TC's MKV VW Rabbit (Updated, post #1)

[olletsocmit]

I cant decide what to do next....

- APR Chip (around $400 on sale)
- Header: I think only 2 companies make good ones. (The header is 5 to 1 and is around $1000+ ...wtf)
- Test pipe ($ 230)
- Exhaust (around $700)
- Just cut out the middle muffler on stock exhaust and weld in piping? (my car as 2 mufflers... weird, i know!)

It sucks these things cost soooooo much for my car!! I know the chip will make a decent difference. I also heard the header is amazing upgrade in this car too... but spending around $1,000 on a header.. I dunno.

[gotvtec?]

Is it 5 speed? I heard this 2.5 liter 5 cylinder engine handles boost very well. I think these are the n/a motors of the TTRS which is a boosted 2.5 5 cylinder pushing out 340 crank hp

[olletsocmit]

Yea there are very few boosted Rabbits! The ones that are... make Big power. I can not decide if I want to boost it, or make it a fast NA motor. Intake, chip, header, cams, test pipe, exhaust... makes very good power too.

The only reason I have not boosted already is b/c the stage 1 kits are over $4,000 for the car.

[gotvtec?]

Just save up don't go n/a because boost gets u laid bro hahaha

[olletsocmit]

Originally Posted by gotvtec?

Just save up don't go n/a because boost gets u laid bro hahaha

hahahaahahahahaa

[02vwgolf]

dude you dont need to get a kit... become a member of vwvortex.com start reading the technical forums about your car and then go into classifieds and start piecing a kit together. I did this with my car for the motor thats being built and when finished it will put down more power than a CTS or Kinetic Stage 3 for my car and cost my prob like 3 grand less

[olletsocmit]

I have put around $2,000 into my car since my last post!

Will post some pics next week after paint on monday.

[ambitiousCK]

Originally Posted by olletsocmit

I have put around $2,000 into my car since my last post!

Will post some pics next week after paint on monday.

i know when i spend that much or more money im always happy with the outcome....so im in to see what you did lol

[DTownHemiD]

nice whip

[GTI_NY]

I say you go as low as your local road conditions allow. i had my wheels tucked front and back on my mkv gti and had not real issues. Unless i turned sharp and hit a bump, then there was some 'minor' rubbing lol. I didn't mess with the axles.

I vote for the Thunder Bunny front over the GTI front.

[olletsocmit]

I have seen that front end a few times, I just don't like it. I was planning on doing a R32 or GTI front end swap soon, but... I have found something I love. I am gonna have my boy shave the front bumper (side markers & molding under headlights) soon as its warm out. He has already agreed to do it and does amazing work!

Here is what it is going to look like. I have the OEM Votex front lip in these pics too, except mine will be painted silver to match my car. I primed it the other day.






This is what it looks like with the side markers and molding paint matched:

[02vwgolf]

what did you buy i wanna know!!!!!

[olletsocmit]

I have done a lot of work since my original posts. Car looks a lot different now (still clean). I just got a bunch of stuff back from my paint guy yesterday. My friend John @ JM Paint is a great painter, he does paint & custom body work (PM me if you want his contact info). Everything else is already on the car, so I just took a few pics of my new painted Votex front lip.

I got the following painted:
- Votex front lip
- side molding (used to be black textured)
- Molding under both front headlights (used to be black textured)
- Shifter plate inside car (used to be chrome)
- Orange marker lights on front bumper (painted silver)

Back bumper is going in for paint on Wednesday this week.

Here are a few pics (paint match is identical in person):

[olletsocmit]

Here are a few pics I took today. Took them with my phone, so quality is not amazing. Car needs a wash too.

[olletsocmit]

So i got in an accident today (1 day after getting a bunch of stuff painted, ugh). I will have it ready for the Sonic meet thou. Thinking about doing a GTI front end now.

- Here are a few pics:






Guy pulled out right in front of me and I could not stop in time.

[AristoSan]

Well that sucks, at least you are ok.

[02vwgolf]

glad to hear your okay, and incredibly from the pics it looks like all the expensive pieces stayed in good shape(lip, shaved fenders)!

[olletsocmit]

Originally Posted by AristoSan

Well that sucks, at least you are ok.

Yea thanks guys. My neck is really sore, but other than that i am ok. The heating pad is my best friend right now. haha.

It will be ready for the Sonic meet. Most likely doing a GTI front bumper.

[olletsocmit]

Does anyone have a diagram or the part numbers for a GTI front bumper. I need the numbers for the bumper cover, grills, molding, etc. I called VW and they could not help me unless I had a 2008 VW GTI VIN # for them. idiots.

[motorvated]

wow sucks to see that, glad you're ok. I got in an accident in my VW last year, and it looks like the same exact damage! Mine cost aroudn $6500. What was your estimate?