valver under 7 secs 0-60 - how?

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  1. daviddd Forum Member

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    what would it take to get a valver to do this, what mods, with as small a budget as poss. I would have thought a 2 litre lump to start with..
     
  2. ValverPaul Forum Member

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    Slap a turbo on it :lol: , that'll give you a good start to low 7's!! ;)
     
  3. GVK

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    I got 7.6 @ Inters, but my 2nd gear is very long.
     
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    stick it in a stripped out mk1 :lol:
    nah,2.0 would be a good starting point then losing some weight would help,and a trip to stealth too [:D]
     
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    Is ianb under 7secs? He running 200bhp i would have thought he would be.
     
  6. seth223uk Forum Member

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    didnt tubthumped get 7 secs at santapod from his 15 odd second run?
     
  7. GVK

    GVK Paid Member Paid Member

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    Maybe, but he was on slicks.
     
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    Nitrous
     
  10. fireheed Forum Member

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    GVK How long is yor 2nd gear, Cause my 16V seems to be able to pull 70/75.
    Wasn't sure if this was normal or not?
     
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    No matter what the spec, any FWD is hard to get quick 0-60's. If your launch is poor, anything under 8 seconds is really good. If you're in the same car and your launch is perfect, it's possible to get a high 6, that's the difference!!
     
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    Dalj's mildy tweeked 1.8 kr does 15.1sec 1/4 at pod so I would say thats at least 7sec's roughly if not lower.

    Nav16v's 1.8 kr got 7 ish 0-60 at inters in the rain! But everyone disputes the accuracy of inters anyway.

    A good setup of the enigine and hard launching should see you in the 7's if the car is running healthy.

    I suppose the cheapest method is to get the final drive changed in your 'box to give your shorter gearing. You would max out at no more than 130mph on limiter in 5th but acceleration to that speed would be unreal!
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  13. badger5

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    Is he?
    Got it timed?

    Its got the spec to do it I know..

    Jetta did 6.8 to 60 many eons ago. (3rd gear on short box)
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    If you striped the sh1t out of a valver like no carpets one seat and thats it :p and a LSD plus slicks i'm sure it would pull 0-60 in sub 7's
     
  15. daviddd Forum Member

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    yeah I was thinking that weight (loss) could count for a lot. You could go the whole hog and take out heater system, seats (except drivers), carpets, carry a small amount of fuel, consoles, door panels, tailgate (!), etc. etc.

    So coupled with a 2 litre lump, decent filter and exhaust, good tuning up (I thought the KR couldn't be tuned much [:s] ), and smooth take off on a smooth road, (with a tail wind) [:D] could do a 6.5 [:D]
     
  16. GVK

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    Bullit (malc ring) did a low 5 secs in his mk1 2 litre valver I believe, PVW hall of fame.

    fireheed, sounds as though you've got a similar 'box to me :lol:

    Look underneath and see if says DFQ on the flat machined part of the bell housing
     
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    Off-shore at the mo but will check when i get home. I was quite impressed, only thing is 3rd is only fit for another 20 on top of that if remember right, (but i don't do that sort of speed so i wouldn't know! :lol: )
     
  18. GVK

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    Of course not ;)
     
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    Interesting! Does anyone know what work has been done to the engine?
     
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    Dalj prob would ;)
     

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