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    How much did it cost for a garage to supply and fit your six branch manifold? Is it similar to a "Shrick" manifold? I'm not sure what a shrick manifold is but there's a lot of talk about it on here. What air filter did you go for? Did you need your ECU remapped as well to cope with the increase fuel/air ratio? I'm in West Sussex. Are there any good VW tuners who know what they are doing and could fit a 6 branch manifold etc? Has anyone heard of GCS Engineering? They serviced my car with my car's previous owner. Their website www.gcsengineering.com seems to suggest they do tuning...alth
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    Hi I've just got a totally standard (no mods) Golf VR6. I want to keep the car subtle without going over the top but I would like more power if possible. My main plan is to add a cat back stainless system exhaust (one that is subtle and not too loud in normal revs - but has a nice roar when you floor it). Possibly thinking about a Magnex or Milltec exhaust. But what are the main differences? My other plan was to have some kind of performance air-filter. However I've heard heat soak is a major issue with the v6 engine so the air filter would have to have it's own housing that sheilds it f
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    Hi this BMC air filter sounds pretty good and effective. How much are they? Does it have it's own air filter housing similar to the standard air filter housing?
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    With decent modifications you could come close to keeping up with a standard UK spec Impreza (which has 208-215bhp standard). Imprezas mid to top range acceleration are their weak spots. Forget off the line races. 4 wheel drive will always win. If it's a WRX (Japanese import) definitely forget it. They are much lighter than the UK version and have 240 to 280 bhp standard..most will be close to 300 with just a performance exhaust and air-filter. However many of these Jap import imprezas go bang as the drivers don't know how to drive them or have the money to actually look after them for more
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    Hi I've just bought a standard 1997 (P-reg) Golf VR6. It's done 70k miles. As standard I believe it has around 174bhp. Please can anyone tell me what modifications are available for my engine, what kind of power gains for each and approx costs for a good company to supply and fit? I understand fitting a performance exhaust and air filter won't make a big difference to power as the standard one is quite good already. Although I was thinking about fitting a cat-back magnex exhaust mainly to make my car sound better and the current standard one is getting rusty. Is magnex a good make to go f
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