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1989 Volkswagen GTI - Table Of Contents

1989 Volkswagen Gti Front View
PICTURED ON THE COVER
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Project ENVY
After a blanket of Z4 green paint and one hell of an ICE system, our own big-turbo five-door Golf 1.8T makes its official debut

34

’89 GTI 16v
Mean and green; it started as a racer and turned into so much more. Andrew McDermott’s Mk2 always had go, but now it has show

72

HPA Twin-turbo Mk5 R32
With 565 pure bred ponies of force-fed R32 action at
our fingertips, we venture north to Canada to take a closer look

82

’89 BMW 318i
Two-toned and full of flair, we found this highly modified 2.5 liter E30 that rocked Bimmerfest ‘06

88

’99 Audi A4 1.8T
Inspired by an Audi ten years ago, Armando Perea built his own staggered version

96

’98 VW Jetta
Noor Abrahams drives on the right and shifts with his left in this South African-spec Mk3 Jetta

104 Tein GTI Update
Preparing for Time Attack and Sema ’06, we check in with Tein’s widebody Mk5 GTI

TECH
40

Project GLI Body Kit and Wheels
An in-depth look at the body kit fitting and wheel selection on our Project Dub, our ’06 GLI

76

2.0T Chip and Exhaust Test
We put a 2.0T under pressure with Revo software and a GHL exhaust system

92

GReddy 1.8T Big-Turbo Install
Project Envy goes under the knife for part 1 of GReddy’s big-turbo kit installation. We take you through the process; full of envy, full of boost

106 HPA R32 Single-turbo Install
We checked out the installation of HPA’s FT-360 single-turbo kit on a Mk4 R32

EVENTS
48

Kreuzerfest
We take you on a cross-country adventure, bound for Englishtown, NJ and Waterfest

54

Waterfest
It’s only the greatest North American Dub/Audi event, and we have more coverage than ever!

100

Wörthersee Treffen
If you thought Waterfest was huge, take a look as the Austrian show takes over an entire town for a week

112 Dubwars
If you missed the combination of show and go known as Dubwars, we’ll fill you in

DEPARTMENTS
11

Behind the Wheel

12

Tuner News

24

Letters

26

Shut Up
Chester Winchester shares his thoughts on Waterfest 12

117

Next Month
If you think this issue is good, wait ’til you see what November brings

118 Readers’ Rides
Another assortment of Readers’ Rides. Check them out at eurotuner.com as well

POSTER

61

Poster
Check out our double-sided Project Envy poster featuring Crystal Klein. If you find the girl too distracting, flip the poster over for a solo shot of the car. This poster can be downloaded at eurotuner.com


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