Hihi

[kam]

Hello VW Polo owners

Currently have a TT Supra which is a bit too much for a daily driver, did a lot of looking around for a daily, wanted an eg civic but couldnt find any decent ones. Mate recently got a brand new vw golf gti, so i got the idea of checking what else vw had in stock. They have a Christmas special, $19,500 drive away for a manual, so i thought why not !

Will take delivery of my brand new pepper gray 6 speed manual polo 77 tsi this tuesday, 4pm !

Standard bodykit and wheels, as i apparently cant option the sports pack on floor stock, has to be done at the factory, same goes for the sunroof

Being a 1.2 turbo, im sure there are people out there that tinker with them, intake, boost gauge etc, did some googling but i couldnt find much ? If there is a sports section on here i would apprecaite guidance !

Anyway, will post pics of the lil beasty shortly

Heres my poopra for now

[VWplo]

your best bet is to look into a ECU Tune for DNA tuning down in Melbourne

have a look on the tuning section of this forum, i could't find the post so if anyone else here can please post it.

im running a 2.25" cat back and a K&N pod filter in the factory box with a DNA tune. im very happy with the car

im yet to Dyno test the car but it should be making between 100 - 105 kw

but thats probably the limits of the 1.2 tsi engine before you start getting into "i might aswell just bought the GTI" territory

hope this helps

[Lucas_R]

+1 for DNA. I have a DNA tune on my Golf and made 204kw at all four wheels. Goes like a rocket.

Their tune for the 77TSI takes it from 77kw to 100kw at the engine. Torque goes from 200nm to 250nm.

As far as i know, i believe DNA are just about the only local tuner who offers a tune for the 77TSI.

Congrats on the new car.

[kam]

thanks guys

the whole point of me getting a daily is to have a normal car, so im going to try to restrain myself with the polo, i always say i wont do much to a car, but in the end... you know how it is

[kam]

VW seem to think $185 is how much a $2 iphone cable should be sold for, no thanks, ill ebay that option

[kam]

picked up the polo today, lots of fun! loves to rev and can get up to the speed limit quite quickly !

the stock sound system is really good, and the clutch and gearbox are very smooth

[VWplo]

glad to hear u like the car mate. may it treat u well

[nomadx38]

Hey Kam!

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who got burned by the factory option for the sports pack, I regret it every day that I didn't get it.

If you want to get the fog-lights try Oriential Parts, that's where I got my OEM fog-lights from. Did the wiring my self not that hard really.

I also got the 17" Boavista alloys from Alloy Wheels Direct and the cheapest I could find brand new, with tyres.

Also the suspension I didn't bother getting because it only drops the car by 15mm 1.5cm which is nothing, considering the money they charge for the springs. Trust me once you get 17" on the gaps between the wheel arches look a lot smaller, in the end it was not worth it for me. But everyone is different. Also the 17" will improve the handling a ton anyway.

I also have a K+N pod filter and would definitely recommend it. It offers little gain as far as induction noise goes but the throttle response is greatly improved which helps tons with the turbo lag.

[VWplo]

if you want to lower the car take a look at the 25/40mm H&R lowering springs available from orange tuning

[kam]

thanks guys, yeh it makes sense getting bigger wheels will naturally make the gap look smaller. does it make the ride much firmer than stock ? i dont want a rock hard ride, being a daily and all

had a look at oriental parts, they had 2 x fog light kits

LED POWERED FRONT FOG LIGHT KIT - POLO 6R
LED Powered Front Fog Light Kit - Polo 6R - Oriental Parts


and
FRONT FOG LIGHT KIT - POLO 6R
Front Fog Light Kit - Polo 6R - Oriental Parts


im assuming the 2nd one is the regular kit, and the 1st one is some aftermarket ricey kit ?

also another option which i want, for which the dealer wanted something stupid ($595) is the door sill kit. oriental parts have a kit, doesnt look genuine, but still nice enough (genuine ones on the vw website show the polo log being in the corner as opposed to in the middle)

OEM STAINLESS STEEL DOOR SILL SCUFF PLATE - POLO 6R
OEM Stainless Steel Door Sill Scuff Plate - Polo 6R - Oriental Parts


also saw that some people did the dna tune, going from 77kw > 100kw. But it is a $900 tune, not sure if its worth doing, cost vs benefit. any noticible difference ?