MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: csrigo on March 17, 2016, 08:48:31 pm

Title: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 17, 2016, 08:48:31 pm
Hi folks I'm relatively new to the forum and thought it was about time to stick up a few pics as standard before I carry out any of my modifications and try and keep this updated.

I've had my Eddy about a month or so after my blue 3door manual Mk5 R32 went to Dub heaven. I'm previously a member on the R32OC forum but I have to say this is a very impressive forum with some great info and insight.

Here's a few (not great) pics taken with my phone but will stick some more up given time.

Car is standard but I have luckily just acquired my Number plaque from VW (3rd owner so very lucky) and have just purchased some H&R V2 twintube coilovers which I will hopefully get the chance to fit at the bank holiday weekend next week.
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Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Andy on March 17, 2016, 09:20:05 pm
welcome to the forum,nice well looked after gti you found and if you joined this forum it wont stay standard long :grin:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: TAPPY on March 17, 2016, 09:21:12 pm
Lovely motor you got there mate
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 17, 2016, 09:47:53 pm
welcome to the forum,nice well looked after gti you found and if you joined this forum it wont stay standard long :grin:

Thank you much appreciated :happy2:. Yes I'm getting the sense this forum could be corruption to an already corrupted mind lol.

Lovely motor you got there mate

Cheers mate much appreciated :happy2: lovely colour gti you got there.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Db4193 on March 17, 2016, 09:51:52 pm
Looks good. How do you find it compared to the r32?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Dan648v on March 17, 2016, 10:03:15 pm
Welcome along!
Is it me or is it missing it's boot spoiler?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 17, 2016, 10:11:29 pm
Looks good. How do you find it compared to the r32?

Cheers mate. Tbh I'm enjoying it a lot more..yes 4WD was good and engine/exhaust note was addictive..but to be fair the Eddy sounds pretty grunty itself, I love the rarity and pescaras..I don't miss the mpg..i prefer black and I find personally the half leather to be more comfortable and supportive..I cld go on and on but it just feels nicer right now..ask me again in a few months and I can give proper feedback comparisons lol.. loads of pros and cons
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 17, 2016, 10:17:53 pm
Welcome along!
Is it me or is it missing it's boot spoiler?

Cheers mate. You know I only thought about that the other day when looking at other ed30s..its defo got one but doesn't look as pronounced..has break light etc just doesn't look as long...it's a german import later edition so don't know if that has anything to do with it??
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: greygti on March 18, 2016, 11:38:01 pm
Looks like a lovely example of a ED30 , but that's defo not the right boot spoiler
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Dan648v on March 19, 2016, 09:49:18 am
You'll probably find that it's the actual bootlid not a spoiler, Oem ed30 spoiler sits on top of that bit. Looks like my carbon boot, Stood out to me that's all  :happy2: car looks clean!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: RBS on March 19, 2016, 02:25:05 pm
Welcome  :wink:
And if those are bad pic's I can't wait for great pic's!  :wink:
Great looking ED30!

Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: G4SYU on March 20, 2016, 10:27:15 am
 :congrats:
looks mint
 :congrats:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 20, 2016, 10:28:33 am
Thanks for the comments folks much appreciated :happy2:
You'll probably find that it's the actual bootlid not a spoiler, Oem ed30 spoiler sits on top of that bit. Looks like my carbon boot, Stood out to me that's all  :happy2: car looks clean!
Looks like a lovely example of a ED30 , but that's defo not the right boot spoiler

Cheers guys, and yes you are definitly correct I checked it out and looks like it's just the bootlid..I went over the car with fine tooth comb to make sure hasnt been replaced(bootlid)and it doesnt look like it has..paranoia kicked in slightly  :confused: I will be getting a bootlid spoiler at the end of the month after I find the correct part number after searching on here unsure as to OEM or Votex

Again cheers for the comments folks had a nosey at both your cars...very very nice :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 20, 2016, 10:31:35 am
:congrats:
looks mint
 :congrats:

Cheers mate much appreciated  :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: jonnyg49 on March 20, 2016, 10:41:38 am
Looks very well!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Mitch H on March 20, 2016, 11:58:42 am
Looks a nice example mate any mods planned ?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 20, 2016, 08:55:14 pm
Looks very well!
Looks a nice example mate any mods planned ?

Cheers lads very much appreciated :happy2:

Well I have already changed my cam follower(was in good nick anyway but better safe than sorry)
Checked my DV (revision G) and PCV both good.
Aquired my ED30 plaque from VW.
Got my coilovers to go on next week hopefully then all I plan on doing is a stage 1 APR map from ecotune in renfrew and big brake kit probably(VW racing) and that will be that.

Basically have it sitting how I like, have a little extra poke cos why not, get the brakes sorted for looks and resolve the mediocre braking it comes with.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: zainster on March 21, 2016, 10:11:46 am
Always liked the Ed30 and this one looks a very nice example!  :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on March 21, 2016, 11:09:26 am
Looks mint!  :smiley:

If you want some ideas to improve the comfort features you can look at both my projects. The interior can be updated to a more modern look/capabilities too. :wink:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 21, 2016, 07:09:29 pm
Always liked the Ed30 and this one looks a very nice example!  :happy2:

Cheers mate much appreciated :happy2:

Looks mint!  :smiley:

If you want some ideas to improve the comfort features you can look at both my projects. The interior can be updated to a more modern look/capabilities too. :wink:

Cheers buddy very much appreciated :happy2: I actually had some rare spare time in work today and spent it all reading your build thread...wow mate! very very imressive :congrats: such a methodical and precise series of modifications and to be honest I will take quite a bit of inspiration from it... interior and the rest your car is mint bud.

If I could ask you a question, how does your car sit/ride now with a few thousand miles under its belt on the H&Rs..looks great. I only ask as I have a tough decision to make regarding my coilovers.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on March 21, 2016, 07:29:56 pm
Cheers buddy very much appreciated :happy2: I actually had some rare spare time in work today and spent it all reading your build thread...wow mate! very very imressive :congrats: such a methodical and precise series of modifications and to be honest I will take quite a bit of inspiration from it... interior and the rest your car is mint bud.

If I could ask you a question, how does your car sit/ride now with a few thousand miles under its belt on the H&Rs..looks great. I only ask as I have a tough decision to make regarding my coilovers.
Thanks bud! :drinking:

I think the H&R give a perfect stance for the car. I wouldn't ride lower with coilovers, to be honest. For the price I paid for the dampers and springs, I think I have a much better and durable setup than what the same priced coilovers would give me. Of course I wouldn't mind fitting Öhlins but they're too expensive for my wallet. :laugh:

If you choose a damper and spring setup you can also consider the Bilstein B12 kit, as you won't have to adjust it to your preference like the Koni Sport require/allow. Or Bilstein B8 and H&R springs, since there are a few in this forum who have that setup and like it too. :smiley:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 01, 2016, 04:46:12 pm
Well I've been working abroad and not had much time to update my profile on here so thought it was overdue to stick a few pics up with the way the car is sitting now that I have my suspension on ☺


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Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Mitch H on May 01, 2016, 05:43:51 pm
What suspension you on? Sits nice
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 01, 2016, 06:57:22 pm
What suspension you on? Sits nice

Thanks mate. Its on H&R springs needed it to be comfy to please her and survive my pothole and speedbump drive to the base. Plus saved me cash for my remap.. pretty happy with them ao far I inly fitted them 4 days ago so shld still settle some.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Mitch H on May 02, 2016, 03:33:52 pm
What suspension you on? Sits nice

Thanks mate. Its on H&R springs needed it to be comfy to please her and survive my pothole and speedbump drive to the base. Plus saved me cash for my remap.. pretty happy with them ao far I inly fitted them 4 days ago so shld still settle some.

You got new dampers with them? Are the springs 30mm or 50mm? I have 30mm h and r springs waiting to be fitted, I'll be chuffed if it sits like this !
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on May 02, 2016, 04:10:37 pm
What suspension you on? Sits nice

Thanks mate. Its on H&R springs needed it to be comfy to please her and survive my pothole and speedbump drive to the base. Plus saved me cash for my remap.. pretty happy with them ao far I inly fitted them 4 days ago so shld still settle some.

