To supercharge or not to supercharge..
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yes, and yes it is scene tax
look at the price of Lupo Gtis for another example of the stupidity of dubbers paying through the nose.
back to the A3 whilst thats an early one and doesnt have all the toys its still the same engine and running gear as you'll find in a 10k mk5 R32. if you think mk5 r32s are overpriced look at mk4 anniversary model golfs, some of the pristine examples are going for more than early mk5 gtis
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3psi boost? don't go there.
You haven't looked at the full picture have you. On top you will need to upgrade related parts, injectors, exhaust, brake pads, brakes, clutch to handle the extra power. It will cost you far more then 4k, especially if you not fitting it yourself, closer to 10k.
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Actually the only thing that might need upgrading with a stage 1 supercharge to 280bhp would be clutch, and that will only die a little sooner -it won't need upgrading for some time. Every stock part can handle it.
i disagree the stock clutch is absolutely fine at 280 ish lb ft (hp has nothing to do with it torque is what matters)
the stock 4motion brakes are AWEFULL they just arnt upto the job with stock power i turned mine blue with a 2 minute spirited drive with standard power lol
cant say my stock 4mo brakes were that bad tbh,
I tend to drive in a spirited fashion and my 4mo was a weekend toy so was driven like it was stolen most of the time, never felt that the standard brakes weren't up to the job, albeit mine ran on genuine VW discs and pads
I tend to drive in a spirited fashion and my 4mo was a weekend toy so was driven like it was stolen most of the time, never felt that the standard brakes weren't up to the job, albeit mine ran on genuine VW discs and pads
faded badly but didnt wtfsplode
Well torque is a function of RPM and HP, so it does kind of
wrong torque is force hp is an expression of workrate (morer = betterer).
you dont feel hp its the torque that actually you feel as acceleration
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Must say I total agree with you. Had my 4Mo for a month and I'm not particularly impressed with its stopping power, even with wider tyres.
That's the dilemma
Currently driving a stock na 2.8L V6 4motion Golf, for those without sigs enabled, producing about 204bhp, 200ft-lb torque, and about 7sec 0-62.
Jesus doesn't that half suck.
on your corrado? theyr not bad on a light car like the rado and mk3 golf but theyr **** on a 1500kg mk4 4mo
No, on my 4Mo. I own both a Corrado and a 4Mo. The Corrado brakes really are rubbish
Admittedly when I test drove a mk5 R32 recently I nearly put myself through the windscreen when I gently tapped the brakes. But I always found my 4Mo brakes fairly decent.
No, on my 4Mo. I own both a Corrado and a 4Mo. The Corrado brakes really are rubbish
Admittedly when I test drove a mk5 R32 recently I nearly put myself through the windscreen when I gently tapped the brakes. But I always found my 4Mo brakes fairly decent.
i had a 320 hp supercharged mk3 golf vr6 and i found them brakes with ds2500 pads were absolutely fine for the car because it was light lol the 4wd mk4 is just too fat for its 312s