built bolt on/headwork/cammed/weight reduction Si's will give a K04 a run for its money. But of course, that's a totally different argument that is invalid but I can't imagine this thread going anywhere else.
When OP runs the Si again after a tune, I bet the GTI will pull justtt a bit. A good tune on the Si will gain tons of midrange power and extend the rev limiter another 400 RPM. With a 3" catback and a retune it should be a really close run. Props for posting a loss to an Si on a GTI forum though.
i want vids of said k04 vs fully bolted and hot tuned si
Vids would be fun but wouldn't mean that much. There's a ton of car to car variation with modded GTI's performance. My K04 GTI ran 13.7 @ 102.6, similar times to a decently strong Stage 2 car. I've seen vids of bolted Sis hanging with Stage 2 cars, therefore I'm sure those same Sis could hang with my K04. Put the same Si up against TSiUG's 12.3 second k04 and it'd lose by a buslength or more. Obviously I'm making assumptions here based on a few street race videos and a couple of K04 drag strip outliers...show me a bolted 8G that can run a 12.3 at a drag strip like Sean's ringer K04 and I'd be very impressed indeed.
I'm a big fan of bolted 8G sedans btw, even if they aren't necessarily Frankenturbo killers.
lol I thought he wasn't S/C at that point? He's getting the aftercooler soon for this spring. Shorter pulley as well.
The dude just flat out drives better than me. Almost wish I had DSG.
Could of been... Tho I did have a 250lb passenger with me. Can't do much from light to light on the Blvd. Definitely dig your brothers car, I test drove one at Summit right before I bought my GTI. From someone who has owned a mostly manuals, DSG is a big adv. Come spring we all need to head to the track!
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This would be a massacre. NO bolt on Si would be a good match for a K04 unless it was fully stripped/Lexan, etc, weighing like, 2000lbs. Most likely it will take a fully built K20 or a moderately built K24 to keep up with a 'properly running' K04 GTI like TSUG.i want vids of said k04 vs fully bolted and hot tuned si
There are more variables than mods, such as drivers, altitude, etc. My only point was, not every bolt on Si is slow, and there are large gaps in their performance depending on the variables above. :