First thoughts on new R32

[jonathonturner]

well, i picked it up on saturday, and drove it home...and didnt go near it till this morning due to being super busy, and came to work in it today, so the first proper drive as such.....

how does it stack up?

1/ hubs are rusty, i would imagine where it sat in a field for six months prior to my buying it..other than that, no other faults found so far.

2/ bearing in mind i climed out of an 05 E55 Amg into the r32...flame suit on....the ride is hard, it eats juice ( as bad as the e55  ) and it isnt that quick either.

that said, i actually like it!

its a good steer, very well built and quite nimble, and cool...a future classic i reckon.

so, do i need to mod it?

you betcha.

coilovers need to bring it down about 20mm,as i think springs will kill what little comfort there is...whats the general consensus as to whats best on the r32? used eiback pro street coilovers on my gti and they were very good..comfort is important to me , so thats the focus.

noise..i quite like the standard pipe, and am tempted to just change the centre pipe from the cat to the oem backbox ( i did this on my CSL using a supersprint item and it beefed it up quite a bit, without being boomy), also fancy some form of additional induction...whats best please

might widen the track 10mm each side at the front, and 15m a the rear, and get a haldex controller....good or bad idea?

dont want to go tooooo mad

[Hurdy]

It sounds like you have a plan of attack already

Topher will be along shortly to wax lyrical about the .:R with you

[bobotheclown]

is it possible to add a turbo/supercharger to the R32? Now that would be bonkers.

[Rhyso]

is it possible to add a turbo/supercharger to the R32? Now that would be bonkers.

it is indeed - think Topher was looking at such kits 

[topher]

I could fill pages with different comparisons for the parts you're asking about so I'll just stick with what I consider to be the best available at the moment without being too stupidly priced.
Coilovers I'd go with the KW v2 set up, it'll give you some nice adjustability to try to keep the ride smooth.
Exhaust, ring both JBS and AwesomeGTI and ask them for their best offer price at the moment (mention the R32 owners club) on milltek exhausts. They're doing some amazing deals at the moment with free fitting - the exhaust note will still be familiar but to me the best advantage is how much better the larger tail pipes look.
Intake I'd have to say my favourite is the EVOMS intake. Not the cheapest but the quality and fitment is very good, it is kinda oem+ looking too unlike the offerings from VF etc. which just look like another induction kit.

Yeah there are some turbo/supercharger kits around, with a couple about to be released and some more in the pipeline. JBS are the guys to keep an eye on for that, other kits seemed more aimed at the american or german markets.

[illyun]

2/ bearing in mind i climed out of an 05 E55 Amg into the r32...flame suit on....the ride is hard, it eats juice ( as bad as the e55  ) and it isnt that quick either.

I take it your R32 has 0 miles or thereabouts... It feels and is very slow from new - I experienced this with both my Mk5 R32s. I don't even think you'ill get anywhere near the quoted 250bhp on a RR either - even 225bhp has been recorded on new R32s when put on a RR.  However, give it 5k miles and it will become noticeably quicker and will keep on getting quicker for another 25-30k miles as the engine is run in/loosens up. 

[jonathonturner]

I take it your E32 has 0 miles or thereabouts... It feels and is very slow from new - I experienced this with both my Mk5 R32s. I don't even think you'ill get anywhere near the quoted 250bhp on a RR either - even 225bhp has been recorded on new R32s when put on a RR.  However, give it 5k miles and it will become noticeably quicker and will keep on getting quicker for another 25-30k miles as the engine is run in/loosens up. 

its done 70 miles. although i do about 400 a week so it wont be long then till it loosens up ( hopefully)

[carl1]

fuel consumption should also improve by about 30-35% aswell

[jonathonturner]

hope so

[R32UK]

^^^ Can vouch for that. It does feel noticably quicker now Im kicking on 25k miles. Economy is slightly better too.