MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: alexharvey on July 25, 2013, 12:46:53 am

Title: hello !
Post by: alexharvey on July 25, 2013, 12:46:53 am

just wanted to say hello to all on forum i have been a long time reader and signed up at last! such a great forum and great cars!
had my mk 5 for 7 months now and really loving it

Alex

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: OEM+ DUB on July 25, 2013, 08:39:56 am

Hi Alex

Welcome to the forum!  Glad you are enjoying your Mk5 and as a forum user things can only get better now!

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: alexharvey on July 25, 2013, 06:43:05 pm

Hey thanks .!

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on July 25, 2013, 07:43:14 pm

What colour / spec?

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: alexharvey on July 25, 2013, 10:25:13 pm

Hi Gray
Mines  a 05 metalic black GTI 3 door
spec so far is Rtech remap
pipercross panel filter
got 245 bhp and 307 torques!!  which i think was great result on such a hot day im sure its got more when temp goes down a bit at night


now since reading on here im gonna delete the pre cat! and soonish want a new exhaust and induction kit!   any advice on both what to go for?

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: Andy on July 25, 2013, 10:37:54 pm

welcome to the forum-look forward to a build thread in the members section  :happy2:

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: alexharvey on July 25, 2013, 11:34:08 pm

Thanks maxi

 :wink: maybe a slow build thread tho lol

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: alexharvey on July 25, 2013, 11:58:33 pm

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my gti
in its fav drinking hole !

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Title: Re: hello !
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on July 26, 2013, 06:37:36 pm

Great choice or mods. I got nearly identical figures for my setup - K&N panel, pre-cat removed & R-Tech map  :happy2:

248bhp, 311lb/ft

Title: Re: hello !
Post by: alexharvey on July 26, 2013, 11:28:39 pm

yeah great minds n all that lol

i not done pre cat yet hope get few bhp n torques from that n better for turbo

wanna induction kit or lower sprins next!