Mk1 16v's

Anyone been down the strip and got times for their valvers? I'm just curious as my old clio 16v did 15.9 so i would like to see how much faster the 16v golfs are! Post your times here chaps!  :twisted:

oh yeah 0-60 times/ top speed too!

0-60 approx 5.3s
1/4 mile 14.15 secs
no idea of top speed.

Cheers Paul, what spec is yours? I know about the top speed prob as mine went off the clock (damn you 120mph max guage!)

pauls' is a 2.0 16v. standard spec engine i believe, just set up right. i assume the exhaust and air filter are after market.

wooders said

pauls' is a 2.0 16v. standard spec engine i believe, just set up right. i assume the exhaust and air filter are after market.

Can't remember if I achieved the 14.15 with the air filter or not, I know I removed it later on in the day. The engine is standard apart from KR cams, the fuel injection is a mix of 1800 GTI, Golf Mk2 16V, Audi and 1600 GTI parts, and the exhaust is a full Ashley system & manifold. No headwork, except to say the head was reconditioned during the conversion. The clutch is once again a mix of components (16V pressure plate, 8V friction disc) and the gearbox is the stock 1800 Mk1 box. The car underwent a little bit of lightening and streamlining but remained road legal. The biggest difference to the setup was being able to use the data off several previous runs from an Innovative LHM3 & LM1, this really helped to achieve the optimal fuel system setup.

Sweet! They are some real impressive stats! Is there any dash you can fit that goes above 120mph ?

why? if you reach 120mph you're going too fast! what does it matter if the car goes 130mph but the speedo doesn't show it?

You could just use a GPS unit, they read up to something like 600mph before they have problems. Do yourself a favour and get one with speed cameras in it, too.

To be honest, i very rarely go above 80 as i like to get some sort of good fuel economy!  :wink: It'd just be nice to know what sort of top speed it had if i was to find myself on an autobahn!

saved me a fortune in speeding tickets!

i found the middle pedal to be just as effective and far cheaper.

bigdave said

saved me a fortune in speeding tickets!

How does it guard against being caught by an undercover video car?

that kind of technology hasnt made it as far as north yorkshire yet!! theyre still writing reports on tablets of stone!!