Lucas' Golf R

[HaydEn]

Lucas' United Grey Manual Golf R

(note I never redline launch or flat change).

You clearly don't live on the edge. **** them gearboxes.

[4 banger]

You clearly don't live on the edge. **** them gearboxes.

Correct - I can't justify or afford to go changing clutches and gearboxes regularly for the sake of going 1 or 2 tenths of a second quicker. I guess that's where an auto or DSG is good - just plant them everywhere.

I clearly have too much mechanical sympathy lol

[Lucas_R]

4 banger. Definetly get the manual - its a lovely gearbox and unless you spend alot of time in bumper to bumper traffic, there is no need for the DSG.

Ive only read of 2 or 3 instances with manual Golf R's having gearbox issues - one of those had issues from day 1 with clutch problems, the other failed (i think it was 4th gear that blew from memory) when on a race track. Another guy on the vwgolf.net.au forum has been running a stock clutch with an upgraded Garrett turbo and his clutch held out for about 6 months (of daily driving and a bit of racetrack abuse) before starting to slip. He is running about 80% more kw and nm through the box.

I dont abuse my car, and so far so good with my clutch and gearbox. In 12,000km's, and the car being tuned since 1,500km, the clutch has not slipped once. Its the additional torque from tuning the car that will potentially overpower the stock clutch (whichis the weakest link) and cause it to slip. With some mechanical sympathy and if you don't go too crazy on modifications then you should be fine.

[Lucas_R]

Lucas' United Grey Manual Golf R

Some new additions:

- R8 coils
- NGK double platinum spark plugs
- BSH charge pipe
- Revised stage III tune from DNA (been logging it tonight)
- New numberplates

[Just_quietly]

Lucas' United Grey Manual Golf R

How did the logging go? Nice additions there btw mr Lucas

[Lucas_R]

How did the logging go? Nice additions there btw mr Lucas

Boost appears better (slightly lower now) but its still too lean below 3,500rpm. Need to richen it up a bit for safety. Poor John from DNA must be sick to death of me....

[Just_quietly]

Lucas' United Grey Manual Golf R

Bit like my time. Lean at the start and richens up a little later on.

[Lucas_R]

Lucas' United Grey Manual Golf R

Yeh i hear you. Above 3,500rpm its good (between 12.5:1 - 11.8:1).

But below 3,500rpm its too lean and i'd like it richened up to safeguard the engine. Need to have a safety margin there incase you get a dodgy batch of fuel etc.

[robbie]

I'm really liking all the latest additions Lucas, including those personalised number plates. I'm keen to hear more about the coils and plugs once you test them for a few months.

Quality!

[grandturismo]

Car is looking great Lucas. Would really like to see this in person.

[Lucas_R]

I'm really liking all the latest additions Lucas, including those personalised number plates. I'm keen to hear more about the coils and plugs once you test them for a few months.

Quality!

Thanks Robbie - i was getting an intermittent misfire with the stock coils/plugs (at idle and light throttle) and so far the new coils and plugs have fixed this. Not sure if this is purely because they are new, or if its because they are better? The stock coils and plugs had only done 13,000km in nearly 2yrs so they were still pretty new. I guess the engine mods push them harder than on a stock car.

The R8 coils have been tested to provide a stronger spark than the stock coils (5.5 ohms vs 3.0 ohms) and the plugs are 1x step colder.

I ummed and arred over getting personalised numberplates for a while - but i definetly wanted to get the black/silver plates to better match the car, so i thought i may as well get something written on the plates to match the car at the same time. So RVW 20T it was - all the other combinations i could come up with were taken unfortunately.

Car is looking great Lucas. Would really like to see this in person.

Ditto - i'd like to see your big turbo'd and nice new exhaust'd etc GTI. Part of me still wishes i'd gotten a GTI (which was what i had my heart set on for years).

[Lucas_R]

BSH Charge Pipe Installation

Some pictures of the BSH Charge Pipe install:

Water/Meth bungs blocked off (for the time being) with the provided hardware. Air sensor removed from stock charge pipe and fitted to BSH pipe:




Picture of the charge pipe from on top - its a tight fit (about 5mm either side between the radiator fans and the little engine oil cooler):




Picture of the charge pipe from underneath:




Surgery complete and car back in one piece:








Verdict:

The car is feeling really strong at the moment, and was pulling like a car shouldn't be able to in the rain yesterday when i took it for a spin. The new coils and spark plugs have eliminated a intermittent mis-fire i was getting at idle and light throttle, the new tune from DNA has smoothed out the boost delivery (peak boost is 25-26PSI at about 3,400rpm, then it runs 22-23PSI from 4,000rpm - 6,000rpm before tapering back to 19PSI at redline). The new charge pipe sounds great too.

[Lemonskin]

Looks great mate. Love that is still looks pretty much stock. Nice.

[grandturismo]

Ditto - i'd like to see your big turbo'd and nice new exhaust'd etc GTI. Part of me still wishes i'd gotten a GTI (which was what i had my heart set on for years).

Cars look so much better in the raw it's funny, I often think I should've got the R and with your colour as well.
Maybe we can swap for a long weekend, meet half way or something.

[Lucas_R]

Looks great mate. Love that is still looks pretty much stock. Nice.

I love how the average bogan Falcadore owner hasn't got a clue what the car is nor what it's capable of.....makes it all the more enjoyable when one pulls up next to you at the traffic lights.

And i want to keep everything subtle incase of defects etc. Cops don't even give the car a 2nd glance which is great.

Cars look so much better in the raw it's funny, I often think I should've got the R and with your colour as well.
Maybe we can swap for a long weekend, meet half way or something.

Yeh i agree - seeing cars in person always shows up way more detail than photos or video. If and when i head up Brisbane way again ill have to track you down, as well as Tarmac and Frazza etc.