Been a member on here for quite a while now from when I had my Mk5 but though I'd throw up a thread about my current cars
Copied from a local forum I use........
So at the backend of last year I decided to get rid of my Mk4 GTTDI, Mk4 R32 and the Missus’ Yaris and get two new Golfs. With a baby on the way the R32 and her 3dr Yaris weren’t very practical so I bought Mk?Craig’s ex demo GTD and a shiny new Golf R!
Bye bye R32 :wave:
Hello GTD and Golf R
And after their first wash……
First thing I did was get an RNS 510 OEM Sat Nav for both of them and the plan was not to mess with them as they were fine as the were apart from a few OEM+ mods, however it wasn’t long before I spotted a set of H&R lowering springs that I thought would make the GTD look a little bit better so after fitting them and some yellow Lamin-x to the front fogs here it is
Not the best pic, but I’ll get some better ones next time I give it a wash!
And onto the R, again this one wasn’t going to be modded but I thought where’s the fun in that, so I’ve been spending a bit of money getting bits together which should be going on in the next couple of weeks
First thing I did was fit a Forge PCV Catch Can, as a preventative measure to stop all the valves getting coked up and restricting the engine
Then onto the bits I’ve got waiting to be fitted……..
I’ve got the turbo back Milltek non res exhaust
VW Racing Intake
Autotech HPFP, no photos of this though as it doesn’t look any different to the standard one, it’s just the internals that are uprated
Forge Front Mount “Twintercooler”
Bilstein B16/PSS10 Coilovers
H&R ARB’s
Whiteline uprated Droplinks and a Vibrotechnics Lower Engine Mount
Also got a Whiteline Anti Lift Kit and Bump Steer Kit, but haven’t got photos of them
And finally I’ve got some VW Racing 6 Pot front brakes which are currently away being fully refurbished in Candy White to match the car
Plans are to get the bits all fitted and a remap which will put me at stage 2+ which is roughly 360-380 bhp and similar torque figures.
I’ll not be able to get more power from the car without going Big Turbo or WMI but I’ve got no plans to do that as it’s still a daily driver.
Also got a few other little bits and pieces coming, which should tighten up the chassis and the and I’d like to get a Haldex Controller but I’m in no rush to do that as the Gen 4 Haldex System is massively improved over what was in my Mk4 R32, the only immediate plan is to get some new wheels, I’m fancying either Compomotive MO6’s of MVS’ but want to wait until I’ve got my brakes fitted so I can work out clearances
Plans for the GTD are to fit some spacers I’ve got in the garage to the rear to sort the stance out as the rear wheels are a little tucked with the standard offsets and then DPF and EGR removal and a remap to roughly 210bhp and about 350 ftlbs of torque and 60mpg :D I’ll also be fitting the standard 345mm brakes from the R on to this one once I’ve got the VWR brakes onto that one.
