Good deal? And advice on Miltek and Eibach mods...

[RedRobin]

Pic of GTI fitted with Milltek quads (Hi-flow+Downpipe) and KoniFSD+Eibach springs and ARB's - For the KoniFSD's to work properly the car is only lowered about 5-10mm.

[RedRobin]

Now, how the car was treated - that's a different matter.

....A car can be either badly or well treated regardless of whether it's been modded or remapped. High revving the engine from a cold start being a prime example of how to shorten an engine's life.

[NORTHERNER]

Thanks for everyone's comments - most appreciated.  I guess my question was born from ignorance... I have never modded a car and therefore am not sure what would be "Good Mods" for the Golf and what would be "Bad Mods" for it.

Comments so far have put my mind at rest that these (if done correctly) should be good mods 

The proof will be in the pudding I guess, a nice long test drive with a HPI check for comfort.

Cheers all - most appreciated.

P.S.  Nice car RedRobin

[Peskarik]

Now, how the car was treated - that's a different matter.

....A car can be either badly or well treated regardless of whether it's been modded or remapped. High revving the engine from a cold start being a prime example of how to shorten an engine's life.

Affirmative. That's what I ment to say.

[NORTHERNER]

Yeah - I have to say, why the hell do people thrash cars that have not been warmed up??? It must be pure stupidity or just ignorance.  Surely it just ruins the car for them in the long term.
My outgoing car is a Skoda Fabia vRS.... I treated it with kid gloves from new (2 years) before I sold it... never once did I feel the urge to thrash it when cold... let it warm up, then have fun, then let it cool down a bit... simple... means that you are less likely to have a breakdown later on... doh!

[NORTHERNER]

Some more details:

Milltek Back Cat - non resonated fitted
He is not 100% sure whwt Eibach springs... but reckon they were lowered by 15mm..

Any thoughts?

I plan to go and view ASAP... he is a fair distance away from me though...

[Peskarik]

Some more details:

Milltek Back Cat - non resonated fitted
He is not 100% sure whwt Eibach springs... but reckon they were lowered by 15mm..

Any thoughts?

I plan to go and view ASAP... he is a fair distance away from me though...

15mm = Eibach Pro. They are good.
Non-resonated = more noise than normal.
Cat-back = original downpipe = bottleneck is still there = not much performance added (mostly for sound purposes).

[NORTHERNER]

Thanks Peskarik - I am going to go and see it as soon as my funds clear... fingers crossed next time I post i will be the proud owner of said car 

[RedRobin]

The Milltek Non-Resonated is only slightly louder than the Resonated version and there is absolutely no performance difference between them. Also please note that neither Cat-back nor Hi-flow will add any significant performance gains (bhp) without a remap as well. Hi-flow+Downpipe delivers the most power gains.

It's easy to change the centre section to go from Non-Resonated to Resonated and vica-versa.

[NORTHERNER]

Thanks RedRobin - most appreciated.

Anyone got any tips for key checks to make?  I am tempted to avoid the cost of an RAC or AA inspection, and simply rely on a long test drive, good look around the car and the manufacturers warranty... I know the usual, excessive tire wear, noisy brakes, rough idling (although the GTi I tst drove at a retailer sounded a little rough on idle, and the sale sguy advised that was normal)...

Cheers