Well I had a trip all the way from Somerset to VW Racing for a consultation and set up tweek on my KW Clubsports.
What a helpful and knowledgeable bunch of guys who know their business.
Awesome who fitted my Clubsports done a great job fitting them but we just ran out of time for the fine tuning so I opted to have a chat with VWR as they are slightly closer and have first hand knowledge of this set up. They also impressed me on the phone with their advice and general enthusiasm.
Having arrived this morning with my son we were greated by Matt who was extremely keen to get down to getting my car how I wanted it.
Awesome had already set the height but after setling the drop was too much for the roads around where I live as I found out on Exmoor. The rear NS was catching on a clip under the arch. The bump compression was not right either as it was slightly harsh.
The first thing VWR told me to do was drive their demo. Off I went around the local roads around Milton Keynes....roundabout city! Good place to try out their set up which uses nearly identical set up except the spring rates are slightly different. What a compliant ride...much softer than my car which was a revelation as I was ready for a harsher ride than my car.
The diff and ARB's were certainly felt....a lovely combo. Unbeknown there is a torque limit set in 1st and 2nd which took me by surprise. I also noticed a big difference in the power delivery with it being ED30 spec engine using a full Milltek non res system and the appropriate mapping. The delivery on my car felt more progressive due to the torque limiter and earlier oomph being delivered on a smaller OE exhaust.
The VWR brakes were amazingly powerful but I needed getting used to their delivery....slightly fierce
Back to VWR and Matt wanted to take my car out to assess the Clubsports and was truly impressed with the APR delivery.....he commented saying it was one the best mapped car's he'd driven which certainly made my day! Pwerful,smooth and torquey!
I certainly am pleased since the APR HFP and FP map was fitted.
Into the workshops and after 2 tweeks to the compression damping and the rear raised I took it out for a blast. What a difference. So much smoother now...better than the OE set up in fact. Total control and so much better on entry and exiting bends...no rubbing and far more compliance. Out of the bends it is so much better laying the power down with my camber settings and a more flexible set up...had some real fun on the old roundabouts.
Car is well sorted for now. Ride home was so comfortable even the motorways.
The Clubsports will be superb for track...can't wait.
A very refined package.
Diff and brakes next!