You got new dampers with them? Are the springs 30mm or 50mm? I have 30mm h and r springs waiting to be fitted, I'll be chuffed if it sits like this !
There's only one H&R spring kit for GTI/GT and the springs are blue. It lowers the ride 30 mm. Just other mk5 Golf models have -50 mm that lower the ride the same as the blue GTI springs but they're painted red. GTIs are -20 mm compared to normal Golfs, GT/GT Sport/Sport are -15 mm.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: AlexPWallace on May 02, 2016, 05:26:28 pm
Well I've been working abroad and not had much time to update my profile on here so thought it was overdue to stick a few pics up with the way the car is sitting now that I have my suspension on ☺


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Love this example mate....really neat. Something to aspire to
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: snowley on May 02, 2016, 09:18:39 pm
Looks great. Nice to get such a great height with just springs.

How does the comfort compare to standard?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 03, 2016, 03:01:07 pm
What suspension you on? Sits nice

Thanks mate. Its on H&R springs needed it to be comfy to please her and survive my pothole and speedbump drive to the base. Plus saved me cash for my remap.. pretty happy with them ao far I inly fitted them 4 days ago so shld still settle some.

You got new dampers with them? Are the springs 30mm or 50mm? I have 30mm h and r springs waiting to be fitted, I'll be chuffed if it sits like this !

Cheers mate. Yes they are the 30mm H&Rs which as Shoduchi says are the only option you really get for the gti..the 50s are for normal mk5 I believe so yours should sit basically the same as mine bud...get some pics up when on let me have a nosey
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 03, 2016, 03:04:22 pm
Well I've been working abroad and not had much time to update my profile on here so thought it was overdue to stick a few pics up with the way the car is sitting now that I have my suspension on ☺


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Love this example mate....really neat. Something to aspire to

Thank you very much mate much appreciated
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 03, 2016, 03:26:21 pm
Looks great. Nice to get such a great height with just springs.

How does the comfort compare to standard?
Cheers mate they make a big difference in handling and the the ride is great almost standard pretty comfy amd my roads are bad up here.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Mitch H on May 03, 2016, 05:17:34 pm
I'm 99% sure H and r do a 50mm for the gti aswell only made for American market but there is a few company's now selling them on the U.K
Can see how people get easily confused though it's a right pita
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 03, 2016, 06:17:55 pm
I'm 99% sure H and r do a 50mm for the gti aswell only made for American market but there is a few company's now selling them on the U.K
Can see how people get easily confused though it's a right pita

Yeah mate I had a wee nosey today on my lunch and I think your right I think they call them H&R supersports or something...defo worth a shout if your wanting it even lower..prob a little more firm but H&R are quality so worth a try
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: AJP on May 03, 2016, 06:50:26 pm
I'm 99% sure H and r do a 50mm for the gti aswell only made for American market but there is a few company's now selling them on the U.K
Can see how people get easily confused though it's a right pita
Bear in mind US GTIs sit really high. I'd guess 15/20mm higher than the 'Euro' as they call it.

I'm prepared to be proved wrong, but I'd bet my balls that this 50mm spring wouldn't lower a Euro/UK GTI by 50mm.

I'm on the normal 30mm H&R by the way, and I agree, they're very good.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 14, 2016, 08:08:29 pm
Hi folks just a wee update since I just got my stage 1 APR remap done at ecotune in renfrew ( basically Glasgow to all English peeps :wink: )

I would like to thank the guys at Ecotune for a great service today!! im over the moon with the results even after a sketchy start which the guys rectified brilliantly.

I turned up on the off chance looking to get my map but since I was actually doing overtime at the time and had sneaked away  :grin: I wasnt very hopeful of getting slotted in. Luck being on my side they had a cancellation and i jumped at it.

Got my car rolled their couple months back the car being completely standard and ran 230.1 bhp and cant remember the torque(print off is in the house) but was more than happy with the results.

So today when my first run on the dyno was 14bhp down 216bhp i was a little disheartened tho it was 70°F so much hotter than last time but still a little gutted as i was feeling the car a little down on power but thought it was my imagination! Anyway once the stage 1 APR map was loaded on after checking all files where good no fault codes....nightmare a coilpack decided to end itself :doh: but the guys at ecotune where amazing and replaced my faulty one with one they had spare from a lambo they worked on :grin: and they also checked and regapped ally spark plugs as they where all waaay out!

Well to get get to the nitty gritty the car made 325.2 bhp and 317.5 ft-lbs!!! I will stick my bad pic of my printout on as soon as i can get my photobucket upload.

The car is completely standard apart from the map and i know there is always different roller results dependent where you go before peple say its optimistic to get these reults with no mods but im not too fussed the car feels night and day either way...Amazing!! So if its 325 or 290 im a happy chappy.

Cant recommend Ecotune enough proper VAG heads and very friendly professional service top quality guys as well.

Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 14, 2016, 08:14:22 pm
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Apologies for the rubbish pic i folded it in my pocket before realising what id done.....idiot lol
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: ChrisGT on May 14, 2016, 08:19:24 pm
Nice one, some good gains from that! Like you said as long as you're happy with it then that's what really matters at the end of the day!  :jumpmove:

Chris
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 14, 2016, 08:31:12 pm
Nice one, some good gains from that! Like you said as long as you're happy with it then that's what really matters at the end of the day!  :jumpmove:

Chris

Cheers mate your totally right  :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: RBS on May 15, 2016, 09:04:03 am
Nice power spec!  :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 15, 2016, 03:26:35 pm
Nice power spec!  :happy2:

Cheers bud :happy2: im really happy with it but ordered my NGKs and R8 coilpacks anyway just to be on safe side car feels great...but......got a slight clutch slip in 6th last night..ah well new helix clutch and flywheel next I suppose  :doh:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 19, 2016, 10:42:28 am
Just a quick update. I fitted my NGK BKR7EIX plugs (I gapped them first) and new coilpacks while the weather was good and the car feels great. Fuel consumption mpg has gone up to around 36-39 mpg on my daily commute due to im assuming the combination of the new stage 1 map, plugs and coilpacks has benifitted the car massively. My clutch is actually spot on and holding so far..had one slip as i stated last week but that was under load from 30mph in 6th gear accelerating so is understandable.. driving normally and spirited has been fine so no clutch needed straight away at least. Ordered Millers nano drive NT oil and ITG panel filter along with oil filter fuel filter etc for a wee service i will carry out next weekend.

Thinking of ordering my PCV delete as i have a little oil just underneath the valve so it may have a slight leak but not losing boost or anything so no great necessity yet i believe.

Now trying to stop myself getting parts for stage 2...really told myself i wouldnt tho.....ugh :doh:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: ChrisGT on May 19, 2016, 04:48:02 pm
Great news on the clutch, hopefully it'll last a while.

Good plan doing all the maintenance too, oils and filters are the best thing you can do to keep the engine running good.

re-gapped the plugs and balanced the carbs on my motorbike over winter and it's amazing the difference little maintenance things like that can help the general running of any vehicle, obviously the car doesn't have carbs but you know what I mean  :grin:

Chris
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on May 19, 2016, 06:43:41 pm
Great news on the clutch, hopefully it'll last a while.

Good plan doing all the maintenance too, oils and filters are the best thing you can do to keep the engine running good.

re-gapped the plugs and balanced the carbs on my motorbike over winter and it's amazing the difference little maintenance things like that can help the general running of any vehicle, obviously the car doesn't have carbs but you know what I mean  :grin:

Chris

Cheers Chris I must admit im glad i dont need to fork out on a clutch kit just yet after pricing the sachs one from awsome  :surprised: and yes mate you are totally right again, the maintenance parts getting sorted definitly makes your car...or bike :grin: run better IMHO and gives you that piece of mind or even a little placebo effect that its improved. I assume you set your carbs up different every summer/winter...gotta love oldschool carbs  :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: ChrisGT on May 19, 2016, 06:56:34 pm
Haha, yeah clutch is not the cheapest to buy and then if you don't replace it yourself then it's at least a few hours labour from a garage.

