One small mod and some big news! After going back and forth about 5 times with the direction to go and after crunching numbers (both performance and costs), I've decided to build up the 2.5 versus the original plan to swap the GTI guts into the wagen. I'll devote this year to all supporting mods and getting the new transmission (O2Q GTI 6-spd) in the car while I slowly build my spare 2.5 engine into a forced induction setup on the stand. For this year, I'll enjoy IE's proven 2.5 NA setup.
Subtle + functional anti-glare aspherical blind-spot mirrors.
And we're just waiting on FedEx to deliver these goodies!