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Offline Hurdy

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Re: Hurdy's Polo GTI..time for a new project!!
« Reply #465 on: December 16, 2011, 04:36:00 pm »

Showing us the minimum washer fluid level as the next step in weigh saving?  :P

Ooooh, never thought about that  :signLOL:

Foege?
Who?  :grin: Forge - No!

Pace?

Possibly :innocent:

Hurdy, what pads do u use on your tarox brakes ? Also, does this car need a water rad upgrade ?

Corsa Pads

The car would need a radiator upgrade if the Intercooler was large enough to be covering it's flow first :wink:
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Re: Hurdy's Polo GTI..time for a new project!!
« Reply #466 on: December 16, 2011, 05:29:42 pm »
The car would need a radiator upgrade if the Intercooler was large enough to be covering it's flow first :wink:

especially the HG IC which is about the same height as the rad!!

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Re: Hurdy's Polo GTI..time for a new project!!
« Reply #467 on: December 19, 2011, 09:55:11 pm »
Pace Intercooler and Radiator should be with me early in the new year. They are making a set for me based on the VRs having the same radiator and intercooler part numbers, The set will be sent up for test fitting to see if it is okay. If not then pics of the differences will be sent off for him to make up another set to fit.

Pace has proven in the past that just an Intercooler can make 5% on an OEM set-up, so on my car that would be a recoup of 12bhp through decreased charge temps. 8)
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Re: Hurdy's Polo GTI..time for a new project!!
« Reply #468 on: December 20, 2011, 10:53:20 pm »
Very interesting John, i did wonder what you had bought now. looks very good. theres one mod if you call it that and thats the front plate are you going to chop it down or put a border round it as plain it makes it appear bigger than it is. its the only thing that i kept being drawn to thru the 32 pages lol.

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Re: Hurdy's Polo GTI..time for a new project!!
« Reply #469 on: December 21, 2011, 12:12:55 am »
Very interesting John, i did wonder what you had bought now. looks very good. theres one mod if you call it that and thats the front plate are you going to chop it down or put a border round it as plain it makes it appear bigger than it is. its the only thing that i kept being drawn to thru the 32 pages lol.

I'd like to remove it completely and adapt a larger front mesh for cooling and then I can have a smaller reg plate that is removable. A way off at the moment, but I'll get there :happy2:
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Re: Hurdy's Polo GTI..time for a new project!!
« Reply #470 on: December 21, 2011, 12:34:29 am »
How are the corsa pads Hurdy?

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« Reply #471 on: December 21, 2011, 01:39:47 am »
Not tried the corsa pads, but tried the Tarox Stradapads and they were worse than oem

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« Reply #472 on: December 21, 2011, 02:34:33 pm »
How are the corsa pads Hurdy?

Very good, work well and not squeaky when cold :happy2:

I think these are made by Pagid now too.
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« Reply #473 on: December 21, 2011, 02:37:39 pm »
Looks like another power mod will be winging it's way to me early next year now too.  :innocent:

My penknife is quickly gonna become at least a handgun :laugh:
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« Reply #474 on: December 21, 2011, 02:39:33 pm »
Loba is it......

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« Reply #475 on: December 21, 2011, 02:50:06 pm »
Loba is it......

Not telling.........yet! :P
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« Reply #476 on: December 21, 2011, 03:03:41 pm »
Personnally i think its mega expensive even with the discount for that loba anyway.  You can hybridise your own turbo for half that amount

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« Reply #477 on: December 21, 2011, 03:07:36 pm »
Personnally i think its mega expensive even with the discount for that loba anyway.  You can hybridise your own turbo for half that amount

Plug and play appeals if they are as good as they promote themselves to be. Don't forget it also means you would have an OEM spare.  :wink:
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« Reply #478 on: December 21, 2011, 03:10:07 pm »
You could probably buy a oem turbo with the money you save bygoing to turbo dynamics.

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Re: Hurdy's Polo GTI..time for a new project!!
« Reply #479 on: December 21, 2011, 03:12:14 pm »

My penknife is quickly gonna become at least a handgun :laugh:



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