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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #225 on: July 27, 2011, 10:17:16 pm »
Quote from: damoegan on July 27, 2011, 10:13:58 pm
What bar did you get, Whiteline?

Yep. Set on the middle setting and seems dandy to me.
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #226 on: August 04, 2011, 05:22:36 pm »
Tomioka racing battery now fitted. Excellent install by Andy O @ ARD, looks factory:clap:







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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #227 on: August 04, 2011, 07:29:16 pm »
Very neat Ryan, what was the weight saving on that again?  14kg to 7kg?
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #228 on: August 04, 2011, 07:52:08 pm »
Quote from: Hurdy on August 04, 2011, 07:29:16 pm
Very neat Ryan, what was the weight saving on that again?  14kg to 7kg?

o/e Battery 15kg + 1kg for metal shield that held it in. Race battery 6.8kg.
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #229 on: August 04, 2011, 11:30:19 pm »
Good saving. :happy2:

Did you look to see if the Polo has the rear ballast weights?
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #230 on: August 05, 2011, 05:59:58 pm »
Think its just the fabia john

Blade fancy chucing those pics and battery spec in here :happy2:

http://www.vagoc.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=8857

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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #231 on: August 05, 2011, 08:46:37 pm »
Quote from: Hurdy on August 04, 2011, 11:30:19 pm
Good saving. :happy2:

Did you look to see if the Polo has the rear ballast weights?

No, but i don,t fancy messing with them until i get my coilovers
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #232 on: August 05, 2011, 09:00:39 pm »
Quote from: Janner_Sy on August 05, 2011, 05:59:58 pm
Think its just the fabia john

Blade fancy chucing those pics and battery spec in here :happy2:

http://www.vagoc.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=8857



Done :happy2:

VAGOC are peeing me off at the moment as i,m now locked out of my own build thread because i have n,t posted for a few weeks :mad:
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #233 on: August 05, 2011, 09:26:22 pm »
Quote from: Blade on August 05, 2011, 09:00:39 pm
Quote from: Janner_Sy on August 05, 2011, 05:59:58 pm
Think its just the fabia john

Blade fancy chucing those pics and battery spec in here :happy2:

http://www.vagoc.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=8857



Done :happy2:

VAGOC are peeing me off at the moment as i,m now locked out of my own build thread because i have n,t posted for a few weeks :mad:

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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #234 on: August 05, 2011, 09:40:00 pm »
Quote from: Blade on August 05, 2011, 09:00:39 pm
Quote from: Janner_Sy on August 05, 2011, 05:59:58 pm
Think its just the fabia john

Blade fancy chucing those pics and battery spec in here :happy2:

http://www.vagoc.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=8857



Done :happy2:

VAGOC are peeing me off at the moment as i,m now locked out of my own build thread because i have n,t posted for a few weeks :mad:

Hmm, strange ruling that isn't it.
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #235 on: September 04, 2011, 12:22:06 am »
Nice looking car, how is the fuel economy when driving normally?
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #236 on: September 04, 2011, 12:40:39 am »
just seen this thread. Am i right in thinking you were the guy who organised the RR days oop north. durham way? The polo is looking awesome! real mean machine! :)
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #237 on: September 04, 2011, 07:28:26 am »
Quote from: h4rdy on September 04, 2011, 12:22:06 am
Nice looking car, how is the fuel economy when driving normally?

Enjoying it but not thrashing it................36mpg :happy2:
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #238 on: September 04, 2011, 07:29:31 am »
Quote from: JPC on September 04, 2011, 12:40:39 am
just seen this thread. Am i right in thinking you were the guy who organised the RR days oop north. durham way? The polo is looking awesome! real mean machine! :)
Done a few days @ Motoscope if thats what you mean.
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Re: Blade,s Polo GTi 180 DSG
« Reply #239 on: September 13, 2011, 09:32:07 pm »
Fitted -40mm H+R rear springs and i,m pleased with the result. Still settling but you get the idea. Its brought the back down a little more to my liking. Car handles superb.



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