What did you do to your Polo today?

[jasn78]

Why?...

smoothing the engine bay noice troy.

[vwthunder]

Polishing, is my guess.

Yep, it looks crappy lol

I do want to smooth the bay but dont have time or $$$ to pull the engine out and do it, it is on the cards tho

The paint in the engine bay is very thin, i tried to polish out a few marks and nearly went through the paint, dosen't really even look metallic

[Sharkie]

Some parts arrived before next's weeks service at Jimmy's

[VWindahouse]

Like ^^^ and welcome back mate! I hope this is just part of a "larger" upgrade

[team_v]

What are the metal tubes wit the red hats on them, upgraded injectors?

[Lito]

What are the metal tubes wit the red hats on them, upgraded injectors?

i think they're coil packs?

[vwthunder]

What are the metal tubes wit the red hats on them, upgraded injectors?

They would be the same as yours, not sure if yours are red tho, they are same as TSI/FSI ones

[team_v]

i think they're coil packs?

I think you are right, got the bits mixed up in my head.

[FarQ]

Were the updated maps free? I've got one of these but haven't bothered to look for updated maps as the current ones have been fine for me. Now I'm being lazy, is it just the maps that update or any other software updates?

Yes, they were "free"

Can you do my car sometime lol

Its really not that hard... lol

[Polo GTEye N9]

Ok so you have the lightened harmonic balancer and Red Coil packs?
What improvements from each product do you expect?
Cheers Al

[Sharkie]

Ok so you have the lightened harmonic balancer and Red Coil packs?
What improvements from each product do you expect?
Cheers Al

Everybody knows red is faster

Spark plugs and new coils not for improvement rather ensuring that performance stays where it's at, old coil packs now 7yrs old .....

crank pulley weighs a bit less so less rotating mass, slightly quicker revving maybe? Also getting front underbody brace fitted

this the timing belt service for me so a big one .....

[blackbetty]

Everybody knows red is faster

haa haaa

[Sharkie]

Well I don't know what made the difference, but the little Pog is noticable more sprightly after the service. Be it the ECS pulley, the new "colder" plugs or the new coils, it feels as if it picked up a bit of extra power.

Also, and I higly recommend this to everybody, the 42DD gear linkage bushes that went in has made a massive difference in the feel to changing gears. Get on to Greg from Carformance now and order yours.

[Polo GTEye N9]

Well I don't know what made the difference, but the little Pog is noticable more sprightly after the service. Be it the ECS pulley, the new "colder" plugs or the new coils, it feels as if it picked up a bit of extra power.

Also, and I higly recommend this to everybody, the 42DD gear linkage bushes that went in has made a massive difference in the feel to changing gears. Get on to Greg from Carformance now and order yours.

I vote for the 'Be it the ECS pulley'. I put GFB underdriven lightweight pulleys on my WRX and yehaaaa did it spin out fast.
Sharkie what else other than the 42DD gear linkage bushes have you done to the gear links?
Cheers Al

[Sharkie]

ISharkie what else other than the 42DD gear linkage bushes have you done to the gear links?
Cheers Al

Apart from those linkage bushes, evertything else stock. I was considering the short shift kit and then either Ant or Jason told me to go the bushes. I bought them about 6 months ago waiting for the service to go in and it was like "WOW" when I got it back after Jimmy did his magic.

Sadly my new brake rotors arrived too late to make it to Jimmy, but they are here now, so I'll pop them on this weekend.