The Mk1 Golf GTI is credited with starting the hot hatchback genre, while the latest, Mk7 version has taken the name into unchartered, 300bhp, sports car-slaying territory. But arguably the finest GTI of them all is the one you see here, the Mk5. Launched in 2005, it returned the fast...
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the car's center of gravity needs to be as low as possible so that it doesn't roll as much. In general, most Golf Mk5s should be dropped by 35mm, and those with sports suspension could be dropped by 20mm. More than this
Golf GTi spec mods such as brakes. The suspension is also skewed towards a soft comfortable ride, we would recommend getting some adjustable shocks fitted and lowering the car by about 30mm but remember to get a Jetta Specific kit as the weight of the car is very different to the Golf. ...
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The simulator shows that a FWD car like the mk1 golf is severely traction limited due to the weight on the driving wheels being only 50% during acceleration, vs a RWD car that would have 80+%. So even with slicks and a solid trans mount and stiff springs the best I can hope for is...
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GolfJettaBoraPoloBeetlePassat We have also seen some swaps on older models, where for example VW Polos and Golfs had a 1.8T engine swap. Camshafts Fast road camshaftsusually bump the performance across the rpm range, you could drop a little bottom end bhp but the high end rpm power will...