how much Power can the Mk2 Gti Gearbox handle before it grenades?

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Asked by Ronald May 14, 2009 at 10:08 PM about the Volkswagen Golf GTI

Question type: Car Customization

may want to increase the engines BHP, & I am not sure how much power is too much for the stock Gearbox

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depend on wat box is in the car old golfs tend to have strog gear box but realy week diff change to lsd should be able to handle a fair bit

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