What did you do to your Polo today?

[h100vw]

That special is valid for May, I'll need new tyres in the next couple of months, should i jump early to get the deal... Perhaps book it in for straight after the lakeside trackday on 26th, track to tyre shop... Cook these kumho clappers

I need some boots for the S3.... Must sell more tunes to pay for them! I like the RE002s on the Polo. Maybe a matching set for the Audi would look nice?

Gavin

[GRP]

Oooops

[Gigitt]

Replaced the torn LCA bushings to Cupra solid Rubber ones... New Bilstein shocks all round 1 front and 1 rear were toast!

Mum says yay it has stopped squeeking!

Transformed the car.

[Polo GTEye N9]

Replaced the torn LCA bushings to Cupra solid Rubber ones... New Bilstein shocks all round 1 front and 1 rear were toast!

Mum says yay it has stopped squeeking!

Transformed the car.

Hey Gigitt how much were the New Bilstein shocks? Where did you get them? Cheers Al

[Gigitt]

Hey Gigitt how much were the New Bilstein shocks? Where did you get them? Cheers Al

they were basic stock replacements for 2003 Polo 9N 1.4lt petrol... GTI Imports... ~$310
(not sports shocks)

[seangti]

Hey Gigitt how much were the New Bilstein shocks? Where did you get them? Cheers Al

I got mine through Gti Dave (forum member and supplier), if I recall correctly.

[kaanage]

Just to bring back an old favourite..

as for what i did today - not with the polo, but with its temporary replacement, the nissan micra hire car that i've been driving (auto).

for a car with no tuning, riding on 165 section econo tyres, the thing goes pretty bloody well up around yarra bend (did like 4 laps tonight).

it has no low down torque or power whatsoever, in fact the only shove you get is when you turn overdrive off on the auto gear stick, and wait for the revs to build - once that happens, the car pokes along a tiny bit more noticeably than normal.

HOWEVER, it's quite bizarre for me to drive it hardish - in the polo, i feel like i've got to have my line sorted before i take a corner, and yes you can somewhat trim your line by backing off/ braking, but otherwise ''understeer'' is really the name of the game. in the micra, even with the tyres screeching, if you're taking a decreasing-radius corner, simply turn the wheel more to suit - no need to back off like in the polo.

so, it really pains me to admit this, but i have no doubt that with decent suspension, a tune (to sort out what's under the curve, not necessarily to up peak power or torque), and some sticky 195 section tyres, on a downhill or flat run, i really believe that the micra would be able to keep up with a vw cruise - there wont be any power anywhere, but the car's so light, the steering so direct, it carves corners with ease, and driving it really, really, really makes me realise just how much friggin understeer is built into VAG cars (be it through safety, or engine weight, or whatever).

it's a wonder why i dont see any tuned / lower suspended with fat tyre micras on the road - they're A LOT of fun.

Well I got a Micra as a hire car in Sydney yesterday and can't see what Scotty was talking about. The steering was a bit lighter than my PoD but not by a lot and when I pushed it on some side roads, it understeered safely and scrubbed the fronts when really pushed. Maybe Scotty played around with the tyre pressures on his rental rather than just driving out of the rental car park like I did. Or else maybe my high offset, narrow tyre setup makes my Polo handle better than his did.

Back on full Polo turf, I visited mine at the panel beaters today

[sssstew]

what did i do on my polo today..... got a full clean done and then listed for sale. Time for it to move on, i just dont use it, only done 1500k in 9 months nearly because i have access to a free car. Its up in the for sale section on here, hoping to find a new forum member to enjoy it.

[seangti]

Did some power runs to identify ideal shift points and speed intervals. In short 6000rpm is the magic figure for shifting and falls off quickly after.

I hadn't done speed interval runs since October last year, since than I've added a Seat Sport FMIC.
Factory side mount in 3rd gear:
50-80: 3.35
80-120: 4.46
80-100: 1.92
100-120: 2.54
50-120: 7.81

Now with FMIC:
50-80: 2.88
80-120: 4.06
80-100: 2.13
100-120: 1.93
50-120: 6.94

4th gear pull with FMIC 80-120 is 4.53secs. With the FMIC, all intervals except 80-100km's are quicker but a good margin.

As a comparison, I did testing with a grandturismo this morning in his stage 3 APR mk 6 Golf GTI. 80-120 in 2.89sec in 3rd. 100-150 in 4.25secs in 4th. Astonishing car and power. 4th gear acceleration is phenomenal, was search for the grab handles.

[h100vw]

Did some power runs to identify ideal shift points and speed intervals. In short 6000rpm is the magic figure for shifting and falls off quickly after.

I hadn't done speed interval runs since October last year, since than I've added a Seat Sport FMIC.
Factory side mount in 3rd gear:
50-80: 3.35
80-120: 4.46
80-100: 1.92
100-120: 2.54
50-120: 7.81

Now with FMIC:
50-80: 2.88
80-120: 4.06
80-100: 2.13
100-120: 1.93
50-120: 6.94

4th gear pull with FMIC 80-120 is 4.53secs. With the FMIC, all intervals except 80-100km's are quicker but a good margin.

As a comparison, I did testing with a grandturismo this morning in his stage 3 APR mk 6 Golf GTI. 80-120 in 2.89sec in 3rd. 100-150 in 4.25secs in 4th. Astonishing car and power. 4th gear acceleration is phenomenal, was search for the grab handles.

Hey Sean, what weight have and drivetrain losses have you input to the box? Got Anthony's on loan and was going to do a couple of runs.

Gavin