whats a ko4 gti like to drive with around 340bhp

[pd9264]

im thoinking of doing the ko4 conversion on my gti. at the moment im at st2+ revo on ko3. and that seems to be pushing it on traction. so whats it like with around 340bhp. does the car manage it well or is it an animal and just spins. cheers

[gazon69]

All depends on how its mapped. I am now on a k04 at 2+ and the car ran 340hp on the dyno, tbh the car is far more manageable now than it was before at 2+ k03 as power at peak was through the midrange and started to die off at around 6k rpm . Now it just flies round to 7.5k rpm. Still an animal in the wet though. I dont even bother when the roads are damp now.

[scopes]

klass! pure animal  it just wants to keep going 

[bacillus]

All depends on how its mapped. I am now on a k04 at 2+ and the car ran 340hp on the dyno, tbh the car is far more manageable now than it was before at 2+ k03 as power at peak was through the midrange and started to die off at around 6k rpm . Now it just flies round to 7.5k rpm. Still an animal in the wet though. I dont even bother when the roads are damp now.

But isn't your k04 a hybrid version so top end will be different vs standard.

[gazon69]

Ah yes, i do keep forgeting

[scopes]

What work did you do for the hybrid & who carried the work out for you Gaz

[RedRobin]

But isn't your k04 a hybrid version so top end will be different vs standard.

Ah yes, i do keep forgeting

....@ bacillus:

On one hand it sometimes worries me how much you know about each of our individual cars! On the other hand I (and I'm sure others too) am very grateful that you do!    

[gazon69]

What work did you do for the hybrid & who carried the work out for you Gaz

Steve jr down at statllers did all of the sourcing and work on my car mate. Very useable as well

[edd666999]

Personally i wouldn't swap. The k03 is so much more fun on UK roads. The k04 just isn't as nippy lower down the rev's.

Obviously once the k04 gets legs its very quick but by then your going too fast imo.

I think if you track the car then k04 yes

[seiko]

Personally i wouldn't swap. The k03 is so much more fun on UK roads. The k04 just isn't as nippy lower down the rev's.

Obviously once the k04 gets legs its very quick but by then your going too fast imo.

I think if you track the car then k04 yes

  as the man said in a nut shel

[Statller-Stevo]

Personally i wouldn't swap. The k03 is so much more fun on UK roads. The k04 just isn't as nippy lower down the rev's.

Obviously once the k04 gets legs its very quick but by then your going too fast imo.

I think if you track the car then k04 yes

  as the man said in a nut shel

Hmm a well tuned K04 car spools easily as well as a tuned K03, it's not my opinion it's a fact
I can overlay some dyno graphs if you like ?

[edd666999]

Personally i wouldn't swap. The k03 is so much more fun on UK roads. The k04 just isn't as nippy lower down the rev's.

Obviously once the k04 gets legs its very quick but by then your going too fast imo.

I think if you track the car then k04 yes

  as the man said in a nut shel

Hmm a well tuned K04 car spools easily as well as a tuned K03, it's not my opinion it's a fact
I can overlay some dyno graphs if you like ?

Might be some help but in every gear it spools just as quick? To me feels very different to drive at low revs..

[Statller-Stevo]

Personally i wouldn't swap. The k03 is so much more fun on UK roads. The k04 just isn't as nippy lower down the rev's.

Obviously once the k04 gets legs its very quick but by then your going too fast imo.

I think if you track the car then k04 yes

  as the man said in a nut shel

Hmm a well tuned K04 car spools easily as well as a tuned K03, it's not my opinion it's a fact
I can overlay some dyno graphs if you like ?

Might be some help but in every gear it spools just as quick? To me feels very different to drive at low revs..

I'll post a graph up tomorrow, I drive these every day, side by side 30mph in 4th a K03 car wouldn't pull on a K04 I guarantee it
I'm not trying to diss the K03's at all they're plenty fast enough at stage 2 just trying to guide you, maybe the K04 cars you drove were stock?

[edd666999]

im going off the conversion i had a k03 2+ and went to k04 with all the 2+ hardware

[Kregiel]

My subjective opinion of K03 vs K04 is K03 spools quicker and feels quicker just rolling in high gear. Once I have K04 I find myself using lower gears than in K03. Both are very driveable

Paul