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Good stuff. So glad it has turned out well for you and thanks for posting your current build it has been a good read and lets others know what works. You must be very stoked.. Keen to know a few good tuners/engineers etc around the Gold coast/Brisbane so please keep posting your recommendations. Enjoy!
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Thanks for the kind words mate, appreciate it. Absolutely, happy to share any information people would like. It’s been a good learning curve journey, it’s certainly the largest project I’ve undertaken before.Originally Posted by BamaQLD
Looking forward to seeing what the future holds
2006 GTI Polo - Big Turbo Build - Louis19's Build Thread
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Here’s a vid my partner Emm put together a couple nights ago. Touches on some of the main points of the build as well as some vids from the rolling racing event last weekend. I might hear back out to QR this Sunday to get some more footage and test out a couple things. Enjoy
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2006 GTI Polo - Big Turbo Build - Louis19's Build Thread
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that's coolthe turbo is HUGE compared with the standard!
after seeing the video and you basically drag racing without a helmet I had to go and find out what 'roll racing' is about... this is on their website! Rules – Roll Racing Australia
huh?!Entrants are required to wear helmets, enclosed footwear and non-flammable clothing with full coverage from ankle to wrist to neck. All Entrants/drivers need to follow all Roll Racing Australia Staff and/or Official’s directions promptly and to full compliance.
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Hows the link going? Like its not even there , or a few quirks?
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Overall the car drives the best it ever has. Few little things I'll play with like smoothing out cold start etc but overall very happy with it and how user friendly the user face is.
2006 GTI Polo - Big Turbo Build - Louis19's Build Thread
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that's cool
after seeing the video and you basically drag racing without a helmet I had to go and find out what 'roll racing' is about... this is on their website! Rules – Roll Racing Australia
huh?!
And thats not even a stock turbo, thats a TTE280. The stock turbo has an even smaller inlet than that so it looks like a monster next to one of those haha.
As for the roll racing. The actual roll racing events are in the evenings at QR. The events I attend are organized by groups such as downshift, Hi octane, torque time etc. Its not technically called a roll racing event, they just call it "happy laps" or "coffee and circuit" so they dont fall under the rules of the link you attached above. The mornings I attend MUST be street legal cars, nothing with roll cages or anything that rocks up on a trailer (even if registered and legal) will not be allowed on track. I believe that is purely based on the insurance those groups would have for the mornings.
2006 GTI Polo - Big Turbo Build - Louis19's Build Thread
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yeah I could never get the no helmet bit either. Australia being Australia with its nanny state rules I was surprised you could go on a track anywhere without safety gear.
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don't get me started... it's not Australia's nanny state rules that is the problem, it's the insurance company backing the event permit and licensing making the decisions on what they're willing to cover - but actually, it's our judicial system that allows people to be able to sue for their own stupidity... it should be "don't want to wear a helmet, fine, don't wear one, but if you don't wear one, your family doesn't get to sue when you're dead"
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Good to hear re the Link Louis. Dave seemed like he'd be way more comfortable pushing an E85 tune if it was an ECU that had more checks and protections (eg flex fuel sensors etc). If down the track I find a suitcase of money it'd be nice to go with the Link G4 for an E85 tuned hybrid. Love what you've done and always watching. Can't wait until you get a diff in it and take it to the drags.
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