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Mk5 General Area / Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Last post by mjmallia on Today at 06:19:10 pm »
Ordered a replacement interior passenger door grab handle, and to my surprise the GTI now has parts classified as classic  :laugh:




Like new again


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So, as I was saying, more information about the latest track day...
The car performed great, once more. I still have the random missfire issue that the car has been plagued with since the start but it did not interfere with the having fun part. Not being able to rev the engine past 6k for the fear of missfire will have an impact on the time. Thankfully I've had faster cars so the "time" part is irrelevant. The "fun" part is all that matters.
And, as I am sure you all know, it is loads more fun (but also dangerous) to drive a car fast in the rain. I would have pushed more (and maybe had more moments like 3:25) but the barriers are quite close and I didn't feel like crashing. I am still recovering from my trackday accident and I am taking it one step at a time.



The car is equipped with Michelin Pilot Supersport which should be better than 4S in the dry and worse in the wet.
The car's balance is great, just the way I like it. It is predictable and a bit tail happy - because of the thicker H&R sway bar on the rear compared to the front. I really love this car!
Next week it's the car's 18th birthday and I plan to continue the mods in the years to come - but nothing radical planned at the moment...

Some photos from the trackday of the, now, old lady  :driver:











Cheers!
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Mk5 General Area / Re: edition 30
« Last post by GVK on Yesterday at 05:35:14 pm »
Is it for the intake runner motor? Just a guess,.
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Mk5 General Area / Re: Stuttering under heavy acceleration at about 4k rpm
« Last post by Ytee on Yesterday at 04:39:44 pm »
Yeh, I've researched it in the meantime and it's definitely worth trying since it's such a cheap change. I've bought a new one and now I'm just waiting for an opportunity to fit it, so, fingers crossed and I'll post back either way. Thanks for the advice  :happy2:
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Mk5 General Area / edition 30
« Last post by hugo46 on Yesterday at 01:27:46 pm »
put my engine back in my mk5 golf gti edition 30 wired it all up got a 5 pin plug left where im not sure where it plugs in its a 5 pin plug with a grey with purple stripe brown with green stripe brown green and black are the wires that go to it can anyone help me and know where it plugs in cheers karl
the closest wire to it goes to fuel pump diverter valve ect
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New Member Intro's / Me and my MK5
« Last post by Ghost_Marksman on Yesterday at 09:34:27 am »
Hi everyone !

I'm Ghost, french engineering student. I'm here because I'm starting to get into modding my MK5, and I want to learn as much as I can !

Have a great day !
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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: Brake booster pipe
« Last post by edition30ldn on November 13, 2025, 03:36:17 pm »
@GVK  yeah i have an aftermarket ramair intake on it currently, and thanks il try that, as i have to remove that anyway as i have a new pipercross intake to put on so will kill two birds with one stone, and il see if i can remove the battery and tray and give that a go that way. thanks for the replys
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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: Brake booster pipe
« Last post by GVK on November 13, 2025, 03:27:26 pm »
If you have a standard type intake, remove that you'll see the servo a bit easier - yeah remove the battery and tray too.

Remember to lock to lock the steering after refitting the battery to reset the traction control/steering angle sensor.
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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: Brake booster pipe
« Last post by edition30ldn on November 13, 2025, 03:20:03 pm »
this is the part i got , im sure its the same without the silver cover https://www.coverdalecarparts.co.uk/product-page/brake-booster-vacuum-hose-2-0tfsi
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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: Brake booster pipe
« Last post by edition30ldn on November 13, 2025, 03:19:05 pm »
@mjmallia thanks, i received the new part today , im trying to figure out how to get to the bottom part of the pipe seems impossible to get to, do i have to remove the battery and batt holder to get to it? thanks for the reply
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