rio_gti - '00 GTI

[jv]

[rio_gti]

Cheers jv

[rio_gti]

So i bought this with 69k on the clock off an estate agent that i know.... never smoked in, well looked after with a full service history from vw!!! loads of reciepts including cambelt and clutch done within 6 months of me buyin it!!

Got no pics from when first bought!! Firstly i got some wheels, pipercross air filter, smoothed the air box and put a dsg intake in.





but soon realised that if i wanted it to actually pull the skin off a rice puddin i'd have to get it mapped so off to r-tech i went, for a remap and a forge 007p



it made 191bhp with 202 torque as there were some issues with the n75 valve and boost leaks

so agu charge pipe was put on and that helped massively!!!

a powerflex dog bone bush was also added, along with metal pressed plates from ultimate dubs.

had to get rid of the nasty wood so carbon fiber was stuck on, a gearknob to suite, some bora vents, clocks, along wiith the mint steering wheel i got out of it too!!

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so i had to find some way to ruin the remap, so i got a 3" downpipe and decat, the forge 5 piece boost hose set, and the anniversary exhaust off a mate, also got the gen anni wheels off him too!!! and although with all these upgrades it is a much better drive, it has thrown the map out and occasionally feels a bit rough 

decided also to wrap the front and rear badges, remove the golf letters and re-do the I in carbon as i prefer the black look



done some polishing of the inlet manifold, tb, fitted a catch can and creation motorsport TIP







had to something with that awful rocker so out came the high temp paint


Boost hoses


massive difference in the size of the downpipe


as she stands at the mo....

[rio_gti]

so as i muffed the sump plug up, i jb welded it in as a temp measure, but lasted a year  decided to change the sump and pick-up pipe at the same time

[rio_gti]

started gathering the bits for the k03 hybrid conversion, slowly!!!

doner K03


K04-023


S3 injectors


Bora V5 MAF


LCR fuel pump in the post!!

Just to find a way to make up the 2.5" intercooler pipework and intercooler itself

[rio_gti]

Got the wagonworks R32 rep bumper thru so tried it on for fitment with a debadge grill and im quite happy with the fitment, just gotta get rid of the tacky mesh and put gen/rep grills and a LCR splitter on!!!







just got to get them sprayed with the spoiler, polo mirrors and hopefully some anni sideskirts im waiting on 

[rio_gti]

Hello LCR fuel pump!!!!

[rio_gti]

Got the pancake replacement pipe through thanks to wolverine1091, this is the start to the rep THS intercooler pipework 

[rio_gti]

'The Beast' has turned up.... so much for needing the pcr pipe as im not gonna do the twinpass now gonna run the pipework over the gearbox!!!

also the forge map pipe is ordered



also everything is in the spray shop hopefully to go on the car soon