APR Tuned Candy White Golf 6 R from South Africa

[GeorgeMK1]

Wow mate, excellent progress! You look after the car damn well too haha. Very impressed, keep it up!

[Porra46]

Update.

So Dragwars happened this weekend...

Took the 300km drive up to Pretoria to spend the weekend at a friend's. No trailer options for me coming from far.


Pit Stop at a petrol station in JHB


The following day I went through to my APR dealer to collect my APR dongle and prep the car for Tarlton. Rey from Experience sent Malcolm the HPA tool and the file for my Stage 3 DSG flash.


Malcolm requested we log the car which we did. Car's shifts are still quick like before. Could feel a few adaption shifts. Seems to clamp down better in higher gears, but still slipping slightly on the 98 file. Unfortunately I will have to upgrade the packs before attempting the 104 file.

So I switched to the 98 file which is basically a UK and Australian pump file to use for Tarlton.

Here are pics of my car at Tarlton. Some are courtesy of Krutch and VAG Motorsport












Later in the day, about 30 minutes before the track closed, Laven told me to fit his slicks and have a run. Unfortunately I only managed one run and the track was closed. Being my first time with slicks, I didn't realize I need to launch the car a bit to try heat the Hoosiers up. Car wheelspun off the line, and when it grabbed it just kept going. On the run with the slicks I managed a 12.13s pass.






In 36 degrees heat, I still managed a personal best of 11.98s pass with an exit speed of 185.7km/h. This was with my full street trim, 19" OZ wheels and Yokohama street rubber. I was on full OEM interior, rear seats and battery. Only thing stripped from my car was the spare. Track conditions were excessively hot and every competitor complained about that. So for now I am happy as I have reached the 11s.

Next up.... I will have to look at upgraded clutches so I can run the 104 file. And definitely a set of 17s with slicks. (And some practice on using them)

Here is my time slip:


And here are the video runs:

https://youtu.be/aavQ6Ez_vjs

[sports racer]

I'm old enough to remember when, back in the 70's, there were only a handfull of cars in Australia capable of running 11's. Street Machine magazine used to do a full article on each car when it broke into the 11's because it was so rare and the cars were really wild V8 machines.

For you to do it with a 2 litre, running full trim on street tyres may be more common nowadays but it still doesn't take away the fact that you are now the proud owner of a 11 second car! Well done.

[Porra46]

I managed to source a set of OEM VW R Recaros. Made a swop with a fellow R owner along with a cash difference.

The last pic of the stock seats...


OEM Recaro Seats installed...




Got myself some R logo seat inserts.

[guile]

my dream seats, nice work...

[Porra46]

And over the Month End weekend I stopped at the Mall with the fiancé. As usual I stop on the other side of the mall where nobody stops cause I don't want other people's car's door dents on my R.

A local friend following my R build stopped next to me with his fairly new Mk7 R. Thought it was a good idea to take a few snaps... Everyone claims the Mk6 looks so dated to the Mk7. I just can't fault my Mk6. Maybe cause it's modded to stand out. For the money I've spent on my R, I don't see myself trading this car of mine in on a Mk7 anytime soon. Regardless of their awesome potential and how awesome those Pretoria wheels look.

[sports racer]

Prefer yours over the MK7 any day.

[Porra46]

Had my R at our local Wheel Alignment shop...

I normally do some chassis inspection on the ramp to make sure everything is ok. Inspect my propshaft couplers, suspension and driveshaft boots.

So I managed to snap this...



Gets pretty hot around my GTX turbo's turbine section..

[Porra46]

Update on my car. 3500kms later since the move to APR's Stage 3 GTX kit. Still going well with no issues and hiccups so far. And power delivery is still so smooth. I must say that as my R is now, she is perfect. Rolling she has so much life in her. And the driveability of my car is just amazing. My car still feels like a stock turbo R with seriously added grunt when cruising. The Recaros I fitted are a pleasure to sit in. The gear changes seem to have adapted so well with the Stage 3 DSG flash from HPA. Everything just works as a package.

