MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: BarberVW on February 09, 2014, 09:04:44 pm

Title: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: BarberVW on February 09, 2014, 09:04:44 pm: Eh up,

Bought this end of December 2013 as a bit of a Christmas present to myself.
2006 GTI in diamond black perleffekt, standard with 71,000 miles, and a big spec.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2Fr9k400.jpg&hash=c18fb62e66bff31d9ea9bd3110c1a728abd040ef)

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So there she is.

So far I've added amber sidelight bulbs, LED number plate bulbs, pressed metal plates, GTI seat plaque inserts, and tidied a few bits up.
It's just had it's coilpack recall done on Saturday and it starts a lot less rough now, generally smoother etc.

Just trying to keep it clean through this winter weather for now.

Any suggestions on what bits to tinker with etc, please feel free to let me know as I don't really know what I'm doing with mk5's.

Oh - this was my last car:

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A wee little 1.4 with 60hp....the difference is night and day.

Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: prp74 on February 09, 2014, 09:15:48 pm: Welcome, looks like a tidy well spec car there. :happy2:

Do you have any others mods planned?
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: Leigh200sx on February 09, 2014, 09:25:44 pm: Looks a well spec'd car there mate and clean too.
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: Marc-5-GTI on February 09, 2014, 09:30:58 pm: Wow, I'd went off black cars (had two) but that.. Wow! Looks awesome!!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: greygti on February 09, 2014, 10:42:55 pm: Yep same as above I'd went rite of black cars but that is something else !! You had it detailed recently lol??
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: N8KOW on February 09, 2014, 11:25:52 pm: It just looks super tidy :happy2:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on February 10, 2014, 05:03:16 pm: Quote from: prp74 on February 09, 2014, 09:15:48 pm
Welcome, looks like a tidy well spec car there. :happy2:

Do you have any others mods planned?

Thanks mate. Just the usual stuff really - i'm no scene stopper.

Quote from: Leigh200sx on February 09, 2014, 09:25:44 pm
Looks a well spec'd car there mate and clean too.

Cheers, yeah it has everything I was looking for (and more!) except for a sunroof!

Quote from: Marc-5-GTI on February 09, 2014, 09:30:58 pm
Wow, I'd went off black cars (had two) but that.. Wow! Looks awesome!!

Quote from: greygti on February 09, 2014, 10:42:55 pm
Yep same as above I'd went rite of black cars but that is something else !! You had it detailed recently lol??

Thanks gents, means a lot, I do all the cleaning myself. Looking forward to the warmer weather so I can give it a proper going over. Black cars - the biggest love hate relationship of them all.

Quote from: N8KOW on February 09, 2014, 11:25:52 pm
It just looks super tidy :happy2:

Thank you :drinking:

When it had it's coilpack recall, VW gave it one of their health checks and turns out my wishbone bushes are worn, which makes sense as there is a slight knock at low speeds so this'll probably be the next work. Function before form :sad1:

Best to get these things out of the way before the nice weather comes so funds can go towards mods! :party:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on March 13, 2014, 05:38:33 pm: Hi,

See below for results of VW health check-

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Can anyone advise whether this gives opportunity to upgrade anything? Different bushes / replacement wishbones etc?
Would this be a good time to install an anti lift kit?

Thanks
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: Stevepd on March 13, 2014, 05:56:39 pm: Very nice indeed :congrats:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: Nino_Mk5 on March 13, 2014, 06:09:34 pm: Very clean looking GTI mate, paintwork looks amazing!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: LiamGTi on March 13, 2014, 07:24:20 pm: How did you go about getting the recall done on the car, when i ring they just say to me nahh, its got none that are currently available.

So any help would be great.
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on March 14, 2014, 05:23:51 pm: Quote from: LiamGTi on March 13, 2014, 07:24:20 pm
How did you go about getting the recall done on the car, when i ring they just say to me nahh, its got none that are currently available.

