Got spanked by a fuggin' GOLF!
10-14-02, 10:19 PM
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Got spanked by a fuggin' GOLF!
So I'm on delivery Saturday evening. And I felt like crap - sinus headache all day.
I'd just finished a delivery and was on my way back to the store. I'm in an industrial park, sitting at a light waiting for it to change and a car pulls up beside me. A glance at the front end and I can tell it's European. Whatever.
Now, at this point, let me point out that the plugs in my car are beyond fucked - the electrodes on at least one are melted down. Plus my front diff mount is broken and the K&N air filter needs to be cleaned. Still, she's been driving just fine... Tough girl.
The light goes green. I give her a fair bit of gas. The Eurotrash beside me does, too, a moment later. So I give her more, he does too, and then we both stand on it.
He shifts. A glance tells me I'm at about 5500 - lots of room left, here comes another mini-kill.
Then I hear the goddamn BOV.
He takes off. I shift into 2nd, but it's already over so I ease off. He didn't exactly rocket away, but there was no way I could catch him.
It didn't exactly improve my day. Anyway, just wanted to share a story and maybe expunge some of my disgust. 
I'd just finished a delivery and was on my way back to the store. I'm in an industrial park, sitting at a light waiting for it to change and a car pulls up beside me. A glance at the front end and I can tell it's European. Whatever.
Now, at this point, let me point out that the plugs in my car are beyond fucked - the electrodes on at least one are melted down. Plus my front diff mount is broken and the K&N air filter needs to be cleaned. Still, she's been driving just fine... Tough girl.
The light goes green. I give her a fair bit of gas. The Eurotrash beside me does, too, a moment later. So I give her more, he does too, and then we both stand on it.
He shifts. A glance tells me I'm at about 5500 - lots of room left, here comes another mini-kill.
Then I hear the goddamn BOV.
He takes off. I shift into 2nd, but it's already over so I ease off. He didn't exactly rocket away, but there was no way I could catch him.
It didn't exactly improve my day.
Anyway, just wanted to share a story and maybe expunge some of my disgust.
10-14-02, 11:50 PM
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um... if that was a golf gti 1.8T chipped you don't even stand a chance... my s5 TII doesn't even stand a chance if it is chipped already
they make like 235 to 240 with a chip, exhaust, intake.
far cry from my 205 (got a dp) s5 TII
they make like 235 to 240 with a chip, exhaust, intake.
far cry from my 205 (got a dp) s5 TII
10-15-02, 03:34 AM
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I have driven one of those little GTI 1.8Ts and let me just say they are in no way slow. They also corner pretty well ( i had a lot of time with this car it is my buddys'.) But my 7 is still better
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10-15-02, 07:11 AM
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Like they've said, those things are pretty fast. The 2002 models should be pretty close with a TII stock vs. stock. ....let alone modded. The 1.8T is now faster than the VR6.
All of our cars are under pressure by newer non-sports cars. (FDs are still doing fine I suppose, but there is some pressure)
All of our cars are under pressure by newer non-sports cars. (FDs are still doing fine I suppose, but there is some pressure)
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10-15-02, 08:01 AM
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the newest 1.8T's are ~185HP, my friend got one such jetta ..
on a GTI golf it must be wickedly faster, as weight should be really lower and suspension better.
One thing tho, they got fairly good turbo lag .. a sentra SE-R can keep up with a 1.8T for 2-3 first speeds, then the jetta wins.
With a 2000$ turbo kit from neuspeed they can get to like 240hp ..
http://www.neuspeed.com/pages/vw/turboupgrade_vw.html
on a GTI golf it must be wickedly faster, as weight should be really lower and suspension better.
One thing tho, they got fairly good turbo lag .. a sentra SE-R can keep up with a 1.8T for 2-3 first speeds, then the jetta wins.
With a 2000$ turbo kit from neuspeed they can get to like 240hp ..
http://www.neuspeed.com/pages/vw/turboupgrade_vw.html
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10-15-02, 09:43 AM
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There's always going to be something faster. Even when the FC came out, there where many faster cars available that could smoke it in a straight line. Enjoy your RX-7 for what it is and what it was. I gave up trying to keep up with the times because I know eventually even sport utes and minivans will be handing me my *** 
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10-15-02, 10:05 AM
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Originally posted by eViLRotor
Not if you replace your twins with a big-*** single...
