Treza360's .:R32

[Treza360]

That's a good repair - they did it properly - i.e. welded (added) more material then machined.

I have only one wheel on my Mk4 R32 which needs repairing - the previous (first) owner obviously wasn't very careful.

My question is who did you use (I'm in Adelaide though) and did they paint using a paint code or just match to existing silver?

Hey mate,
It would have wanted to be a good job for the price I paid.
I actually I have no idea who did the actual repair. Because I have a friend of a friend at a local Bob Jane I organised with them to have the guy they use to fix up the wheels before they put the new tyres on.
Basically he's a guy in a van who comes around and does them on site.
In regards to spraying, it looks as if it has been matched to colour, as there are other parts of the rim which haven't been sprayed, however I can't tell the difference between them.
Your best bet would be to try your local tyre fitters and see who they recommend. If a common name starts to come up then they're probably the way to go.
Sorry I can't help you out more than that.
Cheers
Trent

[Langers]

I'm pretty sure we got the euro Rs as well. Especially because I'd hate to think what VW call sports suspension if mine is the comfort (it's not actually that bad, but you definitely know when you hit a bump).

The Aus spec cars have the US spec suspension, i.e. the woeful Monroe shocks.

With the mileage on your car they would be completely shot. I'd strongly recommend replacing them with something like Koni FSDs. You will notice a massive difference in handling. See Ian and Rennenhaus for the FSDs.

I ditched my stock suspension after 10,000kms as I couldn't deal with the ghosting in the back any longer!

[Treza360]

The Aus spec cars have the US spec suspension, i.e. the woeful Monroe shocks.

With the mileage on your car they would be completely shot. I'd strongly recommend replacing them with something like Koni FSDs. You will notice a massive difference in handling. See Ian and Rennenhaus for the FSDs.

I ditched my stock suspension after 10,000kms as I couldn't deal with the ghosting in the back any longer!

Bugger hey. Oh well. I know the rear shocks were replaced on the last service just before I picked it up.
A nice new shiny suspension is on my never ending list of things to do. I'll probably do front and rear swaybars, strut brace and now shocks then all in one hit. Was planning on Neuspeed swaybars and brace so Rennenhaus will be perfect for the shocks too.
Now just need more money. :p

[Treza360]

So dyno results are in. Can't say I'm overjoyed with them. From a quoted 177kW at the flywheel, I ended up with 122.1kW at all four wheels. So yeah that's a 31% loss through the Haldex system.



Some people seemed to be a bit down on what they were expected/ran before while others were very pleasantly surprised. So it's hard to tell exactly what to make of the results.
It will be interesting to see when I make a few mods what the results will be.

[Oneofthegreats]

I reckon there not bad numbers for a stock R32 measured in 4th gear.

That's about right to loose 30+% through all four wheel's.

Also depends on the measured inlet temp's too! These can alway's fudge the corrected figures.

What were you expecting?

[Valver.]

I reckon there not bad numbers for a stock R32 measured in 4th gear.

That's about right to loose 30+% through all four wheel's.

Also depends on the measured inlet temp's too! These can alway's fudge the corrected figures.

What were you expecting?

I agree! 30% isn't a bad loss at all in an R32. The power figure isn't important anyway. If it had that output and Honda-like torque, it'd be plain-old slow!!

It always makes me laugh how peak power is always what is posted up. I do the same myself, but at the end of the day, I'd much prefer have the torque - especially in a bigger car.

[Treza360]

I agree! 30% isn't a bad loss at all in an R32. The power figure isn't important anyway. If it had that output and Honda-like torque, it'd be plain-old slow!!
It always makes me laugh how peak power is always what is posted up. I do the same myself, but at the end of the day, I'd much prefer have the torque - especially in a bigger car.

I reckon there not bad numbers for a stock R32 measured in 4th gear.
That's about right to loose 30+% through all four wheel's.
Also depends on the measured inlet temp's too! These can alway's fudge the corrected figures.
What were you expecting?

Hmm a 140kW figure was being thrown around the place. I wasn't quite expecting that much but I was hoping for a little more than what I did get.
Doing some interweb searching though it would seem that 1/3 power losses can be normal.
At the end of the day though I wouldn't want to get rid of the four wheel drive system at all. Having driven Dad's GTI which will put out an extra 6kW at the wheels than my car (Broady's car), I know how much it likes to smoke up the fronts. With the Haldex I can get on the power much earlier and the esp doesn't so much as flicker unless I'm really really flooring it.
Cheers,
Trent

[geoff_gti]

hmm, interesting read... i'd always thought the r32 was supposed to be around the 170 mark, but that obviously doesn't take into consideration transmission loss. not familiar with the awd setup at all but 1/3 seems like a pretty big drop! perhaps I will stick with my fwd gti lol

[zedub]

stock figures at crank for R32 is 177kw.. a bit more than the 110kw of the gti but the gti is much more easily tuneable.

and yeah, I'm planning to stick to my gti too.. until i get something faster than both

[Treza360]

stock figures at crank for R32 is 177kw.. a bit more than the 110kw of the gti but the gti is much more easily tuneable.

and yeah, I'm planning to stick to my gti too.. until i get something faster than both

Yeah with the CAI, chip and a couple of extra hp from the flapper mod, that's only going to take you probably to around 200kW at the fly.
The only other option that isn't too bad price wise is a power pulley kit.
Other options include exhaust, headers, cams, a turbo or supercharger with intercooler but for all these mods you're looking at $$$ for the hardware, let alone installation.