Mighty Car Mods

[pudding]

Anyone spotted / following the MCM 7R build videos on Youtube?

Basically bolting on this 500hp kit, along with their Revo branded Alcon brake kit - https://www.onlyrevo.com/blog/how-to-get-500hp-from-your-golf-r/

Incredible how easy it is to get 500 brake these days 

All of the parts supplied to MCM gratis as well.  Revo must have money to burn 

[bobby_fodge]

Awesome have just released a similar vid with a TTRS.

[GVK]

MCM have 3 million subscribers to You Tube, pretty good advertising for Revo eh!

A mate has that turbo and most of the bits they used on his TTS, goes like stink.

[pudding]

Yeah it's good advertising revenue for the sake of a few grand in cost price parts

It just amazes me how far technology has come in recent years.  Getting 500 brake from a VW engine 10-15 years ago was a remortgage job.  It's piss easy and relatively cheap now.

Then again, if anyone has seen the Humble Mechanic strip down an EA888 engine.....hmmmm.  The venerable EA113 is a simple tank by comparison.  What the hell is that rubber belt driven water pump all about?? 

[Octoparrot]

I watched that the other day and I couldn't believe how complex that engine is, I was also amazed about the belt driven water pump, madness. 

[pudding]

Yep, that engine looks like it will be a pain in the neck with some years and miles on it.

[GVK]

[pudding]

Have you seen all the JDM vs VW fan boy bickering on MCM's social media about this project? 

[Dan_FR]

Not seen it, but be interesting to see how long the motor lasts... seen a few letting go at (or before) the 500 mark now... Not as bullet proof as many believe

[pudding]

Yup.  One or two have let go at 400hp, let alone 500 

The internet is a funny place.  A handful of people get away with adding 200+hp to a standard engine for 6-12 months, and that earns it 'bomb proof' status 

Show me a 500hp Golf R that's done 100K miles on stock internals, that hasn't been show queened or only driven to and from the shops, then I'll change my mind 

[Pesky jones]

Nice - two new vids to watch 

Whats the beef about the belt driven water pump?

[pudding]

It's prone to failure and a b1tch to remove in situ.

I'd bin it personally and fit a Davies Craig electric water pump instead.   The gen 3 EA888 is complicated enough without adding more points of failure like that.