Chipped the car

[Roodosutaa]

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[VW GTI]

Now how does it compare to the MX5 you love?

Not even comparable?

[Roodosutaa]

Apples and Oranges MX5s are never about power and I didn't buy it for that, even though I've ridden in a boosted SP and loved it. A stock MX5 won't have the low-down grunt of even a bog-standard Pog and a bog-standard (or even modded) Pog won't ever be as sharp and balanced as a MX5 even though it would still outgrip the 5. That plus a million other things...

Anyway, back to the Pog - it's nothing like as ferocious as some here have made it out to be (but boy does it PULL!) so you could still drive it quite sedately and civilised if you wish, I'm hearing the turbo spooling a lot more and it would spin the wheels easily if provoked. Don't see a problem of wheel spinning everywhere in the wet but that's something I'll find out...

Basically it feels like driving the same car in fast forward, everything just happens sooner. Impressed.

[noone]

Which tune?

Have you done the air intake mods?

[Roodosutaa]

Giac. Nup.

[Grant]

Giac. Nup.

Did you get it through Dubbaddiction @ Exoticars?

[Roodosutaa]

Did you get it through Dubbaddiction @ Exoticars?

Yup.

[Gti Dave]

[QUOTE=Roodosutaa;357369]Apples and Oranges MX5s are never about power and I didn't buy it for that, even though I've ridden in a boosted SP and loved it. A stock MX5 won't have the low-down grunt of even a bog-standard Pog and a bog-standard (or even modded) Pog won't ever be as sharp and balanced as a MX5 even though it would still outgrip the 5. That plus a million other things...

Very true, the Pog and MX5 are two completely different machines. Ones based on precision and handling whilst the other is more grunt. The MX5 has always been the benchmark for affordable convertible coupes.

[BRU51N]

Yup.

how much did u pay for it? what kind of results did u get, any dyno papers?

[Markybhoy]

it's nothing like as ferocious as some here have made it out to be (but boy does it PULL!).

I found that when I got my (APR) tune, the power increase was very disappointing for about 50kms. Then all of a sudden it really started to come on and I was smiling like a lunatic!!!

Anyone else have an experience like this?

[Gti Dave]

Yeah I kinda felt the same when i first had the 6 hour trial. But then again, only drove for a total of an hour during the trial and then got the full program loaded. Wasn't until a longer drive and BMC air filter with SEAT intake installed did I really feel the difference.

After all the mods I've now done on my pogo, its definately a beast to drive. Can now wheelspin in 3rd gear if not careful.

[Bboy_Sparx]

Wheelspin in third really? I swear some people must have bad tyres.

No but seriously, wheelspin in third? Mine grips up even in second!

[Gti Dave]

Wheelspin in third really? I swear some people must have bad tyres.

No but seriously, wheelspin in third? Mine grips up even in second!

Wheelspin in third gear when I'm on the move (not from stationary of course otherwise it would be insane) LOL. Tyres are the Continental ones that came with the car.

[Kiel_GTI]

do you mean chirping from 2nd to 3rd or 80kmp/h burnouts?

[Sharkie]

Wheelspin in third gear when I'm on the move (not from stationary of course otherwise it would be insane) LOL. Tyres are the Continental ones that came with the car.

The important thing to note here is that with Conti's .... AND .... a DP and FMIC, actual wheelspin in 3rd is quite possible. Remember that there is an easy 20kw atw more than just a chipped GTI and more than 40kw atw than a stock GTI.

stock = about 88kw atw
chipped = about 122kw atw
chipped + DP = about 132kw atw
chipped + FMIC = about 130kw atw
chipped + DP + FMIC = about 140kw atw
(these are Brisbane figures when we had 6 Polos on the same dyno on the same day)