Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[sekas]

For people interested in modifying there R's. I continuously monitor this forum section from the UK.
Very good for a read and reviews of whats out and whats coming/in testing
R Forum • View forum - Tuning your Golf R MK7


Mk7 Golf R Lapiz Blue | RDTechnik Tuning box and DSG Tune | APR Intake | VWR Springs | P3 Gauge

[jonoz]

Any ideas how can we watch this video ?
'Top Gear America' Teases Tanner Foust Racing The VW Golf R V.S. A Lamborghini & Porsche Carrera 911 4S

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He cheats the launch and you get no results or anything either.

[sergioscirocco]

^ thanks anyways...very useful link

[Gary_s]

I'm sure you could get a decent custom system made up for a lot less than that do Akrapovic have a system yet?

I spoke to Akrapovic and they said there is nothing on a mk7 golf r as yet, but they said stay tuned.

Also Remus do a nice cat back exhaust for the R. VW Golf VII R 4motion, type AU, Mod. 2014 with REMUS cat-back sport exhaust system - YouTube

[DrK]

first there is a scirocco vs a Porsche then a GOLF R MK7 vs a MK6 Golf R 1/4 mille race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eH...ature=youtu.be

That's my mk7

[Herbie_059]

Sorry guys let me find the post I was commenting on first

[jonoz]

Sorry guys let me find the post I was commenting on first

Here ya go!

GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum - View Single Post - APR Presents the MK7 GTI ECU Upgrade!

[Herbie_059]

Here ya go!

GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum - View Single Post - APR Presents the MK7 GTI ECU Upgrade!

Thanks, that wasn't that one I was searching for.

This is the one :- R Forum • View topic - R mk7 Turbo failure!

Following the UK link Sekas provided in Post 2281, there seems to be lots of posts about turbo issues with the Mk 7 Golf R with people vowing not to modify the engines of the R with "known" turbo issues.

I haven't heard of any turbo issues in Australia, has anyone else?

[andrew7]

^ No known R turbo issues in Oz to date. I have read about this on a number of forums and it is theorised that there was possibly a faulty Euro batch. (NB. my take on the Poms is that many are ++risk averse re warranty implications and wouldn't consider tuning in any case so the "turbo" issue gives them an out). So nothing to worry about at this stage IMO.

[jonoz]

Not sure if this is R-specific but it is to me.

Does anyone else have the rear seatbelts flap around making a horrible noise with the front windows down?

Thinking I might have to do them up just to stop the noise, never had it in any other BMW, Holden, Kia, Mitsubishi kr Toyota I have owned.

[hainsey]

Not sure if this is R-specific but it is to me.

Does anyone else have the rear seatbelts flap around making a horrible noise with the front windows down?

Thinking I might have to do them up just to stop the noise, never had it in any other BMW, Holden, Kia, Mitsubishi kr Toyota I have owned.

The rear belts will loosen up with age and stop doing it I have been told by dealership, yet to see this happen though, sitting on 8500km

[jonoz]

The rear belts will loosen up with age and stop doing it I have been told by dealership, yet to see this happen though, sitting on 8500km

Thanks, glad to know I'm not alone.

Not sure how they will loosen up with never being used...

Might try to source some black felt/foam to stop the noise.

[hainsey]

I have seen on the gti a bloke in town has he has got these clips that the belt sits through at the top and holds them relatively close to the seat, if I see him again I will ask

[DrK]

Not sure if this is R-specific but it is to me.

Does anyone else have the rear seatbelts flap around making a horrible noise with the front windows down?

Thinking I might have to do them up just to stop the noise, never had it in any other BMW, Holden, Kia, Mitsubishi kr Toyota I have owned.

Same re seatbelts! Never an issue with my mk6 or mk5...

[hainsey]

Has anyone done a 0-100 or seen one done in a manual r yet??
I am very sceptical about it being only 0.3 seconds slower in real life as it is on paper, would have to shift every gear perfect and amazingly quick, there was a write up a while ago of a guy in a mk6 r trying to match the quoted times of 0-100 and could only get within .4 of a second. And he was rowing though gears something chronic