Looking at 97 GL 2.0l any probs to look out for

[courtz1976-2dr]

How many k's on the car? Love the 97 2.0! Cruise control, rear headrests, roof mounted aerial are all handy improvements over earlier GL's. Car is slow from a stand still, 3rd gear 80-140 for overtaking is the sweet spot. Enjoy the car...post some pics!

Hmmm 80-140 in 3rd!!!! not bad, not bad

One pic so far - looks very nice

Cheers guys.

[MattyT]

Looks nice, congrats on the purchase!

[Golf Loon]

Hydraulic Lifters, Not Crossflow Head.

Cam and Chip. Best Bang for Buck.

H100VW should have some idea about a cheap chip upgrade

[deemoE36]

Hmmm 80-140 in 3rd!!!! not bad, not bad

One pic so far - looks very nice

Cheers guys.

looks good, identical to mine when i just bought it

enjoy!

[courtz1976-2dr]

looks good, identical to mine when i just bought it

enjoy!

I saw in another thread that you were talking about turboing your mk3 - any luck or is there some other mods that you have done that have bettered the performance - I also see mention of toyota superchargers hmmmm sounds interesting.

Also the ebay "cheapie chip" I see that some have done this.

Suggestions on cam + chip combos where, how much and what sort of gains.

I am just going on how the GTI mk2 performs - basically stock standard but with a K&N pod filter - changes the sound but what about hp gains???

The Gti also is sloppy down low the best pickup is around 4500 to 5600 and seems to level at 5800. I am pretty sure that they are close to the same weight so an extra 200cc must make a little difference???