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Volkswagen Performance - Forums, Tuning, Racing, Parts, News, and Motorsports
Published on 04-10-2019 03:35 PM
The Golf GTI is a great value tuning platform and hitting over 500 horsepower with it is pretty routine at this point. It almost sounds crazy to say but there are several turbo upgrade options out there and even hybrid units that bolt in which will take you to 400, 500, or 600 horsepower and beyond. ...Published on 04-08-2019 06:22 PM
Volkswagen does not seem to have any idea what they are doing. Just last month reports were that the MK8 Golf R with 400+ horsepower was axed. Volkswagen threatened for years and years to take back the four-cylinder power crown from AMG with a hot Golf. ...Published on 03-29-2019 09:45 PM
Incredible results here on a stock motor MKVII Volkswagen Golf R and what is the quickest MKVII Golf R in the world running a hybrid turbo. This Golf R is equipped with the DBV2 journal bearing IS38 turbocharger. ...Published on 03-29-2019 07:41 PM
Let's interject some automotive humor in between the usual serious horsepower posts. The California DMV is, well, what one could imagine hell to be. Endless rules, lines, red tape, fines, regulations, bureaucracy, and little to no fun. ...Published on 03-28-2019 05:02 PM
Let us hope this does not pass or come into effect as it is madness. As if Volvo limiting all their cars was not bad enough the EU (European Union) is taking things a step further. Cars will be fitted with a mandatory speed limiter, emergency braking system, and electronic data recorders. ...Published on 03-27-2019 08:32 PM
The conventional thinking is that going catless (ditching your catalytic converters) is best for power. That traditionally was the case but modern motors adjust so many parameters so quickly and are built for such efficiency that you can actually lose power by getting rid of the cats. ...Published on 03-24-2019 05:31 PM
There is a reason car companies spend big money on exotic materials in order to reduce weight. Ford includes carbon fiber wheels on the Mustang GT350R because reducing rotational mass has quite an effect on performance. ...Published on 03-22-2019 10:03 PM
This video really can be summed up in one screen grab but the guy sure loves to hear himself talk. The car you are familiar with as it is the ES750RS Porsche 991.1 Turbo S recently written about which has factory GT2 RS VTG turbochargers. ...Published on 03-22-2019 04:42 PM
Wiseco has a Boostline product line of connecting rods which are said to be much, much stronger than traditional designs. What makes these rods different? They have a 3-pocket design that is said to be 60% stronger than traditional H-Beam rod designs. ...Published on 03-21-2019 08:50 PM
This turbo upgrade was in the works for a while but VTT (Vargas Turbocharger Technologies) finally has what they are referring to as their MQB 'GC' turbocharger. This is not an IS38 hybrid but their own casting although it applies to the same models. ...Published on 03-15-2019 06:51 PM
As manufacturers become more adept at keeping tuners out (why would we buy cars we can't tune? where is the fun in that?) standalone options will become more and more prevalent. Rather than trying to work within the confines of the factory programming replacing the entire factory system with a Syvecs standalone makes a lot of sense. ...Published on 03-14-2019 07:27 PM
Antigravity batteries is doing some very cool things in the world of automotive batteries. They have their lightweight lithium-ion batteries with remote jump start you likely know of but also their new Battery Tracker technology which allows real-time bluetooth monitoring of your battery. ...Published on 03-14-2019 12:21 PM
This is a bummer but it seems Volkswagen fans do not want a powerful Golf R that is more expensive or at least that is the reasoning we are being told. This essentially put to bed the rumor of the Golf R topping 400 horsepower and taking the four-cylinder power crown from AMG. ...Published on 03-08-2019 08:03 AM
KRATOS did not just break the previous S55 record of 1087 wheel horsepower they also set several new overall BMW power records in the process. Frankly, BimmerBoost.com is having trouble compiling them all. This exceeds any recorded F-Series BMW to our knowledge as well as any recorded M3. ...Published on 03-07-2019 06:40 PM
Speed Academy did a great 100 treadwear track tire shootout between the Toyo R888R, Nankang AR-1, and Maxxis RC-1 tires. What was the test vehicle? A Scion FR-S. The issue there is the tire sizing does not apply to most of the cars on the BoostAddict network sites. ...
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