pugbliss 0 Posted January 28, 2007 hey all. ok short story... 1.6gti car os fantastic on the motorway above 60mph but rearly crap on normal roads, i have a nice hole in the centre silencer of the exaugst could this be why the car is acting the way it is??? cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alastairh 47 Posted January 28, 2007 Dought it. But if oyu have a whole in your exhaust, best getting sorted anyway. When you say its crap below 3k, whats crap about it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugbliss 0 Posted January 28, 2007 just seems slugish, not exactly willing, but on the motorway above 70 ish mph its great pulls fantastic and is a happy little 205gti again... so why isnt it like this whilst at normal road speeds???? and apart from the noise and being unpopular with police why should i get the exughst sorted...just have to wait to be paid....totaly skint Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianthemagical 1 Posted January 29, 2007 whats it like in first and second for acceleration? it could just be the car appears to be slower thank you expect. don't they come 'on cam' or something around 3k, or is it just the exhaust note that changes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted January 29, 2007 ignition advance? check that the capsule is working properly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob_the_Sparky 9 Posted January 30, 2007 I'd say ignition timing and/or an air leak, although an air leak is generally a pretty gross problem and yours sounds more like tuning. Vac advance unit could introduce a small air leak if bust but should have no effect on full throttle response. Are you running decent fuel or boggo 95RON unleaded? It will be retarded if using 95 and not pinking, which will make it feel a bit "flat". Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
