Louis19's Build Thread

[PULS8T]

Went to street sprints at QR again on Saturday. Weather was perfect and had a great day. First time out on the H&R coilovers and was really pleased with how the felt. Beat my previous PB by nearly 0.7sec, but more importantly my consistency was much better overall, and I'm sure there's plenty more in it but I'm slowly chipping away at it.

Meant to to be back at QR this weekend with a few mates to do the HL with the Hi-octane group then next weekend is HL at lakeside with the VW group and 2 weeks later is Norwell... BUSY BUSY

This one of my quicker laps from the weekend.
https://youtu.be/yjvvLr-_IkM

Off topic but whered you get the debadged grill from?

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[louis19]

Got it off one of the forum members a little while back. I had a tough time trying to locate one before that though, only place I could see them were in the UK and they wanted crazy amounts for postage.

[PULS8T]

Got it off one of the forum members a little while back. I had a tough time trying to locate one before that though, only place I could see them were in the UK and they wanted crazy amounts for postage.

Yeah im chasing one. Having trouble finding one but haha

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[louis19]

Yeah im chasing one. Having trouble finding one but haha

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I looked on and off for a few months before lucking out when I got the one I have now. They certainly aren't easy to find.

[louis19]

Last night I went to the drags at Willowbank. Thought I'd give it another shot to see if I could crack a lower time. Managed a new PB on my first run which was a 13.5, which was followed by 2x 13.7, a 13.6 then someone on a bike dumped a huge lot of trans fluid. After about 45 mins waiting for that to be cleaned up, they called out that our next run was our last runs of the night.

On my last run I managed a 13.41 @ 107.5MPH, another PB and from what we know and that has been recorded, that's the fastest time in a 9n3 GTI in Aus! I do believe there is more in it too, the car was sitting for long periods of time in between runs which made heat soak set in pretty quickly.

Here's all my slips from last night.


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[sambb]

Crickey I was proud that I'd gotten my 60ft times down to 2.70's at the hillclimbs. consistent 2.30's is quick and 2.14 is mental. wavetrac?

[louis19]

Crickey I was proud that I'd gotten my 60ft times down to 2.70's at the hillclimbs. consistent 2.30's is quick and 2.14 is mental. wavetrac?

Thanks Sam!

Nope standard open diff still with the factory clutch. Just dropped tyre pressure in the fronts.

[sambb]

How are you launching? I turn the ESP button off, hold it against the hand brake with about 1800-2000rpm, come up to the friction point of the clutch and then launch. I have time to do all that though because in hillclimbs you go when you are ready after the light goes green and timing starts when you break a beam. Our 60 ft splits are hardly ever level and not as much rubber in the launch area, but still 2.142 or whatever you got seems quick!

[NGT18T]

brilliant time congrats. gives me a time to aim for if i end up with a bigger turbo

[louis19]

I launch a bit higher, about 3000rpm, handbrake on, traction off, ride the clutch slightly for the first metre or two then release it fully. I can't just dump the clutch otherwise it just freespins badly, even if I launch at lower RPM. The 2.1 60ft felt bloody good. I knew as soon as I launched it that it was going to be a good run.