Generic Mint project (6r GTI Polo)

[stephen chadwick]

Would I be able to get a high resolution copy of the last PIC for a desktop wallpaper

send me a pm bud with how to do it i have all the pics on a disc from the day but dont want to loose the picture quality when sending it

 

[stephen chadwick]

video of the exhaust, launch control at 3.20

 

[stephen chadwick]

DSG mapping being finalized at AMD

and a couple more pics from brands hatch one being my ugly mug

and just before we set of home

Plans are now:

1. get the rear Bumper repainted
2. brake upgrade as i cooked the standard setup, not sure as to whether to get grooved discs and better pads or a 4 pot setup
3. look at a rear diffuser (similar style to 197/200)
4. front upgraded ARB
5. standard wheels painted anthracite
6. spacers to go with standard wheels

 

[daydotz]

en.tarox.com/ these they look stunning

 

[stephen chadwick]

en.tarox.com/ these they look stunning

the 6 pot kit looks Taste ! tarox is a make iv not really heard allot about tho ?

 

[Matthew]

I know I keep banging on here, but the silver Monzas look so much better than them black things.

 

[aucky]

Very nice! The gf should be getting one in March

 

[daydotz]

I know I keep banging on here, but the silver Monzas look so much better than them black things.

I like the silver monzas not to keen on the polished ones the polo have now

 

[Matthew]

Yeah they did a facelift didn't they, to match the Mk6 Golf GTI Shadow Monza wheels.

 

[Scrooge]

Are you selling the other wheels?

 

[cat171]

the 6 pot kit looks Taste ! tarox is a make iv not really heard allot about tho ?

They've been around for years, I dunno if they're actually any good though!

 

[stephen chadwick]

Are you selling the other wheels?

afraid not bud the monzas are my track wheels and the others for day to day.

 

[stephen chadwick]

I know I keep banging on here, but the silver Monzas look so much better than them black things.

i do think they look really smart in the pics iv posted, that's why im going to order up a set of spacers to stop them hiding in the arches so much. i just think the xxrs give the car a much more purposeful look and are aggressive looking.

 

[stephen chadwick]

Very nice! The gf should be getting one in March

shell love it, if you dont want dsg have a look at the polo gt blue motion, my mum has just got one and there pretty quick to !

 

[eo52vug]

How you finding the remap ??? im thinking of getting the wifes re mapped

 

[aucky]

shell love it, if you dont want dsg have a look at the polo gt blue motion, my mum has just got one and there pretty quick to !

It will be DSG 7speed.

 

[stephen chadwick]

How you finding the remap ??? im thinking of getting the wifes re mapped

iirc with the standard car remapped there around 200hp which would be plenty on the road, there pretty fun cars as im sure you already know, the difference in torque is amazing, 233hp has transformed the car, holding its own against allot more powerful cars, i would highly recommend having it remapped. the dsg map to start with is a bit jerky but its getting better with time, i was told that the dsg ecu will slowly adjust and become smother which it seems to be doing.

 

[stephen chadwick]

ok suspension gurus. what is the deal with shortened drop links? the car has been lowered 30mm over standard at the front would this mean i would need to use 30mm shorter drop links to get the arb back to its optimum working angle? i cant find much on it the main reason seems to be people wanting to go silly low.

any help apreciated

 

[Dink]

i don't know if it's the same as the 9n3 but the drop links off a mkII mondeo fit and are pretty much spot on for lowered cars think there something like 20mm shorter

 

[minimatt1967]

Apologies for a thread resurrection, but I am contemplating purchasing a 6R Polo GTi and all was going swimmingly until recently I took part in my first track day. I did this in an MX5 and a PHS1 172, with Bilstein Coilovers. This kind of threw a spanner in the works for me, I was all set for hunting down my ideal GTi and all of a sudden a little Renault upset my train of thought. So I Google'd 6R GTI trackday and this thread came up. I was just wondering how the little Polo takes to the track? I see you mention brakes overheating, did you manage to rectify this? Any other thoughts? I wouldn't be doing loads and loads of trackdays, but I wouldn't want to book myself in for them and discover the car wasn't up to the job, so any guidance is very much appreciated.

Thanks In Advance

TDF