Comments by "Jeanne Halperin" (@edalder2000) on "Double The Power of a Mk1 GTI! - 1983 VW Rabbit GTI Callaway Stage II Turbo (POV Binaural Audio)" video.

200 HP in a 2000-2100 lb. car? Rocket ship! The car and its bits seem well tuned. The waste gate is barely audible. Most 1970-80's turbos were "Nothing....nothing....Light Speed....Plaid!!" This GTi's turbo seems like someone dropped a V6 in the engine bay. If there wasn't a boost gauge, you would not know that VW had a turbo, except for "the whoosh" of the waste gate. My favorite part is that this GTi appears from the outside to be bone stock. Well done sleepers are the best.
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Re:visibility. I had an '83 Corolla as a kid. (Okay...18) But the engineering of safety wasn't nearly a thing in 30-35 years ago as it is now. No reinforcements in the doors. No large pillars that supported the roof-just in case. All the reinforcements, crumple zones and pillars added weight and made cars safer.
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@TedwardDrives Dude, cars now have lane assist, radar and all sorts of wizardry! 30 years ago, having an outside mirror on my "economy car" would have been a big deal.
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@TedwardDrives I was trying to remember the 930 but couldn't. You are so right!! I saw the price of this GTi and it's amazing that the car was that well tuned for its price.
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@TedwardDrives How is the torque steer?
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