What Mk / What Mod?

The Drummer · Post by **The Drummer** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:57 pm

Right, I'm gonna put my neck out here. I've got a 1996 Polo just basic 1.4 auto. (Don't ask). Anyway, my 2 questions are.

1) what MK is it? (I, or II or III)

2) what would be the first modification to do to get a little oomph out of it, but not spending vasts amount of money?

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:01 pm

it is a mk4, or 6n as it's official code is. BUT Germans sometimes refer to them as mk3s (confused yet

) as they call what we'd call a mk3 (like my car) a mk2F (for facelift).

as for "oomph", go for a nice exhaust & filter. unless you're willing to spend 1000's on it you're not going to get that engine to go fast. might as well make it sound nice & concentrate your efforts on the look of the car.

fishtoasty · Post by **fishtoasty** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:51 pm

baseman

is 100% correct here...go for styling mate and make the car sound nice as 1.4 8V is not very tunable without spending more than an engine conversions worth on it

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:17 am

how much would a simple NOS kit for one of them be?

the torque converter in the auto box would enable you to get some very "interesting" off the line performance hehehe....

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:51 pm

engine transplants are needed if u want big power gains.
just a performance exhaust should gain a few BHP and itll sound faster!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:40 pm

til you realise it amplifies the characteristic "far too smooth" rise and fall of the engine note because of the auto box

dead givaway that