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I've kind of lost the motivation with cars. They're fun but expensive. I'm also realistic and going hog wild on a FWD-based hatchback probably isn't the best use of resources. Would rather put that money into another 911 or something more purpose built. COVID driven WFH/lockdowns and a 9 month old kind of took the adventure out of me to wrench too.  Plus, kind of like having a "stock" R.. most aren't anymore. Still wish it had the Akra though
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02-15-2022, 10:46 AM
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Definitely hear you on that, it's less exciting to get out in the cold and wrench. Also makes sense to not go nuts modding a regular car. Get back in a 911, you can fit a kid in the back seats, right?
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02-18-2022, 10:25 AM
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Now-- finding a proper 997 has not been easy. I know what options I want this time. 
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02-24-2022, 10:48 AM
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bigger backseat than the Camaro has in terms of headroom and legroom. The width is the limit with the 997. For P-cars my must have options are: - S model - PASM - Sport steering wheel - Sport seats - Sport exhaust - Sport short shifter (nice to have) Other nice to haves: - leather wrapped interior - Adaptive sport seats
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I like that list. Is Sport Chrono a big deal on the 911s like it is on the Caymans?
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Sport chrono looks cool but on a manual 997, it doesn’t do much. Had the aftermarket modified muffler before….would like an option to shut it up
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03-09-2022, 02:17 PM
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03-15-2022, 11:46 AM
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Check out what APR just released: https://www.goapr.com/products/engin...t_ea888_gen_3/
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03-18-2022, 05:36 PM
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It's tempting... would only need the intercooler upgrade since i have all the intake parts.Currently after another Akrapovic...will find out total cost monday to ship it from the UK. These are getting to be unobtanium. This one is 25% cheaper than the last one but we'll see.
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03-20-2022, 05:02 PM
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Finally.
Found a lightly used Akrapovic in the UK and paid dollars to buy it. These have become unobtainable through regular channels and were a rare item even in the UK. My R will now have the best of everything VW ever offered on the mk7.5R on it. My OEM+ build is complete. More updates to come.
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Pictures! Flickr fixed the UI issue, now I can link to photos again!
  Includes the resonator and the back box. The resonator has Akrapovic branding on it which i wasn't expecting, thought it was just the axle back portion. To recap, here is what the Performance Pack included across the rest of the world for the mk7.5 Golf R: -Front drilled lightweight rotors (from the Clubsport S) -Front brake pads (from the Clubsport S) -Silver front brake caliper plate -Rear brake pads (from the Clubsport S) -Rear lip spoiler (used on the 2019 Rabbit GTI model too) -Akrapovic catback exhaust -Software change to remove the speed limiter at 155mph -Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires on 19" Pretoria wheels For obvious reasons, I can't get the European software change for the speed limiter but honestly it doesn't matter. No other changes occurred with the software. I don't see myself going 155mph anytime soon with 300bhp anyway. Some parts that I'm looking at doing post-Akrapovic (now it gets a lot less expensive again) -Michelin PS4's for the 19" Pretorias (can't do Sport Cup 2's in good conscience) -Euro folding side mirrors (didn't care about these until I got them on the Range Rover, definitely good to have) -Euro dynamic tails (would match the side mirror turn signals now) -Replace the cracked drivers side headlight (cosmetic) Then mk8 R custom brakes...which would move the car past the generation OEM+ build. For the rest of the mods: - Clubsport S front hub knuckles and wheel bearings - Clubsport S (Audi A3 too) aluminum front subframe - ecode front strut tower bar - Racingline rear body brace - Superpro 24mm rear swaybar - Superpro rear swaybar endlinks On my shelf (might sell, who knows): - APR Open air intake - APR turbo inlet pipe - Racingline inlet hose - BFI DSG shifter - Rear seat center console usb ports (having a kid makes me worried about doing this) - ECS brake master cylinder brace
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I was starting to think that my build would always be incomplete since it was so hard to get one of these. That bothered me. Facetimed the seller and compared our R's to each others. The UK got all the good stuff from VW, but the US spec is close enough in some areas. Now mine will be *perfect*
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Arrived from the UK with love this week. Installing it next week. Came shipped heavily protected in a wooden shipping crate with a ton of bubble wrap and packaging to protect the titanium.
  
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