Tuning Thread - Bits and Bobs

[wigit]

Revo's GTI code was ready before the R, what they had not concluded was the rest of the world testing

Marketing wise why not realise the R code around the time of Inters having just blasted up the 1/4 mile

There is always a strategy and marketing edge

[GrahamFR]

http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79194

Clutch stops, what do we reckon, pointless tack or cheap easy mod?

See how it performs on tomorrow's drive to work...

Well for $15 I am pleasantly surprised. Went through all the gears including reverse on the way to work and no grinding issues. Clutch is obviously a lot shorter, and feels better to me now. If you have Michael Jordon legs this aint for you like, but if you have coal mining genes like me this is definitely worth it imo.

[Mr Savage]

How much would you say that other insert has helped with the cars wheel hop now that you've had it installed for a few days mate? Worth it?

[GrahamFR]

For the price, definitely Savage. I read that the bfi one is a lot harder tho and causes more vibration but may be better at stopping hop as a result, if yours is really bad at it.

[Exonian]

http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79194

Clutch stops, what do we reckon, pointless tack or cheap easy mod?

See how it performs on tomorrow's drive to work...

Well for $15 I am pleasantly surprised. Went through all the gears including reverse on the way to work and no grinding issues. Clutch is obviously a lot shorter, and feels better to me now. If you have Michael Jordon legs this aint for you like, but if you have coal mining genes like me this is definitely worth it imo.

This sounds quite interesting.
I'd not really noticed the long pedal travel until you mentioned it! Now I notice it all the time.
It's especially noticeable as I have a PedalBox on my GTI (no other mods) so the accelerator has minimal travel in normal use and the clutch has miles!

[GrahamFR]

Just drove home and I think it's even better now, suggest it's worth a punt but I couldn't find a UK seller so I had to order it from the USA but only took a week.

Just arrived



But not fitting with half an hour of day light left lol

[Tornado8]

Got mine from AMD. I'm very pleased with mine

[wigit]

R Stage 2 Beta for the conspiracy theorists 

[GrahamFR]

Got mine from AMD. I'm very pleased with mine

Ha come round and fit mine! Holding boost better?

[Mr Savage]

Right! Michellin Pilot Super Sports fitted and where do I start!!!!

Even though these are part worns, one with a puncture repair even! I could feel the difference as soon as I sat inside the car. It "sat" much nicer and felt less rigid (probably due to the softer rubber compound). So far so good...

Then I pulled out the car park with a huge grin on my face, the difference is PHENOMINAL. Where the Bridgestones would be hopping/tramping about while the traction control light gave a light show through the dash, the Michellin's had no wheel hop and smoothly pushed all the power down on the Tarmac, traction control blinked very briefly, once...until it was happy the tyres had the power under control.

The car feels so, so much faster now because all those horses are being used to propel the car successfully up the road. The GTI came up to its first roundabout, 3rd turn...it swung in and then gripped onto the road like there was glue on the tyres. So much more assured, you could feel the rear Bridgestones frantically trying to keep up with the sudden changes of directions the Michellins were making, not having a choice but to drag along and follow suite.

I'd go as far as saying they are the best upgrade so far to the car overall!! I wish I had changed them much sooner...and in fact I'm already looking at throwing away the rear Bridgestones that still have 6mm of tread and replacing them with the same pair of Michellins.

The GTI should never have come with Bridgestones, even at standard they can't cope with the power output. What were they thinking....

My advice to anyone buying a GTI? Buy a new set of tyres now and rip off those Bridgestones before you do anything.