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toosmiles:
im always iffing n arring about this!
now most of you know it takes alot of money to get upto this including good chassis and brakes,at a rough guide at my spec say £8,000 without labour costs,so thats some good money
now im thinking of wmi then diff if i decide on doing more track days then possibly new turbo?
yes its fwd,and it spins up alot but do you give it the beans to do this all the time?
i drive mine sedately and with the extra power could easily 'tame' it,im no advanced driver either so would 4wd be of any benefit?
im thinking of a new car say golf R 10 plate good nick say £19-20,000 then going stage 2+ eventually so thats another say 8k + similar labour costs to get the same power but with a bit more traction for when your hoofing it around your local bumpy streets? erm no!
would that be even worth it?
my track times only a smidge better?
it would also be cheaper for me to buy an evo 10 with big power to trance it for that price lol
just wondering on other peoples thoughts before ploughing a bit more money into mine lol :happy2:

xjay1337:
I would think hard before you worry about getting a diff.
I don't personally think you need them on the road...my old Golf had 365lb ft of torque and that was fine.
This golf is unknown but about 260bhp and 340lb ft and doesn't need one either...

4wd is a lot of money and hassle involving permanent modifications to your floorplan by means of cutting out the boot floor!
New gearboxes, prop shafts etc.
I've seen the hardware go for ~£1000 but the fitting and costs are intense and knowing you'd NEVER get that money back...

Wouldn't bother personally.
Out of the 2 go for a diff.

Also prefer FWD to Haldex it feels more pure.

toosmiles:

--- Quote from: xjay1337 on September 22, 2014, 12:08:17 pm ---I would think hard before you worry about getting a diff.
I don't personally think you need them on the road...my old Golf had 365lb ft of torque and that was fine.
This golf is unknown but about 260bhp and 340lb ft and doesn't need one either...

4wd is a lot of money and hassle involving permanent modifications to your floorplan by means of cutting out the boot floor!
New gearboxes, prop shafts etc.
I've seen the hardware go for ~£1000 but the fitting and costs are intense and knowing you'd NEVER get that money back...

Wouldn't bother personally.
Out of the 2 go for a diff.

Also prefer FWD to Haldex it feels more pure.

--- End quote ---
cheers jay ;)
dont think id like to cut the car up lol,it would have to be a change of car for 4wd
its ive put alot of time and money into mine now but keep getting put off by people saying dont bother with big power in fwd?
i had an evo 8 beforehand and didnt get any benefit out of the 4wd system at all

xjay1337:
I might be wrong but I've seen a few write ups where they're cutting out the boot floor.
It's not a "big" job as it's all bolt on providing you know what you're doing... Alex has done a few of them.
I would rather spend the money on super sticky tyres and polybushing the whole car IMO as that would give you more benefit. Only time the 4wd really helps is doing hard wet acceleration from low speeds or when you start really chucking the car about (sliding it and so forth) which you aren't going to do on the road.

th3_f15t:
mk_boy85 did this to a GTI, it does involve cutting out the spare wheel housing to raise the boot floor to allow for the rear axle and running gear. As Jay said, a diff is the better way to go, as the 4wd Haldex system will add over 100kg in weight! Plus, you can easily sell a gearbox with a LSD to swap to 4wd if you do change your mind, but selling a 4wd GTI may be more difficult!

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