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Tornado red GTI R-Tech stage 2
patpong_pete:
Nice work Stu how much was the pipework and welly is about 85 pounds ?
how long did it take to fit ?
vwgolfgtimk5:
Nice car!
AJP:
Nice job on the intercooler. Get those fog grilles in asap though, looks a bit pikey without them!
Have you got an uprated fuel pump? If not, it's really worth getting one. My standard pump struggled with my Stage 2 R-Tech map, got a few fuel cuts which aren't fun at speed. I was miles off requested pressure. Got a Loba in now and it's much better.
Tweak to 2+ at R-Tech with a proper pump and that cooler will give your midrange a very healthy bump, and you should be into the 280s at peak power.
stuart-88:
Cheers guys.
Pete - All in it cost me £241. That includes pipes, i/c, connectors etc. If you have the means of doing it yourself it's a cheap mod for what it is. It took me a couple of days if I was on it all day, mine was split up into a few evenings here and there.
Thanks AJP, completely agree it looks awful at the moment! I was worried from previous experience about how much of a pain the grilles are to get out from the front so I decided to get them off whilst I could get behind them. Loba pump and exhaust is next on the list after the clutch.
I was never going to go to 2+ but I've got the bug now! Poor car :party:
AJP:
See what Niki says about the exhaust - you've got rid of 95% of exhaust restriction by fitting the decat downpipe. Opinion differs on just how restrictive the cat back section of the oem exhaust is. You might be fine for the 2+ map as you are (looking at your peak bhp I think things are probably flowing rather well). Obviously a nice cat back from Milltek or Powervalve will sound lovely and look a million miles better than the standard tailpipes!
All the tuners worth talking to are saying the same thing about uprated fuel pumps - they're beneficial on even Stage 1 boost levels. It's a much bigger bottleneck than the cat back oem exhaust is at this stage.
Happy modding...!
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