Upgrades and Tuning: Volkswagen Golf VI GTI

A fan-favorite, the Golf VI GTI has some potential in the drag racing app and is definitely a car that you'll want to pick up if you've got the money.

Upgrades Level 1 1/2 Mile

Engine: stage 2
Turbo: stage 2
Exhaust: stage 4
N20 Nitro: stage 2
Weight: stage 2
Wheels: stage 3

Tuning Level 1 1/2 Mile

Nitrous Duration: 2.20 @ 136%
Final Drive: 3.870
1st Gear: 2.736
2nd Gear: 2.107
3rd Gear: 1.704
4th Gear: 1.340
5th Gear: 1.205
6th Gear: 0.932

Driving the Car Level 1 1/2 Mile

The Golf is a pretty standard drive, although this tuning set can be a bit volatile if you like to go for perfect shifts. You can choose to hold the gas all the way down at the start, or you can go for a more subtle approach by trying to even out at about 5 or 6 on the RPMs. You can actually avoid touching the gas pedal at all to start and still come out with a decent time on the 1/2 mile, but I would recommend giving it some sort of juice.

• If you DO decide to hold down the gas pedal, don't switch straight into second gear. Let the engine run red for a couple of seconds and try to feel it out for the up-shift.
• You'll want to target perfect shifts for every gear, but it isn't easy to do. shifting to 5th gear will present only a green, no blue so you've got to act quickly.

Tuning in Android Drag Racing App

The free Android Drag Racing app allows you to purchase the option to completely tune your favorite cars. Once you purchase the tuning upgrade for one of your vehicles, you are able to revisit your car's tuning charts as often as you want, setting up to 4 custom presets for 1/4 and 1/2 mile races.

When tuning your car, you are in control of a number of things:

• Nitrous Duration (if applicable)
• Final Drive
• 1st Gear
• 2nd Gear
• 3rd Gear
• 4th Gear
• 5th Gear (if applicable)
• 6th Gear (if applicable)
• 7th Gear (if applicable)

Raising the value of a gear will make that gear start higher on your RPMs, while lowering the number for any given gear will make the gear start lower and allow more time to gain mileage.

Wikipedia explains this all in scientific terms. Check out their useful information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear_ratio