My 2 piece ECS front brake discs are the only thing putting me off on my car. Just touching the brake pedal and feeling the vibration is the only negative thing on my car right now. They are warped. This is my fault as the EBC pads I used really don't work well with my driving style. The pads need heat to really work and when I really needed to stop and climb on the brakes they would hurt my brake discs. I think the few visits at the drag strips is what hurt them so bad. Cold brakes and climbing on them after crossing the end stretch. I would notice blue splotches or patches on them after runs. So a set of replacement rotors/discs will be here soon. I will also be using a softer pad that has bite initially as I feel the rotors I have provide more than enough cooling. Thought of a big brake kit as well... Would look so cool behind my OZ wheels, but then I can't run lightweight 17s with drag radials. I feel my brake setup (ECS rotors, ECS braided lines, Motul fluid) is more than sufficient for my daily setup.

Here are some random snaps on the car so far...




And a great snap taken from Anees. He asked to meet up at the local VW dealership and feel the delivery of my BT Golf R.

[Porra46]

And some shots after giving her another good valet yesterday. Auto Finesse products FTW!! Cleaned out everything from interior to engine bay and sealed the paintwork.

[dnlsmk1]

Very Nice, amazing to see the performance you got with the stock turbo!

[Porra46]

Update...

My R took on an Audi S4 B8 from a set of lights here in Bethlehem.

S4 owner is a great oke! Mods confirmed by owner to the 3.0TFSI is the supercharger pulley upgrade, downpipe and Revo software. Runs a nice set of 19" Vossens and looks sweet too.

Both cars are AWD and have DSG/Steptronic.

https://youtu.be/tF-a4O6aZg8

Recently I also had complained about a slight judder or shuddering on my steering wheel when applying brakes. This definitely narrowed down to the front rotors being the culprit.





Now before a lot of people say how bad cross drilled rotors are. I just wanna add that my rears are still perfect. I also feel the main reason for this happening was my pad choice. EBC yellow stuff may be a good pad on a track I presume, but in the street they don't seem to work very well. Notice how they have filmed my discs as my rears do not look like this at all and they run OEM pads.

So I ordered a new set of ECS 2 piece slotted/drilled rotors and also a set of Endless MX72 pads.


Assembly was easy. Main issue was to remove surface rust from the hub that the disc bolts onto.


And my verdict so far... The car was already perfect. The power delivery... The handling... The way the seats hug me as the car's power throws me even further back into them... Only thing putting me off of my car was my front brakes. Happy to report I love everything of my car now. Even my DSG clutches are still perfect on my daily 95RON file.

She received some more detailing care as always.

[Porra46]

And it's 2016... If time flies by like it has already, my R will be 4 years old!


Sitting just under 38k mileage now... Happy to say I still have no issues with my R. I actually closed from the 23rd of December and re-opened today. I drove my R every day and it gave a huge grin, delivering without skipping a beat. I took a drive through the scenic Drakensberg route with friends. Went out and made new ones, while making them all amazed, taking them for a drive and letting them feel the power. Even some of the conservative family that were down here to visit cannot believe how well she performs and how healthy she is...


Here are some pics taken over the holiday season. Some with friend's cars.












And another small video of her.

https://youtu.be/IZH5BDRai48

So far, everything is still holding up so well. The new brakes work and stop brilliantly! The seats are awesome. The handling is still superb and the clutches are still holding up fine on my 95RON pump file.


The next thing will definitely be clutches (So I can run my 104RON file) and 17" RPF1s with Hoosiers for drag days. Engine internals will remain untouched. Jared Bailey from Australia has run his Stage 3 R for 50k mileage and with over 100 passes on his race file, his car is still fine.


Since the bagging scene has become so popular, I have also contemplated the move to AirLift's V2 Performance kit which still utilizes the sway bars and is meant for performance and not just looks. But I am still contemplating it as it may add unnessecery weight in the car that I want to shed for drag days. My R rides so well now with the KW setup too. I love every minute of driving her.

[Porra46]

Well with the rains we have been having, I hardly take my car out cause I like to keep it clean.

Except for this past weekend. Hadn't driven her in over a week and just had an itch to go enjoy her power again... BT in a TFSI with 4motion in the rain is incredible!!

Parked outside the fiancé's flat, I thouht I'd snap some dirty shots in our dull South African weather.

[Porra46]

With 5000 kilometres nearing around the corner, I decided to order some fresh Motul 300V from my local APR dealer, VAG Motorsport and get some plugs as a spare set.



Plugs currently in the R still look fine and gap is right. Will change them at 10k kilometres. Obviously fueling right and only the right stuff going in the tank.



Also got a nice little addition to my fanboy status...