So any help would be great.

Hi, I just rang up VW service department at local dealers, asked if there were any outstanding recalls against my reg, he dithered about a bit then said yes and confirmed it was for coilpacks, easy peasy. There will be a small square sticker on the boot floor under the carpet if your car has already had it with a dealer stamp and some codes on.

Hope this helps...
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on March 23, 2014, 06:18:10 pm: Looked under the engine cover today for the first time which was fun to get off and on.
Prompted into action by what lay beneath-

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Doesn't appear to be the latest revision PCV unit so I'll be updating that in the coming weeks.
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: LiamGTi on March 23, 2014, 06:24:10 pm: This is going to sound hilarious, but how do you get the cover off I;ve been tempted to look under mine for weeks just CBA trying to work it out!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on March 23, 2014, 06:58:53 pm: Hi mate, followed this guide:

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113978

Easy when you know how! Sort of :laugh:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: LiamGTi on March 23, 2014, 07:00:29 pm: Thanks buddy, that will be very useful!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: z00bz on March 24, 2014, 01:07:59 pm: Looks nice :happy2:

Bought mine in Dec 2013 too and just been cleaning it up too :grin:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on March 29, 2014, 09:02:15 pm: Cheers, always nice to restore what previous owners have neglected.

New page new pic:

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Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: joshbbk on March 30, 2014, 03:31:47 pm: great work here :happy2:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on March 30, 2014, 07:57:44 pm: Quote from: joshbbk on March 30, 2014, 03:31:47 pm
great work here :happy2:

Thanks mate. Little snapshot of my latest acquisition.

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:party:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on April 02, 2014, 04:41:24 pm: Big thanks to AKS tuning for these-

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Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI.....PCV Drama
Post by: BarberVW on April 04, 2014, 08:13:49 pm: Ok so today was the day I decided to update the PCV on my car to the latest revision. The Saharan sands had subsided and the parts were in at the local stealer's, so I set about it.

The price of the gasket really caught me off guard
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Shiny new bits
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Old, possibly factory PCV in situ:
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Unbolted to reveal.....MAYO?! :sick:
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The old valve internal shot
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I then popped the breather hoses off to inspect those. The short one that connects to the inlet manifold was fine, but the longer one that disappears down into the depths looked like this....
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Properly blocked with mayo....

Got it off the car (with great difficulty since there isn't much room where it connects to the engine lower down) and irrigated it to clear it out

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The gunk seemed endless. :sick:

All clean and thoroughly dried
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The re assembly begins.
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New valve on....
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And all back together
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My main concern now is why there is so much emulsified oil in and around the PCV system? There is some on the oil filler cap but that's pretty normal, but there is also a bit on the dipstick!
The car hasn't used a drop of coolant and there are no signs of oil in the header tank. Can anyone offer any insight into what may be going on here? :scared:

Thanks for reading
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on June 29, 2014, 10:56:19 pm: Quick pic to bump the thread -

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Car is in at VW to have both wings replaced under warranty with 100% contribution on the 7th.
Had a bit of a bump into a low wall in a car park and ruined my front bumper so getting them to do that at the same time so it all matches as best as possible.
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: cobz on June 30, 2014, 01:06:18 pm: Glad you bumped this! Couldn't find it again...

Will get mine up on Wednesday if I have time.
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on July 01, 2014, 06:37:52 pm: Quote from: cobz on June 30, 2014, 01:06:18 pm
Glad you bumped this! Couldn't find it again...

Will get mine up on Wednesday if I have time.

No worries - I'll keep an eye out!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: AndyBrown on July 01, 2014, 06:43:41 pm: Why did you upgrade the PCV to the latest version? Is the old one poor quality?
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on July 01, 2014, 08:26:33 pm: Quote from: AndyBrown on July 01, 2014, 06:43:41 pm
Why did you upgrade the PCV to the latest version? Is the old one poor quality?

