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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: dragongreengolfgti on 23 May 2011, 21:32

Title: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 23 May 2011, 21:32
Here goes then first off a shot from my mates house with his and my old mk2 16v
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/lotsofgolfs.jpg)
Next up my old 1.8 driver mk3 This was a kind of gap car which i sold to my mate which carried on the good work on her unfortunately only ever took two photo's of it haha
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/golfdriver2.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/golfdriver1.jpg)
Next came a 5 door mk3 8v gti in black really nice car but for me had to many doors and unfortunately ended up breaking it for parts  :sad:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC06495.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC06500.jpg)
Then came the green mk3 8v in my sig which was really the first one ive done much work too as some of you may know i crashed this before xmas on ice and was very annoyed  :angry:
pic of how i started transforming it
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC02327.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC02329.jpg)
Black wheels
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/IMG0034A.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/IMG0026A.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC02404.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC07365.jpg)
Now onto my current car again a 3 door dragon green golf gti 16v ,fsh 112k The work begins hopefully ready for volksfest ! Broke my wrist 2 weeks after getting it and only had the cast off last week so i havn't been able to do much on it.
What i have done is
engine wise fitted:
Forge carbon fibre enclosed induction kit with 76mm silicon breather pipe with cold air feed
oil catch tank and isv valve breather
chrome header tank cap and rocker cover oil cap
Replaced some of the small breather pipes with 4mm silicon hoseing
Body work :
Replaced the boot off my old car with no rust anywhere and tinted rear window
Replaced back bumper with my old one due to marks on the other and tow bar cut out
Interior :
Just worked on a stereo install mostly out my old car
Sony xplode head unit, sony xplode 6x9's, sony xplode 12" 1200 watt sub and sony 600 watt 4 channel amp, sony 10 disc changer and front fly component speakers and tweaters.
Plans more engine work ordered new alloys white 17" pro race 3's coming next week  :smiley: paint callipers british racing green put my power flow 3.5" decatted exhaust on it, Quad head lights badgeless grill and maybe tint windows light smoke and other little bits
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08129.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08135.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08130.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08131.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08133.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08134.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSCF4225.jpg)
Any comments welcome open to ideas etc cheers
Mike
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: Wayne on 23 May 2011, 21:46
The seats are ace. :cool:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dom on 23 May 2011, 22:18
Agreed the seats are good but you need to loose the 307 floor mats :grin:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 23 May 2011, 22:38
Quote from: dom069 on 23 May 2011, 22:18
Agreed the seats are good but you need to loose the 307 floor mats :grin:

lol your absolutely correct consider them gone as of tomorrow morning  :grin: i havn't had much time time to do much with my broken wrist  :sad: now i can crack on and get it to how i want it  :smiley:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dom on 23 May 2011, 22:56
Quote from: dragongreengolfgti on 23 May 2011, 22:38
Quote from: dom069 on 23 May 2011, 22:18
Agreed the seats are good but you need to loose the 307 floor mats :grin:

lol your absolutely correct consider them gone as of tomorrow morning  :grin: i havn't had much time time to do much with my broken wrist  :sad: now i can crack on and get it to how i want it  :smiley:

Good good, other than that it's looking great :afro:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: Wayne on 23 May 2011, 23:46
Quote from: dom069 on 23 May 2011, 22:18
Agreed the seats are good but you need to loose the 307 floor mats :grin:

I never noticed tbh  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: gti gaz on 23 May 2011, 23:57
looking good dude like the seats what are they from ?? are they on standard frames?
 
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 24 May 2011, 17:38
Quote from: gti gaz on 23 May 2011, 23:57
looking good dude like the seats what are they from ?? are they on standard frames?
 

Cheers mate, There out of an alfa romeo there on standard mk3 sub frames etc backs arn't an amazing fit but they connect properly and securely and look good only being two rear bucket seats now with alcantara material in the middle. Heres a pic of the rears  :smiley:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSCF4227.jpg)
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dennis10 on 24 May 2011, 19:47
Nice looking car, but I would say ditch the aftermarket airbox, it wont be doing you any favours whatsoever, and will almost certainly be strangling your car at top whack where it needs to breathe the most.  The induction setup looks pretty, I'll grant you that, but I have tinkered with almost the exact same setup and the engine just didnt breathe properly at all, it lacked alot at top end compared to modding your existing airbox (cold air feed, some extra holes in the box cold side and aftermarket panel filter) was much less responsive.  Those filters just dont allow enough air through when you hit 5krpm and above, waste of money, as I found out for myself  :sick:

Love the seats though, look like they hold you through the corners!  :cool:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dennis10 on 24 May 2011, 19:52
Oh, and get rid of the naff looking orange badge!  :smiley:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 24 May 2011, 20:31
Quote from: dennis10 on 24 May 2011, 19:47
Nice looking car, but I would say ditch the aftermarket airbox, it wont be doing you any favours whatsoever, and will almost certainly be strangling your car at top whack where it needs to breathe the most.  The induction setup looks pretty, I'll grant you that, but I have tinkered with almost the exact same setup and the engine just didnt breathe properly at all, it lacked alot at top end compared to modding your existing airbox (cold air feed, some extra holes in the box cold side and aftermarket panel filter) was much less responsive.  Those filters just dont allow enough air through when you hit 5krpm and above, waste of money, as I found out for myself  :sick:

Love the seats though, look like they hold you through the corners!  :cool:

