WA New to the GTI owner club!

[Holla_mad_dog]

Well, relatively new anyway..

I purchased a new Golf GTI late last year - it was a big step up from the old school Mitsubishi Magna! I had wanted a Golf for about five years and having finished Uni and secured a decent enough job it has been my first major purchase.

I am a country bloke originally so most of my friends into cars have V8's, Utes etc. though even they have been impressed by the little 2.0 litre! I am a Mechanical Engineer by day so I have always had a bit of an interest in well made cars that I consider to be the complete package.

I am looking to learn a lot more about my car and from what I have seen there is plenty of knowledge around these boards. Also interested in getting it out on a couple of track days to test out my driving skills and see what the car can do.

[gareth_oau]

welcome aboard Holla.

Post some pics of the beast.

Any plans for some tweaking?

[Holla_mad_dog]

welcome aboard Holla.

Post some pics of the beast.

Any plans for some tweaking?

Yeah I do have plans to tweak further down the track but first I want to get to know the car more intimately on a track to really understand where upgrades could do the best. I have been recommended ABT tuning from a German mate but I am sure there are plenty around here who can point me in the right direction either way. I know most people probably are the same but I don't want to eff up my new car warranty with any upgrades at this stage..

Here is a photo I took the other day (after a bit of a dodgy wash):

[gareth_oau]

APR have good local support, and I believe you can get a free 6 hour trial ECU reflash.

I doubt very much whether something like that would affect your warranty

[AdamD]

Loads of good info on GTI tunes here: Tuning and Performance (inc ECU upgrades)

There are many products out there, and most get a very good rap from customers. Just make sure you do your research to make sure you get a tune (and select mods) that suits your preferences with respect to performance/power delivery/reliability/price/image/.

There's also plenty of discussion in the same forum on the whole tune vs warranty question.