Tips for best performance

[PenguinGTI]

Hi guys...Anybody got any tips for getting down the 1/4 mile quicker?

I don't want to remove any weight (except maybe the spare wheel). I've heard mention about tyre pressures but I won't pretend to know what I'm doing.

Anybody able to shed any light?

PS - I thought about go faster stripes but they don't work 

[Diamond Hell]

Remove weight. 

It's the single biggest thing that will impact your times.

[PenguinGTI]

I've thought long and hard about removing weight but this isn't practical for a family car. Any other tips?

[Diamond Hell]

You're really not capable of removing the rear seats and spare wheel?

Let's face it, if you're taking your DSG car down the strip it's mostly going to be about how much of a git you want to be with the paddles and the rev-limiter and how fast your reaction time is.

[VeeDubGTI16v]

its front pressures down and rear pressures up for drag racing i believe, don't know how much though. or put 2 space savers on the rear 

[dweb1989]

or put 2 space savers on the rear 

What a genius idea!
Beats my idea of putting on the smallest wheels and tyres that fit around your brakes to increase acceleration!

[PenguinGTI]

Thanks,

You're really not capable of removing the rear seats and spare wheel?

Let's face it, if you're taking your DSG car down the strip it's mostly going to be about how much of a git you want to be with the paddles and the rev-limiter and how fast your reaction time is.

In response to that no I'm not cause I need the back seats. The only option would be to take them out at the track itself which isn't practical. As for taking a DSG or manual is it quicker leaving the car to run till the limiter (obviously not bouncing off it) or is it better to change up earlier. I know for diesels the boost runs out fairly quick. I have heard the old saying "feel the car" and I have been. Boost seems to tail off around 6500-6800.

[Rhyso]

Ride the torque - most useful power and torque is done well before the redline so you want to be changing up so it drops you right into the meat of the power

With regards to removing the back seats if its like the MK4 it really is a 2 minute job.  Leave the seats at the side with a mate whilst you tear down the strip 

[Diamond Hell]

I think it's a 2009 Tornado Red GTI DSG 3r: Monza 17's (black), with a Forge SV and a little extra boost (courtesy of torque.it) which has thus far done a 1/4 mile 13.9 @ 103.2 mph

[A7 UFO]

I know for diesels the boost runs out fairly quick.

Inappropriate use of the word fairly.