Pistonheads £10k Golf mk5 project.

[GVK]

Pistonheads have uploaded their first vid in a series , where they have bought a mk5 GTI and with the rest of the 10k are going to mod it using parts from eBay. Their goal is to make it quicker around a track (No mention which track) than a Golf R.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=2031932&i=0

All well and good should be able to buy suspension/brakes/wheels/tyres etc from eBay but how will they tune it???

[bobby_fodge]

Ko4 hybrid?

[pudding]

Should be doable.  They only need to beat the Golf R once, so ebay stuff should last one lap 

[Marticus]

Should be doable.  They only need to beat the Golf R once, so ebay stuff should last one lap 

My first thought was damn I'm going to have spent near 8k after all the maintenence and fixing, and I'm nowhere near beating a golf r lol.

But he even said in the vid they're not too interested in repairs, so I guess if the whole budget is going on mods, then it should be doable.

For one lap at least

[terrier]

Rtech on ebay shops?

[FatWelshBoy]

Won't be difficult to beat a Golf R around a track, they aren't particularly quick. Coilovers, 7R brakes, pair of ARBs, anti lift kit and 270-280 bhp should see an R off.

[pudding]

Is it a MK7 or MK8 R they're racing against? I didn't read the whole article. If it's a MK8, they might have their work cut out 

The biggest problem will be traction out of corners, but if they can gain something in straight line speed..... but as GVK said, it depends on the track.

[GVK]

I think it's a mk8 R 20...

[pudding]

Should be interesting then 

[gj124]

Seems very ambitious to me... Seeing as they've already spent 5k on the car. I think it'd be very hard to beat a MK7 R for that money let alone the new one.

[breeze]

I'm not that confident they will be able to do it unless they do something drastic like bin the interior. K04 kit installed and mapped, plus brakes, plus suspension seems like a bit of a stretch for £5k, especially since the clutch would probably start slipping after lap 1. Bin the interior, stick a stage 1 map on the K03 and then do brakes, tyres and suspension? Would it be quick enough?

[Marticus]

Episode 2 up now.

[GVK]

Ugggh Curborough. 

They picked the crappiest track.

[pudding]

Yup!  That track suits the R more than it does the GTI! Traction out of corners!

Over 5 seconds just to catch up to the R, let alone beat it    On a stumpy little track like that, that is a huge amount of time.

I was impressed the GTI with it's piddly little 15 year old brakes was only a car length behind the R braking from 60 - 0.  Exactly my point about stupid Lambo brakes on Golfs being a complete waste of time and money 

[GVK]

Must be a sign of getting old when the pro racing driver looks about 12 yrs old