Thanks for your comments mate and i understand your point and usually concour however since installing this setup and doing a top end run down my private run way i managed a good 147 ish mph at 6950ish rpm with a much smoother feel to the rev range through all gears. unlike the pipercross system which was originally fitted which seemed to hold the car back and have definate flat spots as you say near 4.5-5k revs. Luckily i didn't spend a penny on any of the stuff under my bonnet as two of my good friends work for forge motorsport and aquired it through them. These exact filters are fitted from forge for the likes of the new nissan gtr r35, audi tts/rs,golf gti mk5 t mk6 t, ibiza cupra,leon cupra and many more models all tested before and after fitment and all gain a good bhp and better breathing i'l add a link later and although these are turbo'd cars they assured me the results would be noticeable and i think they are we will find out when i get a rollin road figure next month  :wink: Cheers about the seats i think there definately a good option and they do hug you very well  :smiley:

Quote from: dennis10 on 24 May 2011, 19:52
Oh, and get rid of the naff looking orange badge!  :smiley:

Have no fear the 307 matts went today along with the grill I have now replaced it with a badgeless grill from a member off this forum  :smiley:

Mk4 1.8 t
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/mk4t.jpg)
mk5 T
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/golfforgeinduction.jpg)
mk5 T 2
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/golfvtwintertake.jpg)
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: trog_nfs on 24 May 2011, 20:40
Loving the piperwork, looks  :cool:

Are you going to get some matching samcos or something, finish your engine dress-up nicely they would.

Forge motorsport stuff is quality, a lot of the staff cars in redline mag etc use their set ups in their VWs. Thats the difference between quality and ebay  :wink: :grin:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dennis10 on 24 May 2011, 20:43
Over a standard setup with no cold air feed I might be inclined to agree with you that there will be a small (very small) bhp improvement, but it has been tested over and over, with various different setups over on clubgti (with back to back dyno plots) that the best setup is still the factory airbox, modded, with cold air feed and aftermarket filter.  My arse dyno would also disagree with you, there is just no way that that setup produces more torque or power.  I spent money on mine and trust me, I didnt willingly strip it all back off again after less than a week.  It is now sitting in a useless heap in my garage, it made my car gutless, when she is normally anything but.  

But, if you like it, then stick with it, all I'm saying is that there is evidence out there that contradicts it.
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: AlexMozza on 24 May 2011, 20:56
Looks SWEET!
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 24 May 2011, 21:04
Quote from: trog_nfs on 24 May 2011, 20:40
Loving the piperwork, looks  :cool:

Are you going to get some matching samcos or something, finish your engine dress-up nicely they would.

Forge motorsport stuff is quality, a lot of the staff cars in redline mag etc use their set ups in their VWs. Thats the difference between quality and ebay  :wink: :grin:

Alright mate cheers for the comment yeah ive got the samco hose kit and magnecore leads on my wish list at the mo probs wont be able to get them now before end of june. Forge stuff is certainly tested and proven good quality stuff which is why there one of the leading companys for performance at the moment. I certainly feel as if its made a big improvement to the way my engine is performing at the moment  :smiley:
Quote from: dennis10 on 24 May 2011, 20:43
Over a standard setup with no cold air feed I might be inclined to agree with you that there will be a small (very small) bhp improvement, but it has been tested over and over, with various different setups over on clubgti (with back to back dyno plots) that the best setup is still the factory airbox, modded, with cold air feed and aftermarket filter.  My arse dyno would also disagree with you, there is just no way that that setup produces more torque or power.  I spent money on mine and trust me, I didnt willingly strip it all back off again after less than a week.  It is now sitting in a useless heap in my garage, it made my car gutless, when she is normally anything but.  

But, if you like it, then stick with it, all I'm saying is that there is evidence out there that contradicts it.

Cheers dennis i agree and see nothing wrong with your setup and understanding and of course your knowledge  :smiley: I do however think my set up at the moment would be on par with it and unfortunately i can not prove this. I will be keeping it for now atleast as i do like the way it looks even if infact its useless  :laugh:

Quote from: AlexMozza on 24 May 2011, 20:56
Looks SWEET!

cheers mate updates soon  :smiley:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dan_apps on 24 May 2011, 21:08
mint seats for sure! :cool:
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: tweed on 25 May 2011, 17:50
Pretty sure this had orange wheels at one point. Think I might of seen it on ebay a while ago. How long have you had the car?
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 25 May 2011, 21:20
Quote from: tweed on 25 May 2011, 17:50
Pretty sure this had orange wheels at one point. Think I might of seen it on ebay a while ago. How long have you had the car?

It did indeed mate ive still got them but there in need of a refurb so bought new alloys instead be on next week  :smiley: ive had it 2 months ish lol pic with orange wheels  :lipsrsealed:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/2.jpg)
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 25 May 2011, 23:36
I think the orange wheels work surprisingly well aside the dragon green actually.
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 25 May 2011, 23:43
Yeah they looked ok thats a pic from when the old owner owned it though and the chrome lip now is not very shiny and peeling and the orange close up looks like its brushed on  :sad: they need a definate refurb which im going to do over the summer for a winter set  :smiley: heres a static pic thinking either same stile chrome/orange or white lip and black spokes?

(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/1.jpg)
Title: Re: Thought i'd show you some of my old v dubs to my current one
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 28 May 2011, 22:15
Well today i got alot done to the golf First off set about removing a rusty old wing and putting a nice fresh one on  :smiley: Up next was painting all the calipers followed by painting all the wheels and im happy with the results its taken me about 8 hours in all  :smug: heres a few pics

comments welcome  :smiley:
Removed this horrible thing!
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08140.jpg)
pic with it off
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08138.jpg)
pic with it on
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08152.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08158.jpg)
pics of brakes these were slightly rushed as its a tempory colour scheme

(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08141.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08142.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08143.jpg)
and few other pics with painted wheels  :smiley:
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08156.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08157.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc390/splintorious/DSC08160.jpg)