Not if you replace your twins with a big-*** single...
I buy a car to enjoy what it is/was (with the sole exception of my 83 lol). That's why you wont see a turbo on my Savanna and a single or whatever on my FD. What's the point of pouring tonnes of $ into my FD just so I can keep up with newer Corvettes? Why not just buy the Vette
. Guess I enjoy my 7's for what they are, not for what they could be.
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10-15-02, 10:50 AM
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You make a good point. Your FD is plenty fast.
But I don't quite agree with the Corvette statement. There is more to a perfromance car than just speed. The FD is just a much better looking car (especially with the OEM wing ). I'd rather spend money on the FD than get a Vette...although I wouldn't say no to a Vette, either!!!!
But I don't quite agree with the Corvette statement. There is more to a perfromance car than just speed. The FD is just a much better looking car (especially with the OEM wing
). I'd rather spend money on the FD than get a Vette...although I wouldn't say no to a Vette, either!!!!
10-15-02, 03:02 PM
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by any chance rich, was it white??? had some 18inchers on it and altezza tails and a dark tint job?
I raced one fitting the description above , we stayed neck and neck until the top of 3rd when i pulled away.
I still have your pics too, scanned most of them.
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I raced one fitting the description above , we stayed neck and neck until the top of 3rd when i pulled away.
I still have your pics too, scanned most of them.
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10-15-02, 05:14 PM
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Pfff whatever. When a sport ute can kill me in the turns when i have full suspension and sway bars than ill buy a sonoma
I raced this guy in some 2003 Toyota thing, all i had to do was stay at 140km/h but i had to negotiate some 60km/h turns that are pretty damn turny. Anywho, he would pass me in a straight line, i cought up to him in the turns, than every other turn I killed him until i made it though a light first, he got a red, and i was almost home and going the speed limit before he cought up to me again.
I raced this guy in some 2003 Toyota thing, all i had to do was stay at 140km/h but i had to negotiate some 60km/h turns that are pretty damn turny. Anywho, he would pass me in a straight line, i cought up to him in the turns, than every other turn I killed him until i made it though a light first, he got a red, and i was almost home and going the speed limit before he cought up to me again.
10-15-02, 05:17 PM
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Re: Re: Got spanked by a fuggin' GOLF!
Originally posted by eViLRotor
Why exactly is a Golf Eurotrash?
Why exactly is a Golf Eurotrash?
Hey, I'm tryna fume here! Play along!
Action,
Nope, it was dark blue and not riced at all. The windows weren't even tinted.
Yeah, I know I'm more than a stone's throw from being the fastest thing on the road, but one moment I thought I was about to eat him alive, the next I'm staring at his rear bumper right up to the next red light. I was a little pissed off.
You would be, too, if you were teased like that. I wonder if Aaron would still be willing to host the pics? And I've gotta pick up the prints sometime. I was gonna show off the van pics at work.
11-07-02, 04:16 AM
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A brand new turbo golf might smoke a 11-15 year old second gen. But wait till he pulls up next to a 93-95 fc and gets spanked. Look on the bright side, Theres plenty of new civics and integras out there for our 2nd gen fcs to eat. 
11-07-02, 11:08 AM
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I don't think I've ever seen this Blue Golf you're talking about around but I do believe I've seen the white one. It is a 1.8t and also has the TURBO emblem from the Porsche 911 Turbo I think. I do also recall seeing altezza style lights(RICER) on it too. Anyway we kept up pretty well with it in a 94 Legend LS 6spd.
11-07-02, 04:19 PM
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*wink*
I have a Golf 4 Door (Silver) w/ BOV and upgraded turbo..could've been me you raced.. I live in kitchener, you've likely seen my car around. =D I didn't know there were more 1.8T's w/ BOV's in kitchener. I run a realtivly big VW site and usually most canadians post there (www.GenerationIV.com)
BTW: The 1.8T has one of the smallest turbo's and highest torque curves out there..is fully spool at just about 2700 RPM... so I donno what kind of torque the sentra has, but I know I have just touching close to 280ft/lbs @ full boost... I know that chipped 1.8T's (With stock turbo depending on chip) has about 250 Ft/lbs of torque.. no offence..but the sentra doesn't come even realativly close to that in torque figures.
a few other things to note (I know you guys aren't VW guys ) ... You can get our cars up to around 240 - 260hp (crank) with lots of bolt ons, but the turbo's are just so small.. they are european and can't really compair to that of an T3/T4 turbo.. But if you are interested in the VW 1.8T motor (which is highly tuneable) there are people out there running 400+hp (WHEEL) on stock internals. Check out www.EcsTuning.com or www.vwturbo.com or info on the "Stage 3" kits which use the T3/T4 turbos.
