Nice collection of cars you have had there, look forward to see your next car!
Nice cars there.
R36 > MK5 2006 1.9 TDI > MK4 2003 1.6 Generation > MK3 1995 2.8 VR6 > MK2 1990 1.6 > MK1 1982 1.8 GTI
Nice collection of cars you have had there, look forward to see your next car!
I'm soo euro even my missus is shaved...
Current: 2023 MY23 T-Roc R Lapiz Blue + Beats Audio + Black pack 2018 MY19 Golf R manual Lapiz Blue + DAP) 2018 MY18 Golf 110TSI (150TSI) Trendline manual White2014 Amarok TSI Red (tuned over 200kw + lots of extras) 2013 Up! manual Red 2017 Polo GTI manual Black Previous VWs and some others ...
The MK1 16V T was an absolute money pit ... but awesome fun at the same time ...
Started off as a 1980 1100L
Bought and stripped a MK2 1988 Jetta 16v for all the good bits
1800 16V drivetrain
MK2 1800 16Vdash, cluster, brakes, etc
Strenghtened engine internals
ceramic coated pistons and head (combustion chamber top, incl valves)
Custom gbox internals - strengthened straight cut gears
Lightened and STRONG flywheel & custom copper 4 button clutch
Haltech ECU
Hybrid T3/T4 Garret turbo
Custom (and very expensive) stainless turbo manifold and all turbo & IC piping.
Custom suspension - front anti-lift & rear anti squat - optimised for drag racing not tracks
bucket race seats with 4 point harness
roll cage
custom exterior & interior - bare body rebuild - had no rust whatsoever to start with
It made 243kw atfw, and we simply could not dyno it reliably above that as it wheelspun on the dyno no matter what we tried when the turbo came on full song ....
Was as quick on a rolling run as a 2001 Yahama R1 .... 40-200km/h .... actually about 2 car lengths quicker ....
I often want to build another .... but SWMBO will leave if I do ....
Last edited by Sharkie; 06-05-2010 at 03:37 PM.
Current: 2023 MY23 T-Roc R Lapiz Blue + Beats Audio + Black pack 2018 MY19 Golf R manual Lapiz Blue + DAP) 2018 MY18 Golf 110TSI (150TSI) Trendline manual White2014 Amarok TSI Red (tuned over 200kw + lots of extras) 2013 Up! manual Red 2017 Polo GTI manual Black Previous VWs and some others ...
RAV4 soon (End October 2010) to be retired in favour of a 2010 (MY11) Multivan 103TDI in Olympic Blue .....
Current: 2023 MY23 T-Roc R Lapiz Blue + Beats Audio + Black pack 2018 MY19 Golf R manual Lapiz Blue + DAP) 2018 MY18 Golf 110TSI (150TSI) Trendline manual White2014 Amarok TSI Red (tuned over 200kw + lots of extras) 2013 Up! manual Red 2017 Polo GTI manual Black Previous VWs and some others ...
Nice work keeping it in the VAG family.
Olympic blue is a very nice colour, can't wait to see what you have planned for that one.
Nice write up
You've had a great history of cars.
2002 Volkswagen Bora V5 - 2007 Mazda 3 GT - 1998 Ford Contour Sport - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0T - 2013 Volkswagen Passat 130TDI - 2015 Ford Escape 1.5 - 2016 Subaru WRX - 2018 Volkswagen Golf R Wolfsburg Wagon
Regarding the Mk1 Golf, you say you got 243kW out of a 1.8litre turbo engine?! That's an insane level of power. Handling must be a real shocker though.
Yes, 243kw at the wheels dynoed in Johannesburg. And that was probably less than what it actually made but the best we could do as we had trouble preventing it from breaking into a wheelspin on the rollers.
I remember we had 6 guys actually physically holding the nose down (in addition to the straps), being 2 each side to put some weight in the nose and we used "trackbite" on the tyres or whatever that stuff's real name was .... crazy days ....
It truly made monster power, but remember that this was a fully worked engine with special internals etc. Handling was atrocious and even a straight line run was hard work.
But I loved it and still 8 years later would do it all over again in a heartbeat if my wife would let me ....
Current: 2023 MY23 T-Roc R Lapiz Blue + Beats Audio + Black pack 2018 MY19 Golf R manual Lapiz Blue + DAP) 2018 MY18 Golf 110TSI (150TSI) Trendline manual White2014 Amarok TSI Red (tuned over 200kw + lots of extras) 2013 Up! manual Red 2017 Polo GTI manual Black Previous VWs and some others ...
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