BUILD RedBeard’s 2018 GTI

[Mook]

Thats the goal at least. But I'm not getting my hopes up.

 

[DanJ]

Your thermostat/water pump housing is leaking. You know it, the dealer knows it but if it’s not bad enough they don’t want to fix it for whatever reason. I bitched about it for two service visits and then the third one had a different service writer who didn’t put up a fight and just replaced it for me.

 

[RedBeard]

Your thermostat/water pump housing is leaking. You know it, the dealer knows it but if it’s not bad enough they don’t want to fix it for whatever reason. I bitched about it for two service visits and then the third one had a different service writer who didn’t put up a fight and just replaced it for me.

I think I’ll try calling VWofA.

No burning coolant since you’ve had it replaced?

 

[DanJ]

Not that I’ve noticed. I was randomly topping it off with distilled before they replaced it.

 

[The Broken Regal]

All GTIs and Rs have wiffs of coolant (same goes for the A3/S3). All of them.

Can vouch on this on my 16 TTS, dealer said it was perfectly normal

In the winters would sometimes get a little bit of steam forming out the front of the grill after the car was super hot lol

 

[DanJ]

My car vapes also.

 

[FIST TAGTA]

Can vouch on this on my 16 TTS, dealer said it was perfectly normal

In the winters would sometimes get a little bit of steam forming out the front of the grill after the car was super hot lol

I remember the first time I saw this on my MK7 and it was the most unsettling thing ever lol.

 

[RedBeard]

1000 mile trip from Colorado to Libertyville went smooth as fuck with this thing. Never got uncomfortable and the giant door pockets come in handy for storing a yeti tumbler and a few cans of monster lol.

Fuel mileage was less than I expected coming in with an average of 31.5 MPG. That was mostly cruising at 80-85 mph with a few sprints to 110.

Traveling with a 7 month old though… that added an extra 4 hours or so onto the trip ?

 

[DanJ]

We traveled with ours when he was like a month and a half which in hindsight was a huge mistake. They start getting pissed off you have no choice but to pull over.

 

[RedBeard]

We traveled with ours when he was like a month and a half which in hindsight was a huge mistake. They start getting pissed off you have no choice but to pull over.

We split the trip into two days. First leg from home to Lincoln Nebraska was easy as we took off around 5pm and she was out by 6pm.
Took off around 10am today and it was a struggle the whole way. Finally got here at 8:30pm.

 

[blue-sun]

when the twins were 4-5, we went to Nashville to visit my mom on the way to Disney in Florida, and we left at 5-6PM and they quickly fell asleep as we drove overnight. did that drive a couple of times, always leaving right at dinnertime, makes for tired parents, but kids tend to sleep at night and there's generally less traffic overnight to deal with too.

 

[RedBeard]

The Equilibrium Tuning boost weather sale is really tempting… $1100 + tax for Accessport and ECU/DSG tunes.

 

[RedBeard]

Hmmmm, mod bug is hitting me finally... This plus EQT tune??

Cast Stainless Steel Racing Downpipe, MKVII Volkswagen Golf/GTI & 8V Audi A3 FWD - 034Motorsport

 

[Mook]

This is what's on my car.

https://www.ctsturbo.com/product/cts-turbo-mqb-fwd-exhaust-high-flow-cat/

 

[RedBeard]

This is what's on my car.

https://www.ctsturbo.com/product/cts-turbo-mqb-fwd-exhaust-high-flow-cat/

Yeah, that and MAPerfomance we the others I've been looking at. Lot of people running the CTS with no complaints from what I've seen. I listed one of my guns for sale and if someone bites on that this week I'll take advantage of the EQT sale and likely go with the CTS.

 

[Mook]

No intercooler upgrade?

 

[RedBeard]

No intercooler upgrade?

Eh, that looks like a pain in the dick to install and they're pretty expensive.

 

[Mook]

Eh, that looks like a pain in the dick to install and they're pretty expensive.

It's alot of removing the front end, but worth it in the end.

 

[RedBeard]

It's alot of removing the front end, but worth it in the end.

Maybe a next summer kinda thing if I even end up doing tune/downpipe.

 

[RedBeard]

So anyone think these would fit?

BBS RKs in 17x8 +35. Looks like most aftermarket stuff is +45 to +50 offset so thinking these will likely poke a bit.

 

[Mook]

DanJ will know.

 

[RedBeard]

BBS RKs were a dream wheel when I had the Mach/Cobra but they were expensive and super rare. $375 for a set even if they require to be repaired/powder coated seems like a great deal.

 

[DanJ]

+35 8” wide I think would work… but may be a bit aggressive. My Konigs are 18x8.5 et 43 and they fit perfect with a bit of wiggle room. Take that knowledge and plug it into www.willtheyfit.com and be governed accordingly. From my rough entrance not knowing what size tires you plan on the wheels will fit, it depends on the tires.

 

[RedBeard]

+35 8” wide I think would work… but may be a bit aggressive. My Konigs are 18x8.5 et 43 and they fit perfect with a bit of wiggle room. Take that knowledge and plug it into www.willtheyfit.com and be governed accordingly. From my rough entrance not knowing what size tires you plan on the wheels will fit, it depends on the tires.

 

[DanJ]

Should be no problem then.