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Volkswagen Performance - Forums, Tuning, Blog, Motorsport, and Modification News
Published on 02-11-2019 07:02 PM
Tuning the transmission is getting to be as important as tuning the motor in order to extract performance from modern platforms. Volkswagen and Audi platforms in particular benefit from dual clutch transmissions and TVS Engineering shows come incredible capability with VW/Audi DSG's. ...Published on 02-08-2019 07:43 PM
Imagine getting smoked on the dragstrip by a FWD (front wheel drive) Golf. This MKVII GTI is plenty potent with a DBV2 modified V1 IS38 turbocharger. The factory IS38 turbo powers the MKVII Golf R as well as the Audi S3 and is a popular and affordable GTI turbo swap. ...Published on 02-08-2019 05:43 PM
Remember California Assembly Bill 1824? As a refresher, if a Police Officer thinks your exhaust is too loud you get a mandatory $1000 ticket instead of the old fix it ticket. Well, you are not the only one who thinks the policy is just a government overreach to grab cash. ...Published on 02-02-2019 10:11 PM
This year's list is a couple of weeks late but this actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise with some major automotive performance debuts and achievements taking place just in time to sneak onto the list. Feel free to check out last year's best and worst of automotive performance list. ...Published on 01-29-2019 03:06 PM
You could say this is an interesting field but truly there are only a few standouts. Of the eight cars, does anyone really feel the Ford Fiesta ST or Volkswagen Up GTI really have a chance? Especially when cars like the 488 Pista, 991.2 GT2 RS, and McLaren 600 LT are included? ...Published on 01-25-2019 07:20 AM
This is a great article written by @HeadgamesDave (Headgames Motorworks) for speed.academy which goes over some misconceptions in the world of Cylinder Head Porting. Dave as you might recall was the one who examined F80 M3 and F82 M4 S55 valve float issues and developed a performance cylinder head. ...Published on 01-16-2019 12:33 AM
Live in California? Have a loud exhaust? Well, read up. A lot of information is flying about regarding a new exhaust law in California with people stating they are immediately being fined $1000 rather than get a 'fix it' ticket. This is not exactly the case. ...Published on 01-10-2019 07:41 PM
Syvecs will be phasing out their very popular S6 line of standalone ECU's in favor of their new S7i and S7 Plus models. Why? Technology marches on of course and the new S7 units are incredibly capable. ...Published on 01-10-2019 02:01 AM
This rumor makes sense for several reasons. First of all, the MKVIII Golf R is expected to pack over 400 horsepower and finally allow Volkswagen to claim the title of most powerful production four-cylinder. That is, if AMG allows it. ...Published on 01-08-2019 09:52 PM
Impressive output herre from the MK7.5 Volkswagen Golf R on the factory turbocharger. Keep in mind this is a 2.0 liter motor and also keep in mind output is displayed in PS or metric horsepower which reads slightly higher than mechanical horsepower. ...Published on 12-21-2018 04:24 PM
At the 2018 PRI (Performance Racing Industry) show the Oerlikon Group had 3D metal printed pistons and hollow stem titanium valves on display. 3D metal printers are expensive tools that are becoming more and more popular and they can do a variety of things. ...Published on 12-19-2018 08:21 PM
What tuners are extracting from the VW EA888 2.0 platform is incredible. This is an Audi S3 sedan cracking 400 horsepower to the wheels on 94 octane pump fuel. This output was achieved at 26 psi of boost and they say the turbo is good for 30+ psi on higher octane. ...Published on 12-18-2018 04:33 PM
Sport Auto is a German publication and a funny thing happens when German publications include a Porsche against world rivals. The Porsche tends to win. Which is interesting because their comparison test includes the Ferrari 488 Pista which is destroying everything in its path. ...Published on 12-17-2018 09:01 PM
Very impressive results here from IE Engineering on this MKVII Golf R. They set the stock turbo pump gas (93 octane pump fuel) platform record for the MKVII Golf R and Audi S3 2.0 TFSI running a highly respectable 1/4 mile pass of 11.56 @ 118.24. ...Published on 12-13-2018 07:21 PM
Two very different vehicles here but both impressive in their own way. The F86 X6M is potent thanks to the revised S63TU twin turbo 4.4 liter V8 which makes the 5300 pound Bavarian tank hustle quite impressively. ...
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