08-07-2020, 08:18 AM | #241 |
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Not needed right now and I’ve been waiting since April.
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08-11-2020, 08:12 PM | #243 |
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Covid impact on global supply chain
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08-12-2020, 01:10 PM | #244 |
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08-12-2020, 09:14 PM | #245 | |
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R was picked up today for the work. Should get it tomorrow afternoon. Also getting the brake fluid bled and a dollap of curb rash repaired.
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08-13-2020, 12:18 PM | #246 |
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Some pics from the garage:
With the alignment, it's easy to see how the limits of grip previous to the wheel knuckles was for understeer. Car is now finished and back home in the garage. Will post driving impressions soon. Both Golf R techs were happy with the difference in tightened steering response. I'll have to verify!
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08-13-2020, 07:38 PM | #247 |
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Long awaited (since it took forever to get parts) driving impression:
- No noticeable NVH difference driving through town, which I'm happy about since stiffness was added with the LCA bushing and subframe. - Steering is a little bit heavier, but you'd have to pay attention - Not much else Then I looked down and saw that the car had been put in Eco mode by the shop! Back to Normal mode... Steering now heavier but solid feeling NVH still not there ok, cool...passes the wife test. Time for onramps! WOW! I can take these MUCH easier than before. The car now leans into the turn and doesn't resist it. Seems like more dynamic camber is at play now somehow? You turn and the car just dives in now, instead of the car pushing against the steering angle. The seat bolsters are not enough anymore! I was sliding out of the seat haha Ok, hop on the highway... as I go faster in speed, steering becomes more precise. When I do a lane change, the car just darts to the lane, there isn't a moment of easing in. Steering is now flatter, more responsive, a touch heavier. The front end now just dives into turns without any effort. I've never had a mod change a car's character as much as this has. The Golf R... the front heavy Golf R... now turns and wants to grip up front. This car is FIXED. Thank you Karsten Schebsdat! https://www.evo.co.uk/volkswagen/gol...ith-uk-driving
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08-14-2020, 10:00 AM | #249 | |
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So I was thinking.. why didn't the R come like this? Thought goes in a couple directions: - Leave room in the lineup for the Clubsport S exclusivity, leave room for Audi, leave room for cost efficient upgrades for the mk8 model - Keep cost lower and be more running cost friendly with less camber on customer tires. Otherwise, gotta be honest... not sure how much more you can make this better performance-wise while retaining the Golf swiss army knife approach to daily driving. The mk8 brings in a CPU to manage all of the driving dynamic systems at the same time, with finer levels of damper control... the rest is basically what I just did (maybe without the -2 negative front camber) + bushing changes.
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08-16-2020, 09:30 PM | #250 |
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The sad truth
At least all of the parts are available and you could make the upgrades reasonably cost efficiently without resorting to insane custom fabbed stuff that's never *quite* OEM like (for better or worse!) |
08-19-2020, 08:04 PM | #251 | |
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I agree, it’s nice to have those parts available and for them to “fix” the “issues” Now that the car is nearly finished with performance parts I’m planning a trip for next weekend to go here: https://www.ncblueridge.com/great-li...-ridge-parkway
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08-23-2020, 03:10 PM | #252 |
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Unintended side benefit of these mods has been the turning circle is now tighter somehow.
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08-23-2020, 06:34 PM | #253 | |
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Must have slightly shorter steering arms on the knuckles, nice! |
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08-23-2020, 08:27 PM | #254 | |
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Ahhh. I need a stock R now to compare this with haha.
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09-14-2020, 09:26 PM | #255 |
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Ordered the VW Homelink rearview mirror with Compass.
Simple plug and play, lets me push a button on the rearview to open the garage door, instead of taking the remote out of my armrest. (ultimate lazy mod) This leaves me with tires, dynamic tail lights and the Akrapovic. -- as well as another check of the Pretorias to make sure they're still round (I have my doubts some days)
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09-16-2020, 11:33 AM | #256 |
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Any updates on the Akrapovic?
Homelink mirror FTW! I want to do one in the RX-8. ND needs a smaller mirror as it's such a small car it already takes a bunch of space up. |
09-16-2020, 12:37 PM | #257 | |
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Need to save up for the Akrapovic. Have a supplier that can get me one thankfully. Right?? This is going to be great!
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https://www.oemvwshop.com/5g6253609c.../?currency=usd confirmed two in stock and has shipped these to the US a few times. Just need to trade some options and get the money at this point. Kind of wild that this build is almost done now. In the land of COVID, I've only put about 1200 miles on the car this year.
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