Don't use my bike much over the winter months, it's more of a toy for me so just strip it, clean it, maintenance, mods etc over winter.

Chris
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 08, 2017, 10:34:52 pm
Hi folks not put an update up in a while been working away so thought it was about time.

I decided to change my H&R springs for a set of H&R coilovers...just had the itch always had all my cars coilovered and the springs although excellent just didnt cut it for me tbh...stance wise that is. Anyway I fitted them the other day and took some pics. Dropping the front another 5mm tmoro and getting my 4 wheel geometry sorted to finish the setup.

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Sorry for the pic heavy post folks.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: ChrisGT on March 09, 2017, 12:05:29 am
Looks awesome!  :happy2:

Chris
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on March 09, 2017, 03:29:15 pm
Looks awesome!  :happy2:

Chris

Cheers mate  :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on September 23, 2017, 10:56:28 pm
Thought id stick an update up since i hevent in a while.

Well I upgraded the clucth to a Helix organic stage 1 and a new DMF. Car feels night and day as it was slipping something crazy near the end there.

Car currently has:

Tarox grooved and dimpled disks and pads all round
Michelin Pilot V3s
Stage 1 APR remap
H&R Dampening and height adjustable V2 coilovers
Stage 1 Helix organic clutch and new DMF etc
Cam follwer changed again recently..tho old one was still perfect..i change every 5K or something.
All new service parts for winter to be fitted shortly ie new plugs(gapped correctly) coil packs filters air, fuel, pollen and oil.
Always run on Millers nano and will get a full change agaun during service as soon as i have the time to do it all.

Anyway heres a few pics after a quick sesh with the DA

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Got myself a DA polisher and had a wee go the other day...disnt go for a really abrasive pad to start as it was the first time id used a DA...but it came up great with a polishing pad some poorboys ssr2 and going over again with autoglym super resin then pain sealant then some HD wax. Once i get some proper chemical guys pads i will get proper into it.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: OirishGTI on September 24, 2017, 06:01:22 am
Nice! :laugh:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Cosmos on September 26, 2017, 07:32:21 am
Looks ace  :smiley:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on September 27, 2017, 12:08:06 pm
Looks ace  :smiley:

Cheers mate  :smiley:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 06, 2018, 03:55:03 pm
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Just a few random pics of the golf...top ones are before DB9 upgrade so the stance is now different will update again later tonight with some recent work carried out and look etc. I feel I need to add I didn't put BP in my car it's genuinely only ever been ran on VPower since I've owned it bar 1 time I was working middle of nowhere and put £30 Tesco 99 in....daft but one of my many OCD things.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Deano45 on November 06, 2018, 10:42:27 pm
Brakes are looking awesome ....nice one.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on November 07, 2018, 11:19:58 am
Great upgrade!  :congrats:

Niki says Tesco works just as well as VPower. You can use either without worries. :smiley:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 07, 2018, 10:07:20 pm
Brakes are looking awesome ....nice one.
Great upgrade!  :congrats:

Niki says Tesco works just as well as VPower. You can use either without worries. :smiley:

Thanks lads they have been on for months but ive not had a chance to update this in a while.

Injectors didnt arrive back from R-tech today so should be tomorrow and ive stuck in a runner flap delete kit while the manifold was off.

Had a serious issue attempting to remove the cam chain adjuster bolt today....sheared the polydrive bit in two! Will stick a few pics up later hopefully. I bought the polydrive bit (Laser) off Amazon as my mate from VW is in OZ so cant get a sneaky shot of tools till hes back...4 weeks meh. The bolt is ok and i got the broken part out no probs...trying anothe one tomorrow :scared:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 07, 2018, 10:10:54 pm
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Laser 10mm polydrive off amazon.....need to try another tomorrow unfortunately...wish me luck!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 08, 2018, 12:08:11 am
Heres the almost finished results of the valve clean...pictures dont do it justice of how bad they were before the clean. This is my car currently on 114k.

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Above is showing cyl4 3 2 1 top to bottom

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This is them not actually 100%...i left them overnight to dry out more and gave anotjer go today after that polydrive snapped to give me something to do....will take more pics before installing the manifold.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: AntzGti on November 08, 2018, 10:47:08 am
Your inlet cleaning is really impressive....  :happy2:

It backs up my suspicions that fuel additives, or introducing fuel & cleaner mixes directly through the manifold will never shift that amount of crud.

Can I as how easy was it to remove in the inlet manifold?

Regards

Antony
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Caspersmith on November 08, 2018, 06:13:47 pm
Wow, such a difference!

I'll get R-Tech to do mine when I've got the money.

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Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 09, 2018, 04:56:43 pm
Your inlet cleaning is really impressive....  :happy2:

It backs up my suspicions that fuel additives, or introducing fuel & cleaner mixes directly through the manifold will never shift that amount of crud.

Can I as how easy was it to remove in the inlet manifold?

Regards

Antony

Cheers mate much appreciated. Took me a good few hours to clean them up. It can be a pain getting the manifold off tbh if your doing it on the driveway like me. I had to remove the throttle pipe from under the car....i have an uprated much thicker intercooler so limits space...id say a good hour to get it off at least. Oh and your right about the spray clean highly doubtful it would remove a significant amount to anywhere near this level as it is thick amd embedded.

Wow, such a difference!

I'll get R-Tech to do mine when I've got the money.

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Cheers mate...R-Tech didnt clean my inlet valves etc I done that (8 hours worth), R-Tech reconned and tested my injectors only. But i believe they do do that service and the guys down there are spot on very helpful. Im only showing this as most of our cars are in this region of milage probably so worth a wee check.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: pudding on November 09, 2018, 05:34:34 pm
Good work fella, and super clean car  :happy2:    How did you get your tailpipes to tuck up so neatly to the bumper?   Mine's got quite a big gap!  I need to address that.

That is a common thing with cheapy polydrive bits I'm afraid.  I bought mine from the dealer.  You can pretty much guarantee VW tools are man enough for the job  :happy2:  That bolt is an absolute swine.  It's tightening torque isn't much, but the breakaway torque is huge because of the friction of the stupid bolt shoulder they used.

I recommend you have a pal push hard onto the breaker bar whilst you crack it off.  The tool bit recess is also very shallow, so you can quickly find yourself on a one way flight to stripped out island if you're not careful.

The tool you need is VW T40080.  I think I paid about £12 for it.  Not all dealers will sell tools to the public though, but they will if you have a good relationship with them  :happy2:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 11, 2018, 12:23:07 pm
Good work fella, and super clean car  :happy2:    How did you get your tailpipes to tuck up so neatly to the bumper?   Mine's got quite a big gap!  I need to address that.

That is a common thing with cheapy polydrive bits I'm afraid.  I bought mine from the dealer.  You can pretty much guarantee VW tools are man enough for the job  :happy2:  That bolt is an absolute swine.  It's tightening torque isn't much, but the breakaway torque is huge because of the friction of the stupid bolt shoulder they used.

I recommend you have a pal push hard onto the breaker bar whilst you crack it off.  The tool bit recess is also very shallow, so you can quickly find yourself on a one way flight to stripped out island if you're not careful.

The tool you need is VW T40080.  I think I paid about £12 for it.  Not all dealers will sell tools to the public though, but they will if you have a good relationship with them  :happy2:

Cheers mate much appreciated :happy2:. I'm OCD with how the car sits and looks prob much like yourself and like you it used to do my head in with it being too "saggy" for my liking...long story short when I fitted the BCS DP etc I had my mates ramp all night so messed about with it for hours till it sat right...the BCS let me angle the back box slightly up keeping the good angle....new rubbers help as well obv. You also on standard BB?

Yeah I had someone push and centre the bit when I tried to remove it as the laser bit is too long and a shoddy fit I knew to keep pressure on it...just utter garbage like you said. My long time friend from school works in VW so I get cheap parts and access to tools usually but he's in OZ and the guy that runs the parts department is a bit of a loser sometimes. Got the part coming from another VW :happy2:...I will be doing this another time now got all the parts there and my phase difference is about -1Kw so I'm ok with it for now. Tensioner and guides look/feel ok but still want it done. Funnily enough I'm doing it on a S3 tomorrow night who's phase diff is -5Kw  :confused: sounds a bit like a diesel. Interested to see/hear the difference after it's done.

Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: pudding on November 23, 2018, 02:06:15 pm
You did a good job!  Yeah my exhaust is stock.  Maybe my hangers are 'saggy'  :grin:

I had no trouble at all doing the chain job, but I put that down to using VW tools, including the cam lock plate.  The latter is expensive for one time use, but worth it for the peace of mind! Oh, I forgot to say when checking the cam phase angle, disconnect the VVT solenoid first, otherwise it will adjust and not give a true reading.  -5KW does sound like he needs a new chain though!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 25, 2018, 04:35:27 pm
You did a good job!  Yeah my exhaust is stock.  Maybe my hangers are 'saggy'  :grin:

I had no trouble at all doing the chain job, but I put that down to using VW tools, including the cam lock plate.  The latter is expensive for one time use, but worth it for the peace of mind! Oh, I forgot to say when checking the cam phase angle, disconnect the VVT solenoid first, otherwise it will adjust and not give a true reading.  -5KW does sound like he needs a new chain though!

Lol cheers mate aye I stuck on new rubbers at the same time and made sure all the hangers were in the original position and not corroded or bent. I managed to get the oem locking tool from another mate and I got the oem bit from VW Germany for 12 euros so happy days...and yup we also took the reading with the valve disconnected :happy2:... My mates S3 we done sounds much better after we changed the chain and tensioner. His S3 chain was "saggy" lol. Mine was spot on and the old tensioner and chain were pretty decent. I changed both I wldnt bother just changing a tensioner without the chain tbh makes sense to do both at the same time for anyone going to do this.

For anybody going to do this with a wide reading like my mates S3 (his was -5Kw) it sounded a bit like a diesel then once changed it dropped it down to -1Kw and sounds much much better not diesel like....just normal TFSI which aren't the quietest anyway tbh. Cldnt get it to zero but phase pulley could cause that.......thats a little expensive for anybody wanting to change it btw approx £300.

I need a new pic sharing app apart from photobucket as I can't get it to work now...any suggestions?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on November 25, 2018, 05:14:05 pm
I've done my readings with the N205 solenoid connected. I guess I need to recheck the readings... :thinking:

Great job csrigo! :congrats:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 25, 2018, 06:52:15 pm
I've done my readings with the N205 solenoid connected. I guess I need to recheck the readings... :thinking:

Great job csrigo! :congrats:

Thanks mate much appreciated :happy2:. I'm sure you'rs will be ok bud as you know it's a 2 sec check with your vcds with the valve disconnected.

You still happy with your TTE420? Feeling good with the slightly colder climate now?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on November 25, 2018, 07:27:55 pm
Thanks mate much appreciated :happy2:. I'm sure you'rs will be ok bud as you know it's a 2 sec check with your vcds with the valve disconnected.

You still happy with your TTE420? Feeling good with the slightly colder climate now?

This last week it has been raining since Monday night. I have to drive carefully since my track tyres aren't that good on wet roads. Next week I should be able to test better the performance of the new IC. While on track I'd only get high IAT at the end of the long straight, they would reduce to more reasonable temperatures doing the next corners. I'm not running that much boost with the TTE420. Doing some runs with Dragy should tell me if my car is a bit faster now with the new IC and with a colder climate. :smiley:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on November 30, 2018, 03:23:28 pm
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Finally getting this to work kind of. Printout of my results after my visit to R-Tech. Apologies for the stupid photobucket logo I dont know how to remove it.  :fighting:

My own review of my R-Tech map.

Now I had just done the RFD and intake valve clean 2 days before I went down for this map and the car was feeling great, the reason I went to R-Tech was for a couple of reasons mainly I wanted it custom mapped to my liking though.

Nicky done an amazing job with the car. He removed the RFD fault codes so they wouldnt return and also mapped it out so it doesnt run roughish at idle when cold...tbh mine didnt really do this anyway but I wanted it perfected as much as possible.

Also my APR 2+ map was crazy aggresive and I would break traction constantly in the wet....even trying to feather the throttle was difficult with the APR map in wet conditions it was either on or off kinda feeling. I always run mich PS4s so no cheapo on the tyre side of things. APR map wasnt the most fuel efficient either.

Now the linear throttle/boost I wasnt sure about tbh BEFORE I went down and the mapped traction control I didnt really care about or put much thought into since if im going quick or on track it gets switched off instantly anyway...HOWEVER after getting this adjusted also day to day driving it does make a big difference the car is  much more usable as it doesnt come in as harsh or immediate which it did with the APR map which is handy at junctions or any normal pulling away scenario it does make the car a much more usable machine now....again mainly in the wet if your attempting to move a bit sharp.

Linear throttle /boost does make the car drive completely different and at first I was like hmmm...BUT its the bum dyno that throws you as when you actually do compare to the way the car was driving before its much much quicker...the fact i can get traction earlier and keep it down a bit more the car motors like fck. Plus I went againt my mate from works RS3 and lol what a difference.

I dont drive the car every day now but have been using it a lot after this as it has become much more usable and the power stays wayyy longer..

I dont rag the car ever and never hit the limiter (Or anywhere near it tbh) but Nicky did say it could be used right up to the limiter now which would get the most from it.....fck aye does it!! I gave it an ehh controlled run on a closed off road we will say to see what it could do as i kept looking at the map and thght fck it im giving it a go.....now to be clear I never do this as im not a 20 year old idiot anymore but i had to see what it could do.

Car pulls constantly strong to the limiter and keeps up with my colleague from works RS3...to an insane top speed btw.

After driving it now for a week or so I love the R-Tech map...doesnt feel as aggresive but is wayyyyy quicker overall I cant stress that enough.

More usable
More efficiant
Quicker and faster
Cheaper than Revo and APR which are generic

Im not slating these maps/companies as I have been happy with my APR 2+ up until this point however the car is quicker more efficient and my LTFTs are back down to approx 2% which is amazing...My APR map was over 10% albeit I did have slight air leak which i sorted before hand.

I drove 6 hours each way for this and i feel it was worth it so if you live near R-Tech or even in England and only a couple hours away I would highly suggest going to them.

Anyway this is just my personal opinion but there is no doubt the car is running better with this map...I run a standard back box as im 34 and I like to keep it subtle but with a full system Nicky says the car would get really good BHP numbers if you into that...but its now not my daily so considering it :smiley:

Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: pudding on November 30, 2018, 06:09:01 pm
I agree, there's no point going in there and just changing the tensioner!   Check your phase angle again in 6 months or so.  Mine was also -1KW after new parts, but it drifted to -3KW after a few thousand miles.  It hasn't affected the performance or noise though.  You can never get it bang on 0KW due to the designed-in chain link 'hunting'.  It's always slightly off on purpose to make sure the chain link and sprocket tooth wear is even, hence why you need to turn the engine about 50 times to get the copper links to line up again!  +3KW to -3KW is in the TDC dwell zone, so nothing to worry about, plus as you say, the VVT phaser will tweak things as necessary.

Some very healthy numbers there mate  :happy2:  I was up there at one point but have gone back to Mr Chilled Revo Stage 1  :grin:  It would be interesting to see if you get the same numbers after 500 miles.  The ECU always adapts down.  After a fresh map upload, or after pulling the battery, everything is the best it can be......and then after some miles the ECU pulls it back for lifespan.  Annoying.  I never got quite those numbers though.  410lbft torque but only 350ish hp.  Stock exhaust and intake though.  TBH I found it a pain in the arse as it's a daily car.  It's much more useable on the road with less grunt  :grin:  One wheel peels were tedious. Spin doesn't win.  I've found the car is much faster point-to-point on my local roads with top notch coil overs and modest power  :smiley:

I had the linear throttle and hated it personally.  I much prefer the stock throttle mapping, but each to our own  :happy2:  Glad you're happy though and did you ever sort the misfiring problems?  I think you're on the slippery slope now.  TTE420 and a diff for you next  :grin:

I also pulled the torque back because running 400+ torque on stock BYDs can crack the ring lands.  Maybe Shoduchi can confirm, but I think the BYD is not as strong as the CDL.  Having said that, even CDLs bite the dust running those numbers over a long period.  Not trying to put a downer on your good times, but if yours isn't a daily, it's less of a risk  :happy2:


Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Caspersmith on November 30, 2018, 08:45:40 pm
Nice R-Tech review, good to read you're happy, must've been a little apprehensive changing maps.

