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Edition30:
Welcome  :happy2:


On the tuning side there are loads of options.

ECU Remap: Revo - APR - GIAC - CC - Bluefin *DSG remaps are also available from a few of these companies and I understand the others are in production.

Exhaust: Milltek - APR - Blueflame

HPFP - S3 IC or Forge IC - LSD - Engine Mounts - WALK etc etc...

Check out a few threads and you will see peoples signatures looking like your future shopping list. The ED30 is good for 300+Hp easily.

VWR (Racingline) are a popular choice for people modifying there cars along with AwesomeGTI.

182_blue:
Welcome to the forum

Phil Mcavity:
welcome!! :drinking:

T88OMM:
Welcome along matey  :driver:

Mark_GTIV:
Hi and welcome!

When I ordered my car two years ago, I really wanted a 5 door GTI with DSG in united grey metallic. Unfortunately there were two factors that stopped that happening on the day.

1) I rocked up for my test drive, went out in the DSG car and was shocked to see that even in Sports mode with full manual shifting from the steering wheel switches, the car wouldn't hold on to the gear up near the limiter - it would still shift automatically. I had driven the TT with the DSG gear box and it didn't do that. It was most disappointing, because when I select manual mode I want full manual control and not an inopportune gear change midway through a corner. At that point I was put off from having DSG.

2) When I got back from the test drive there was a well equipped 5 Door GTI in Black Magic Pearl with every other option I wanted, but as a 6 speed manual sitting in the showroom with only a one week delivery time - rather than a 6 week on choosing my first choice colour.

So I ended up with what I have today... however...

Now that the DSG box can be reprogrammed to be fully manual in sport mode... I wish I'd bought a DSG. When I drive my mate's car (which sickeningly is a united grey with DSG) I know I should have waited 6 weeks and optioned the extra 2000 euro for DSG.

As far as manual cars go, the 6 speed is actually quite good - it frees up over time, I'm on around 26K miles now and it's pretty slick. The GTI is quite torquey so you don't have to stirr the box too much anyway in normal driving.

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