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matt198642

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hi people.iv only had my gti 6 about 5 weeks now and im lovin it!!!! apart from induction kit and exhaust its mechanically standard.im looking at mods like race cams and stuff but my concern is the mileage, 143,000.im asking advice if because of the slightly high mileage is it a good or bad idea to start modding the engine and obviously putting more strain on it??? i know a few basic things about engines but not a huge amount so all advice and help is appreciated,thanks allBig grin
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:02
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Rich E Forum Admin

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Are you building race car then?

There's nothing wrong with that mileage as long as the engine has been looked after properly. Have a look through the history and see how many services it has had and what was done on each, etc.

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Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:08
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matt198642

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not a race car,just looking at gettin it just over 200bhp mark really.the part service history i have seems to be good and ill be looking after it well myself!! thanks
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:12
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Rich E Forum Admin

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Laugh

Forget race cams then. They are for race engines.

Have a search through the forums as there has been plenty discussed about tuning options, but for around 200bhp you'll be needing cams, throttle bodies and a custom map so probably around £1500-£2000 all in.

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Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:16
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Rich E - forum party pooper LOL

143k isn't anything to worry about, mine's on 120k and the other 306 is on 110k. miles has one on something silly like 300k

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Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:20
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matt198642

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a few things to do overtime then, ok cheers
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:21
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rikky wrote:
Rich E - forum party pooper LOL

Sorry, I shall aim to abuse more next time Thumbs up

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Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:22
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matt198642

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300k wow,hopefully mine is sound for a while then lol
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:23
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bigbadbowen

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Only prob really is the heat from the exhaust manifold eventually destroys the head gasket as the head starts to warp from over heating !

No way to tell how good a HG is until it starts to go either

Seeing as your wanting 200bhp I would consider maybe a ported and polished head thats had a nice rebuild Wink
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:34
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matt198642

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hmmmmmmm didnt think of port and polish,definetly an option!!! i shall be putting a new head gasket on before i do anything anyway i dont wanna risk it lol
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:40
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bigbadbowen

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matt198642 wrote:
hmmmmmmm didnt think of port and polish,definetly an option!!! i shall be putting a new head gasket on before i do anything anyway i dont wanna risk it lol


Well you will have to get the head faced at least so may as well chuck some cash at it bud - Whats your budget ?

Forged rods and pistons, head work, cams, itbs and stand alone management would get you past 200bhp no probs bud

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Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:45
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matt198642

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Post #12
prob be about £800-£1000 i think,gonna be saving and aiming to do mods through the summer.aint gotta pay for the work to be done as have a few mates will help out so thats saving me a wedge, cheers
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 03:50
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bigbadbowen

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matt198642 wrote:
prob be about £800-£1000 i think,gonna be saving and aiming to do mods through the summer.aint gotta pay for the work to be done as have a few mates will help out so thats saving me a wedge, cheers


Well as long as they know what they are doing mate then yeah will save you a few quid Wink
Posted 9th Apr 2010 at 04:29
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