Will be taking mine there eventually.

Going to get my handling sorted first then take it there for walnut blast, DSG & engine map.

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Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on December 02, 2018, 09:35:27 am
I’m not sure if the ring lands of the CDL are stronger or not. The pistons of the CDL are different from the pistons of the BYD/BWJ/BHZ but I’ve seen more cases online of CDL engines with broken ring lands. From what I’ve read Niki Gower write most should be due to faulty injectors or a not safe map.

I’m not sure how much mine has at the moment but I’ll be happy with 370 lbft. A FWD car doesn’t need a lot of low rpm torque. If it keeps pulling to red line, it’ll be fast.  :smiley:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on December 06, 2018, 01:37:36 am
I agree, there's no point going in there and just changing the tensioner!   Check your phase angle again in 6 months or so.  Mine was also -1KW after new parts, but it drifted to -3KW after a few thousand miles.  It hasn't affected the performance or noise though.  You can never get it bang on 0KW due to the designed-in chain link 'hunting'.  It's always slightly off on purpose to make sure the chain link and sprocket tooth wear is even, hence why you need to turn the engine about 50 times to get the copper links to line up again!  +3KW to -3KW is in the TDC dwell zone, so nothing to worry about, plus as you say, the VVT phaser will tweak things as necessary.

Some very healthy numbers there mate  :happy2:  I was up there at one point but have gone back to Mr Chilled Revo Stage 1  :grin:  It would be interesting to see if you get the same numbers after 500 miles.  The ECU always adapts down.  After a fresh map upload, or after pulling the battery, everything is the best it can be......and then after some miles the ECU pulls it back for lifespan.  Annoying.  I never got quite those numbers though.  410lbft torque but only 350ish hp.  Stock exhaust and intake though.  TBH I found it a pain in the arse as it's a daily car.  It's much more useable on the road with less grunt  :grin:  One wheel peels were tedious. Spin doesn't win.  I've found the car is much faster point-to-point on my local roads with top notch coil overs and modest power  :smiley:

I had the linear throttle and hated it personally.  I much prefer the stock throttle mapping, but each to our own  :happy2:  Glad you're happy though and did you ever sort the misfiring problems?  I think you're on the slippery slope now.  TTE420 and a diff for you next  :grin:

I also pulled the torque back because running 400+ torque on stock BYDs can crack the ring lands.  Maybe Shoduchi can confirm, but I think the BYD is not as strong as the CDL.  Having said that, even CDLs bite the dust running those numbers over a long period.  Not trying to put a downer on your good times, but if yours isn't a daily, it's less of a risk  :happy2:

Cheers mate :happy2: I wasnt sure about the linear throttle map before hand but it makes such a massive difference to the usability of the car its night and day mainly in the wet (how long did you drive with the linear map and was it custom or revo cos i genuinly cannot see past it now?), like i said the APR was far too aggressive and didnt give you enough wiggle room before spinning up the wheels which is useless in wet weather conditions where as this map has much more torque which is usable and can be utilised much more efficiciently without having to sacrifice the power. I was going down the Wavetrack route before this but im saving the cash now for other things tbh....not that it compares to a diff but it has made sucha usable difference I can hold off a while longer.

I have a standard back box but i do have the VWR intake so it doesnt feel as choked as it did on the standard intake tbh and the noise is controllable...not a fan of open intakes. I agree about the coilovers, I dont run ohlins but I do run H&R V2s which are height and dampening adjust...not too bad defo do the trick and not some cheapish APs or anything...quite fancy Ohlins just cant justify it now due to how much ive already sunk into the car over the years...if it was 3 years ago and they went lower I probably wld have tbh love the idea of them but they are probs a 3rd the price of the car now lol.

Im getting deployed all over the place these days so its hard to get a good stint with the car its a shame hence why I do a lot(maintenance/mods) in a oner whenever I can...was considering the tte420 but probably pointless with standard BB and its all the extra bits needed to get it running...mainly LPFP etc. Ive got the RS4 valve fitted already but apparently u really need the 165 bar valve and Im not sticking a TTRS pump in as the fuel level being wrong wld do my head in and the only one I wld consider wld be the APR solution which is a bit expensive but wld be my only option.

Yeah the miss was a combo of dodgy packs..kept swappjng with my other cylinders then my mates "genuine" Audi ones....which he failed to mention he had never changed so his where just as bad as mine lol. Got new ones in and new plugs along with yet another oil and filter change(second full change in 2 months ) and all is well :happy2:....after comparing the state of my cams etc to his S3s when doing our timing chain and tensioner swaps it shows what a difference good maintenance and oil changes makes....Im OCD with maintenance and change the oil A LOT and mjne was still lovely and golden inside(the cams that is)....his were black as fck even with him doing maybe 2 yearly changes...so he says anyway :wink:

Got the car MOT'd yesterday and sailed through yet again without a single advisory happy days.....still not got my new wings on though waiting for better weather now and its going in for a full hit. Crazy because i considered selling it not that long ago but cant bring myself to do it  :signLOL:

Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on December 06, 2018, 02:02:18 am
Nice R-Tech review, good to read you're happy, must've been a little apprehensive changing maps.

Will be taking mine there eventually.

Going to get my handling sorted first then take it there for walnut blast, DSG & engine map.

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Cheers mate :happy2: just my own personal view on it. I was happy with the APR 2+ map but it over fueled a lot and was too aggressive on the throttle for ideal control in the wet. Wasnt sure about linear mapping but can say it makes massive a difference...it didnt appeal to me before hand I will admit but its night and day. I dont know what it would be like in a DSG as mine is manual so I would try asking someone on here that has an R-Tech map with DSG to see what they think but I dont think you can go wrong with Nicky mapping your car fully custom so more efficient staright away and you can set the limits to whatever you want...I didnt go crazy and asked him not to chase numbers.

Get your valve clean done mate and the RFD at the same time for the price of it defo if you have some miles on the car now you wont regret it...felt much better after and the car makes some nice burbles now if your into that....PS good idea on the handling front I would always sort that first :happy2:

The TC mapping is decent for daily driving in the wet but tbh I still switch it off if im wanting to go for it at any point as its still too intrusive and its still too severe after my initial review of it I will be honest....definitly better than it was tho if your someone that will never switch it off.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: swight on December 07, 2018, 11:52:28 am
Lovely car and interesting thread!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: bobby_fodge on December 07, 2018, 02:22:52 pm
What did you use to clean the valves?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: pudding on December 08, 2018, 01:55:29 pm
I agree, there's no point going in there and just changing the tensioner!   Check your phase angle again in 6 months or so.  Mine was also -1KW after new parts, but it drifted to -3KW after a few thousand miles.  It hasn't affected the performance or noise though.  You can never get it bang on 0KW due to the designed-in chain link 'hunting'.  It's always slightly off on purpose to make sure the chain link and sprocket tooth wear is even, hence why you need to turn the engine about 50 times to get the copper links to line up again!  +3KW to -3KW is in the TDC dwell zone, so nothing to worry about, plus as you say, the VVT phaser will tweak things as necessary.

