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Old 11-05-09, 08:01 PM   #11
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yeah, my brothers has been tweaked and is much faster to 60 than the book , in fact my friend has a stock 150hp 1.8 turbo and its quicker than 7.8. way quicker
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Foxes don't have fluffy coats like that, either. If it was a fox, he wouldn't have let me pick him up.
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Old 11-05-09, 08:05 PM   #12
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it cant be far off the zs. put it this way. i started off about 8 foot behind him and it took me untill 80mph untill i was in front of him. with a gap between us. his is a w reg and is completly standard
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Old 11-05-09, 08:06 PM   #13
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Yep the Golfs aren't slow but overall the ZS will have it
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Old 11-05-09, 08:08 PM   #14
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i was reading earlier. £2k can get them near 350 bhp!

there are some pushing 400 bhp
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Old 11-05-09, 08:10 PM   #15
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less than 2k!! a chip can do 225bhp!! for £60o or less!!
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Foxes don't have fluffy coats like that, either. If it was a fox, he wouldn't have let me pick him up.
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Old 11-05-09, 08:11 PM   #16
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sorry ment to say 350bhp.

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Old 11-05-09, 08:12 PM   #17
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Foxes don't have fluffy coats like that, either. If it was a fox, he wouldn't have let me pick him up.
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Old 11-05-09, 08:13 PM   #18
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my mate said something about a 220 bhp chip £450 he was quoted from a vag specalist
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Old 11-05-09, 10:10 PM   #19
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ZS will deffo keep up with a 1.8 turbo TT...




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