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i'm 32, gravure printer,and have owned my vr for nearly 4 years!
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speak to vince adam. he must be able to help in some way, being the man in the know that we all know! if you see what i mean!
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very funny, which bloke sent you that then???
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an evo will destroy a vr6, even a tuned one i would say! you're gonna need over 300bhp to even stand a chance on the road. they are one of the most awesome complete packages i have driven. dont even think of messing with a modded one! speak to mina about whether he has spanked one or not! he has the most powerfull one on here!
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you didnt tell him it would keep up with saxo's and the like did you? lol
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think you need to have the afm after the filter as it sends a signal to the ecu regarding the amount of air intake to amount of fuel delivered! if it was in front of filter it may get even more confused. but i could be wrong!
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not yet, still waiting! heard that they were being sent out but no show so far! be getting my schrick b4 they come now by the look!
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i think there is always going to be at least one of these debates on a forum like this. as long as it doesn't get personal everyone has their own opinion! i think that anyone who has owned and lived with a vr will be the first to say they're not lazy or slow unless you want them to be! as for the 20v vs vr debate, i think if you are comparing power achieved to money spent then the turbo would win, but then big bhp doesn't equal reliability and for the money spent i'd rather see it still working this time next year than have to keep spending money on it to keep it reliable!
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its difficult to tell without seeing it in the flesh so to speak! it could be windsor blue as mine goes a pupley green in the sunlight from different angles! my paint code is ln5y, and you should find it inside the boot, on the back panel under the striker pin for the boot lock. or on that panel somewhere !
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well if it was like driving a 106 or paxo, i think none of us would have bothered! lol
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exactly the kinda point we trying to make evil! i saw a reliant kitten with gsxr 1100 in it absolutely anhialate a full field of cossies, evos and scoobys at castle coombe two seasons ago. funniest bit of track action i ever did see! i have to admit my 106 handled like it was on rails, but dead in the water against my vr after 80!
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there again, torsion bar rear suspension, like most frenchies! predictable lift off steering at work! need to get yours sorted in the handling dept methinks then have another go! first item on the agenda when buying a sporty mk.3
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all small-medium french sporty cars are quick than they deserve to be thanks mainly to the shocking build quality and spritely engines! i think what most of us are trying to say is, in our experince we have not come across a saxo, g40, 106, or polo/lupo gti, to name a few of the smaller hot hatches that has given any major concerns where performance is concerned! i would certainly say that mine, as well as many others on here(six, mangold, tommy, pete etc) have cars that are well looked after and serviced/tuned more than is annually needed! this helps in the performance dept no end, as can be seen by the rr results table!
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think you're wrong there mark i have to say. and i'm sure i'm not the only one thinking the same! the vr is a lighter quicker car than a standard 1.8t, thats a proven fact! and as for the 174bhp the standard 2.8 lump delivers, its a known fact, and disclosed on here somwhere by acf8181 i think, that vw made the engine to be at the bottom of its capability with plenty to be extacted from such an engine! how long has mina's car been around? maybe not without its probs, but how many high bhp turbos around now will you still see with the same setup in 5-6 years time? we all love your car, and i think the vr will change your mind once in for its driveability alone! the 20vt aint the ultimate setup everyone thinks it is!
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then we could take it in turns to tow it down the strip with the driver on board so he knows exactly what the back of a vr looks like as its the closest its likely to ever come to one!
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wont need a can opener, just a good fart on the side trim will be enough to ripple the roof and blow the doors off! we can all jump up and down on it then and watch it fold up like my daughters pram!
[ Edited Sun Apr 04 2004, 10:59PM ]
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acf8181- i was trying to make that point about the 1.8t in my post, it may be easier and cheaper to obtain silly bhp figures for it , but in driveability and long term reliability its always gonna come up short! plus its a right dog round town when maxed to the limit! the vr is the winner all round i think anyway, even a 1000bhp ferrari engined nos monster would struggle against someone with your driving ability in a vr! bring it on saxo people! lets see how many we can make implode on the road!
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mmmmnn, gotta share your pessamistic view there six! if you want power why not put the 1.8t lump into a mk.3. its been proven to outperform the vr in terms of money spent=big bhp gains. so why is it that so many companies who have done both as demo cars, and indeed individuals on here and other sites, always say as a car for everday use in the performance market, the vr would be weapon of choice for its driveability? i think this thing about the saxos is wildly out of proportion somewhere! my mate has a pug206 gti sp and stands no chance against my vr as proved on many occasions home from work, and that has more power/weight than a saxo and handles better! my old 106xsi had 120bhp and was outgunned against my vr at avon park and on the way there and back!
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got magnecor 8.5's on mine and had no probs 2 years down the line. still producing top notch sparks and guaranteed for 10 yrs so expect them to last until i sell or they get replaced free of charge if its a breakdown fault! payed a lot more than £75 for mine tho pete, is that inc vat?
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only annoying in the dark if you go pimp daddy stylee all round! besides, the law is clamping right down on dangerous dark tints, so it would be a waste of money to get pulled and told to remove them! most reputable places will warn you accordingly of the pitfalls and recommend the right film to stay within the law anyway!
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my 3.1 developed just shy of 240bhp in standard form , and 276bhp once tweaked! that was before it dropped a valve b4 xmas :-( ! dunno what sort of power it would produce once charged, but i imagine it'd be quick if possible to do!
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when you change the cooling system evil, buy a neuspeed thermostst from awesome, just £16 + vat. i have one in mine now and have to report it does actually run cooler than b4! thanks mina for another top tip!
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that would be kewl clair, put me down as i'm pretty sure i have nothing on that weekend
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or you can ring awesome gti on 0161 776 0777, and ask them to supply you the the resistor that plugs straight into the redundant airbag loom. think it was a tenner + p&p roughly when i had one off them!
Would 225-45-17 tyres fit on a 92 mk3 golf
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think you may find that 225 is too wide if the rims are 8" wide! if they are pukka audi rims the offset is probably different to! i have 17" rs4's on mine which are 8" wide with 215 tyres and they rub at the back. the car is lowered and the wheel offset is 32