New to VW, Golfs and GTis

[Ian.H]

Hi all..

After 9 months of hell with 2 previous motors, I picked up a CS 40. Bit strange being back in FWD (last FWD I owned was a 2010 MK2 Focus RS) and trying to get used to the sound of a 4-pot again... but so far, it seems like a fun nippy lil car

There's a few minor scuffs on the roof where someone decided to slide something on it, but not deep enough to feel with a finger nail, so the Rupes should remove those just fine, other than that, seems quite clean, though will give it a full detail ASAP. Will be going down a Revo Stage 1 path shortly with maybe a Scorpion exhaust with sports cat.





Cheers..

Ian

[Pete-r36]

FANTASTIC looking car!

Congrats.

[Watts]

FANTASTIC looking car!

Congrats.

+1 to that! DSG or manual?

[madstaff]

Nice. Do like a white Clubsport. 

What number is it??

[Exonian]

Welcome Ian 
An Ed40 isn’t a bad introduction to Golf ownership.

I had a white with black roof example myself

[Ian.H]

Thanks for the welcome lads 

For more detail.. it's a 2017 plate DSG.. as much as I loved the manual box in my 911, I've opted back into the paddles for this one.

The plate number is 721.

I like the "crispness" of the black and white. My 2013 E63S estate was white with black roof and looked pretty good too (though that was metallic white).

I need to get a DSG remap though as it feels "lazy", even in manual mode (are they single or dual clutch?).. maybe spoiled with the Merc box being so brutal, but hoping I can make it feel a bit more responsive.

Definitely pleasantly surprised though.. we had the E63 for ~3.5 years and had 577bhp as standard with something like 591lbft torque... the GTi obviously isn't that, but it's certainly no slouch and will certainly result in being more "fun" as it has usable power.

My better half had a 2014 Golf TSi from new which was generally a really nice motor (her ol' man has it now since ~2016) and it was that that kind of made me go towards this path. I had considered a GTi PP to begin with and then decided the ED40 would be a nice touch, so here I am.. and happy 



Cheers..

Ian

[Watts]

This company has come up a few times for DSG software, I haven't tried them myself - https://tvsengineering.com/en/dsg-gearbox/

They do a driveability tune which sounds interesting.

[Pandemonium]

Beautiful car mate! Sounds like you've had quite a few fast motors...

[Exonian]

A DSG map would be a good idea, it’ll increase clamping force as well as improved drivability which would be useful if you’re remapping the ECU.

Before getting a TCU tune (DSG) maybe look into getting a device called a Pedal Box from DTUK or there are similar units sold via Burger Motorsport and DTE I think, plus one or two other companies.
Half of the laziness issues of mk7 Golfs are caused by the fact there is an inch or so of dead travel in the accelerator pedal, which means when you’re not driving at 8/10ths or above you’re losing the crispness of engine response and the gearbox thinks you just want to amble along in a lazy style. The Pedal Box brings the sharpness back to normal driving that the factory settings have programmed out for some odd reason.