Some very healthy numbers there mate  :happy2:  I was up there at one point but have gone back to Mr Chilled Revo Stage 1  :grin:  It would be interesting to see if you get the same numbers after 500 miles.  The ECU always adapts down.  After a fresh map upload, or after pulling the battery, everything is the best it can be......and then after some miles the ECU pulls it back for lifespan.  Annoying.  I never got quite those numbers though.  410lbft torque but only 350ish hp.  Stock exhaust and intake though.  TBH I found it a pain in the arse as it's a daily car.  It's much more useable on the road with less grunt  :grin:  One wheel peels were tedious. Spin doesn't win.  I've found the car is much faster point-to-point on my local roads with top notch coil overs and modest power  :smiley:

I had the linear throttle and hated it personally.  I much prefer the stock throttle mapping, but each to our own  :happy2:  Glad you're happy though and did you ever sort the misfiring problems?  I think you're on the slippery slope now.  TTE420 and a diff for you next  :grin:

I also pulled the torque back because running 400+ torque on stock BYDs can crack the ring lands.  Maybe Shoduchi can confirm, but I think the BYD is not as strong as the CDL.  Having said that, even CDLs bite the dust running those numbers over a long period.  Not trying to put a downer on your good times, but if yours isn't a daily, it's less of a risk  :happy2:

Cheers mate :happy2: I wasnt sure about the linear throttle map before hand but it makes such a massive difference to the usability of the car its night and day mainly in the wet (how long did you drive with the linear map and was it custom or revo cos i genuinly cannot see past it now?), like i said the APR was far too aggressive and didnt give you enough wiggle room before spinning up the wheels which is useless in wet weather conditions where as this map has much more torque which is usable and can be utilised much more efficiciently without having to sacrifice the power. I was going down the Wavetrack route before this but im saving the cash now for other things tbh....not that it compares to a diff but it has made sucha usable difference I can hold off a while longer.

I have a standard back box but i do have the VWR intake so it doesnt feel as choked as it did on the standard intake tbh and the noise is controllable...not a fan of open intakes. I agree about the coilovers, I dont run ohlins but I do run H&R V2s which are height and dampening adjust...not too bad defo do the trick and not some cheapish APs or anything...quite fancy Ohlins just cant justify it now due to how much ive already sunk into the car over the years...if it was 3 years ago and they went lower I probably wld have tbh love the idea of them but they are probs a 3rd the price of the car now lol.

Im getting deployed all over the place these days so its hard to get a good stint with the car its a shame hence why I do a lot(maintenance/mods) in a oner whenever I can...was considering the tte420 but probably pointless with standard BB and its all the extra bits needed to get it running...mainly LPFP etc. Ive got the RS4 valve fitted already but apparently u really need the 165 bar valve and Im not sticking a TTRS pump in as the fuel level being wrong wld do my head in and the only one I wld consider wld be the APR solution which is a bit expensive but wld be my only option.

Yeah the miss was a combo of dodgy packs..kept swappjng with my other cylinders then my mates "genuine" Audi ones....which he failed to mention he had never changed so his where just as bad as mine lol. Got new ones in and new plugs along with yet another oil and filter change(second full change in 2 months ) and all is well :happy2:....after comparing the state of my cams etc to his S3s when doing our timing chain and tensioner swaps it shows what a difference good maintenance and oil changes makes....Im OCD with maintenance and change the oil A LOT and mjne was still lovely and golden inside(the cams that is)....his were black as fck even with him doing maybe 2 yearly changes...so he says anyway :wink:

Got the car MOT'd yesterday and sailed through yet again without a single advisory happy days.....still not got my new wings on though waiting for better weather now and its going in for a full hit. Crazy because i considered selling it not that long ago but cant bring myself to do it  :signLOL:

I ran the linear pedal for about 18 months with a custom map.  To me it felt a bit flat pulling away from traffic lights, and it didn't really come alive until 3000rpm.  With the stock pedal map, there's a very noticable kick in acceleration at 2300ish rpm when the turbo wakes up.  That initial punch seemed to go with the linear pedal.  I do get it though, with 400 odd torques, you do need to reign it in a bit because the tyres light up instantly at 3000rpm when the turbo peaks  :grin:  I'm glad it works for you though mate, which is more important than anyone else's opinions  :happy2:   My car is a daily, so I really do notice any reduction in low rpm grunt!

Yeah the VWR intake works well as an induction kit, certainly better than the Revo one I tried, just a shame it fits like an arse!  I may revisit some kind of hybrid intake using that cone in the future but for now, the restrictive stock one is OK for my commuting needs  :grin:

The Ohlins are very nice.  Are they £1000+ better than other coilovers?  Hmmmm, hard to say, but they certainly make the car feel great in the corners  :smiley:  Really good ride quality as well.  I've currently got them on the minimum damper settings to help with cold weather traction, and the car still sticks like a leech!!

Deployed?  Are you in the forces buddy?  My Dad was.....he fixed tanks, what an awesome job!  I bought a TTE420 but sold it on because it would be too much for my local roads.  It's insanely busy on the roads down south.  Most dual carriageways average about 50mph.....too many HGVs and pensioners  :doh:   400+ hp would just be a waste because I can't use it.  You can't use the TTRS pump in FWD cars reliably.  Yeah people try it, but eventually it will burn out the pump controller.  APR's solution is stupid money, but probably the most robust solution out there.  You can get drop-ins like the DW65 but you will get surging below 1/4 tank.  There isn't an easy, cheap and reliable upgrade unfortunately!

Hurrah, glad you got the misfires sorted!  Sounds like your mate's S3 was on long life?  Mine is also bright aluminium coloured under the cam cover.......you can have all the stamps in the world in your service book, but golden or aluminium colour under the cam cover is the only real indicator of a well looked after engine  :happy2: I think you have a long lasting car there mate  :smiley:

Haha, we all have moments of weakness and think about throwing the towel in, but every time I think that and drive a newer Golf, I think naaah, sod that, the MK5 drives better and keep her  :happy2:

Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on December 09, 2018, 04:03:07 pm
@Pudding (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=10733) cheers yeah I kind of get what your saying but I genuinly dont feel any loss lower down if i dont want to as the aggression with the throttle determies it...if i want it to behave like before i just need to sink the pedal quicker and it will light up at the same lower revs if desired...i think thats where the throttle mapping comes in...if i feed it then yeah like u said its a bit more limp at the same revs however if i apply it quicker and fuller the throttle reacts different and will produce power at the lower revs.....really hard go explain but you know what i mean :thinking: lol. Nicky has mapped it well put it that way..did take a bit of getting used to.

Aye mate electrical engineer for mainly marine sytems tho so no tanks lol. Aye its getting worse up here as well for traffic police tbh but defo not as crowded as down south. Im based out Faslane so police etc is swarming up here....some nice roads tho by Loch Lomand and Arracher on the route north...amazing for driving if you are ever up here.

Yeah I dunno about the TTE420 just a lot of effort and the car is fast enough for what im using it for now...which is basically a toy that i dnt get time to use so Im considering storing it fully when I get a new car and just playing with it instead of the new car...fancy taking to the ring at one point next year mainly.

Yeah mate still aluminium/gold coloured his S3 was minging so you may be right about long life but hes a mechanic with his own garage so i was shocked at the state of it....im putting it down to him not doing a lot of changes cos his misses uses it and he has a highly tuned A3 20vt about 370bhp he built witha GT30RS unit. He always bangs on about mobile1and says millers nano is tar but i kinda shut him up a bit with that lol.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: pudding on December 14, 2018, 11:51:20 am
@csrigo (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=15271)  I know what you mean mate.  Press the pedal harder, you get more go.  Don't press it as hard, you get less go, like the old school cable throttles  :happy2:  Maybe my map wasn't as good as yours but so long as you're happy, that's the main thing  :smiley:

Nice one!  Water and electrics always scared me  :grin:  Yes you have some lovely roads up there  :happy2:  Your'e lucky!  Very bland boring roads down here!

 :grin:  Yeah I like Mobil 1 as well.  I think it's an age thing.  It's the oil us 40 plusers grew up with and we know it well  :smiley:  It is really good stuff though.  Millers is far from tar lol, but personally I don't think the tungsten disulphide in it gives much of an advantage, other than perhaps making cam followers last a bit longer.  I can't get my head around filling cylinder honing with 'bits' personally, but a lot of folk like it.

I found a reasonably priced TTRS pump solution - https://www.shopdap.com/audi-ttrs-fuel-pump-with-fuel-pump-control-module.html

That would work a treat  :happy2:

TTE420 is a great turbo, very streetable and more power from less boost, so less stress on the turbo  :happy2:   It would mean a new map though, plus the fitting headache.....but that isn't too bad in all honesty.  A little weekend project!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on December 15, 2018, 12:38:12 pm
@csrigo (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=15271)  I know what you mean mate.  Press the pedal harder, you get more go.  Don't press it as hard, you get less go, like the old school cable throttles  :happy2:  Maybe my map wasn't as good as yours but so long as you're happy, that's the main thing  :smiley:

Nice one!  Water and electrics always scared me  :grin:  Yes you have some lovely roads up there  :happy2:  Your'e lucky!  Very bland boring roads down here!

