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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #30 on: November 01, 2009, 07:19:50 pm »
Simply stunning, those wheel's are gorgeous!

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #31 on: November 02, 2009, 02:06:49 pm »
Very stealthy
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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #32 on: November 02, 2009, 02:10:43 pm »
nice wheels, and nice photography! :)

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #33 on: November 02, 2009, 04:08:50 pm »
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Great pics! We can better appreciate just how nice those wheels are now :drinking:

Just as a comparison, oem Monza 17's weigh 11.16 Kg.


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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #34 on: November 02, 2009, 04:44:46 pm »
stunning. love the colour of the car too :drool: :drool: :drool:

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #35 on: November 04, 2009, 01:01:37 pm »
OMG i really do like them, much better pics to really show off the rims. :happy2:

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #36 on: November 04, 2009, 05:00:36 pm »
Thanks guys I'm very happy with em.

It is starting to warm up down here (had to take all these pics in the shade)  so an order for the apr intercooler and hpfp  is going in this week.
The ap racing 6 pots (bought from dubtek on here) will look good behind the works too!
A ceramic coated 42 draft downpipe is sitting at the end of my bed waiting to be slotted in as well.

Show and go :)

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #37 on: November 05, 2009, 10:11:16 am »
Those wheels are stunning mate.

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« Reply #38 on: November 24, 2009, 03:39:53 pm »
(I'm reposting this from my post on Golfmkv.com - didn't want to just link it up)

The thing is bonkers now. (Old pics used, as it looks exactly the same from the outside.)




Today I stepped things up a bit.

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Everything was installed by Quattro Motors in Burswood, WA.

The low end still feels good and still drives perfectly smooth, the only giveaway are some new spooling/turbo wastegate sounds. Drive-wise, it is hard to tell it apart form stock in this respect.
Perfect for a daily driver as the overall exhaust note is stock. You've got to be pressing on for it to make any sort of noise beyond normal - which is exactly what I was chasing from my daily driver.

But now if I pop it into S mode or manual mode and get it fizzing... it is incredibly responsive and completely f*cking manic.
As with any GTI, you need to wait until you're rolling to feed in the power. Feed it in fairly swiftly and and you're pinned to your seat and hurled down the road - it is a significant step up.
Traction with the Pirellis and KW V3 coilovers is consistently good - there's some wheelspin but no hollering from the tyres - a slight squirm before they hook up - hard.
It is a bit of sensory overload right now - no doubt I'll get used to it soon and have a bit more clarity :biggrin:

Pop the bonnet or look/listen to the exhaust from the rear and it all appears completely stock. Lovely.

We're in for a stinking summer, so I opted for two things that should keep temps down under my bonnet - an intercooler and ceramic coated downpipe.

Needless to say when pressing on you find yourself approaching the ...uhm.... speed limit rather rapidly, and needing to brake HARD to ensure you don't ... exceed it at all.

Fortunately,  there's a set of these sitting under the endboard in my bedroom:


Which will be fitted sooner rather than later!

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #39 on: November 24, 2009, 03:47:12 pm »
Wow!  :notworthy:

Looks superb and sounds as though she goes well too!  :evilgrin: Get them brakes on ASAP!  :driver:

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #40 on: November 24, 2009, 03:49:34 pm »
superb dude  :happy2:

who needs to sit forward in their seat anyway  :grin:

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #41 on: November 24, 2009, 03:57:16 pm »
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Nice one, tinto!  :notworthy:

I must say that your car's colour looks superb when it's shiny.

Am I right in thinking that modding is heavily frowned upon by the authorities in your neck of the woods? Hence your mission to look oem.


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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #42 on: November 24, 2009, 05:34:43 pm »
echo the comments  :congrats:
the stance is just  :drool:
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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #43 on: November 24, 2009, 08:07:47 pm »
Superb one of my favs just got even better.  :congrats:

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Re: New Wheels: Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 matte titanium
« Reply #44 on: November 24, 2009, 08:17:17 pm »
wow thats sounds impressive tinto!  :jumping:

so do you have CAI then as it looks standard when you pop the bonnet??  :confused:

i better get saving!!  :chicken:
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