need ideas for mods ( just bought a mk4 golf)

[gavs]

Suspension my friend, is the best place to start. Especially with a rear-antiroll bar, this will be the single bigest handling upgrade you could do on your golf. Then wheels and tires. After that I would look at a good spring and shock combo or if you want to go super low (and ruin your handling) coilovers or airbags. As well as that, a full re-bushing all around won't go astray.

Then you can look at power upgrades if you want to leave stock GTIs and the like in your wake along with brake size increases (required for any forced induction upgrades). Personally I would look down the supercharger route, yeah it saps the engine of some power, but isn't the whole point of forced induction to give you more power anyway?? Plus you get instant torque and power increases whereas turbos wait until you have enough exhaust flow, along with big exhaust, vacuum and ecu upgrades.

THEN I would bore out the cylinders, open them up with bigger pistons etc for a 2.5 - 2.8ltr engine, strengthen the studs etc, port the head, full ECU re-map and fuel system upgrade, LSD or full 4Motion conversion and you would have a giant killer of a golf. Strip the interior and sound proofing, a pair of race buckets and harnesses, half cage......

Like the others say, maybe being a little more specific would help

[TazzyVR6]

Definately get new shocks and springs! I love my Bilstien B8 shocks and Eibach Pro-Kit springs and they are by far the best mod i've done over everything else. I'm in the process of getting a new rsb too.

[madglf3]

I've got a similar car to you and I'm in the process of getting some suspension happening - it was happening through the group buy but after that stopped happening I've been leaning more towards springs and shocks. They'll be more cost effective and more comfy for the price-range I'd be going for. I reckon making it a nice cruiser with some sporty suspension work would be a pretty enjoyable car. You'll spend so much on engine mods and in the end it'd be better just getting a GTI or R32 and probably saving money. Never build something you can buy.

[83_SUS]

I've got a similar car to you and I'm in the process of getting some suspension happening - it was happening through the group buy but after that stopped happening I've been leaning more towards springs and shocks. They'll be more cost effective and more comfy for the price-range I'd be going for. I reckon making it a nice cruiser with some sporty suspension work would be a pretty enjoyable car. You'll spend so much on engine mods and in the end it'd be better just getting a GTI or R32 and probably saving money. Never build something you can buy.

wheres the pride in buying something already modded taking the gratitude of someone elses work

[AusScare]

wheres the pride in buying something already modded taking the gratitude of someone elses work

He's saying it's not worth spending tons to make it on par with a GTI or R32, when you can just buy an R32/GTI and go from there, for cheaper.

[madglf3]

He's saying it's not worth spending tons to make it on par with a GTI or R32, when you can just buy an R32/GTI and go from there, for cheaper.

Exactly. I meant it in terms of building a car that aspires to be something else and taking the money you would have originally saved from buying the cheaper car, and spending the difference (or more) on getting the car upto scratch (aesthetics or performance). I'm all for making something your own, and it's true that you can't buy a supercharged or turboed 8V Mk4 from the factory.