Finally Got my Dub
Finally got my Golf! It is a 2.slow but I love the feel of it so far. It seems like 1st gear is kinda weak(torquewise) but when I shift into 2nd it starts pulling a little harder and so on up the gears, makes me feel happy inside
. The performance is amazing compared to my 1.5L mirage. The other day I was stepping on it on the highway a little w the vw cuz this jerk was riding my ass and before I knew it I was doing 110
, had to tone it down so I didnt get busted but it got there in good time from the feel. The previous owner did cat-back exhaust, K&N filter, looks like he cut the air box up a little to get that K&N a little more air, and he lowered it.
I will be adding a turbo, just gotta collect the funds. I know everyone loves piecing turbos together but I like the Kinetic stage 2 because it appears to be fairly bolt on and I have talked to a lot of you in the forum about the more intricate details and I briefly discussed some things with the Kinetic tech. Seems like a good choice for me. Anyone know where I can get one of these turbo kits and save a buck or two by chance?
Also, if the motor is predominantly stock, what can i safely push for RPMs? I am not going to drive it stupid and blow my motor, I just want to push it a little to see what it's capable of. I will barely ever be pushing it past 4500 with everyday driving.
I wish I knew how this car was supposed to feel so I could figure out if anything else was done that I can't see from the outside.
Modified by K2dutch at 8:59 PM 2-4-2007
Modified by K2dutch at 9:03 PM 2-4-2007
Modified by K2dutch at 9:14 PM 2-4-2007
Modified by K2dutch at 9:41 PM 2-4-2007
Finally got my Golf! It is a 2.slow but I love the feel of it so far. It seems like 1st gear is kinda weak(torquewise) but when I shift into 2nd it starts pulling a little harder and so on up the gears, makes me feel happy inside


I will be adding a turbo, just gotta collect the funds. I know everyone loves piecing turbos together but I like the Kinetic stage 2 because it appears to be fairly bolt on and I have talked to a lot of you in the forum about the more intricate details and I briefly discussed some things with the Kinetic tech. Seems like a good choice for me. Anyone know where I can get one of these turbo kits and save a buck or two by chance?
Also, if the motor is predominantly stock, what can i safely push for RPMs? I am not going to drive it stupid and blow my motor, I just want to push it a little to see what it's capable of. I will barely ever be pushing it past 4500 with everyday driving.
I wish I knew how this car was supposed to feel so I could figure out if anything else was done that I can't see from the outside.
Modified by K2dutch at 8:59 PM 2-4-2007
Modified by K2dutch at 9:03 PM 2-4-2007
Modified by K2dutch at 9:14 PM 2-4-2007
Modified by K2dutch at 9:41 PM 2-4-2007