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Another decent long drive today - 180 miles round trip to have lunch in a Harvester pub (I recommend the Caribbean Curry) with my accountant and close friend - He's just got the latest Saab Estate but never uses the paddles!
Roads were wet after raining last night and so a good test although they quickly dried off. B-roads, A-roads, and M-way. I'm slowly getting more confident and pushing harder to see how well the Quaife performs. She finds the grip/traction very quickly, even being undisturbed by a large wet manhole cover. Sometimes, if going very hard on the throttle for an overtake, she'll imperceptibly snake under acceleration - It really is very subtle and over very quickly and it's probably only a centimetre in side movement - absolutely nothing to worry about and the ESP doesn't cut in. The Quaife feels gentle and not in the slightest bit harsh when it comes in - You have to concentrate to catch its action.
I'm not experiencing that nasty random snatching anymore either - We thought it may have been due to mixing directional with assymetric tyres but VWR also cleaned up the wheelspeed sensors when installing the diff, so who knows.
It's not a cheap mod but really transforms a remapped FWD Mk5 GTI by contributing so much to getting the power down. I have to be careful that it doesn't lull me into being over confident!
Instead of feeling pessimistic about roundabouts in wintry wet conditions, I'm strangely looking forward to it.
