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Very budget track build
JoshB:
Do you not fancy chucking a eBay special £100 downpipe on it before you go to R-Tech? Would get you another 25bhp.
B14’s are a great choice. Your tyres will make a bigger difference on track than upgrading those to be honest.
Clarkj93:
--- Quote from: JoshB on December 02, 2021, 12:06:12 pm ---Do you not fancy chucking a eBay special £100 downpipe on it before you go to R-Tech? Would get you another 25bhp.
B14’s are a great choice. Your tyres will make a bigger difference on track than upgrading those to be honest.
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Nah I know what you mean but then I go down the path of while I'm there I may as well go ko4 conversion and s3 intercooler as well and then things ramp up. Main reason for going is to clean inlet valves and clean/replace a and any other dud injectors, just the fact they have a deal on that they can chuck a tune on as well for only 650 in total, would be silly to say no. Plus I can't be asked with taking it on/off for MOT each time.
Yeah will be sticking ns2r's on in spring while I've just got a single set of wheels.
JoshB:
That’s fair enough.
I’ve just had that done last week and I didn’t want stupid power. The only reason I replaced my CAT with a 200cel sports CAT is because the stock one was playing up and could do with replacing, so I thought why not.
You get switchable maps as standard so I’m happy to keep mine on either map 2 or 3. But nice to know I can ramp it up to full power if I want to.
There’s a company on eBay at the minute that fabricate exhausts and do a decat downpipe for £100. Would be interesting to ask how much they’d charge to weld in a Magnaflow 200cel CAT in as well...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK5-MK6-GTI-FSI-T304-DECAT-AND-DOWNPIPE-3-BORE-SUIT-70MM-2-75-SYSTEM-/133943135534?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
pudding:
--- Quote from: Clarkj93 on November 30, 2021, 09:43:01 pm ---I came across this book recently, Great Xmas read for any setup geeks. Most interesting part I found was how it debunks a lot of poly bushes as when the grease gets pushed out after said weeks or months they start to bind to the inner steel tube and don't offer proper rotation anymore (squeaking noises are evidence of this apparantally). I notice super pro seem to have a couple of differences to most other manufacturers to keep hold of grease for longer periods and stop it being pushed out, in my mind anyway they sound far superior after reading this.
Chassis Engineering HP1055 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1557880557/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_29GYX4G6BS1QF386VW3C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Not sure if that book mentions it, but the worst thing about poly is a problem known as 'creep and set', which is where the bushes compress/squish into a particular position and stay like that, almost like plastic. My Whiteline ALK did exactly that. Basically, the hole in the middle of the bush ovalised, causing all sorts of nasty tramlining and twitchy steering, especially over winter when the bushes are less compliant. I currently have the SuperPro ALK in and they'll be coming out for rubber bushes when I get around to it. Most like Audi A2 as they're solid rubber and much thicker than the S3 bushes.
As always, it comes down sales fluff convincing you rubber is cack and poly is best, when the exact opposite is true. You never see OEMs using it. It's either rubber, or rose joints on the high end track focused cars :happy2:
Anyway, those coilovers were a steal! They might irritate you a bit of harsh roads but on the track they'll do well :happy2:
Another good read - https://balancemotorsport.co.uk/car-suspension-repair-maintenance-and-modification-book-by-julian-spender.html
He's a top man and the Custom Gaz Golds he tuned for me were bloody brilliant.
pudding:
--- Quote from: Clarkj93 on November 30, 2021, 09:43:01 pm ---So car feels a little sluggish in 3rd and up at about 3.5k onwards. Its currently got about 80/100kg of tools/equipment in boot and back seat so maybe that's a contributor but I swear I can hear boost escaping at about 3500 rpm occasionally.
Checked the DV which has covered under 1000 miles and had this small crease which looked bad at first. But took it apart and the crease had sorted itself, just refitted and made sure it was tight enough with some loctite this time, no change.
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I had the same issues, which seemed to be DV related. Really flat off boost and needing more throttle than usual to hold a steady speed. I remember R-Tech saying they experimented with stiffer springs in the Rev G, so instead, I stretched the standard one a bit which seemed to do the trick. It's a lot more responsive and punchy now. Worth a go on yours.
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