MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: Andy on February 28, 2013, 09:07:19 pm: Still on a standard clutch and intetcooler till April
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Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: skard on February 28, 2013, 09:08:58 pm: Saw your car on my FB newsfeed yesterday, hogging the new rollers :P

You're doing well though
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: Andy on February 28, 2013, 09:10:27 pm: Yeah its on its holidays there :grin:
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: skard on February 28, 2013, 09:12:34 pm: Probably put more miles on it in the last week in 'development', than in the previous year on the road??
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: Andy on February 28, 2013, 09:25:16 pm: Your right there :ashamed:
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 28, 2013, 09:30:15 pm: Great result. The TDI's are as tuneable as the TFSI's. looking on Darkside's website, you can get 350+ bhp out if these - and still get 50+ mpg. .

Have cake and eat it :notworthy:
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: Andy on February 28, 2013, 09:32:06 pm: Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on February 28, 2013, 09:30:15 pm
Great result. The TDI's are as tuneable as the TFSI's. looking on Darkside's website, you can get 350+ bhp out if these - and still get 50+ mpg. .

Have cake and eat it :notworthy:
been looking on there web site-might go down the 300bhp route next year
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on February 28, 2013, 09:33:33 pm: With 4-motion you could have a serious rival for Hurdy's R :laugh:
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: Andy on February 28, 2013, 09:35:49 pm: Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on February 28, 2013, 09:33:33 pm
With 4-motion you could have a serious rival for Hurdy's R :laugh:
i wish :signLOL:Knowing John he will be at 500bhp soon
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: Trekmeister on March 01, 2013, 08:58:34 am: Wow great figures :) What you expecting out of replacing the intercooler with the S3, will that give cooler intake only?
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: rich83 on March 01, 2013, 09:40:42 am: Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on February 28, 2013, 09:30:15 pm
Great result. The TDI's are as tuneable as the TFSI's. looking on Darkside's website, you can get 350+ bhp out if these - and still get 50+ mpg. .

Have cake and eat it :notworthy:

You would struggle to get 50mpg unless you drive like a old women.... more likely to be 40.
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: Andy on March 01, 2013, 10:50:56 am: Quote from: Trekmeister on March 01, 2013, 08:58:34 am
Wow great figures :) What you expecting out of replacing the intercooler with the S3, will that give cooler intake only?
Yeah it will just keep the in take air cooler
Title: Re: Not bad for a soot chucker with hybrid turbo
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on March 01, 2013, 12:07:40 pm: Quote from: richwig83 on March 01, 2013, 09:40:42 am
Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on February 28, 2013, 09:30:15 pm
Great result. The TDI's are as tuneable as the TFSI's. looking on Darkside's website, you can get 350+ bhp out if these - and still get 50+ mpg. .

Have cake and eat it :notworthy:

You would struggle to get 50mpg unless you drive like a old women.... more likely to be 40.

Cruising off boost would do it. 40mpg using the power a little