Little Red Devil

[philthy]

Nice, very nice!! They should look the goods.

[vwthunder]

Are they the same Enkei's as on Vans Polo



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[ssman]

yep the same

[VWindahouse]

Nice, very nice!! They should look the goods.

Thanks Mate!

So here are some pics, just waiting for some center caps ATM.






Quick review so far.

I am surprised with the grip and traction now with the wider contact patch. Not that I really ever had any major traction issues but even in 1st gear when I punch it hard there is next to no tyre scretch and it just takes off like a car possed!

The steering is much more direct also so I have to make sure I have the steering wheel pointed in exactly the right direction when boost hits around corners. For the first time I find myself having to really concentrate when pushing hard. Obviously the wider track is awesome around corners and I find myself taking some of my favourite twisties with more aproach speed!

Then there is the acceleration......... holy mother of God! That unsprung weight theory is seriously spot on

[VWindahouse]

Also the Wideband Air/Fuel ratio Gauge kit arrived today from Prosport!




I am replacing the fuel pressure gauge with it in the cabin and adding a ECS fuel pressure gauge in the engine bay. All to help maximise the Phase III tune!

[seangti]

that's awesome mate. just be careful if she lets go as you'll be carrying more speed.

So when you hitting the track, drag or circuit? I'm wanting to do quite a few from here on, QR and the odd one at Lakeside. Did another advanced driving day at morgan park day a few weeks back so have a few more little tricks up the sleeve I want to practise.

[VWindahouse]

that's awesome mate. just be careful if she lets go as you'll be carrying more speed.

So when you hitting the track, drag or circuit? I'm wanting to do quite a few from here on, QR and the odd one at Lakeside. Did another advanced driving day at morgan park day a few weeks back so have a few more little tricks up the sleeve I want to practise.

Thanks Sean, and good advise also!

I want to hit a few 1/4's after Phase III is complete to see if I can swing a mid to low 13 run. The Devil is also my daily driver so I don't really want to make a habit of testing all the parts associated with dropping the clutch at 2500rpm too often lol.

But as for the track, yeah mate please count me in!!! I think that's where the Polo will really shine which heaps of awesome Australian Polo's have already shown.

[VWindahouse]

Sorry just to add some technical data on the wheels.

I believe the OEM Denvers where 16x6.5” 43ET (2006 model Polo) 9.3kgs, 20.48lbs.

Then I replaced those with Speedy Lite-X 17x7.0” 45ET 8.3kgs, 18.3lbs, which gave 4mm extra poke and saved 1kg per rim.

Then from the Speedy's to the Enkei 17X8" 35ET and only 7kg, 15.5lbs per rim. Effectively saving a further 1.3kgs and giving a massive 23mm more poke!

[noone]

Looking good mate!

The extra poke sure does make a difference...

What rubber did you go with?

[VWindahouse]

Thanks noone!!

Just kept the fairly new Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's. I was considering going to a wider tyre but I think the 215/40R17's are a good fit at this stage.