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Offline Neil M

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Quaife ATB Diff
« on: 23 August 2008, 16:18 »
Hi, New boy here, has anyone had a Quaife ATB diff fitted to a Edition 30 with DSG, had one on order for months now, 310bhp - getting through Toyo T1R's at an alarming rate! Also been quoted £1500 fitted, sounds a bit steep.
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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #1 on: 23 August 2008, 16:48 »
....Warm Welcome here, Neil  :smiley:

No, about £1,500 supply and fit inc vat is not at all steep - I got 3 quotes, all were within £20 of £1,550. VW Racing were going to do mine next week but their in-house gearbox mechanic has just broken his leg in a bike incident (he's ok otherwise) so we are looking at a week or so later as soon as they can get a temporary mechanic up to their standard and "not any old gearbox boy" to quote their words :grin:.

Same DSG box of tricks for GTI and Ed30 AFAIK.

VWR can offer their own exclusive version Quaife but they aren't a public 'on-the-street' shop. I can introduce you but only if you are serious and flexible please as their priority is racing. PM me if seriously interested. Otherwise I suggest APS - Mention my name to Ed 01280 840491 www.autops.co.uk (everyone who knows me, knows me as RedRobin with the red Mk5 GTI).

Hope this helps :cool:

P.S. - I just read your sig - Yes, I'd say you were a serious modder! :wink:
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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #2 on: 23 August 2008, 17:07 »
APS? The same people that put my AP discs on the wrong way round lol??  :angry: :rolleyes:

Where are VW racing based red-robin? and what else do they offer as im trying to set mine up perfectly for the track.
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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #3 on: 23 August 2008, 17:09 »
Thanks Redrobin, I've been using AMD in Essex who also have a gearbox boff, as you say their price seems about right, I dont think I'll get it done before a track day at Silverstone anyway so I'll wait for it to be delivered (and melt front tyres).
You may have seen the White ED 30 on the cover of Performance Tuner last month, also made a few pages in Volkswagen Driver in July.

Cheers.
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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #4 on: 23 August 2008, 17:23 »
Quote from: DanGB on 23 August 2008, 17:07
APS? The same people that put my AP discs on the wrong way round lol??  :angry: :rolleyes:

Where are VW racing based red-robin? and what else do they offer as im trying to set mine up perfectly for the track.

....PM sent to you :smiley:
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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #5 on: 23 August 2008, 17:38 »
Quote from: Neil M on 23 August 2008, 16:18
Hi, New boy here, has anyone had a Quaife ATB diff fitted to a Edition 30 with DSG, had one on order for months now, 310bhp - getting through Toyo T1R's at an alarming rate! Also been quoted £1500 fitted, sounds a bit steep.


That's some serious mods there :shocked: Sounding like a beast - can't wait to start moding mine :smiley:  How much did it cost to buy without fitting?

Quote from: RedRobin on 23 August 2008, 16:48
....Warm Welcome here, Neil  :smiley:

No, about £1,500 supply and fit inc vat is not at all steep - I got 3 quotes, all were within £20 of £1,550. VW Racing were going to do mine next week but their in-house gearbox mechanic has just broken his leg in a bike incident (he's ok otherwise) so we are looking at a week or so later as soon as they can get a temporary mechanic up to their standard and "not any old gearbox boy" to quote their words :grin:.

Same DSG box of tricks for GTI and Ed30 AFAIK.

VWR can offer their own exclusive version Quaife but they aren't a public 'on-the-street' shop. I can introduce you but only if you are serious and flexible please as their priority is racing. PM me if seriously interested. Otherwise I suggest APS - Mention my name to Ed 01280 840491 www.autops.co.uk (everyone who knows me, knows me as RedRobin with the red Mk5 GTI).

Hope this helps :cool:

P.S. - I just read your sig - Yes, I'd say you were a serious modder! :wink:

Looking forward to hearing your views on the diff once done RedRobin :cool:  I may have asked this question before but have a memory like a siv (sorry!) Do you have to "qualify" to have mods done by vw racing? 

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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #6 on: 23 August 2008, 17:53 »
Quote from: Stiggy on 23 August 2008, 17:38
Looking forward to hearing your views on the diff once done RedRobin :cool:  I may have asked this question before but have a memory like a siv (sorry!) Do you have to "qualify" to have mods done by vw racing? 

....Having already driven a GTI with the VWR-Quaife diff I know roughly what to expect but of course will be posting my 'views' as soon as.

(Sent you a PM)
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Offline Neil M

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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #7 on: 23 August 2008, 17:56 »
The unit on its own is about £850 inc VAT, but you will loose your car for about 3 days, its gota be worth it if you do any track days. The ED30 is well worth spending a few bob on, the look on some Porsche owners faces is worth it alone.

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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #8 on: 23 August 2008, 18:10 »
Quote from: Neil M on 23 August 2008, 17:56
The unit on its own is about £850 inc VAT, but you will loose your car for about 3 days, its gota be worth it if you do any track days. The ED30 is well worth spending a few bob on, the look on some Porsche owners faces is worth it alone.

....VWR-Quaife version is about £1,000 but I'm told is 'faster' in responding. Total costs include DSG oil+filter change.

I used to think that such a diff was a waste of time unless you did track, but it's an underestimated mod (until you've experienced one!) and greatly contributes to the FWD of the GTI/Ed30 especially if more neddies are at the front wheels. It's helpful in greasier or wet conditions. You still have to drive safely but it'll make a difference - A bit like AP brakes do.
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Re: Quaife ATB Diff
« Reply #9 on: 23 August 2008, 19:10 »
Hi Neil and welcome to the forum.

I'm making a jump here, but I think you are the chap I spoke to at GTI international regarding launch control aren't you?

My car was the ED30 on the JBS stand.

Good to see you finally made it onto the forum :cool:

I'm also going for the Quaife diff through VW racing, so it'll be good to compare :smiley:
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