Just a bit of maintenance, didn't need to do it but they are known to deteriorate over time. It made no difference to how mine ran so can only assume the original was fine but I know it's done now. Still got to do the DV but all in good time.

See here (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,44709.0.html) for more info on PCV system and DV.
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: AndyBrown on July 01, 2014, 09:00:34 pm: I'll give it a read, cheer!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: Leglessracing on July 02, 2014, 12:49:00 am: Great looking car!
You must be very happy with it
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: kyzersoze on July 02, 2014, 03:10:11 pm: Awesome looking car!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: Sjw_Vw on July 05, 2014, 10:10:34 am: Very nice :happy2:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: w15hhh on July 05, 2014, 04:40:03 pm: nice car :happy2:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: cobz on July 05, 2014, 08:45:05 pm: Had it all fixed up yet? Keep seeing it as I drive past your car park!

My post is up at last
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on July 05, 2014, 10:02:35 pm: Quote from: Leglessracing on July 02, 2014, 12:49:00 am
Great looking car!
You must be very happy with it

Quote from: kyzersoze on July 02, 2014, 03:10:11 pm
Awesome looking car!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

Quote from: Sjw_Vw on July 05, 2014, 10:10:34 am
Very nice :happy2:

Quote from: w15hhh on July 05, 2014, 04:40:03 pm
nice car :happy2:

Thanks all, fair few plans in the pipeline but its all money :scared: will get there.

Quote from: cobz on July 05, 2014, 08:45:05 pm
Had it all fixed up yet? Keep seeing it as I drive past your car park!

My post is up at last

Not yet mate, goes in Monday :grin: be fun to see what courtesy car I get, gonna try for a Golf R but doubt it'll happen, probably get an Up!

Bagged first reply :happy2:

New front end ready for paint:

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Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: Tracey on July 06, 2014, 08:05:21 pm: Front grill will be nice when done !
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on July 08, 2014, 03:33:46 pm: Courtesy car for the week while the Golf has a makeover....

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1.2 Match :sad1:

Could be worse.
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: cobz on July 08, 2014, 04:46:09 pm: Shame they didn't offer like for like! Mk7 GTI wouldn't have been so bad...
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on July 15, 2014, 04:17:51 pm: Got the car back Friday afternoon from Parkway VW Derby. It had :

- Both wings replaced and painted @ 100% contribution from VW
- Complete replacement front bumper inc. grills etc as hit a low wall in a car park the other week
- New radiator support panel (bit which basically holds the front of the car on) as I managed to crack it on the wall

My front splitter is now colour coded, and also put a few extra bits on.

Not a cheap do, but the car looks fresh now.

The damage:

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Got it back Friday afternoon and added these:

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Genuine carbon fibre mirror covers. These are not the cheaper stick on covers, but complete replacement cover units.
Also smoked inpro side repeaters added underneath.

Honda S2000 aerial:

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New tax disc holder:

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I then couldn't do much else as i was working all weekend, but yesterday I gave it a decent detail and took plenty of photos to show off its refreshed appearance.
Enjoy.....

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Plans for the future include:

Cat back exhaust
Stage 1 map
Lowering on AP coils (aready acquired)
~~Front wishbone bushes replacing~~
Refurbish wheels to Monza Shadow style
Space wheels

Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: J400uk on July 16, 2014, 10:00:28 pm: Looks awesome, very clean :happy2:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: cobz on July 17, 2014, 09:00:38 am: Looks like they did a good job!

I wish I had the patience to detail my car that well... Fancy giving mine a good clean? :P
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: z00bz on July 17, 2014, 09:44:47 am: Looks fresshhh.... :happy2: I can imagine how pricey it would've been :signLOL:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on August 05, 2014, 11:12:37 am: Quote from: J400uk on July 16, 2014, 10:00:28 pm
Looks awesome, very clean :happy2:

Thanks mate I'm really happy with it.

Quote from: cobz on July 17, 2014, 09:00:38 am
Looks like they did a good job!

I wish I had the patience to detail my car that well... Fancy giving mine a good clean? :P

They didn't do too badly at all. As much as I enjoy cleaning cars, it's taxing enough keeping on top of this one, take yours to a pro detailers and then just maintain it, its worth the money!

Quote from: z00bz on July 17, 2014, 09:44:47 am
Looks fresshhh.... :happy2: I can imagine how pricey it would've been :signLOL:

Wallets still recovering :laugh:
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So as my front wishbone bushes and console bushes have been in need of replacement since before I bought the car, thought it was about time I finally did something about it as the front end is starting to feel dangerously sloppy.

First thing-

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Uprated solid TT console bushes from dark side developments. Thought about polybushes and anti-lift but just don't think my driving justifies the cost of them.

Once these are on I can get my coilovers on as well :scared:
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on November 14, 2014, 11:03:12 pm: Car has just had its 80k mile major service, cambelt, water pump, all wishbone bushes replaced, and new CV boot from main dealer.

Newest addition to go on :
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Unlikely to see much more progress over the winter months, but who knows.

Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: BarberVW on December 04, 2014, 08:11:11 pm: Just a few shots to show the latest additions; red GTI badges, Climair wind deflectors, forum sticker and a dash sticker :laugh:

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Title: Re: My DBP mk5 GTI
Post by: numec on December 12, 2014, 07:00:53 pm: Do you mind sharing where you bought the red GTI letter sticker mate?
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: K1NGY14 on December 13, 2014, 02:21:33 pm: This is a lovely example mate, I'm looking at this as inspiration for mine
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: JimmyC92 on December 13, 2014, 04:56:18 pm: Mint example mate! Trying to get my paintwork to that standard :happy2:
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: LowProfile on December 14, 2014, 08:41:13 am: Loving the little touches you've made mate! Cant wait to see it on the coilovers, where did you get the carbon mirrors from?
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: jaye2992 on December 14, 2014, 07:11:11 pm: Looks great and very clean! Where did you get the number plates from? Look good!
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: M9xxr on December 14, 2014, 09:35:01 pm: very very very tidy looking car! I've been looking at those badges on eBay, are they good quality? i broke my standard one swapping grills and these are a lot cheaper! you keeping it oem as possible?
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: BarberVW on December 14, 2014, 09:54:46 pm: Quote from: numec on December 12, 2014, 07:00:53 pm
Do you mind sharing where you bought the red GTI letter sticker mate?

Hi Numec, got them from a seller on eBay called vcstickers a few weeks back, he doesn't seem to have anything for sale now, might be worth a pm?

Quote from: K1NGY14 on December 13, 2014, 02:21:33 pm
This is a lovely example mate, I'm looking at this as inspiration for mine

Thank you

Quote from: JimmyC92 on December 13, 2014, 04:56:18 pm
Mint example mate! Trying to get my paintwork to that standard :happy2:

Cheers mate, it's a pain in the ar*e but well worth it.

Quote from: LowProfile on December 14, 2014, 08:41:13 am
Loving the little touches you've made mate! Cant wait to see it on the coilovers, where did you get the carbon mirrors from?

Thanks, I need to pull my finger out and get them installed, most likely early 2015 when the weather shows signs of improvement. I got the mirrors off someone on here a while back, no idea of there origins sorry!

Quote from: jaye2992 on December 14, 2014, 07:11:11 pm
Looks great and very clean! Where did you get the number plates from? Look good!

Thanks Jaye, unfortunately it's not always this clean :jumping: number plates are eBay item 321413552350 great quality.

Quote from: M9xxr on December 14, 2014, 09:35:01 pm
very very very tidy looking car! I've been looking at those badges on eBay, are they good quality? i broke my standard one swapping grills and these are a lot cheaper! you keeping it oem as possible?

