Hello all, name’s Isaac. Just purchased a 2012 MK6 DSG GTI with ~50k on it this past weekend. Currently mulling around the path I’ll be taking with this project. For sure first steps will be cleaning the valves, Cobb AP and I’ll take a look at replacing bushings and mounts with new OEM (will probably upgrade pendulum mount). Beyond that? Well, I️ have a lot of parts in my wishlist at IE. But, not looking to get to crazy yet as the GTI is a wife/husband deal. She’ll need to be indoctrinated slowly into the power.
I️ know what you’re thinking, and I’m gonna stop you there. Because my other toy is a built Fiesta ST. I’m currently holding the world record for the Fiesta at 425whp/382wtq. I ran a
12.4@116...yeah, I haven’t had a lot of seat time with it (the 1/4 record is 11.5@120?). I️ have run 145mph in the standing 1/2 mile, though. But that’s nothing compared to the 1/4 record here. Anyway, the Fiesta is down and getting more upgrades.
So, in the meantime and because my 16 Civic is slow as hell, and the 16 Fiesta SE is even slower, I’ve got the GTI to play with.
Without further ado, pictures:
The built engine. That’s a GTX2871r, but it didn’t spoil like we thought it would after the compression bump, so we went back to a 2867.
Picture of empty engine bay, so you know it’s real.
Well, that’s it for now! I’ll be reading up.
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