What did you do to your Polo today?

**noone** · 20-10-2011, 09:58 AM

As I don't track the car (its been over a year), the peak cornering speeds on a track are not relevant to my setup.

I don't ignore your input, but like to try everything for myself. As I've not played with cars before the Polo, I like to feel from the wheel rather than read on the screen / paper the maths or theory behind an idea. I was not much good at study, so I guess that makes sense... When I can feel something, the theory then starts to click.

There isn't that much to change, really the biggest issue and fun I've had with my car to date was the swaybars. When they were binding, it made them feel twice as stiff. When they work well, I get a good amount of grip in the corners, still to understand how a fwd car with sways staying more level will get less power down out of a corner than a car with minimal / no sways rolling heavily. Maybe that one you can explain to me, as this is something I think the sways help with greatly, again in suburban driving. Obviously a diff would change the game, but we don't have a proper diff.

**Spec83** · 20-10-2011, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by kangfu

That looks pretty cool. Cut a hole for the stock intake hose for some extra cold air?

Love the creativity... but wouldn't it have been easier to just get THIS

**noone** · 20-10-2011, 01:59 PM

The filter is not the issue, its the flow into the box. the 2 best solutions so far IMO (and it is only an opinion at this stage) is to keep the stock box and add another inlet from somewhere or to fully enclose the pod away from the engine heat with good 3" or larger ducting.

This is just playing around really, the fans still kick hot air into the new pod filter area, my intake temps will still be higher than the stock box, but this is just the first step.

Easy is not the goal, its more about hands on testing and playing, hopefully with a solution that is better than the stock box. If its not, well, I had fun.

**Bflat** · 20-10-2011, 05:09 PM

Got me some new shoes!

Apologies for the iPhone quality (lack thereof), but I couldn't wait till I got home with the SLR.

**Stuwey** · 20-10-2011, 05:38 PM

Fantastic.

Simplicity strikes again.

**noone** · 20-10-2011, 05:41 PM

Awesome. I wanted white wheels for my red GTI, but know I wouldn't keep the, clean enough...

has the ride / handling changed much?

**Bflat** · 20-10-2011, 05:45 PM

It's hard to tell, I was babying around town today because I had the old wheels in the boot.

I imagine i'll become a regular (on a daily basis) at my local carwash.

**GoLfMan** · 20-10-2011, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Bflat

It's hard to tell, I was babying around town today because I had the old wheels in the boot.

I imagine i'll become a regular (on a daily basis) at my local carwash.

You sure will with white wheels mate, my ones get dirty as hell quick!