lloydchristmas

This guy is definitely a handjob.

jbirdsfive0

yeah he thinks his 1.8t vw is all bad a** but i know for a fact my 92 lx 5.0 with 145,000 miles on the stock motor tea his little german mobile to pices everytime we go.

noslow50

my sho rompped on a 1.8t like he was standing still..

lloydchristmas

One of the guys who works for me has a GTI VR6 (i know I know. I wanted to fire him for it but whatcha gonna do?) Its bone stock and smoked the 1.8t which had some minor work done.

DougBlevins

so since a guy ran nitrous it bent the axles huh?? u can have just as much power w/ just motor or w/ superchargers or turbos as u can w/ nitrous. but it was the fault of having nitrous that bent the axles.... weird...

1.8TURBOS RULE

i own that 1.8T that jaybird claims to beat and i have to tell you that he definitely doesn't tear me to pieces.....but neither car is the clear winner......iy is on a launch by launch basis.....until we both build our motors and then i will win.



and i have to tell you that a 2002 1.8T will hand a 2002 VR6 it's a** in a race, it's not even close.

Spottty

Well the problem with those damn FWD cars is if you get close to 300hp your gonna start breaking axles. My friend had a CRX with a superchager (still pretty slow when racing my other friends Mustang) and he broke axles if he launched to hard. Ohh, and I would like to see your 1.8 do teh 1/4 mile in under 13 secs!

SERGEYMP

back to the original shimy question, I would definitly start checking air pressure in tires and getting them balanced right, if it still shimming work your way in (bent rims?,axles?etc.

goodluck

converted

To clarify the situation, this data is straight from the car and driver website



The following is a writeup comparing the VW v-6 to the 1.8L



"The V-6 is 0.2 second quicker than the 1.8T at 10-mph increments through 50. At 60 mph, it's 0.4 second ahead and extends its advantage to half a second through the quarter-mile."



The following are stats on the 1.8L



Displacement. . . . . . . . . . .109 cu in, 1781cc

Power (SAE net). . . . . . . . . . .150 bhp @ 5700 rpm

Torque (SAE net). . . . . . . . 155 lb-ft @ 1750 rpm

Transmission. . 5-speed manual

Curb weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2881 lb

Zero to 60 mph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.3 sec

Zero to 100 mph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.3 sec

Standing 1/4-mile. . . . . . . . . 15.9 sec @ 88 mph

Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 mph





Now here is the BEST PART!!!



My (completely stock) 2002 Dodge Dakota Sport with a 4.7L will do the quarter in 15.0 all day long with consistancy!!! Imagine that, a pickup beating the HELL out of a "Bad" little 1.8 VW.



p.s. I will be glad to prove it @ RT 66 Raceway.

spike306

that,s awsome!!!!! GO HOME 1.8!!!!!!!!