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PP Pack worth it if modding?

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the bruce:

--- Quote from: flashp on November 20, 2016, 10:38:42 pm ---whose differential gets fitted to these with the PP?
Is it VW's own or something from one of the usual manufacturers?
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Their own, but designed and made by Borg-Warner. It's actually
mechanical, but electronically controlled (contrary to Wavetrac,
Quaife, Peloquin). Volkswagen say "VAQ" while Borg-Warner call
it "FXD". I'd highly suggest doing a google search for pictures of
the internals.
If you're aiming for performance, the PP is the right starting point.
Both diff and brakes are great value, whether you buy it new or
used.

Pete-r:
I tested a gti and a gti pp back to back recently and to be honest struggled to see the benefits.

The pp was a 5dr and not sure if it's heavier but it felt no faster than the regular one which was 3dr.

Both brakes were good I think the pp brakes would start to make sense on track after longer use, but the pads fitted as standard aren't performance pads in either car so if you stick some Pagid rs4-2 on either itll be better, and the diff was only really useful in very tight turns like mini roundabouts. The rest of the time for a road car I struggled to see the difference.

If all was equal I'd have the pp for the resale but the pp car was 3k more so I went for the standard one.

Shoduchi:
Since I like to do track days or when the I have the right road conditions to drive hard, I'd get the GTI PP without a doubt. For just normal driving I wouldn't even get a GTI, a GTD would make more sense if driven enough. :smiley:

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