David.T

With valves closed it is OK. Where this exhaust shines is when you are 'on it' - the bangs and pops are unreal.

I've just taken my milltek non res valved cat back off to go back to standard as the drone and boom at motorway speeds was driving me mad and was actually a bit embarrassing with passengers in the car. As said, it is very loud and 'in yer face' so be wary and make sure it's what you really want. If you want a second hand bargain let me know. Cheers David

The TT pipe install is fairly straight forward. Just make sure you lightly oil the O rings on the aluminium adapter before you fit it, as when you twist it to lock it in place, the o rings can stretch or tear if they are dry. The muffler delete, again straight forward, but there is one bolt that is tricky to access but not impossible. I would recommend oiling the rubber seals just to help them bed in when the part is fitted.

They are different parts. The turbo technics intake pipe is the inlet side of the compressor, the muffler is the outlet side. I have the VW racing muffler delete as well as the TT pipe, and they offer a dramatic increase in spool noise.

Hi, Generally the R is proving to be very reliable. Engines are strong and so are DSG gearboxes. The manual clutch is known to be quite weak - mine is actually slipping on standard power at 7000 miles. That's not to say they all do though - some people are running standard clutch on stage 1 with no issues. Therefore it's worth checking for slip on the test drive. 2014 cars will have the older turbo revision which can fail. Try to see if this has been replaced with the revised part by photographing the back of the turbo and looking at the spec stamp. The latest revised part ends in 722H. There are guides how to do this on the forum. Hard use would be indicated by tyre wear. Apart from that no other real issues and they are a great piece of kit!

The hard plastic pipe moves out of the way if you just rotate it where it meets the cam cover. I've actually loosely zip tied mine to one of the fixed abs pipes which are nearby and solved the issue.

The issue was due to poor lubrication pathways in the centre cartridge causing the shaft to overheat and ultimately fracture. The revised turbos have better means of being lubricated. This was from a very reliable source so I don't doubt what I have been told.

Yes unsure of this myself, I am more or less settled on the Sachs organic from ecotune for the best balance of driveabilty and torque handling using the OEM flywheel if possible. What about changing the release bearing?

Sorry pal can't make the convoy now but will be at the meet. Cheers David

Interesting to hear that the flywheel could be this issue. I think I'm going to take it to VW and see what they say.

Hi mate yes I'm up for this see ya there

Due to my standard clutch slipping on stock software I have opted to go for the the Sachs organic clutch rated to 410 foot pounds. I didn't want sintered as I understand driveability is poor and so wanted the more OEM option. My question is: will this be adequate for a stage 1 map, and possibly beyond? I will more than likely go with Unicorn and I am keen to hear other people's opinion. Many thanks for any input. David

Sounds good, will have a look later. Cheers

I've never had a tuning box or remap, just intake mods. Fair enough about the dealer, I suspect it will be a difficult one under warranty.

A map was inevitably on the cards at some point so it's likely I'll end up going down this route.

Thanks - In my brief research I came about this: https://www.awesomegti.com/shop-by-brand/sachs-performance/sachs-performance-clutch-kit-for-volkswagen-golf-mk7-gti/ I note it says it's for a GTI but I imagine it's appropriate for the R as well given they share the same drive train?

Morning, My clutch is slipping intermittently in 4th and 5th. This is under firm acceleration from say 3000rpm, which I don't consider to be lugging the engine. Software is stock, only mods are milltek cat back and TT intake. I've heard rumours the R clutch is the same as the GTI and so potentially is not man enough for the R, even though I appreciate the torque figures are not dissimilar. I would like to say that I am extremely mechanically sympathetic and I have made clutches last over 100,000 miles so I did not expect this. Has anyone had a similar problem? My concern is that even if VW did honour it under warranty (car is 7 months old and done 6K) that they would only replace with the same weak item and then I'm not really any further forward. Please can anyone offer any advice? Thanks David

How you get on? Just remember the small spacer required to space out the cross brace from the increased diameter exhaust.

Yes up for this - anyone want to convoy from Birmingham/west midlands area?

I have recently installed the VWR turbo muffler delete and it offers a genuine increase in turbo spool sound. I went to Awesome GTI to purchase and asked the same questions - the response was that the VWR was superior as it had better flow characteristics and better rubber O-rings for sealing. Highly recommend the VWR item - a bit fiddly to fit but nothing silly. Good mod if you like turbo noise - more of the hiss sound when on boost. Cheers David

Mines manual and was certainly impressed with how well it pulled alongside the RS.

Focus RS MK3 - level pegging on a motorway slip road. Expected him to be ahead but the short gearing of the R allowed me to keep up quite easily. The RS seems to be too heavy and long geared for fast acceleration sub 70mph - no doubt he would have had the edge if speeds increased.

The first service will be an oil and filter change and vehicle inspection (any leaks, damage, tyre life etc) The problem regarding the brake pedal sounds like it will need further investigation - a brake fluid change will not have effect on it's own unless the level was really low.

I have a K&N panel filter, snow grate removed and TT intake pipe and can say there is a substantial increase in intake sound.

Hello mate, mine is a valved non res cat back.