Modified!?

[rek777]

Hey guys, Just ordered a new GTI polo! , Super excited to get it.
The car enthusiast in me is already thinking about all the fun stuff I can do to this little bundle of joy!

Has anyone modified the 1.8L yet?? I'm interested in finding out what kinda power people are getting out of exhaust, intake and a remap on the ecu?! (Guessing all of the above would effect warranty)

And what are people doing for lowering them? Without killing the Ride to much.

Has anyone got photos of their modified GTIs???!!! Would love to see some!

P,s. They're trying to talk me into Interior protection, Paint protection and Tint. Claiming its far superior to the competitors? Just a sales tactic? I can get all of the above much cheaper from another source.

[DAL344]

Welcome on board rek!

Disclaimer - Personal opinion only*

Modifying the Polo GTI: 1st question is it DSG or Manual? If it's a DSG I wouldn't (won't) mod the engine/ECU or you risk destroying the DSG.
Lowering: Cheap option is springs / on mine it made the 'firm' ride harsh but accapteble to get rid of the AWD look. I didn't want to spend the additional $'s above the cost of springs.
I've never bought 'aftercare' products on a new car - yes it's convenient BUT in some cases the dealer makes more out of this than the deal itself. Places like Tint-a-car are an easy 1 stop shop & should be less or look around & get each component done by somebody reputable in your area.

[rek777]

Welcome on board rek!

Disclaimer - Personal opinion only*

Modifying the Polo GTI: 1st question is it DSG or Manual? If it's a DSG I wouldn't (won't) mod the engine/ECU or you risk destroying the DSG.
Lowering: Cheap option is springs / on mine it made the 'firm' ride harsh but accapteble to get rid of the AWD look. I didn't want to spend the additional $'s above the cost of springs.
I've never bought 'aftercare' products on a new car - yes it's convenient BUT in some cases the dealer makes more out of this than the deal itself. Places like Tint-a-car are an easy 1 stop shop & should be less or look around & get each component done by somebody reputable in your area.

Thanks mate!!! .
I went the manual, because DSG scares me.
Would hate to fork out for a rebuild on one of those bad boys. What brand of springs did you go? Do you have any 'after' photos?
Yeah I think I might shop around on the after care. Old mate said he would cut me a really good price, but still seems dear as poison.

[spare]

Quick note on DSG. (without turning this into a transmission comparison thread)

I run the DSG on my 6R Polo GTI. (admittedly, it was the only option available when purchasing 6R GTI)
Modified with full stage 2 (see signature). Goes really hard at cruises and at the drags (current best quarter mile of 13.5 a few months ago), owned the car since new, and love every minute of it. Can't believe I've had the car 3 years this month!

Gear changing without having the slowdown of removing off the throttle throttle makes a huge difference.
DSG has come a long way, and if you look at most Euro's the DSG version is usually always quicker than its Manual brother.

All the best with the mods on the 1.8! I'm jealous of that extra engine capacity, the potential is HUGE!

Here's some pics of mine, not heavily modified compared to what the Polo guys are doing over in the UK, Germany and Turkey, but it turns heads.

[louis19]

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Here's some pics of mine, not heavily modified compared to what the Polo guys are doing over in the UK, Germany and Turkey, but it turns heads.

Thats a really tidy looking 6R mate. Simple and sleek

[Masta_P]

Quick note on DSG. (without turning this into a transmission comparison thread)

I run the DSG on my 6R Polo GTI. (admittedly, it was the only option available when purchasing 6R GTI)
Modified with full stage 2 (see signature). Goes really hard at cruises and at the drags (current best quarter mile of 13.5 a few months ago), owned the car since new, and love every minute of it. Can't believe I've had the car 3 years this month!

Gear changing without having the slowdown of removing off the throttle throttle makes a huge difference.
DSG has come a long way, and if you look at most Euro's the DSG version is usually always quicker than its Manual brother.

All the best with the mods on the 1.8! I'm jealous of that extra engine capacity, the potential is HUGE!

