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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: joesgti on 16 April 2008, 09:35
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Right as a few of you may know my car ran a crappy 200.09bhp last week at awesome's rolling road. it was noticable to people observing that there was somthing wrong as it sounded like something was leeking, well it was!! i fitted my forge DV valve about 4 months ago and had mounted the solenoid in the wrong place, which had caused the piping to split!! so was loosing nearly half my boost pressure.
before i went to awesome yesterday my car was running 10psi, now with new pipes it running 18psi!!! WHOOOO. I also got the coilovers set to the same height as their mk5 gti :drool: and wheels aligned. took 4 1/2 hours and cost me 200 quid but well worth it as they treat your car like one of their own.
i didnt get to put it back on the rollers but anyone fancy another RR day :evil:
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Nice 1, glad its all sorted, we thought we could hear a boost leak when it was on the rollers.
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nice!
how do you hear that>?
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it sounded like air was hissing out of the engine, its hard to explain :smiley:
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You can kinda tell from the Awesome video it doesnt sound great and it struggles top end - which loosing that much pressure I am not suprised - its like asking you to blow up a balloon with a hole in it !
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Glad you got your BHP back to normal :smiley:
I bet the drive home was more enjoyable too :wink:
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Glad to hear it Joe I bet she feels like a rocket now :laugh:
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nice one :cool:
In fact Im amazed it made 200 with no boost lol
Must be soooooo different now........
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it really is unreal how much different it reels, it feels like theirs no turbo lag whats so ever now and couldnt believe how fast it shot to 140 on my way home last night (pulling into my drive :lipsrsealed:) i also took my mums boyfriend out who normally drives her M3 and he was speachless (esp was off) he couldnt believe how well it put the power on the road after the coilovers and roll bars are on. I now need another RR day, id say its about 260-270 but need proof :sad: :evil:
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what does the forge dv valve do?
the gti has a recirculation valve which basically recycles the air instead of "dumping"/valve it?
i heard you can get a forge valve that dont do anything but make noise and cause long term problems
also on there website there is a more expensive version thats suppose to be like the standard one but with a louder noise is that what youve got??
i can hear mine from 3rd-4th very slightly sounds cool would be even better if it was a little louder
i used 2have one on my mk4 golf but it jus made a noise and gave bigger turbo lag:(
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That's a different type of DV valve as used on the 1.8T and such like that yout talking about, the Tfsi engine uses an solenoid controlled valve which also forms part of the traction control system. The forge replacement DV for the Tfsi is preventive mod to replace the standard item which is known to give problems when running higher boost, although it seems mainly the regular GTi that its a problem on. This could be down to its hot location bolted directly to the turbo
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yea looks like this
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd153/joesgti/FMFSITVR.jpg)
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so do you guys recomment not changing it?>
im getting my car apr stage 1 next month and wondered if i would have to change anything else?
ive been told to also fit a full exhaust and air intake to get the best results outta the remap?
also i have not got cruise control so will i not be able to switch it on and off as stated on awesomegti>?
hope its worth the £650
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If you can afford it I would change it for piece of mind, I have had one on mine since they were released and I have had no problems at all.
A exhaust system will just help it Rev better, if your going for a full system and filter you may as well get Stage 2 software surely to make the most of it...
Which remap are you referring to - just APR?
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yes im goin for the apr..
ive ben looking into remaps for ages and decided apr was the best.. they even work with vw tuners so they gotta be good.
i think its an extra 50-65 bhp?
can just about afford that and the cruie control unit total £650 without fitting :sad:
guess the intake and exhaust can wait a little longer
hey also i didnt know the gtis are not 200 but 195bhp so stated in the dyno results seen.
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Dyno results are only an indication - hence the term "dyno lottery", also every car is different.
For a stage 1 remap realistically I would say expect 240-245. Dont worry about figures, drive it and you will tell the difference and it will give you more smiles per mile :grin: