A buddy of mine has a 1.8t GTI and all the time he keeps laughing about "VTAK" and my new Si. If I would chose to race him, any idea of the outcome....
I think he will win, the GTis are quick cars. But also keep in mind, a turbocharged car responds to bolt ons alot better then a N/A car. One last deciding factor, is it manual or DSG?
Im worried from a dig because I know he has me on torque, do you think I can hand from a 1st or 2nd gear roll or should I ask him to run on the highway? Thanks.
Highway you should get him, and if you drop the PSI in your front tires to 20 PSI and feather out the clutch @ 5500 RPM you should get him too from a dig.
This threads gonna be locked man(street racing) and also for the amount of accidents and things I'v seen beleive me when I say go the track. But I honestly think it will be close, I know with a basic tune on a GTI you can gain 20-30whp or so. I took a ride in my friends 1.8t passat and its a big car and still hauls...he has a front mount tune exhaust intake and a bunch of other things
My buddy has an 05 GTI and I have a 07 Si we raced at Pueblo Motorsports Park (4800ft/7500DA). It was a decent race once i got my launching figured out. I ran a 16.3 at 84.55 and he ran a 16.1 at 85.5. He had a programmer for his car and nothing else. I am bone stock minus some Volks and NT555s. The slow et's are due to elevation... basically add a second to the times if you want to be at sea level. Overall it was a fun night of racing, It's driver vs. driver. You'll have fun. If he beats you, just tell him he is boosted. If you beat him, just tell him he is boosted. He'll like that. It's all good!
they have 180 hp so its like 150whp with reflash there sittin at 180whp and the rest of his mods put him at about 200ishwhp. not 230. with bolt ons the si's are at 200whp also so its a drivers race.
were talkin bout a 1.8 here.
he better have a nice pair of stickies for that poop load of tq. my buddy has an 02 gti, both of us are stock. with similar drivers they're nothing special. have fun and do it on a track...
- I thnk 02, maybe 03-06 GTi's put down about 170 to the wheels (stock) Previous ones had the old ko3, not the ko3 sport turbo so they put out less power.
- Chipped 1.8t's still suck on the top end, the ko3 sport just can't handle it.
- The average 1.8t driver with a chip and turbo back exhaust doesn't know how to launch so i wouldn't be worried.
Basicaly get a good launch, and I believe chipped or not, with the mods you listed you should take him if not it should be fun.
I know it's not the same cars but four runs back to back (I was not chipped) In my 1.8t with full turboback exhaust, /intake and turbo inlet tube vs rsx type-s (stock) I beat the **** out of him (2-3 car lengths to 110) in three of the races.. in one of them i bogged the launch and couldn't catch up.
(for the record I ran a 14.6 in my 03 GTi 1.8t with just an injen cai (non chipped), and rear seats removed 1/4 tank of gas with me in the car that weighed out @ 2917)
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