VW GTI - Heavy modding done - what next?

[infoleather]

Such a system efficiency, and increased friction due to run at higher pressures.

[Frankencar]

[JethroBodine]

Sweet car and nice eye. Well have to fix both our clutches for next year.

Sven- Another vote for the diesel swap.

[Cpt.Nemo]

Very nice, good to see an OEM looking Golf.
Was expecting to see some extreme aero mods based on the title.

[Frankencar]

Originally Posted by JethroBodine

Sweet car and nice eye. Well have to fix both our clutches for next year.

Sven- Another vote for the diesel swap.

Thanks, and yeah - I just don't want to do the clutch until the 6-speed, limited slip diff, and long block are done...

Originally Posted by Cpt.Nemo

Very nice, good to see an OEM looking Golf.
Was expecting to see some extreme aero mods based on the title.

Thanks! OEM look and healthy performance are what I'm going for.

[Frankencar]

Had quite a day yesterday at the Green Drive Expo in Richmond, CA. I got to drive a few "eco-cars" and none of the hybrids impressed me much. The electric cars were better by far - even a bit fun! The cars I drove, in order of fun, worst to best, were as follows:
Prius C
Prius V
Camry hybrid
Chevy Volt
Rav-4 EV
BMW 1 Series ActiveE (electric)
1991 GTI TDI - by far the most fun!

I also got to meet (actually have dinner with) some really cool people like Chelsea Sexton (EV-1, Who Killed the Electric Car, X-Prize, Plug in America...), Eric Powers (Founder, Green Drive Expo), Ron DeLong (Inventor of the Scangauge, Linear-Logic), the U.C. Berkeley guys with the solar race-car, etc... They ended up parking my car right by the stage. Now for some pics:

The GTI:


Turbo Insight...

Tesla:

Yikes:

[JethroBodine]

Nice looking Tesla. A bit Aston/Jag looking to my eye. GTI-TDI definitely my fave.

Local car club just caught up to me at the grocery store and want me to come to their Halloween cruise. Could be a good time to open some minds.

Ecomodders pressing the flesh on both coasts.