Here's some pics of mine, not heavily modified compared to what the Polo guys are doing over in the UK, Germany and Turkey, but it turns heads.

Love the look of yours, my current goals, simple and sleek [emoji7][emoji1476]....The manual GTI 6c is capable of 0-60 in 6.2 stock (with a good launch of course)


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[Masta_P]

Hey guys, Just ordered a new GTI polo! , Super excited to get it.
The car enthusiast in me is already thinking about all the fun stuff I can do to this little bundle of joy!

Has anyone modified the 1.8L yet?? I'm interested in finding out what kinda power people are getting out of exhaust, intake and a remap on the ecu?! (Guessing all of the above would effect warranty)

And what are people doing for lowering them? Without killing the Ride to much.

Has anyone got photos of their modified GTIs???!!! Would love to see some!

P,s. They're trying to talk me into Interior protection, Paint protection and Tint. Claiming its far superior to the competitors? Just a sales tactic? I can get all of the above much cheaper from another source.

Here in the UK, there's a plug and play warranty safe box by a company called DTUK, brings the GTI 6c to 246bhp


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[car_nut]

Here in the UK, there's a plug and play warranty safe box by a company called DTUK, brings the GTI 6c to 246bhp


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Same for the Burger Motorsports JB1. Take it off when/if you need to take car back to dealer, leaves zero trace in ecu.

[rek777]

Man that is a sweet looking Polo! Love it!

13.5 that's awesome!

What did you do to lower it? What size and offset are the wheels? Sits very nicely.

Ill have to look into these APR kits! Hopefully someone local can get it in for me.

[rek777]

Same for the Burger Motorsports JB1. Take it off when/if you need to take car back to dealer, leaves zero trace in ecu.

thanks guys, will have to check it out!!!

[Maty J]

DQ200 will handle anything you chuck at it, tests show it holds high numbers (Typical VW/Audi keeping their necks safe with the utterly rubbish 250nm claim)....it'll last forever and any amount of turned torque these 1.4's will ever make. Numbers don't mean much but I'm heading for 260hp/330nm, will let you know how she is after 6 months.

I am nuts: DQ200 (DSG7) - The max torque story v2

On another note, how can people not love the DSG!!? I just recently moved from an S3 8P, extremely modified, impractical, awful on fuel, getting old, ride was rough as guts after the coilers and full pollybushed arrangement, 6 speed manual, even modded to a short shift ....DSG is night and day more fun, never having to take your hands off the wheel, shifts are instant, just having paddles themselves is brilliant, if every performance can I ever owned had this option I would have opted for this.

In a nutshell, for me, it feels 100% more like a performance/sports car BECAUSE of the paddles and instant shift.

These lads will open her up to accept 550nm

Revlimit ECU Tuning - DSG 7speed - DQ200

[rek777]

@maty j
The car I test drove was a DSG. (didn't have any manuals in stock) And I loved it, completely agree about the paddles. Not to mention, when you don't feel like it you don't have to change gears. I would of went the DSG if they wernt so expensive to replace. (not saying it would need to be replaced, but more of a 'just in case')

So I just got off the phone to a mob in Brisbane called Harding Performance. They don't do the OEM+ remap for the ecu yet . They couldn't give me an accurate time of when they will be able to either, they just said its definitely coming. They do their own brand of Remap which they say is just as good however, it is more tricky to return it back to stock if the car ever needs to go in for warranty work.
Which to be honest, is abit of a turn off. Would hate to have my warranty voided. (Considering I got extended to 5 years LOL) They did say however that it takes it from 141KWs to 180KWs!!! That's just with remap, no intake or exhaust. They said you can expect another 30-35KWs from intake and exhaust. Would be a lot of fun!

Though, at this stage ill probably just get a Cat back exhaust done so its easy to swap back to OEM if I have any warranty issues. That and I still need to find out what I'm going to do about lowering it. A few coilover brands have bought out for them, Bit worried about making it too stiff and uncomfortable though. Would like something that feels standard but a few cms lower.

Cant wait to get it!!!