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Monday, 25 March 2019
Golf GTI Edition 35 : Maintenance and Edition 35 Stage 1 mapping R-Tech Performance
Having missed the power of my old REVO Stage 1 Edition 30, I finally took the plunge to have a number of items looked at included a power increase.
After all the rave reviews I decided to make the pilgrimage to RTech
Due to current offers it also made sense to have the intake/injector clean
Given the age of the car 7yrs and 34k miles I also wanted a DSG service
- inlet removal and walnut blast valves
- injectors flow testand ultrasonic clean, fit new performance filters and teflon seals
- precat delete (extra mpg and bhp!)
- dsg oil and filter service
- oil and filter change (5/40)
- cam follower (more worn than expected for 34k miles)
- bkr7eix spark plugs
- powerflex lower dog bone mount (black series)
- rev g dv (revision D ok but preventative action)
- stage 1 map
- stage 1 dsg map
In the morning it had all the maintenance work, then a quick test drive, then onto the rollers for a before/after session.
Before 247 bhp @ 6089 rpm / 258 lbs/ft @ 3093 rpm
After 310 bhp @ 6050 rpm / 345 lbs/ft @ 3966 rpm
Precat delete was for Before as well, so probably +10bhp on standard
Difference + 63 bhp + 87 lbs/ft
On the boost guage the peak went from 14psi (0.97 bar) to 21psi (1.44 bar)
To say Im happy is an understatement, its amazing how quickly you miss the K04 stage 1 power. Cant fault RTech service and people, was a great experience, car runs better than ever. With DSG even a Stage 1 flies, very progressive seamless pull. Gearchanges quicker and snappier, great to be back driving a sleeper. Only downside is the brakes and suspension now need upgrading to match.
Im sure Stage 2+ cars with 360+ bhp are incredible but for bang for buck (and reliability) you cant beat stage 1.
If you have a standard K04 car (Ed30/Ed35/Scirocco R etc) dont think about , do it.
Monday, 4 March 2019
Golf GTI Edition 35 script keychain
simple keychain item find from ebay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132974458436?ViewItem=&item=132974458436
VW GTI 35 Emblem Schlüsselanhän