 :grin:  Yeah I like Mobil 1 as well.  I think it's an age thing.  It's the oil us 40 plusers grew up with and we know it well  :smiley:  It is really good stuff though.  Millers is far from tar lol, but personally I don't think the tungsten disulphide in it gives much of an advantage, other than perhaps making cam followers last a bit longer.  I can't get my head around filling cylinder honing with 'bits' personally, but a lot of folk like it.

I found a reasonably priced TTRS pump solution - https://www.shopdap.com/audi-ttrs-fuel-pump-with-fuel-pump-control-module.html

That would work a treat  :happy2:

TTE420 is a great turbo, very streetable and more power from less boost, so less stress on the turbo  :happy2:   It would mean a new map though, plus the fitting headache.....but that isn't too bad in all honesty.  A little weekend project!

Yeah mate apologies for the low brow explanation lol I knew you would get what I mean. You are right in that if im not engaged with it it can be more limpish for lack of a better word so you really need to want to go...to go...if that makes sense..fck me lol.

Yeah obviously i do a lot of heavy electrical engineering for submarines and surface vessels as you can prob guess...and you wld be shocked how often water and elec mixes on these fckn things...hence why im deployed all over the gaff so to speak lol.

Was actually wanting your opinion on me just fitting a TTE 420 or 480 relatively soon....been thinking due to my turbo making a slight whine...very slight...and quite a bit of surging if loading it up It may just be worth it....problem is that backbox...obviously i dnt want to fit the new turbo to eek more power just now tbh im happy at the current level its mainly because i want a new turbo as that whine is bursting me a bit and ive read the TTE will prevent surging and have lower AITs at the same boost level....from @Shoduchi (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=10590) posts mainly and a few others ive read..

Im basically just wanting people to tell me "aye just go for it"  for justification :signLOL:   the car will go the full hog at one point anyway so dnt want to waste £1200 on a new KO4 when i can spend and extra £1000 for a much better unit...just dnt know how it will react currentlywith my standard back box?

Uch aye fitting isnt an issue i will whip that on in a shift tbh....assuming the fit is good obv which im hoping it wld be....also thghts on the 480 over 420?

Also cheers for the link for the pump...not sure if they ship to the UK and customs cost might make it ona par with the APR option. Im actually looming into the controller problem....I may be able to come up with something at work for this possibly.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: Shoduchi on December 15, 2018, 04:01:17 pm
I got my TTE420 in second hand from a fellow Ed. 30 owner. I wouldn't have bought a new one just after buying the LSD, all the parts needed to get it fitted and labour costs. If you have the funds and want more grunt, go for it. It's a good upgrade to a K04 at 370 hp. If you don't want to spend that much on a turbo and you're happy with the current power your car has, consider sending your K04 to the Beach Buggy Turbos to get an anti-surge core: http://0afa09.7.ekm.shop/anti-surge-tfsi-core-188-p.asp

It can make power sooner and go up to 380 hp, like a stock K04. Not sure how much R-Tech would charge for a map tweak to take advantage of the anti-surge core. :smiley:

Before going for the TTE420, I was considering that option if my K04 needed to get repaired. :smiley:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: AJP on December 16, 2018, 04:33:40 pm
I wouldn't get too hung up about the standard rear section of your exhaust. From learning lots about these TFSIs over the years it's pretty much solid consensus that the downpipe and cat is massively more of a bottleneck to flow than the rear section. Yes, in an ideal world you'd have a full system with shiny tailpipes or even the clever valved rear section of a BCS Powervalve, but in terms of raw tuning it's the downpipe that's crucial. If I had to guess, I'd say 90% of the restriction is the downpipe and cat. And I'd also take a punt and say that the rear section only becomes a genuine bottleneck in a big turbo situation, chasing big numbers.

Good shout from Shoduchi on the BBT anti-surge turbos! Dan Smith on here had one of their anti-surge k04s mapped by R-Tech - the graph is knocking about on here somewhere. Made great peak power as you'd expect, but the really impressive thing was the torque curve. It came in noticeably sooner than you'd see on a typical standard k04 - almost in k03 territory - then ramped up solidly without that telltale dip where a mapper is forced to tune around surge on a standard k04. I can imagine it was f***ing glorious to drive. Of course with a true hybrid built for peak power you would lose some of that ability to spool from lower revs.

So really it boils down to envisaging your end goal in terms of tuning. Do you need 400+ bhp & torque and all the associated costs with fuelling and wear? Or would a tweaked k04 allowing a balanced, reponsive power delivery be more your thing? It's good to remember that these hybrids like the TTE420/480 are indeed capable of big peak numbers, but there's a lot to be said for creating a build where there's headroom in the hardware and also where the power, brakes and suspension are sensibly balanced and cohesive.

Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on January 09, 2019, 12:30:59 am
I got my TTE420 in second hand from a fellow Ed. 30 owner. I wouldn't have bought a new one just after buying the LSD, all the parts needed to get it fitted and labour costs. If you have the funds and want more grunt, go for it. It's a good upgrade to a K04 at 370 hp. If you don't want to spend that much on a turbo and you're happy with the current power your car has, consider sending your K04 to the Beach Buggy Turbos to get an anti-surge core: http://0afa09.7.ekm.shop/anti-surge-tfsi-core-188-p.asp

It can make power sooner and go up to 380 hp, like a stock K04. Not sure how much R-Tech would charge for a map tweak to take advantage of the anti-surge core. :smiley:

Before going for the TTE420, I was considering that option if my K04 needed to get repaired. :smiley:

Cheers for the response mate ive been hectic as we all probably have been this time of year. Thats good you got your unit 2nd hand that was handy in itself getting the perfect double whammy so to speak...Hybrid Turbo and LSD bet it drives immense :smiley:

My head is up my arse tbh been too busy lately and now the car has that miss at idle again....not even been driving the golf really thought i would keep it stored till it was painted but had some nice (dry/sunny) weather and now this has creeped back up....annoying  :sick:. I think im going for the core replacement for now purely for cost as i dont have the lpfp sorted yet and im really not wanting the TTRS one if it messes up with the fuel guage etc and also im thinking firing in 4 new injectors whilst the mani is off and be done with it....so it all adds up....unsure if the new core has to be mapped to run or just remapped to be optimum....Rtech is 6 hours away from me :doh:

I have a WMI kit i got from a mate im considering installing whilst doing the injectors....now this is mainly to keep the valves clean after all my hard work cleaning them as i dont fancy a catch can kit...too many issues....thoughts?....and im not planning mapping it in to ring the neck out the timing just yet....notice any gains without doing this?

Too much as always....just when i thought i had the maintenace all square this happens...which means more money rectifying before you can get back to spending on the good stuff...standard.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on January 09, 2019, 12:49:40 am
I wouldn't get too hung up about the standard rear section of your exhaust. From learning lots about these TFSIs over the years it's pretty much solid consensus that the downpipe and cat is massively more of a bottleneck to flow than the rear section. Yes, in an ideal world you'd have a full system with shiny tailpipes or even the clever valved rear section of a BCS Powervalve, but in terms of raw tuning it's the downpipe that's crucial. If I had to guess, I'd say 90% of the restriction is the downpipe and cat. And I'd also take a punt and say that the rear section only becomes a genuine bottleneck in a big turbo situation, chasing big numbers.

Good shout from Shoduchi on the BBT anti-surge turbos! Dan Smith on here had one of their anti-surge k04s mapped by R-Tech - the graph is knocking about on here somewhere. Made great peak power as you'd expect, but the really impressive thing was the torque curve. It came in noticeably sooner than you'd see on a typical standard k04 - almost in k03 territory - then ramped up solidly without that telltale dip where a mapper is forced to tune around surge on a standard k04. I can imagine it was f***ing glorious to drive. Of course with a true hybrid built for peak power you would lose some of that ability to spool from lower revs.

