MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: W8 Performance on September 23, 2011, 09:24:36 am

Title: Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Post by: W8 Performance on September 23, 2011, 09:24:36 am

Hi All,

Here is my Octavia. I planned to get something sensible that I would leave alone after having a Saxo VTS track car for a daily :stupid:

Things have moved on a bit though and the slippery slope is underway. It now has a Shark Performance Stage 1 remap with an Evoms intake and a BSH PCV revamp.

To go on soon is a Milltek system and a set of Autotech HPFP internals then another trip to Shark Performance.

I am also going to fit a Walk kit and lead it as that because I use it everyday and want to retain a bit of comfort.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv675%2Frobert_waite%2F48819b89.jpg&hash=336ecb4a06e865f2c0bcce791c02d1a203e864d7)

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My little old saxo

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv675%2Frobert_waite%2F1442898b.jpg&hash=b41ce8dbdc8fb6660503dac2836d16389e54d68d)

My lovely golf. She had to go when she started spending all my money

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Title: Re: Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Post by: W8 Performance on April 03, 2012, 10:46:43 am

Digging up an old thread :ashamed: I should probably make more of an effort.

I just re-read the first post about leaving it alone  :surprised:

The car is booked in today to have some AP coilovers fitted  :jumpmove:

Here is a pic of how it stands now and one will be up once they are on later. I may have also accidentaly purchased a set of S3 brakes too, which will be being fitted this time rather than selling like the R32 ones I had :smiley:


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Title: Re: Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Post by: B3n on April 03, 2012, 11:00:47 pm

Where the pics of the collies fitted then :party: :party: :party: :party:

On another note how did you find the Saxo as a track car?? What mods did you do?? I've been offered on for pennies which im tempted to strip and track :laugh:

Title: Re: Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Post by: 56OctyVRS on April 03, 2012, 11:09:36 pm

That bsh revamp looks familiar :happy2:

Title: Re: Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Post by: W8 Performance on April 04, 2012, 12:39:35 pm

Pics below of car on ap coilovers. As well as small delivery that arrived 5mins ago....

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv675%2Frobert_waite%2F2ea29881.jpg&hash=e90f2bb6fc2063e6fd37bb742e95058cc835994f)

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Saxo was great as track car. With 306 gti brakes, strut brace and bolstering suspension. It was a bit of a pig with a harness and a bucket for a daily driver though :)

It was good on a short twisty track but ran out of legs on the straight.

Title: Re: Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Post by: Janner_Sy on April 04, 2012, 04:30:58 pm

How you finding the coilovers?

I had the APs on Octavia.  Found them to be awesome when i was in germany and mainland europe.  When i moved back to the UK i took them off really quickly as it felt really crashy on the roads around medway, Kent.  Almost putme off buying coilovers again

Title: Re: Octavia VRS 2.0 TFSi
Post by: W8 Performance on April 04, 2012, 04:39:00 pm

i'm enjoying them so far, but only got fitted yesterday.

I drive down lots of lanes in rural kent so have done a few miles and dont really think they are too bad.

My saxo on Bilsteins and vento on gaz coilovers were worse.

Even if I wasnt enjoying them I would lie through my teeth to save grief off the wife  :grin:

But seriously they arent bad at all. I could wind them down a lot more, but will run with them for a bit and see :driver:

I was going to fit springs, but with the car at 60k i thought I would just get it all done and be done with it. Plus I can go lower if I want to.