r600_clubsport

@admin not sure if this needs moving to MK7 chat - think i may posted in wrong part, sorry

just realised i was saying "fuel in the petrol" edited it lol, i mean fuel in the oil

Hi everyone, been sometime since i've posted. Sadly i've been plagued by health issues last few years....not the most positive start to a post, but again hope you're well. Anyway...as some know, i own a GTI Clubsport (so same engine as the R etc) mine is running 460 bhp. but wanted some people's advice. So car was tuned with a stronger turbo back in 2023, then around march 24 i had some tweaks done, the car then after few weeks car started to struggle on start, then back fire, discovered fuel in oil/catch can. Back to tuner/garage it went & discovered my injectors was shot, replaced & checked over, then was all good again - went off did NC500 next month. The tune from day 1 has been great. I've done about 9000 mile on the car since that issue (car is now done over 52,000 on the clock - road trips, odd track days, daily use). So 2 weeks ago, went to start it again, hardly used it to due to being off work, and it struggled to start, rough, few little blips and fired up. I prayed it was coz been sat there but in back of my head i thought it's something more, anyway it drove fine, got it home. Checked oil & was abit over the marker & smelt of petrol, also catch can had petrol in it (was same last time) So what i'm asking is.....can injectors go like that after say 9000 mile? i totally understand, you mess with engines / make them more power then more stress as such. or could it even be a different fault? it's more of a curiosity / trying to learn more on this stuff. and wondering if anyone else been in the same boat. I've read about fuel pump seals? Car has been sent to my local garage to see what they can do anyway - so should hear monday. Now after a little runabout daily as tbh i don't want to daily my CS anymore Car does have upgraded HPFP & LPFP's

agree here, he's the best person as it will be his tune going on the car

ah i mean i backed out, they still went, you prob see them, think was about 5 of them, looked a great little show, gutted i didnt go now

i was meant to be going with some of the CS40 owners lot, but sadly backed out. think about 6 of them, bit gutted as looked like be a good show

Week later, was getting ready to head out to the Nürburgring, been awhile deciding i wanted to try set the suspension up bit more, but not go over mental either on budget. I was already running KW V3 Coilovers with a dog bone powerflex engine mount. So decided on couple of OEM+Touches. Been in talks with Nothing Standard Suspension who mainly work out of VGS in Swindon, such a nice fella to deal with, proper knows his stuff & i'd highly recommend - I basically told him what i wanted, there was other options i could do, but again my budget was holding me back a little bit, maybe at a later stage we'll go abit more. As my car is a has DCC being on a Edition 40 - from factory the rear arb is actually from a Clubsport S (only on DCC Edition 40's, not sure why) Clubsport S Lower Control Arm Bushes Clubsport S Alimnium Sub Frame Racingline Subframe Alignment Kit Fast Road/Track wheel alignment Geo set up

So....decided time to go more power, but wanted reliability at the same time. So much research, talks etc, i decided to go with Littco, Ben surely knows his stuff & such a decent geezer, proper loves what he does. Was nice as when i arrived to drop my car off to him, he took me out in his R8 monster which is like 1200+BHP - omg, that thing was mental & was only running low boost that day!! But yeah so....i already had full scorpion non res catback & wagner intercooler, so only needed few other little bits. Turbo is decided on was a Littco L380X, i was never wanting 500+bhp car, i just wanted a nice 420ish bhp, but OEM feel, so no lag if poss. When i collected the car Ben said my Littco 380X was a little different, they said this one was fitted with a different turbine wheel, they had some small hub , 9 blade lightweight versions made - same from their L500's but stock size basically, resulting in better spool & more flow. The results, 458.9 bhp (we're all friends here so 460bhp? lol) and running about 430lbs ft torque. The car feels absolutely pukka, so good to drive & omg it's quick, more than enough for me, it's mapped so well with being FWD. The front diff LSD was turned up full whack so it's barely spinning. I should note: my previous map by a different tuner was great, no fault with it, it ran great & highly recommend using them & still would go to them if need be, reason i changed was purely the turbo and who else but to tune it than the people that make the turbo. Engine/Performance spec: Littco L380X Turbo Racingline Intake/Hoses Racingline catch can APR new revision coil packs NGK R748.9 Spark plugs VIS HPFP HPFP Follower RS3 Brushless LPFP 4 Bar put sensor Scorpion Full Catback exhaust system Scorpion Sports Cat Downpipe

