used to be mine
. The Tiptronic is a great compromise for those whose better halves don't drive stick. And as the commercial mentions, that little 20valve sure's got some low end torque.http://www.vw.com/ click on R32 and check out performance... its a 3.2L VR6(bumped up from 2.8L) 4v engine...