Thank you very much, they are 'so far so good', fairly scratch resistant (I tested them :P) and as you say a fair price which is what made me try them. Still not sure if I like them tbh but it's no trouble to swap them back if you don't like them really, just extra expense. I'm still tidying it up and funds have been tied up getting it mechanically sound, 2015 should be the year of some proper mods.
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: jaye2992 on December 14, 2014, 09:57:48 pm: I know the feeling mine is filthy :( haha. Cheers I will take a look
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: numec on December 15, 2014, 01:26:05 pm: I cant seem to find vcsticker in ebay anymore :confused:
Bought some from them last year but need another for my other car..
Thanks for sharing bud..
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI
Post by: Lucas_Pirelli on December 16, 2014, 10:03:53 am: Ive noticed a lot of posts lately about people taking their cars into vw with rust problems, is there a lifetime warranty on paint that i dont know about? my car is almost immaculate apart from the smallest bit of rust just in the small gap underneath the rear side window.... could this be sorted?

Car looks great by the way, my pirelli is hibernating in the garage till summer, cant wait to get it back out after seeing yours :laugh:
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: BarberVW on February 10, 2015, 02:51:02 pm: Clean car pic to get started:
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Now, there's been a bit of interest recently surrounding the ramair cold air intake due to it being a bit of a bargain buy on sale at £155. Well I went and bought one!

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The kit comes with 70mm diameter black hard piping, good quality black silicone hoses and black anodized jubilee clips. Not to mention a foam filter bigger than my head. It also has a black bracket which I can't figure out where the heck it goes but it's all fairly solid so not to worried. It also comes with a heat shield which I thought made this kit excellent value, it does however come perilously close to one of my coolant pipe: I've had to add some rubber edging to it to minimise the risk of the metal edges chafing through and causing me a headache.

Pic fitted:
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It makes some decent sounds:

I have nothing to compare this to other than the stock airbox, so can't say how it compares to other aftermarket solutions, but I have no grumbles whatsoever for the price. It has affected the old mpg negatively, but I put that down to the car needing to be mapped to match the new hardware, which is coming soon.

The butt dyno tells me there is some loss of torque low down but it's dwarfed by its new capabilities towards the top, it span the wheels in the dry in 3rd the other day which has never happened before.

If anyone had any questions or comments fire away, hopefully have more updates soon.

Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: BarberVW on February 24, 2015, 04:04:37 pm: Added a gloss black front badge and had a play with a photo app for my phone:

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Title: Re: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: Dave(tm) on February 24, 2015, 04:45:42 pm: Looks good, and a lot like mine (except cleaner and with less doors).

Do you have a link to the video? Can't seem to get it to launch from the thumbnail...

Dave
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: th3_f15t on February 24, 2015, 05:45:27 pm: I'd be interested to see how the MPG is effected after a re-map, and how you get on with the RamAir CAI after a few thousand miles.
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: BarberVW on February 24, 2015, 11:52:40 pm: Quote from: Dave(tm) on February 24, 2015, 04:45:42 pm
Looks good, and a lot like mine (except cleaner and with less doors).

Do you have a link to the video? Can't seem to get it to launch from the thumbnail...

Dave

Hi Dave, this should do it

Quote from: th3_f15t on February 24, 2015, 05:45:27 pm
I'd be interested to see how the MPG is effected after a re-map, and how you get on with the RamAir CAI after a few thousand miles.

I'll keep my eye on it and post findings as and when. Do you know something I don't? What happens in a few thousand miles :scared:
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: AndyBrown on February 25, 2015, 02:01:48 am: What app did use for the photos? Looks awesome!
Title: Re: My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI
Post by: th3_f15t on February 25, 2015, 09:22:06 am: I say a few thousand so that it's enough time for everything to settle in, plus that lovely feeling you get when you fit something new goes and you start fully understanding it. It's why I've not written a review on my anti-roll bars and full SuperPro bushes kit, giving it enough time to really see what it's like to live with.