1L cars ......performance!

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:12 am

yup i ave my sub in boot heehe
-Ben-

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:26 am

I might put my GTi on a diet...

Phill.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:21 pm

polosilver wrote:I might put my GTi on a diet...

Phill.

Get the backseat, rear doorcards, rear carpet and spare wheel/jack out of there

Makes slight weight difference, and sounds quite good from the inside.

stuart_hatch · Post by **stuart_hatch** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:24 pm

Redline wrote:
polosilver wrote:I might put my GTi on a diet...

Phill.
Get the backseat, rear doorcards, rear carpet and spare wheel/jack out of there

Makes slight weight difference, and sounds quite good from the inside.

Not on a derv! :p

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:46 pm

lol depends if you like the sound of a non-blown diesel...

PoloCornwall · Post by **PoloCornwall** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:43 pm

My mates 1.1 106, would stick behine me in my 1.4 16v i couldnt believe my eyes, or my ears when he told me it was 1.1, up until about 60 that is the my dub would go and his pug would slow down

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:52 pm

light weight & good torque with low gearing --- vs --- more slippery shape and better peak power with longer gearing

which is part of why they're nippy round town (especially if you abuse the clutch from a standstill) but bobbins on motorways

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:49 pm

People keep telling me that there 1.4 16vs will be the same speed if not faster then my GTi, but then i hear about them racing cars and almost losing, car thats i slaughter!

phill.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:22 pm

its all about power to weight. french cars are waaaaaayy lighter than anything vw made.

i fancy putting the g on a diet

Tigz · Post by **Tigz** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:34 pm

been looking for this ever since I saw this thread!

What happended when I tried a 0-60 run last year!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:32 pm

lol tigz theres that whole argument again..... perky, lightweight, but geared too low for top speed shenanigans and shaped like a brick

*reads more*

oh ok, if it wasn't a 1/4 mile, what was it? I'm guessing an 1/8th? As the second half of a quarter run goes much quicker than the first...

Where and when was it by the way? I'm surprised more 1-litrers weren't up for a giggle. Seen a few tricked out 998cc "sLow Rider" arosas and lupos in picture posts before, bet they'd be up for it

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:43 pm

I had an old school Ford Fiesta 950cc, you had to plan overtaking manoeuvres with military precision.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:45 pm

you mean like someone driving a tank transporter might?

my aunt had one of those (beige, naturally) and i think the speedo only went round to 75

Tigz · Post by **Tigz** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:50 pm

Tahrey1043 wrote:Where and when was it by the way? it

Someone had the great idea of leaving Edition 38 last year on the Sunday morning and go to Trax

I think it was an 1/8 mile if I rember correctly.
I wanted to go on the track, but the price and qualiy of drivers put me off.
We were given a load of free sprint track tickets, so I desided to have a pop as there was nothing else at the show keeping me intrested.

You know when you get the feeling that everyone 1/8th of a mile away is still laughing as you pass the speed trap?
I felt that for days