MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Shoy1980 on September 17, 2013, 04:55:55 pm
Afternoon everyone. I've just bought myself a Golf GTI mk5 2008 in Candy White. I'm just wondering if there are any cheap or must do mods you guys can recommend I carry out?
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Biano44 on September 17, 2013, 04:59:12 pm
"must have mods"......HaHaHa :congrats:

They are all must have mods eventually.......You'll see!  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Shoy1980 on September 17, 2013, 05:07:09 pm
"must have mods"......HaHaHa :congrats:

They are all must have mods eventually.......You'll see!  :signLOL:

 :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Scottymon on September 17, 2013, 05:15:26 pm
Remap.
Brakes.
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Bignod00 on September 17, 2013, 05:37:18 pm
Remap.
Brakes.
+ LSD. :happy2:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Hurdy on September 17, 2013, 05:48:28 pm
Remap.
Brakes.
+ LSD. :happy2:
+
Intake
Exhaust
HPFP
Coilovers
Anti-lift kit
Anti-roll bars

Bare minimum!  :laugh:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: karl210 on September 17, 2013, 05:54:11 pm
remap and top quality tyres id say were the best 2, if on a budget eibach springs mine handles top notch on them if not as much of a budget some nice coilovers but i dont think there needed
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Shoy1980 on September 17, 2013, 05:57:40 pm
Remap.
Brakes.

What sort of power gains can I expect? Would it effect the MPG good or bad?
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Scottymon on September 17, 2013, 06:14:04 pm
Decent stage 1 map from the likes of Revo / rTech etc. should see 240bhp+ and 280lb/ft+ on GTI (K03), if your Edition 30/Pirelli/K04 then 280bhp+ and similar torque.

Decent set of tyres, as above, make a huge difference... Goodyear Eagle F1 AS2's are excellent for daily/fast road use.

Re: MPG, the more power you have the more fuel you will use... that said, driven normally they are no less efficient, perhaps a little more in some respects... but it will drop fast if your enjoying the new found torque these engines produce. :happy2:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: MC71 on September 17, 2013, 06:23:39 pm
Remap.
Brakes.
+ LSD. :happy2:
+
Intake
Exhaust
HPFP
Coilovers
Anti-lift kit
Anti-roll bars

Bare minimum!  :laugh:

Bare minimum!!  :signLOL:

Start with a map and for your cheap mod, a mk5golfgti.co.uk sticker.  (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fmcaborn%2FSmileys%2Fmexicanwave.gif&hash=a941bb4d15ee88a589bc631a36350770f906e959)
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Shoy1980 on September 17, 2013, 06:33:10 pm
How about small mods? I've realised that my radio signal is pants? And my welcome lights on the wing mirror are an ugly orange! Any tried and tested methods that can sort this?
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Shoy1980 on September 17, 2013, 06:38:36 pm
Decent stage 1 map from the likes of Revo / rTech etc. should see 240bhp+ and 280lb/ft+ on GTI (K03), if your Edition 30/Pirelli/K04 then 280bhp+ and similar torque.

Decent set of tyres, as above, make a huge difference... Goodyear Eagle F1 AS2's are excellent for daily/fast road use.

Re: MPG, the more power you have the more fuel you will use... that said, driven normally they are no less efficient, perhaps a little more in some respects... but it will drop fast if your enjoying the new found torque these engines produce. :happy2:

Thanks pal :happy2:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: dan930 on September 18, 2013, 04:26:03 pm
I would do in the following order

1.remap
2.tires
3.walk
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Shoy1980 on September 19, 2013, 02:00:39 pm
I would do in the following order

1.remap
2.tires
3.walk


Walk?
Title: Re: Re: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: RetroRaz on September 19, 2013, 02:09:02 pm
I would do in the following order

1.remap
2.tires
3.walk


Walk?

Maybe the remap eats through so many tyres that it's better off to just walk then drive?

Lol

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Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: MC71 on September 19, 2013, 02:25:44 pm
I would do in the following order

1.remap
2.tires
3.walk


Walk?

WALK is an Anti Lift kit made by Whiteline so its called the W.A.L.K. The other main company for an Anti Lift kit is Superpro.

An absolute MUST DO mod IMHO.

 :happy2:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: dan930 on September 19, 2013, 02:36:51 pm
Walk kit is bang for yr buck mod mate...
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Tortaruga on September 19, 2013, 03:35:46 pm
'Go faster' stripes. :wink:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Shoy1980 on September 19, 2013, 04:59:31 pm
 :signLOL:  :drinking:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: N8KOW on September 19, 2013, 08:04:47 pm
Depends what you want I suppose? Go faster? Look nice? What spec is the car coming with? How much are you looking to spend also?
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: cuprajake on September 19, 2013, 08:36:28 pm
Whiteline anti lift kit
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Leebo310 on September 20, 2013, 03:13:17 pm
Remap definitely!
For the money it's the best mod you can do. The difference is huge! :grin:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Tha_Don on October 06, 2013, 05:53:17 pm
Not that it does much but removing the pre cat is a cheap mod or can be free if you're capable of doing it yourself :wink:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Powervalve Nige on October 07, 2013, 10:58:04 am
76mm Down pipe and cat  :happy2:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: woahnowboys on October 07, 2013, 11:39:00 am
RCD/RNS510 :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Title: Re: Advice on "Must do" mods?
Post by: Scrubadub on October 07, 2013, 03:33:52 pm
Another vote for a remap, transforms the car