So really it boils down to envisaging your end goal in terms of tuning. Do you need 400+ bhp & torque and all the associated costs with fuelling and wear? Or would a tweaked k04 allowing a balanced, reponsive power delivery be more your thing? It's good to remember that these hybrids like the TTE420/480 are indeed capable of big peak numbers, but there's a lot to be said for creating a build where there's headroom in the hardware and also where the power, brakes and suspension are sensibly balanced and cohesive.


Cheers for the reply mate some good points. Yeah i totally agree the DP and sports cat/decat is the most important which i ve sorted...cant remember if its 200 or 100 cell tbh...Nicky Gower who mapped the car said the standard back section is choking it however i did tell him i wasnt down there to chase numbers just wanted it running sweet but maybe he thought he had to give a reason for it not making more than it did or something....even tho i was more than happy with what it made lol who knows.

I think you make a great point about the core which is the way ive went. Dunno about the mapping scenario yet need to speak to Nicky but im busy sorting other niggly things just now before i go full hog hybrid etc. Which is going to require the lpfp and il need to upgrade from my RS4 fprv for a 165b one which is annoying(all that can wait)....im ocd with the car and need it running perfect before i upgrade etc....the core is different thats a must its the turbo whine thats made me stop driving the golf as much as well tbh lol so it needs doing asap.

Some nice weather tmoro so il do some testing with vcds and try and get a few recent pics of the car up since i dnt have any with its current coilover stance and geometry setup with the DB9 brakes fitted etc. Long overdue an updated mod list.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: RBS on January 21, 2019, 10:28:03 pm
Great job! :happy2:
Looks mint :wink:
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on April 28, 2019, 07:35:38 am
Not posted in forever been working away so I'm back and got some dark thoughts....

I may put the golf up for sale   :surprised:

A quick update on the golf tho..

Running amazing and sorted a few niggly issues before I left. I also fitted my quaife LSD which has changed the dynamics of the car to a certain degree....I wouldn't say transformed like some people do but its it's definitely quicker in some conditions.

Anyway I'm aiming to get some new pics up and sticking them up here with a full updated list of mods and servicing/maintenance I've done to see if there is any interest....not sure I'm selling it yet dont think I'm sold on parting ways until I make a decision on what new car I'm getting.

Some new pics hopefully later today if the crappy Scottish weather gives me a break
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: colesey on April 28, 2019, 09:40:45 am
Could you expand on how you feel about the Quaiffe?
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on April 28, 2019, 11:25:58 am
Could you expand on how you feel about the Quaiffe?

No worries mate I will try and write a basic review on the Quaife diff for me personally... I will try split it into different driving scenarios and conditions with a brief reminder of my current setup:

Car running fairly low on H&R coilovers...damping adjusted to 'medium' setting
Anti lift kit
Super pro adjustable ball joints
Michelin PS4's all round
Camber at about -1.52 front so nothing crazy....rear I can't remember..again not insane.
Car has 350bhp and 400lb ft (R-Tech) stage 2+ ...all usual 2+ mods plus helix clutch etc

Dry conditions in a straight line - Hmm does put power down slightly better and torque steer is reduced significantly but it's not like what some people claim and removes it completely. I think it is a bit of placebo sometimes and I'm just adjusting my throttle control better...it may help in this regard tho.

Wet conditions in a straight line - Will still spin up fairly easily and sometimes I do feel it helps and sometimes I feel it makes no significant difference...I think it just comes down to the old throttle control so I would say no major change in this scenario imo....I think some people think this will make it grip and put down straight line power like a 4wd...it won't.

Dry conditions cornering - This is where you notice the significant difference. It will 'pull' you round the corner at a greater speed and at much tighter angles plus it does act much much better if the road has a camber to it. Again it's not like a 4wd system but you can definitely apply power quicker when exiting a bend and it grips massively better with some steering angle...this helps you put power down insanely better than in a straight line.

Wet conditions cornering - Hmm this is a bit of a touchy one tbh...for my current setup anyway. The car will put power down better and give a bit more grip yes definitely....however...when you break traction during Corning and apply power it will shoot you off with some significant under steer like you wouldn't believe...now I thought this may have been me getting carried away a little however when I've tried it under controlled situations and it can be very wild...it will push you out dramatically with both wheels spinning together. I think on a track with more camber it would be amazing however it's a bit grabby and loose under these dodgy broken public roads.

I am Impressed with the diff however it is nowhere near night and day some people believe imo...that's maybe a bit harsh as it does make a massive difference but you have to be careful with it. Tbh I haven't had a long enough go with the car as soon as it was fitted I was deployed and the weather's not been to great whenever I've had the chance to try it properly.

I sound really negative about it but it does make a big difference. Sorry for the longish review and again only my current opinion which may change in the upcoming weeks after I've used the car more.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: colesey on April 28, 2019, 11:33:23 am
Thanks for sharing in so much detail!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: pudding on April 29, 2019, 03:31:02 pm
Yep, my findings also.  Subtle at best.  You don't even know it's there half the time.

Out of interest, I've never experienced 'both wheels spinning together' with a Quaife.  It still does a one wheel peel when one axle loses all grip.  That's where the Wavetrac differs, and why it exists in the first place......because the Quaife is crap in zero load conditions.  You get that behaviour as standard :grin:

To be honest, tyres are so good these days, a Quaife on a road car just isn't worth the expense.  It's better to put a diff in you can actually feel, like the road spec Gripper or something.

As you say, it's all about throttle modulation......a much cheaper form of traction control!
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on January 11, 2021, 12:32:10 am
Hi folks thought I would put up a little update since I've not been on this in while.

The wee Mk5 is still amazing and I love it. Its been kept aside as I got a new car a year or so ago....black 3dr 7.5 Golf R DSG. I have been spending quite a bit of time on that as its mint and took me months to find the one I was after....3 door, black and DSG with low miles....anyway I'm on the VWROC forum with it as well if you want to have look at my build and my upgrades(same user name)..taken it from standard to stage 2 APR at 402bhp.....amazing daily...effortless. Have a look on the site if interested.

Anyway back to the Eddy.

Since we have lockkdown central and im working from home a lot I decided to give the MK5 some serious overdue love. Done my tensioner and chain...was a pain in the arse but got there in the end.

I've decided to switch my coilovers up I fitted them 4 years ago and felt it was time for some upgrades so removed the H&R twin tubes and fitted KW V3s as I also fitted them to the R and they are immense the H&Rs dont compare.

Got new vibratechnics mounts all round and whitline anti rollbars front and rear with adjustable links. Also got a deadset subframe kit.

I've just bought a used TTE420 with only 3k on it from a guy I know S3 that hit a deer....luckily he was breaking the car. This isn't fitted yet but will be going on in the coming months. Got a TTRS lpfp and AKS 175bar valve as well to suit.

Looking to have everything fitted up in the next few months ready for mapping. Currently at stage2+ 350bhp and 400ftlbs but looking for more bhp and a little more torque...within the limits of the Helix organic utch naturally.

Dont have photobucket anymore so can't load any pics...any suggestions?

I'll get some decent pics up soon of everything. Sorry for the epic post.

Weirdly to this day I still love driving the eddy more as its a rarity I use it and well more engaging.
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on October 30, 2021, 04:21:05 pm
Not been on in a while and listed any recent changes to the Mk5.

The second hand TTE that I originally fitted and mapped decided to end itself so a lesson learned there. Ended up just bought a brand new unit and got the car custom mapped by Ecotune. Asked to keep it sensible for now until I forge it....although does run some decent torque.

It made 410bhp and 433 ftlbs so pretty fast on the road.



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Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: pudding on October 30, 2021, 05:10:48 pm
Very nice mate  :happy2:

400+ hp in a car of that size and weight is more than 'pretty fast'  :smiley: 
Title: Re: My Black 3 Door Manual ED30 No2297
Post by: csrigo on October 31, 2021, 12:59:39 pm
Very nice mate  :happy2:

400+ hp in a car of that size and weight is more than 'pretty fast'  :smiley: 

Cheers mate much appreciated  :happy2: yeah defo a surprise to some folk now