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the thing that would soncern me about spending the £6k (the turbo conversion from k-tec) Would be compromising the limited reliability thet have as it is, and by the time your done fixing it would you wish you had just bought a fast Subaru/Mitsubishi in the first place?
I dont know, it really...
After speaking to my old boy who was a mechanic and now an engineer, he has always said one thing about modifiying cars and ive never heard a truer word said....
"There is no substitute for cubic capacity"
Plenty of ex GTi/VTS owners on here mate you have come to the right place!
172 is a step in the right direction, a modded GTi would probaly be as quick but then so are 172's ;)
Welcome anyway mate, what 172 you after....?
If anyone knows the figures which these are supposed to produce from the different set ups and the weight of the cars it should be pretty easy to work out quarter mile times and velocity speeds with a calculator...
Make sure its cold when you get there, a warmed up car hides potential engine faults.
Make sure the idle isnt all over the place and constantly hunting. Also check the oil level and make sure its golden brown and not black as two in the morning.
Fsh a must with these, if its been cherished...
Ill crack the jokes, there good, but imo, no dice!
Until you have driven both you wont know what i mean :rolleyes:
(Also before people tell me about how a modified GTi would hand a 1*2 its arse on a plate im not interested, modified versus standard FTL!)