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Member ID: VwGTI83

Location: Union, NJ

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Vehicle Info

1983 Volkswagen Rabbit

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed103mph
  • HP90
  • Weight2000lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Dynomax Exhaust 
  • Bosal Header 
  • Bilstein Shocks 

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Falken Tires 
  • Konig Wheels 

Ratings

    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Aug 03, 2009

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Mike’s Volkswagen Rabbit
“Silver Bunny”

  • Currently 3.475 /5 Stars.
33 guestbook comments

Here are a couple pictures from a year ago, before I put it in the garage and did the work below.

VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit

This is what it looked like last winter.

VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit

In fall of '07 I put in a Techtonics Tuning 288 degree cam, and upgraded to heavy duty valvesprings. This really woke the motor up, and increased the powerband to about 6800 Rpm at stock cam timing. I have not been able to take it to the 1/4 mile, but I am confident I can get into the mid 14's with this setup.

Plans for Winter '07-08 are complete and it is back on the road. Here are some pics and information.

The front end was "loose" feeling, and couldn't be aligned to spec by a local shop. The front right wheel bearing was shot, and a lot of the bushings were old.

I put the car back in the garage and started tearing into the front end:

VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit

VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit VwGTI83's 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit

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matttiboy  

Posted by: matttiboy

06/22/2009 08:56PM

nice

bbccaprice89  

Posted by: bbccaprice89

03/13/2009 09:07AM

nice vw. 5*! come checkout the rides in my stable sometime.

grapowski  

Posted by: grapowski

10/15/2008 05:28AM

I can see that you are a VW lover just like me. Good job, keep up the good work!

Dart_Doctor  

Posted by: Dart_Doctor

10/08/2008 04:18AM

Looking good. Great work done on that one. Keep it up. Gotta give it 5 stars, nothing less. Keep up with it and have lots of fun come take a look at my 64 plymouth some time

Mk1Rabbit-Gti  

Posted by: Mk1Rabbit-Gti

09/08/2008 09:45AM

Very nice i like the way you did the CIS..... any diffrence in the system?

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: VwGTI83

Location: Union, NJ