Performance German Day outing....always like this show, did the ol slow lap parade.....don't remember many going slow lol

Took her to GTI Fest, first time doing the drag...what a buzz that was, 1st go was a complete balls up, but 2nd was class....but couldn't do no more as no helmet. Hit a 13.1 @ 113mph

Hi all, so time for my usual bombard of posts on what's been done. So AP Racing Radical 2 with Custom calipers to keep an OEM+ look, VBT 362mm discs up front with 356mm rears also. Ferodo DS2500’s up front & Ferodo DS performance on rears. I had done slight miss calculation, so basically someone running the same wheel set up (18 belvederes - previous post/pic) - had same brakes on front, but i never told them i was getting rear disc's, so the front's with spacers went on fine, but even a spacer for the rear - the 18" wheel wouldn't fit as caliper pushed up into it.....so had to race home, get my BBS's and put back on. So we said easiest way when i want to return to 18s for winter is just put the original disc on rear back on, quick/easy job i was told - i may though speak to VBT about making a smaller disc in the same pattern.....who knows. But the brakes are phenomenal, glad i went with just the 4 pots, think they look the part on the vehicle also - certainly gets attention at shows

Hi everyone, think i'm having a bit of a thick moment, but i did a factory reset on the info system the other day as had to. Now you know when you can hold the skip button down on the steering wheel to search through to a certain part of a track? it dont let me anymore, all i can do is skip forward/back to the next track? It worked before previously on my spotify etc but now it doesn't? anyone help me out

So, last week, car was sent to my indy to fit the wagner intercooler & take front bumper off so it could be sent to the bodyshop. Further back on the post you'll see i had an attempted car jacking, some damaged was caused to the corner canard gloss black bit? originally thought was just PPF but my detailer said it had gone through, but was not hugely bad - either way it bugged me, so yeah whilst intercooler was being fitted, the bumper was away to local bodyshop that to be repainted. Also, a new replacement spliter from VW to be fitted & i decided to change the look up......so had a number plate delete done - I bought a magna plate kit which was fitted when bumper was returned to my indy to re-fit. lastly i had the top grille done gloss black to match the rest, why VW never done this i don't know as they did the bottom grille in gloss black?. Oh and a maxton rear diffuser fitted as well. I'd see it on another CS & to me i thought it looked good/subtle, not too over the top. I was bit 50/50 when car was away if i had done the right decision on the number plate delete, but OMG......car looks so good now, it's had alot of attention, great feedback. I've noticed people looking at it whilst im out giving a nod to it. Also during winter i run Black Badges & gloss black mudflaps, all out dark look. Come summer, back to Chrome & BBS's back on. The car was then sent to my detailer to re-put PPF on the front end next to my brother's mk4 daily So what's next ???? The brakes are being fitted in less than 2 weeks & then need to go stage 2.....but i really don't know if to upgrade the turbo. I really do want a safe 420/430 bhp car, i think for this car, be spot on. But got one person saying don't need a turbo and another saying to do the turbo. Obv if i don't put turbo on, i'll just be at 400 mark i would of thought. Really is tough decision.

So during the Black Friday Sales some purchase's was made also. Wagner Intercooler Maxton rear diffuser Magna Plates kit AP Racing Radical 4pot BBK - gone 362mm front discs with Ferodo DS2500 pads & 356mm rear discs with Ferodo DS Performance pads. I had the Calipers done custom as well, so it will look all OEM!

Little mod done, was told "only take 10mins, it's easy" like f%*k it was lol was like 45mins and lot of messing. Anyway, bye bye ciggie lighter, changed to a USB port, much easier. Excuse the dirt/dust.