Category: Cars
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Improving the performance of a 2.0 8V VW Golf (MkIV)
Well as you might be aware I used to have a 2.0L MkIV Golf (8-Valve engine) which in it stock form did not go all that well in terms of outright speed. I looked seriously at various options for improving its performance. The options I found were 1) Replace the engine 2) Turbo or super…
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Puma Racing – An excellent source for – flow development, engine building, technical and tuning articles
Puma Racing Main Menu Page – flow development, engine building, technical and tuning articles Confused by Torque, Power what mod to do to improve your car? I was, well really I still am – but after having a read of this site above I certainly knew enough to tell me that anyone suggesting that a…
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AudiWorld News – B6 S4 Dyno Shootout
AudiWorld News AudiWorld test various chips using a single vehicle to ensure that the comparison is accurate. Quite an interesting read. The S4 is a yummy car! A “chip” in automotive terms is a software program/settings that is uploaded to the ECU or replacs an existing chip within the ECU. M
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Volkswagen Golf GTI MkV – a review
A few days ago, I your fearless raving mad… Ed! car tester decided to go check out the new MkV GTI to see what the fuss is all about. First off I spent a bit of time talking to the sales driod (Michael at Solitaire in Medindie, SA) who seemed to know his stuff about…
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I want one!
The German built, BMW based Wiesmann – A M3 underneat a 60’s sports car outside that handles like you wont believe. I wants one. If any Wiesmann guy is out there and needs a Skippy to test, show it off et al. let me know! I’m up for it! M Cheers to Bleifuss for the…
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Piccies of my VW Golf
I used to have a VW Golf 2.0 Sport. It was a nice sensible Volkswagen based on the Mark Four platform which meant that it had lots of body roll and did not handle all that brilliantly but capably. The 2 litre 8 vavle engine only produced 85kW at the flywheel which just want not…