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symonh2000 · 11-05-2008

Originally Posted by Lotgrace Tradin

My wifes Mk1 Golf GTi is a vicious little sod, it looks like a hairdressers car but has a blue printed TSR bottom end, big valve head and all the assorted goodies because the previous owner of the engine had it built for motorsport and when he smashed up the original car the goodies were transplanted into hers

I am pretty sure this one was a 1.8, they are also pretty light, so on power to weight the golf was probably a lot higher.

My 145 Cloverleaf was also a lot quicker than my dads spider, even after the spider had been re-mapped by angel tuning.

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symonh2000 AO Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Carterton, Oxfordshire Posts: 7,360 Member car: Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo	Re: Traffic light Duel Originally Posted by Lotgrace Tradin My wifes Mk1 Golf GTi is a vicious little sod, it looks like a hairdressers car but has a blue printed TSR bottom end, big valve head and all the assorted goodies because the previous owner of the engine had it built for motorsport and when he smashed up the original car the goodies were transplanted into hers I am pretty sure this one was a 1.8, they are also pretty light, so on power to weight the golf was probably a lot higher. My 145 Cloverleaf was also a lot quicker than my dads spider, even after the spider had been re-mapped by angel tuning.