APR Tuned Candy White Golf 6 R from South Africa

[Porra46]

And I attended a race event at ODI the past weekend.

Some pics of my R at the event:











Had a great day. My goals were to achieve very low 12s on the quarter mile and to crack my old 235km/h speed on the 1km. I aimed for 238km/h...

My personal best results were 12.26s on the quarter mile and I also achieved an exit speed of 239km/h on the 1km. I left the event very proud!

Results for the 1km: (Car number 3):


Results for the 400m:


Here are some videos of my quarter mile runs:

My Golf R - ODI Raceway October 2014 - YouTube

[sports racer]

On one of your runs you did 12.3 with a 1.2 reaction time. Get that reaction time down and you're doing low 11's. That's damn quick!

[Porra46]

Some updates:

With some more research done and finished on the Passat B6/Audi S3 spindles as well as the Passat B6 arms, I found it time to fit everything.

The process is a bolt on solution. However, the install requires different caliper bolts and specific carrier nuts. Failure to do so can result in serious problems. The car will be extremely unsafe!!!

Very chuffed at how quick and efficient Steve's team at Koni/CRS is... Really did such a good job! Here is my R when it got to Koni or CRS.




Stripping took place and soon I was comparing the two different OEM iron parts with the OEM+ alloy parts...



Ashley who actually fitted everything on my R organised a scale that I requested for and I got down to doing more comparison with weight...

The spindles/knuckles... OEM vs OEM+



The control arms... OEM vs OEM+



So a total weight saving of 3.1kg per front corner. It may not seem like a lot but it is noticeable when driving... The handling of the car is exceptional. Coupled with my lighter brakes and wheels, she really is a joy to drive!!

Some more on the build:

Here you can see the difference between the smaller caliper bolts compared to the beefier ones. The longer ones are required as the alloy knuckle is thicker for strength. The same goes for the ball joint and tie rod carrier bolts to the spindle. They must be all correct!


Installation completed:



After installation and wheel alignment performed, I set off to have my wheels refurbed. I was loaned a set of Audi A4 wheels while the finish up my VMRs. Can't wait to see the end result!!

Pictures of the Audi wheels on my R... Some may like it, but I detest them...

[Porra46]

And so came the decision on a suitable wheel colour for my refurbished VMRs... I like black and I like anthracite... Decision to get the right colour to go with my carbon bits was the idea.

The colour chosen was a custom colour called "black chrome" Depending on how the light falls on it, she really flips colour!




And shortly after leaving, I took a snap


And some from after the weekend... After removing the front plate and giving her a good valet.

[Lucas_R]

Good choice on the wheel colour - they look great. Black wheels are so overdone and to be honest they look crap most of the time. The black chrome colouring looks awesome.

[Porra46]

Good choice on the wheel colour - they look great. Black wheels are so overdone and to be honest they look crap most of the time. The black chrome colouring looks awesome.

Thanks bud!

[Porra46]

Just thought I would leave these night shots here... Very happy with how my wheel sections look!!

[Porra46]

Updates...

Here are pics from the weekend...





Parked next to my buddy's ST250


And a video of my car to date made with my new GoPro Hero 4...

Golf 6 R DSG - APR Stage 2+ - YouTube

[Porra46]

One of my latest favourite shots

[Porra46]

And I received the following from Klii MotorWerkes...

Candy White rear inlay badge inserts!



And so I attempted the DIY fitment...

From some guides across the net, I thought it wouldn't be so bad.

The hardest part is getting thebadge off. You have to lock the car and lift the badge so it doesn't open the boot.

Then a very very very tiny flat screwdriver is pressed under the chrome emblem and wedged slowly until you hear a pop. The bottom section lifts up and I slowly wedge it open some more until I can get an old credit card or a small plastic ruler in there. I continue to work the plastic ruler until the whole badge pops off.



You are then left with a dirty section that must be properly cleaned before sticking on the Klii inlay.

Some thinners and a clean cloth did the trick.

And then I stuck the candy white inlay as carefully as possible!



The badge just presses and clicks back in. Definitely way easier to put back than take off.



And the result...

[guile]

looks clean mate, good work...

[Porra46]

looks clean mate, good work...

Thanks bud!

[Porra46]

Felt it was time to give my car a full detail again. Was a bit lazy and work kept me from having energy to keep my R maintained every weekend.

The paintwork had one or two spots which felt like overspray. I don't know where this would have come from, but getting it off was a task!

After claying and some cutting from Turtle Wax, followed by a good polish and then sealing the car off with a great wax from Meguiars, this result came out:

[Porra46]

And I did another cam follower inspection and replaced the bucket at the same time...



28k mileage. Approx 15k/16k since I last changed it. The APR pump really is very mild on my cam follower. Old one on the left. I reckon it was still fine! The marks on the old follower was when I used toilet paper to wipe the old oil off.




As some of you know how thorough and careful I am with the car.... I replaced the seal and the bolts as well.



And some pics over the holiday time.

With a friend's R from.Maritzburg outside our gym...



With a friend of mine's Honda Type R (H22 conversion)


And with a very close buddy of mine's recently bought Polo 6R GTI.

[Porra46]

And I bought myself the snow foam cannon and valetpro snowfoam bundle.



Got busy with another detail on my R...



The Foam is pretty good. Also doesn't strip the wax that's been laid on the car already.


Job done... This is with no extra polish or wax applied. Been a month since I last waxed her...