Suggestions needed for first time GTi mods

[Quest]

g'day matt,

welcome to the forum....have you got any pics available of your car.

as mentioned there are a wide range of mods to obtain for these little cars but the first are foremost modification recommended to anyone is getting your ECU re-flashed (chipped). it is a completely different car......oh and how does 0-100 in the very low 6's sound! a little better than the 8.2sec VW quote standard

go to www.goapr.com.au or www.dubaddiction.com.au for some of the quality mods available. also, the owners of these businesses are frequent memers of this site (Guy H [apr] and Tim [dubaddiction]) so good advice and prices are a PM (private message) away.

hope you enjoy the forum mate, i haven't ever heard a disgruntled member!

check out my vPic gallery for my list of mods and pics if you like.

Cheers,
Rhys

Rhys forgot Shaneth (Eurokraft). You will find FORGE, SEAT and Whiteline parts !!
EnjoY !!

[pologti18t]

The best value mod is the APR/GIAC etc reflash.

[RhysQ]

Rhys forgot Shaneth (Eurokraft). You will find FORGE, SEAT and Whiteline parts !!
EnjoY !!

yep sorry about that, shaneth.......oh and GT3 (Neil) as well, who has NGKA TECHNIK www.ngka-technik.com.au.

[Quest]

Yep ! NGKA for good suspension !!

[mozzzy_2000]

Gee thanks fellas for all your advice! Yes sub 7sec times is what's gettin' my blood pumping at the moment! Haha Thats an extraordinary power gain making it faster than a stock golf GTi. All I can say is wow! lol

No I don;t have any current pics at the moment. I took some when it was brand spankin' new but lost those on my laptop. I bought a red one, leather interior, tinted windows and paint glaze. It's amazing actually how many people think its a golf would you believe. The red duco is very eye catching in our West Aussie sun. The perfect summer car I reckon.

Hey Quest yeah send me that parts list. That would be a massive help! Can you send it via PM?

Got a couple more questions re: the APR chipping if you guys would indulge me some more.

Does chipping automatically void warranty?
Because of the added power gain, does this put extra wear 'n tear on the engine or is it a matter of just tuning the engine differently to get the most out of the engine? ie. making the engine run to its full potential?
With the extra power gain from chipping, does this cause any 'bottlenecks' in the system? For example would I need to look at improving the air intake or any other areas?
Are you guys experiencing better or worse fuel economy with the APR chip?

I have always used BP Ultimate 98 since I got it except maybe a tank or two of BPprem95. Ultimate 98 is the best in the west as we dont have any ethanol based fuels here nor higher RON fuels. My experience with a city cycle is that it uses more than the claimed 7.9L/100km at around 10L/100km however the best I've done driving in the country was an average of 5.8L/100km which totally blew me away. And I've tried all sorts of experiments driving sedately as opposed to aggressive and I have found it makes little difference. I have actually noticed that it seems to be slightly more efficient driving on the aggressive side rather than sedately. Go figure.

Is any else here from Perth, West Aus and ifso who are best people to take my car to? Currently I have found Quattro motors, who are local APR retailers. I have spoken to them and they seem to be a good & experienced establishment. Are there any other Perth businesses worth investigating?

Thanks again guys for all your great help in getting me started on what could become my next 'addiction'! lol

[RhysQ]

warranty - you can always ask your dealer whether it will void warranty but with the APR flash it can be switched on/off using the cruise control stalk and is virtually undetectable to the service department. if they REALLY went looking for they would find it and it would only void warranty if IT caused the fault. i have taken my car in a couple of times for warranty claims and never had an issue.

wear 'n tear - the Polo GTI 1.8T is the same engine used it the 225bhp previous shape Audi TT so running at ~200bhp after chipping is not straining the engine. the audi did have a bigger turbo however. the same engine is used in the old Audi S3, Audi A4, MK4 Golf GTI, Audi A3 etc. it's a pretty solid reliable engine.

intake upgrades - i have had the car chipped since i've owned it (dec 2007) and never had any issues with the intake. the standard one is fine for just chipping. any further mods i would recommend upgraded intake systems in the form of the SEAT intake hose and Forge TIP (turbo intake pipe).

fuel economy - mine is worse but i have a heavy foot . many people have reported better consumption. i usually sit between 10-11L/100km

i hope this info helps....

Cheers,
Rhys

[Chipped]

Gee thanks fellas for all your advice! Yes sub 7sec times is what's gettin' my blood pumping at the moment! Haha Thats an extraordinary power gain making it faster than a stock golf GTi. All I can say is wow! lol

No I don;t have any current pics at the moment. I took some when it was brand spankin' new but lost those on my laptop. I bought a red one, leather interior, tinted windows and paint glaze. It's amazing actually how many people think its a golf would you believe. The red duco is very eye catching in our West Aussie sun. The perfect summer car I reckon.

Hey Quest yeah send me that parts list. That would be a massive help! Can you send it via PM?

Got a couple more questions re: the APR chipping if you guys would indulge me some more.

Does chipping automatically void warranty?
Because of the added power gain, does this put extra wear 'n tear on the engine or is it a matter of just tuning the engine differently to get the most out of the engine? ie. making the engine run to its full potential?
With the extra power gain from chipping, does this cause any 'bottlenecks' in the system? For example would I need to look at improving the air intake or any other areas?
Are you guys experiencing better or worse fuel economy with the APR chip?

I have always used BP Ultimate 98 since I got it except maybe a tank or two of BPprem95. Ultimate 98 is the best in the west as we dont have any ethanol based fuels here nor higher RON fuels. My experience with a city cycle is that it uses more than the claimed 7.9L/100km at around 10L/100km however the best I've done driving in the country was an average of 5.8L/100km which totally blew me away. And I've tried all sorts of experiments driving sedately as opposed to aggressive and I have found it makes little difference. I have actually noticed that it seems to be slightly more efficient driving on the aggressive side rather than sedately. Go figure.

Is any else here from Perth, West Aus and ifso who are best people to take my car to? Currently I have found Quattro motors, who are local APR retailers. I have spoken to them and they seem to be a good & experienced establishment. Are there any other Perth businesses worth investigating?

Thanks again guys for all your great help in getting me started on what could become my next 'addiction'! lol

Mozzy, from another Perthling..GO THE CHIP!! best initial bang for buck.
I trust Quattro 100%,..they are very old school but have been doing Audis and dubs for a very long time...personally I wouldn't go anywhere else...plus I work a 1 min walk away...very convenient...Good luck!!

[pologti18t]

One point with the standard intake... if you look at the end that attached to the front crossbeam/grill you will find various vanes/flaps in it. I removed these, and closed off the opening to the engine bay (hot air). Free mod

[shaneth]

and closed off the opening to the engine bay (hot air).

I actually thought this was to stop water and very small rocks from getting down to the airbox. Cause its right on the front grill water could easily get in there.

[DeanB]

I actually thought this was to stop water and very small rocks from getting down to the airbox. Cause its right on the front grill water could easily get in there.

Agree, I thought that gap at the bottom between the trumpet and the "part where it attaches to the front cross brace" (don't know what you call that bit) was to allow water, etc to escape out the bottom rather than get drawn through the intake pipe.