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600bhp R32 on the rollers! (vid)

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:19 am
by Krupa

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:50 am
by carmadaaron
wow!! me wants!!! :twisted:

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:25 pm
by bstardchild
I think the engine mounts want tightening - esp on 2nd run!!!

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:05 pm
by Prash
violent :shock:

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:32 pm
by polopowah
sounded amazing on my speakers, dad was impressed :D
the ultimate golf anyone??
anyone catch the top speed cos it looked close to 200mph
-Ben-

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:17 pm
by Tahrey1043
Looked closer to around 140 to me, so far as i could tell, nice tight set of ratios on only a moderately high diff (not even as high as a G40? or is it a 6 speed?).... perhaps kissing the magic 155?

Why though did the recorded power climb with each gear - shouldnt it be the other way round???

PS Krupa loving the new sig :lol: :lol: :lol: dirty rotten thief!

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:04 am
by Krupa
Tahrey1043 wrote:PS Krupa loving the new sig :lol: :lol: :lol: dirty rotten thief!
:P :lol: 8)

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:28 am
by CalvinGTI
well i started to cum in my pantz i dont know about you lot. . .

*dribbles*

Calâ„¢

wowowowowowow

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:42 am
by jon_poloV
i though yeah my arsee but sh1t thats power!

jon

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:13 pm
by dubpolo
hate to break this to you guys but its not an R32!

-back wheels arn't turning! R32 is 4X4
-wrong headlights, R32 has xenons and NO fog lights


but to be fare it is still 600bhp! but threw the front wheels! that ant going no where!

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:44 pm
by Joy
dubpolo wrote:hate to break this to you guys but its not an R32!

-back wheels arn't turning! R32 is 4X4
-wrong headlights, R32 has xenons and NO fog lights


but to be fare it is still 600bhp! but threw the front wheels! that ant going no where!
When making a dyno-run with a car that runs with a 4WD Haldex system people regulary make the car front-wheel drive only. They just take the shaft out that goes to the rear-diff. In that way they get a even higher output and less driveline-loss.

Although I think it's not necessary because at top RPM haldex splits power 90% to the front and 10 % to the back.

But it could be something else than a R32. Dunno.

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:11 pm
by Tahrey1043
i saw the same link posted on porka and the argument there was that the Syncro 4x4 system is electronically controlled - power only goes to the rear wheels if slip at the front is detected. Presumably this means either the front wheels must spin at different speeds to each other, or it deactivates with the handbrake on. And I would assume if its electronically controlled, it's fully switchable...

And besides... havent enough of us done light swaps and foglight installs?

600hp on a purely FWD car would be mental........ wheelspin and hugenormous torque steer all the way to 100mph... i think there was an american car maker tried it once (only ~400hp) and the results were... well... uniquely american. 4WD is the only way.
(ever played GT2/3, got a fiat coupe, and tricked it out fully? knocking on for 400-450hp... insane wheelspin without traction control or really high gears!)

edit: ahem getting my HPs and MPHs the right way round!

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:16 am
by Krupa
With regards to the is it/isn't it debate and the R32.

From what I'm told, the Haldex 4WD system is only 4WD when it needs to be, transferring power to where it's needed for the sake of extra grip.

As for the headlights, that's quite an extreme car and it's possible that with 2 turbos and 3.2 litres of V6 engine (which is moving a lot!) there wasn't enough room for the HID units under the bonnet.

I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't have air conditioning either.

That's definately an R32 engine though.

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:56 am
by Daveo
poky as fek

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:52 pm
by hornetrider
hi chaps, I'm over from UK MkIVs... just to let you know its deffo an R and as above, yeah the Haldex is disabled for the dyno run

cheers!