Ihi Turbo kit

**VW GTI** · 06-03-2009, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by mikepologti

scarily enough ive already ordered half of what you have on your car, and will arive some time in the next week.........starting to have second thaughts about chipping it now, if you have that many problems.

Sharkie has always complained about wheelspin, but others with similar or more mods (flaps with k04 etc) don't seem to have the same issue.

So it's either driver or tyre related.

**mikepologti** · 06-03-2009, 08:21 AM

then if thats the case ill just get it chipped and meet a happy compromise.i want it quick not undrivable.though if i remember corectly flaps does have a lsd,nesesity it seems for a ko4 and above.

**Sharkie** · 06-03-2009, 08:33 AM

Best thing I ever did was chipping it. Going further than that was great but not strictly necessary.

I believe the biggest problem not to be the suspension as such but the tyres. I still run stock 16" Contis and everybody else with less, similar and more mods run better tyres.

Since I never could get my hands on the rims I wanted in 17" and 5x100 ET42 I never bothered to replace the tyres.

My thinking now is , why waste $2500 on rims and tyres, and have the same car, I'd rather buy something with great traction potential for the future.

Even if the suspension and tyres where done, there is still a limit to what a Polo will cope with purely because it is FWD. My wife's 2.4 RAV is quicker on wet road to 100 .....

(she rubbed it in my face the other day)

I want 300kw and AWD ..... essentially 2.0TFSI and Stage 3+ kit. I want a VW that I can drive daily and still do 5s 0-100 and mid to high 12s 400m. And that sadly, as much as I love my Polo, will not be a Polo.

**jasn78** · 06-03-2009, 08:51 AM

and once again off topic

johan "no offence meant here" i think most of us know by now that the polo has grip issues i was just putting up another possible option for the boys/girls who want more power.

**Sharkie** · 06-03-2009, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by jasn78

and once again off topic

johan "no offence meant here" i think most of us know by now that the polo has grip issues i was just putting up another possible option for the boys/girls who want more power.

Yeah, my apologies ..... I tried to contribute by posting a link to JBS .....

but these threads all go to pot eventually .....

**mikepologti** · 06-03-2009, 09:12 AM

well from what ive read most of those guys in the polo uk forum seem to be running the same ihi setup your thinking of.wonder what 0-100/ 1/4 mile times there getting.

**Flaps** · 06-03-2009, 09:13 AM

The guy who died(RIP) in the UK that had the white Polo with the Ihi turbo claimed it made 320hp. I started a thread on it from memory.

Seems like a good upgrade but anyone who is thinking of doing it, get ready to replace bits and peices of the drivetrain. IMO it is not worth it.

**RhysQ** · 06-03-2009, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by Flaps

The guy who died(RIP) in the UK that had the white Polo with the Ihi turbo claimed it made 320hp. I started a thread on it from memory.

Seems like a good upgrade but anyone who is thinking of doing it, get ready to replace bits and peices of the drivetrain. IMO it is not worth it.

yep i remember the one....and it had the black TT Comp wheels and black roof. best looking polo IMO.... here's the link to the thread