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Finally got my sticky little mitts on the GTI today.



Only one pic though as it was chucking it down.

Spec as follows.....
5dr
Deep Black Pearl
Climate control upgrade
Convenience pack (rain sensor, auto dimming mirror etc)
Sensor pack (Rear parking sensors, cruise control etc)
Winter pack (Heated seats, heated washer jets, low fluid light etc)
Xenon headlights with those awfully nice daytime fairy lights
MFSW.

Imminent arranged/bought mods

Uprated lower engine mount
Retro-fit RNS510 (newest model) and bluetooth module.
Stage 1 remap.

To do's...

Lightweight alloys
Full TBE
Intercooler
Intake
lowering - initially on springs and then fully adjustable coilovers when I see a decent development.
Lightweight battery
rear ARB
Uprated front brakes
Uprated rear lightweight calipers and pads

Contemplating...

Hybrid turbo upgrade

Looks good! Cant wait to get mine. How long did it take to come after the build week?

Also where did you get yours RNS510 from?

nice

Sweet !!!!!!!!!

Steve.

Cheers Guys, hopefully this will be the start of a decent project

stuart.cameron wrote:Looks good! Cant wait to get mine. How long did it take to come after the build week?

Also where did you get yours RNS510 from?

Mine was built on the 12th of September and I took delivery of it today, so 26days.

I got my RNS off a fellow forum member on MK5golfgti.co.uk

Looks nice mate, good luck with the planned mods

Congrats and keep us updated on your mods and upgradings! Btw, DId you buy a Vagcom for your VW?

kevinctr wrote:Congrats and keep us updated on your mods and upgradings! Btw, DId you buy a Vagcom for your VW?

I had one for 3.5yrs when I had my Edition 30, but sold it on unfortunately. Fortunately I'll be getting another one soon

Good luck with the GTI looking forward to seeing the progress as your ED30 was fantastic.

stuart.cameron wrote:Looks good! Cant wait to get mine. How long did it take to come after the build week?

Also where did you get yours RNS510 from?

Mine was built on the 12th of September and I took delivery of it today, so 26days.

I got my RNS off a fellow forum member on MK5golfgti.co.uk

Great. Should hopefully get it at the end of November
Got an RNS 510 and 9W7 bluetooth unit from eBay just need a car now!

Okay, here we go chaps.

First mod was to move to NGK BKR7EIX plugs that Revo recommend.
Secondly, as I did a hard run in of the piston rings instead of the softly softly approach that VW always recommend I ditched the 5w30 oil and put in some Mobil 1 0W40 oil. If the rumours about the oil being a little too thin for the engine, then the 40 rating should help.

Next up was the stock and Stage 1 REVO mapping dyno runs, done back to back on the same day on the same dyno to give a clear representation of the gains available.

Stock run is bang on at 178.7bhp - VW quote 180ps=178.5bhp. Torque was a little down as VW quote 185lbft and the dyno read 178.3lbft. This isn't unusual as the gearbox was trying to kickdown at lower revs and so the pedal had to be kept away from the kickdown part of the throttle until the revs were well over 4.5krpm, which was passed the torque peak of the engine.


REVO stage 1 came out at 212.6bhp and 222.8lbft - true peak gains of 33.9bhp and 44.3lbft.


Stage 2 should be done before the end of the month with the additions of the Milltek TBE and ITG intake. These will also be done on the same dyno for a true comparison.

Also just ordered and to be fitted in the next 3 weeks will be a full front brake upgrade.

This will be a TAROX 6 pot brake upgrade with single piece 323mm discs, corsa pads, braided lines and upgraded brake fluid. I will also get a full weight comparison between the OEM and TAROX set-ups to see if there is any benefit on unsprung mass.

Sweet mate, sounds good

Love the look of the brakes, what's the consumables like on these?

SteveP wrote:Love the look of the brakes, what's the consumables like on these?

The consumables on the Tarox brake set-up shouldn't be too bad. They have their own pads, which are relatively expensive, but Pagid pads slot straight in too.

The 10 pot pads I had on the Golf were expensive at £200 a set for the race pads, but these should be less than £100 for their own make pads and Less than that for the Pagids.
I'll get a little more detail later Today.

Hurdy, I really hope for your sake that your car doesn't need to go back under warranty becasue the Mobil 1 0W40 doesn't fall under teh long-life service regieme approvals. However, if you're on regualr service intervals (15000kms / 12 months) please let us know how your oil consumtion goes:)

What was the reason for changing the spark plugs? Were you having misfire issues already? I know there has been the odd dodgy coilpack getting around...