My other German fling: Mk6 GTI

[Lucas_R]

hey lucas, glad to see that you've got more toys. i'd be interested in hearing what you think of the CTS catback (fitment, how they sound/drone), don't think i've seen a lot of Aust. examples of these installed?

i ended up replacing my spm springs for a set of STS coilovers as i couldn't un-see the slightly higher rear height.

I will do a write up and some videos of the sound once ive installed the CTS catback. If its too loud for my liking, or droney - then ill get another resonator added into the down pipe (same resonator i used on my R which was excellent). Fitment looks good from all of the feedback i've found (feedback from USA forums) as i couldn't find much locally.

As for the springs, i admit that i would like the rear to sit another 10-15mm lower. I might look at getting the rear springs re-set 10-15mm lower as there's a place in my city that does this. How do you like the coilovers in comparison to the springs?

[Lucas_R]

CTS catback arrived this morning along with the SPM rear swaybar and BFI dog bone insert. Koni sport shocks being collected by wifey as i type. Tonight will be spent in the shed me thinks....

The CTS catback looks gorgeous........can't wait to throw that on.

And new car being delivered tomorrow - got a new Mazda 3 SP25 Astina and this will be wifey's new car. The Astina is an excellent car and great bang for your buck at $33k drive-away. Comes fully loaded (sat nat, leather, rear camera, radar cruise control, very BMW/Audi style dash with soft touch plastics).

The GTI is now mine

[Ryan_R]

...and tomorrow will be spent uploading photos for us, right?


You've still got the R?

[kaanage]

Heavier springs need heavier damping - no? The Koni sports are the same partno no matter what engine combo you have but I'm happy to crank them up even more - I'll give it a shot.

The damping and spring rates need to match the suspended mass. The spring rate is constant but the damping rate varies with the speed of the motion so with a lighter mass, the lower inertia will be slowed by the same damping coefficient more quickly.

[Lucas_R]

...and tomorrow will be spent uploading photos for us, right?


You've still got the R?

Yes ive taken a few pics of the exhaust and sway bar installation and will get some more in the morning. The exhaust sounds great and looks fantastic.

The R is gone to a new owner in Tasmania. I miss it but it was time to let it go and free up some cash as we are doing some house renovations. Selling the R allowed us to pay off the GTI and then buy a new Mazda SP25 and has free'd up $750 a fortnight in car loan payments.

[kivenage]

I will do a write up and some videos of the sound once ive installed the CTS catback. If its too loud for my liking, or droney - then ill get another resonator added into the down pipe (same resonator i used on my R which was excellent). Fitment looks good from all of the feedback i've found (feedback from USA forums) as i couldn't find much locally.

As for the springs, i admit that i would like the rear to sit another 10-15mm lower. I might look at getting the rear springs re-set 10-15mm lower as there's a place in my city that does this. How do you like the coilovers in comparison to the springs?

heh, well the coils are the opposite of the springs, at its highest setting, there's now a TIGHT finger's gap at the rear. i haven't checked the fronts to see what kind of movement i've got either way since the install, but at the moment the fronts have a loose 1 finger gap. i did some measurements at all 4 corners right after the install and they were about 25in at the front and 24.75 at the rear (FTG).

they are surprisingly more forgiving than the springs too, which i don't mind. i didn't factor in the ones you got when i was doing my research so i'm following this thread like a hawk for your reviews.


**btw, you still using the eurojet dp or stock?

[Lucas_R]

Fitted the SPM rear swaybar, CTS exhaust and started on my suspension last weekend.

The exhaust took a few goes to get it aligned nicely, but is sitting nice and even now. Sounds really nice, louder on the outside but hardly any different from inside.

[CrusadeR]

How is the SPM / Koni combo Lucas?

[Lucas_R]

How is the SPM / Koni combo Lucas?

Well i've been lazy and only installed the rear shocks so far, but so far so good. Definitely a firmer shock setup with more rebound, feels really sure footed on the road. Hopefully the fronts will be the same once i work up the energy to install them.

[MGV]

Hey Lucas, did that softer lower engine mount insert work out how you hoped? Noticable vibration reduction? I'm happy enough with the 80 durometer one, but the 70 may still do what i needed it to do with a bit less buzzing at idle... Although, i've only done a couple of hundred k's since installing it, it may still wear in a little...