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Originally Posted by bennelson
Yes, of course the Top Gear guys have to have insane speed or accceleration, but for a typical Ecomodder, I would imagine that similar specs, with the exception of the 0-60 times could be done for SIGNIFICANTLY less money.
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Even the 0-60 time could've been done for way less money. Anyway...
<rant>A VNT/manifold from a TDI, a Turbo IP, an intercooler, and all those hoses/lines/fittings runs ~$1000 and is good for
0-60 in ~8.5s with a bit of (free) pump modding. This was with a stock FN trans AFAIK, so going with a GP trans with a 3.67 FD would allow for ~0-30mph, a .5s shift, then 0-60mph in 2nd with RE-92s, instead of two shifts with the FN, and a
80% slip kit for another $100, would probably get the 0-60 time down to below 8s. Some more pump work is a couple hundred for a DIY'er, and would probably drop the 0-60 to 7s, unless a VNT15 couldn't support the ~120hp needed, in which case a VNT17 is only a few hundred more. Anyway, we're looking at ~7-8s 0-60 for ~$1000-1500 with more DIY work, but way less cash, ~$6000 less at least. Then we can spend a hundred or few more on a decent Al body pan/diffuser and a pair of a-pillar fairings instead of that bashing the car and smothering it with crap in the first place.
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I'm thinking $3000 would get something that's as fast give or take a half second, and is within ~5-10mpg, provided of course the mpg figures were correct. One gallon fills aren't exactly reliable...
