Tom Suddard said:In reply to thatsnowinnebago :
In theory, that's why traditional manuals are bad. :) I had one expert tell me that this DSG will hold 550 hp with just a tune.
That's a delightful upper limit.
Tom Suddard said:In reply to thatsnowinnebago :
In theory, that's why traditional manuals are bad. :) I had one expert tell me that this DSG will hold 550 hp with just a tune.
That's a delightful upper limit.
In reply to thatsnowinnebago :
My jaw hit the floor so hard it threw a CEL on the nearest VW. 
And the next installment is now live:
kevlarcorolla said:In reply to Greg Voth :
We live in Rustville Ontario,rotors pit and chew pads up here.
1st 2 sets were oem,just put jobbers on to see if they survive any better
I had the same experience with my 1999.5 Golf. The thing just ate rotors in Ottawa. Never had the same experience with other cars.
From the new article...
Volkswagen says a sedan weighs just 48 pounds more than an equivalent coupe
Tom's first tech article: how to drop 48 lbs from a GTI with these awesome lightweight parts!
Serious question, though - will you be taking emissions compliance into account as you modify this car? It's a real thing for a lot of readers.
Fun fact about the "weak" clutch in the GTi/R's. The stock clutch in my R held up to stage 2 power no sweat. No slippage at all and was fine when I sold the car. I'm sure it would've slipped eventually but that's any stock clutch holding 50% more power than it's meant to...
Keith Tanner said:From the new article...
Volkswagen says a sedan weighs just 48 pounds more than an equivalent coupe
Tom's first tech article: how to drop 48 lbs from a GTI with these awesome lightweight parts!
Serious question, though - will you be taking emissions compliance into account as you modify this car? It's a real thing for a lot of readers.
Yes, absolutely.
Watching closely. Wife is pregnant with twins and will need a dad friendly car that can still be auto crossed and tracked occasionally. Been eyeing these and have never thought I would consider a DSG car but, hopefully this will inform that decision. Wondering which is the better car.
Thanks for the great content per usual. Cheers!
In reply to Benjamin_Casto :
I've had my 17 Gti for a year now. it's done numerous trips with 2 adults, 2 teens, and my little guy in a car seat. It's a great daily and family car. I don't track or autocross but there is atleast 1 owner on here that does and has a build thread.
These cars interest me but owning 2 Hondas makes me spoiled when I think about high miles and reliability.
In reply to rattfink81 :
Great,
I've owned three Miata's, but have always thought if I need a do it all it would always be a GTI or Civic Si. To easy to make a case for either.
In reply to Benjamin_Casto :
my wife has a 2012 Civic Si, great car as she's put 80k on it of its 155k and it's need only a a/c compressor besides normal wear/tear stuff in our ownership. My wife loves this car.
My gti has 45k on and I did the clutch as it was slipping when I bought it and front pads/rotors. I'm a vw guy when I comes down to it so...
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