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Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
the bruce:
Interesting.
I thought the GTI seats are ~ 32 kg, the VW Motorsport seats are ~ 22 kg.
fuscobal:
Hopefully my measurement was correct since I weighed the seats on a body balance wich is much smaller than the seat so the seat might have touched the ground around the balance (from what I remember, it didn't but who knows ?)
the bruce:
I didn't do the measurement on my own. I just have read about it on a forum. :wink:
rex:
Well guys, I wanted to weigh the OEM seats but forgot.
I will weigh them as soon as I come back from Hungaroring :driver:.
All the best!
rex:
Hi everyone!
Yesterday I came back from the Hungaroring track day and I wanted to share a few thoughts...
I haven't seen the videos yet so I have no idea if I improved my best time. But I can tell you some strong points and minuses that the car has.
Strong points:
- I love the way that the car is balanced. It oversteers slightly in some corners and understeers in other (normal behavior I would say)
- the seats are ok ("okish") for normal road use. I used them for a 450km (~300 miles) trip with no back pain.
Minuses:
- the brakes are not enough. I overcooked them. I need some brake vents (advice on this chapter is more than welcomed) and maybe some proper track pads.
- missfire issues. I got some missfire errors and these interrupted my sessions (I had to stop the car and start the engine to make them go away and to make the car get out of the limp mode). All these errors were above 6200 RPM and I think the coils are to blame (these one are on the car for the last . Have you guys (the ones with 1.4 TSI engines) changed the OEM coils? If yes, with what? Thanks!
- the OEM seatbelts are rubbish with the RECARO seats. I need to have the 4 point harness installed a.s.a.p.
- I need to change the OEM engine and gearbox mounts because in one particular corner I could not shift into 4th :confused:
Here are some photos with the car in action:
Thanks for watching!
Edit: for better quality images: http://maynheim.blogspot.com/
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