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StephenMcC:
Hi there,

Just bought my first VW this week, a 2005 GTI in Laser Blue.

Coming from a very boring Ford Mondeo this little thing is amazing!

Mods so far:
Revo Intake
3" Downpipe
200 Cell Cat
Resonated center section into powerflow rear section
Forge PCV Delete
Mapped locally by Autotune

GolfGIT:
Nice colour & looks very tidy.
You'll have some fun in that car!

StephenMcC:
Much fun will definitely be had with this!

With the map I'm getting traction issues in 1st and second even under light throttle, would there be any mods recommended to assist that?

AJP:
Tyres, suspension, mounts, bushes.

I'm on Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and they're very good. Even at lower temps they work well. Do bear in mind that you'll struggle for grip this time of year. Cold greasy roads, cold tyres, you'll always struggle. I guarantee you'll get more grip in the warmer months.

If you're on standard suspension (looks that way) you'll be getting a fair bit of weight shifting backwards as you floor it. Great in a RWD car but crap for us. Shorter travel and stiffer compression will help. But it's a compromise. Too low and stiff will make it uncomfortable.

Uprated engine mounts will go some way to preventing wheel hop. Have a read up. Again, it's a compromise between performance and comfort.

An anti-lift kit (basically a redesigned wishbone bush) will force the suspension to maintain a certain geometry. Read up; search for WALK or SALK.

These cars are getting on now. A 2005 car especially would likely have worn bushes, mounts and dampers. So you're probably falling well short of the performance the standard parts should be providing. Fitting uprated replacements means you can surpass best-case OEM performance in these areas. I'd imagine you've got a fair bit to gain if you go about it the right way.

Geometry. Make sure it's all properly aligned. Somewhere with a Hunter machine would be a good start. It's probably worth doing straight away if you have no record of it being done recently. If you're serious about improving things, get some decent bits together (springs, shocks and anti-lift would be a decent start) and get the geo done straight after.

StephenMcC:
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is what I currently have as well thankfully, they're less than a month old :)

going to have to have a read up on the parts available for this as I'm used to Hondas (yeah I know..) and they're fairly simple to buy for lol

Thanks for the advice!

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