as you problably know im looking to do some motorsport in my little 3 door golf MK1. im on a tight budget. so im really just looking at a wild cam and exaust system. any thing else i can do on a tight budget that will make it competitive?
firebreathing 4 potter...
Make sure it handles well. If you can find a cheap old stock set of uprated springs and shocks, or someones second hand jobbies, grab em. A Golfs true performance potential lies not in a straight line. Also, uprated brakes will cost around $500...
Steve. Classic 85 Mk2 2dr GTI 8v Optioned sunroof and 15"BBS RS alloys. Koni yellow and H&R, Balanced bottom end, flowed top end, Neuspeed 268 cam.
where would i find these shockers. i was thinking about goin to autobahn and just orderding a set of lowered stiffened shox. also what about the brakes, upgrade to what?? or off what? thanks for the advice.:thumb
firebreathing 4 potter...
Brakes upgrade to Mk2 GTI spec. Brian at GTI (9653 1114) has the kits. They bolt straight on...
As for suspension, you get what you pay for. Brand names. Get a package from a reputable euro brand. Dont go Pedders, Monroe, Autobarn... Ask Brian while you are talking brakes... trust me. Pep the engine a bit, make the car stop and turn... Money well spent...
Steve. Classic 85 Mk2 2dr GTI 8v Optioned sunroof and 15"BBS RS alloys. Koni yellow and H&R, Balanced bottom end, flowed top end, Neuspeed 268 cam.
Oh, and even an engine out of a humble Seat Cordoba or Toledo would be great. Look also for Audi 4 cyl engines....
Steve. Classic 85 Mk2 2dr GTI 8v Optioned sunroof and 15"BBS RS alloys. Koni yellow and H&R, Balanced bottom end, flowed top end, Neuspeed 268 cam.
GoLfMan wrote:as you problably know im looking to do some motorsport in my little 3 door golf MK1. im on a tight budget. so im really just looking at a wild cam and exaust system. any thing else i can do on a tight budget that will make it competitive?
Tight budget and motorsport do not exist in the same sentence... Forget the cam and exhaust. Just get out there and have some fun!
Pay your debts, CxxT
I had a mate who use to rally one of these. Nothing was done to the engine apart from a small down draft webber. He had Mk2 brakes and bilstien shockers all round. Apart from that it was stock, and very quick for a club car. I saw him beat a couple of 4wd turbo mazda's and a whole heap of buggies to win a state khanacross a few years back.
VWCOOL wrote:Tight budget and motorsport do not exist in the same sentence... Forget the cam and exhaust. Just get out there and have some fun!
Vwcool's right. Theres no such thing as cheap motorsport. Just go and have fun.
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thanks guys, and fun i shall have. is this brian at GTi in sydney? im a melbourne man. motorsport as in club events, kharnacross and the like, some hill climbs. and how much would these engines cost?
firebreathing 4 potter...
Exactly what these guys said. Keep it stock, for reliability, put your bux into the suspension if you must, get all the safety gear and get driving. Spend your first bucks on driver training and learn the parameters of the car. Then put bucks into hot bits.
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VWCOOL wrote:GoLfMan wrote:as you problably know im looking to do some motorsport in my little 3 door golf MK1. im on a tight budget. so im really just looking at a wild cam and exaust system. any thing else i can do on a tight budget that will make it competitive?
Tight budget and motorsport do not exist in the same sentence... Forget the cam and exhaust. Just get out there and have some fun!
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Yep. Thats Brian. He knows where you can get most stuff. As for what the others said, that is true. I would do the suspension and brakes before engine mods. Having said that, I have dumped a GTI engine in a MK1, and it was stupid fun, albeit slightly dangerous with crap suspension and brakes.
Steve. Classic 85 Mk2 2dr GTI 8v Optioned sunroof and 15"BBS RS alloys. Koni yellow and H&R, Balanced bottom end, flowed top end, Neuspeed 268 cam.
so Brians in sydney?
firebreathing 4 potter...
Yep. freights all over australia...
Steve. Classic 85 Mk2 2dr GTI 8v Optioned sunroof and 15"BBS RS alloys. Koni yellow and H&R, Balanced bottom end, flowed top end, Neuspeed 268 cam.
awesome ill check it out. thanks man
firebreathing 4 potter...
update on this.. the 4 door is problably going to be raced instead of the 2 door becasue the 2 door is going to cost less to get roadworthy. i am aiming for a kharnacross event in july but if i cant get in there ill go and check out the scene :bounce
firebreathing 4 potter...