=D
I once got my *** handed to me by a RX7 around here.. it was an older style one.. forgive me as I don't know the years and stuff, it was white with a hood scoop and whatnot (Turbo?).. I unfortunatly had a clogged cat and wasn't pushing over 150hp! I wanna race that guy again =D
I have a Golf 4 Door (Silver) w/ BOV and upgraded turbo..could've been me you raced.. I live in kitchener, you've likely seen my car around. =D I didn't know there were more 1.8T's w/ BOV's in kitchener. I run a realtivly big VW site and usually most canadians post there (www.GenerationIV.com)
BTW: The 1.8T has one of the smallest turbo's and highest torque curves out there..is fully spool at just about 2700 RPM... so I donno what kind of torque the sentra has, but I know I have just touching close to 280ft/lbs @ full boost... I know that chipped 1.8T's (With stock turbo depending on chip) has about 250 Ft/lbs of torque.. no offence..but the sentra doesn't come even realativly close to that in torque figures.
a few other things to note (I know you guys aren't VW guys ) ... You can get our cars up to around 240 - 260hp (crank) with lots of bolt ons, but the turbo's are just so small.. they are european and can't really compair to that of an T3/T4 turbo.. But if you are interested in the VW 1.8T motor (which is highly tuneable) there are people out there running 400+hp (WHEEL) on stock internals. Check out www.EcsTuning.com or www.vwturbo.com or info on the "Stage 3" kits which use the T3/T4 turbos.
=D
I once got my *** handed to me by a RX7 around here.. it was an older style one.. forgive me as I don't know the years and stuff, it was white with a hood scoop and whatnot (Turbo?).. I unfortunatly had a clogged cat and wasn't pushing over 150hp! I wanna race that guy again =D
11-07-02, 04:22 PM
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BTW: My car is silver Not white LOL.. it's gotta be mine, because I do have the turbo badge, and those "rice" lights your talking about...
pix of my car, and the turbo install and whatnot can be found here.. www.Hscanlan.com/new/
Not white LOL.. it's gotta be mine, because I do have the turbo badge, and those "rice" lights your talking about... pix of my car, and the turbo install and whatnot can be found here.. www.Hscanlan.com/new/
11-07-02, 04:42 PM
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Originally posted by footose
I once got my *** handed to me by a RX7 around here.. it was an older style one.. forgive me as I don't know the years and stuff, it was white with a hood scoop and whatnot (Turbo?).. I unfortunatly had a clogged cat and wasn't pushing over 150hp! I wanna race that guy again =D
I once got my *** handed to me by a RX7 around here.. it was an older style one.. forgive me as I don't know the years and stuff, it was white with a hood scoop and whatnot (Turbo?).. I unfortunatly had a clogged cat and wasn't pushing over 150hp! I wanna race that guy again =D
A hood scoop means turbo.
Unless it's Ryan's FC.
Then the hood scoop means WVEB (Well Ventiulated Engine Bay.)
11-07-02, 04:43 PM
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so have you raced a red one with an orange turbo hood? My friend has a white turbo one. has a supra spoiler on the back? and round tail lights>?
I can't remember if the car i raced was white or silver.
It stayed right with me until 3rd gear when i pulled away.
heres a pic of mine
more pics and info on mine and my friends cars are here
http://members.rogers.com/rtsracing/intro.htm
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I can't remember if the car i raced was white or silver.
It stayed right with me until 3rd gear when i pulled away.
heres a pic of mine
more pics and info on mine and my friends cars are here
http://members.rogers.com/rtsracing/intro.htm
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11-07-02, 04:56 PM
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Nice car! , No I don't think I raced you, I've only ever raced 2 RX7's... the one beat me (it had a scoop) and it was white..had a huge spoiler but the hood was white if i remember, he almost lost it at the light.. and yah.. he pulled away from me in 3rd gear easily... but again.. i want another race! But a win is a win and i got beat!