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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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Anybody have any details for the performance upgrade on the R32 from VW.

Heard they can be turned into proper little stormers.
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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Find it hard to believe that VW offer an upgrade. Sounds like pubtalk to me matey!
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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i gotta good up grade, squeeze a RS6 engine in the front??!!!
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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Would'nt be surprised but its deffo been tuned, maybe lying about VW doing it. Who tune's these then, Dubsport?
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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I bet Stu has probably had a look at one already. If not I reckon AMD, Jabbasport, Superchips or any of the usual suspects.

Look at this one. Has an alledged 550bhp
http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring...lf-R32-hpa.htm
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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Was looking for n/a tuning potential of the 32s but cant really see much out there.

A friend has a tuned one but is keeping a bit tight lipped about it! All i could get was that VW tuned it but that appears just to throw me off.
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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There is also a drop in the compression ratio to 8.0:1, thanks to the addition of an HPA directional head spacer plate.
Im waiting for the 'its bodged' with a spacer plate remarks
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Mate got his done at AMD I think,somewhere down Oxford way if thats AMD?

New cams,exhaust system,chip was Ł2300!!!!

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New cams,exhaust system,chip was Ł2300!!!!
Ouch!
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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good link to the xr6t aswell in there lee
im gonna get me one of them babies
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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CosKev3, And what power did he make?
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:33 PM
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Has'nt had it on rollers,but hes well happy with the improvement in the way it revs and the extra torque.

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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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http://www.amd-technik.co.uk/

dont worry, found it. Weight 1477kg thou so even at 300bhp they aint gonna be that fast are they, 203bhp/tonne.
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Not been in it or raced it.......yet!

Its about the same as my other mates classic UK scooby that has got the Prodrive ecu,de-cat exhaust etc which is 260 bhp.

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