Daimo B
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Anyone got the official stats?
Commen problems and things to look out for?
Cheers
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Dave Hay
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common problems....... lol
where to start..
gearboxes are shit, intercoolers in wrong place. pistons often melt....... dont like having big power out of em.
quick cars though.
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Andy Stocker
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6.1 to 60???
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Hay
common problems....... lol
where to start..
gearboxes are shit, intercoolers in wrong place. pistons often melt....... dont like having big power out of em.
quick cars though.
have to say you talk shite. the car is ok so long as you uprate things when you up the boost. the brakes are too small for the power of the car. gearboxes only fail if they get abuse.
they drink petrol . lucky to get into the 20's with it.
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Daimo B
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I've heard the clutchs are quite weak, and as you say, brakes are too small for the speed of the car.
Anyone else got anything? Top speed etc. Bout 145mph isn't it?
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Dave Hay
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
quote:
Originally posted by Dave Hay
common problems....... lol
where to start..
gearboxes are shit, intercoolers in wrong place. pistons often melt....... dont like having big power out of em.
quick cars though.
have to say you talk shite. the car is ok so long as you uprate things when you up the boost. the brakes are too small for the power of the car. gearboxes only fail if they get abuse.
they drink petrol . lucky to get into the 20's with it.
whatever....
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Andy Stocker
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137mph 'apparently'
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Andy Stocker
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http://www.vine-place.co.uk/roadtest/sunny.htm
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Hay
quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
quote:
Originally posted by Dave Hay
common problems....... lol
where to start..
gearboxes are shit, intercoolers in wrong place. pistons often melt....... dont like having big power out of em.
quick cars though.
have to say you talk shite. the car is ok so long as you uprate things when you up the boost. the brakes are too small for the power of the car. gearboxes only fail if they get abuse.
they drink petrol . lucky to get into the 20's with it.
whatever....
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Super_si
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I had a blast in one last week.
It felt awesome. Came off a round about exceedingly quick and it felt like it was shreading the tyres getting grip but apparently that was normal 
Most people agree that a front mounted Intercool would be ideal but also the Gear linkages or box seem to go as the boast increase.
Si
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courty
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they are 220bhp from standard, 0-60 in 6 sec and top seep off 135 mph. does that help 
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courty
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And i will be getting one quite soon
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Andy Stocker
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You selling the Golf then?
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courty
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yeah, got a different job within the same company and wont need the deisel any more, want some fun and i think the gti-r will give it to me..
[Edited on 15-08-2003 by courty]
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Marc
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thought they did over 140mph?
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courty
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Think they will with a few mods.
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pulsar_gtir
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I used to have one @ 300bhp. It easily did an indicated 150mph+ with more to go. It was fecking quick off the mark too. Just under 5 seconds. 1/4 miles @ 12.8 secs
Things to watch out for:
i] Any whining nosies coming from Gearbox or any of the diffs - expensive repair bill - avoid
ii] If the car has had its boost rasied make sure that the clutch has been changed for a ceramic/kevlar type clutch. The standard one tends to go pop after about 260bhp with extended standing starts. The clutch is an engine out job (normally) and has a book time of 12 hours (labour prices will sting the most).
iii] Gearbox is also pretty bad once car boost has been raised but usually ok if you avoid doing standing starts all the time (but if you've got a Gtir thats what you always want to be doing!!!)
iv] Don't put wheels on any bigger than 17's. 15's or 16's are the best choice. Any bigger and it really puts strain on your diffs.
v] You'll find that most Gtirs front electric windows have difficulty in shutting - this is normal - don't let it put you off
vi] If you get a Pulsar (Jap) then try to get one that is still limited to 112mph. At least then you'll know its never been over that speed.
vii] The brakes are shocking as standard so you'll want to change these as soon as you get it.
viii] Try to use Optimax or at the very least super unleaded - don't use anything lower than 97 ron if you're high boosting.
viii] The intercooler is top mounted on the engine so after along time on the road the performance of the car does start to deterioate as the heat takes over. If you can afford a front mount it'll sort it (except you'll get slightly more lag).
viiii] Fuel Consumption is pretty bad especially with 300bhp. I used to get 200 miles to £40.
x] On standard internals don't raise boost higher than 20psi!!! Pref 15psi.
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pistons often melt
Pistons are fine up to 320bhp
I still miss mine but I had to sell it as a deposit towards a house. The guy that bought it though said I can have it back whenever I want as soon as I've bought the house.
They're really unknown to the normal Mr Astra Gsi bloke so you can really shock quite a few people. I debadged mine and boy did I have some fun!!!
They can be bought so cheap these days but as with any car like this if you can get one that is standard then all the better.
Marc 
[Edited on 15-08-2003 by pulsar_gtir]
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nik
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I thought 0-60 was about 5.6?? and over 140mph
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craigpcg
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a m8 is running 300+bhp. he just spent 10k on the engine with a full hks rebuild.
i thouhg tme corsa was fast BUt this thing is seriously unreal like
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courty
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Thanks for that info mate, looking to spend upto 5k for one, seen loads for around 4500-5000 so hopefully will get a half decent one. I would like to get a standard one to hope it ant been caned.
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vibrio
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full HKS rebuild 
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craigpcg
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
full HKS rebuild
what is funny??
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vibrio
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well HKS are a rip off
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craigpcg
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well with 300+bhp i dont see how??
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xedos@hotmail
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I prefer the Mclaren F1 personally, gonna get one in a couple of weeks. Mateys selling one for £300k.
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