What did you do to your Polo today?

**insanekiwi** · 06-03-2009, 06:10 AM

Hahaha... sorry it's the stupid iphone in garage lighting...
need to take proper photos once the car is all waxed and clean!

**mikepologti** · 06-03-2009, 08:04 AM

sounds like an excuse to show off more of your wheels

**572** · 06-03-2009, 09:49 AM

Got the APR engine mount insert installed this morning - very happy with it

Props to Mike Webber Prestige & Performance for the install.

**marco polo** · 06-03-2009, 11:49 AM

Got a 3" dump pipe done from Seb at euromotive
its great revs alot more freely top end it also has a giac chip done.

**mikepologti** · 06-03-2009, 06:58 PM

how much was the 3' dump pipe?

**marco polo** · 09-03-2009, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by mikepologti

how much was the 3' dump pipe?

It was $300 im still getting use to it
Before it would come on boost a bit earlier
But now she holds boost all the way to red line im not use revving it that far because before it was pointless.

**RhysQ** · 09-03-2009, 10:24 AM

You drive to redline??!!

. I don't think it's necessary to drive the Polo to redline, even if boost holds the whole way through. When giving it a good boot, i reckon about 5,500rpm is a good place to up-shift, you will still be on boost in the next gear. Generally though, I change at 3,500rpm.

I let my mates GF drive my car the other day (she has an 8V mk2 Golf GTI) and she changed from 1st to 2nd at about 7,000rpm.....

. I suppose in the mk2 she needs to rev the balls out of it. I've never revved it that high but it appears redline is at 6,500rpm. Is it not limited?? Does the chip allow a higher redline??

**JCM308** · 09-03-2009, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by [-Polo GTI-]

You drive to redline??!!

. I don't think it's necessary to drive the Polo to redline, even if boost holds the whole way through. When giving it a good boot, i reckon about 5,500rpm is a good place to up-shift, you will still be on boost in the next gear. Generally though, I change at 3,500rpm.

Revving to redline generally won't damage the motor as long as you don't bounce it off the limiter. The rev limiters as standard are set at a safe level so to not cause catastrophic damage if the limiter is reached.

Classic example in another brand car, the limiter in auto is set to 7k but in manual is set to 7.5k. On inspection and testing of both motors it was safely able to have the limiter changed to 9k (test car has been going for just over 2 years and has done approx 50k since work and limiter change were done).