so a buddy of mine just got the 1.8L turbo jetta and decided that tonight we needed a race. we pulled up to a red light knowing to go for it on green and i pull him off the line and continue to pull him till the next light. we take off again and i leave him in the dust. Im not too sure how this all happened considering i drive an Escape with the 3.0L engine. he said his engine gets about 250 HP while mine is only 201 HP.
anyways, a nice night out

Nice kill... You race your escape often?

What mods does the jetta have to get "250" hp??

do tell

Mods??? yeah "I have 250 hp!" The infamous talk modifiaction!:D

250 is a number out there considering it'd be 90 over stock. mods?

its 150hp isn't it?

i think he read the number wrong .......surely

250hp is a chipped 1.8t. Very responsive engines :)

I'm surprised that you won in an Escape. Nice kill :)

frankly, i'm really surpirsed that you beat him even if he did have the old 150hp turbo engine. now the 1.8T has 180, but anyway...are you sure he didn't have a 115hp 2.0 four cylinder with an extra powerful imaginary turbo?!

anyway, who am I to question your kil??? good job and keep it up!!

Originally posted by gti1689
frankly, i'm really surpirsed that you beat him even if he did have the old 150hp turbo engine. now the 1.8T has 180, but anyway...are you sure he didn't have a 115hp 2.0 four cylinder with an extra powerful imaginary turbo?!

anyway, who am I to question your kil??? good job and keep it up!! what are you talking about ?

oh good point Monkeymagic I guess i wasn't paying attention when i read his post. didn't catch the part that he was racing his friend and he actually knew it was a 1.8T. Yet, i think its amazing that the escape beat that 1.8T. unless the jetta was an automotic i think it should have pulled away from the escape. whatever, it was a kill and i respect that.:smoker2: :smoker2:

I think he was running it stock. He "claimed" it had 250 HP, so thats what i believed. It was stock except for a HUGE system he had put in (2 12s). Anyways, tonight a rematch. Me in his jetta and him in my Escape. I know he has a huge lead in the top end so it should be good. He kept spinning his tires at the start, so i think if i can control that ill have him in his car too.

lol, that 'huge system' is actually going to decrease his shit if he's got it running when he races you. go ahead and have him turn it up full blast just before you go so you drain his battery. :licker:

yup, extra weight, stock weak 180hp engine= not fast. i killed a jetta 1.8t with 180hp by 3 cars once. and i killed him from a 20mph roll too. :smoka:

Originally posted by gti1689
oh good point Monkeymagic I guess i wasn't paying attention when i read his post. didn't catch the part that he was racing his friend and he actually knew it was a 1.8T. Yet, i think its amazing that the escape beat that 1.8T. unless the jetta was an automotic i think it should have pulled away from the escape. whatever, it was a kill and i respect that.:smoker2: :smoker2:

dude i have no idea what you're on


but what have you done to your VR6 my rents have a Bora VR5 its a nice car the seats are cool and it has a a decent interior

Originally posted by TatII
yup, extra weight, stock weak 180hp engine= not fast. i killed a jetta 1.8t with 180hp by 3 cars once. and i killed him from a 20mph roll too. :smoka:

I'm surprised at that as well :eek:

I've seen a few 1.8t's running, and they can be very fast, even from stock. Sure it was the 180hp version? I wasn't aware the KA24 could pull that hard :)

well it was a auto. but hey a 1.8t is a 1.8t :D

MONKEYMAGIC: I've kept my GTI stock and I plan on keeping it that way until the warranty runs out (this summer). I want to put on a chip (probably GIAC or ABD/ADB whatever its called) and I will attempt to save up for a turbo later on. Hopefully, I can find some reasonably priced parts that will give me some decent hp, but its tough when you have the VR6 (most chips will only give you 6-10hp, most intakes will give you about 3hp if your lucky, and the exhaust will give you around 5-10, but some reduce torque).

i seen alot of VR6's that people modify with either superchargers or another engine in the back and both have superchargers.

But supercharging seems to be the norm for VW's

origianlly posted by TatII
yup, extra weight, stock weak 180hp engine= not fast. i killed a jetta 1.8t with 180hp by 3 cars once. and i killed him from a 20mph roll too.

Dude, unless you have a turbo or some major modifications to your car the jetta if in fact is a 2002 would beat you. He has a 7.3 0-60 while on the other hand you stock have a 8.3 sec 0-60. Both stock. Feel free to tell me what mods you have so that I can account those in to your car and speed.

Dude! Why don't you roll up about 2 posts and read it yourself in his sig.!:rolleyes: :D

CLICK!:D

Originally posted by idontknownotin
so a buddy of mine just got the 1.8L turbo jetta and decided that tonight we needed a race. we pulled up to a red light knowing to go for it on green and i pull him off the line and continue to pull him till the next light. we take off again and i leave him in the dust. Im not too sure how this all happened considering i drive an Escape with the 3.0L engine. he said his engine gets about 250 HP while mine is only 201 HP.
anyways, a nice night out


I call BS


The 2002 180hp 1.8T does 0-60 7.3 and the 1/4 low 15s. Your escape is nowhere near that.:rolleyes:

why u always questioning ppl TDI? ur gonna lose respect an ur jus gonna be a troll before long unless u change ur ways. once again YOU WEREN'T THERE. SO HOW DO U KNO!? get off the board if ur going to jus flame every thread.

5 thread is not every thread.

He is full of shit, no question about it. Even an auto 1.8T with the worst driver would walk him. No other way about it. Unless the escape was AWD and it was snowing

Originally posted by TatII
well it was a auto. but hey a 1.8t is a 1.8t :D

So sweet and ignorant :rolleyes:

a Car's thats is 'fast' is only 'fast' when the person driving it is 'fast'

Not to rip off Budweiser but...TRUE;)