Indholdsfortegnelse for July 2021 i Performance VW

With so many new models emerging from VW these days, seemingly on a weekly basis, it’s hard to know what we decipher as ‘new-wave’ cars any more. I guess where this magazine is concerned, the Mk6/7 platforms still fall under that banner. And up until recently, the majority of tuned examples tended to follow a similar route; uprated wheels, suspension, stage 1 map, induction kit and perhaps an aftermarket exhaust. Easy, but a bit boring. We get why this usually happens, because that handful of simple mods can totally transform these cars. This is great for the end user, but as a magazine we still believe you guys like to read stories about the unique and extreme builds, rather than something you can see in the car park at your…

ENGINE: 1781cc, four-cylinder, 20 valve turbo (AGU), IE forged conrods, Jabbasport IHI manifold, IHI VF22 turbo, GFB blow-off valve, 3" MAF housing, custom airbox with K&N cone filter, carbon fibre intake tube, 3" custom downpipe, 2.5" Jetex exhaust system, Bosch ‘Green’ injectors, wiring tidied, Kevlar cambelt, oil cooler, front-mount intercooler on custom tubular crossmember, custom aluminium engine cover, custom firewall heat shield, custom engine mounts, 02J transmission with Polo TDI taller fifth gear, Quaife limited-slip differential, Dieselgeek Short shift linkage, lightened G60 flywheel and VR6 clutch, inlet plenum and rocker cover painted crackle black, battery relocated to rear seat area, washer bottle relocated to the boot CHASSIS: 7.5x17” ET35 BBX RX wheels with 215/40 Pirelli P Zero Nero tyres, KW V3 coilovers, Silver Project camber plates, weld-in strut brace, front…

ENGINE: 1.8-litre G60 with ceramic coated exhaust manifold, BBM aluminium fuel rail, Speed Flow fuel pipe fittings, Teflon performance fuel lines, Aeromotive adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Mk3 Golf fuel tank and 4bar fuel pump, stainless steel induction pipe, silicon hoses, Jabba Sport Stage 4 supercharger, chip and pulley (200bhp), RSR supercharger outlet, front-mount intercooler, VR6 aluminium radiator, uprated radiator fan, 02A cable change gearbox, VR6 clutch, 9” brake servo upgrade, 22mm master cylinder, hydraulic clutch fitted including pedal box, K&N air filter, Powerflow 2” stainless steel exhaust, battery relocated to boot CHASSIS: 7x16” and 9x16” Keskin KT1 alloy wheels, FK Konigsport G2 coilovers, G60 brakes all round, Goodridge braided brake lines, Powerflex polyurethane bushes EXTERIOR: Standard Golf C spec trim, fully repainted in original Mars red, carbon fibre grille badge,…

For an early model, there’s very little to give away the vintage of our 2009 Q5 except for the lack of Bluetooth connectivity. While there are replacement MMI systems available that do offer Bluetooth, they’re extremely expensive and still look a little dated when installed. The wife had been on at me for some time to find a Bluetooth solution for the car, and after discovering our friends at Kenwood had just released a neat, remote DAB unit (KTC-500DAB) that also acted as a Bluetooth adaptor, it was a no brainer for me, especially at just £79.95. While I was on the Kenwood website I discovered it also sold a pretty tidy looking dash cam bundle (601 Ultimate Pro Driver Bundle), which included an Ultra HD dash cam (DRV-A601W), rear…

Well, the good news is, Kenny still has it. The bad news? Yeah, well, it’s in a thousand bits. But (and it’s a big but), there is light at the end of the tunnel. Kenny plans to bring the car back, now he finally came to terms with the fact he needs to pay somebody else to do it, as he simply doesn’t have the time. So why did he take it off the road in the first place? “Well, I took it off the road at the end of the 2009 season, after the Players show, to freshen up a few things, but then I got carried away,” he said. Then he got a call from Jay Mac at Players wanting to buy his engine to put in his…

AMD TUNING Unit 6, Cliffside Trade Park, Motherwell Way, West Thurrock, Essex, RM20 3LE Tel: 01708 861827 Web: www.amdessex.com VAG tuner, performance parts, styling, fitting, servicing, rolling road, software specialist APR MOTORSPORT Awesome GTI, Unit 1 Siemens Road, Manchester, M44 5AH Tel: 0333 240 6823 Web: www.goapr.co.uk VW Group OE supplier and motorsport company that develops and distributes VAG and Porsche ECU upgrades for petrol and diesel engines. Turbo, exhaust, intercooler, brake and fuel pump upgrades through its UK European HQ AUTOGLYM Letchworth, Herts Tel: 0845 130 4536 Web: www.autoglym.com Car cleaning products, car care products, car valeting, car detailing AUTOLOGIC Autologic House, London Road, Wheatley, Oxon, OX33 1JH Tel: 0845 338 1992 Email: info@diagnos.co.uk Web: www.diagnos.co.uk Independent vehicle diagnostics AUTOPART WHEEL AND TYRE Prestige House, Sopwith Crescent, Wickford, Essex,…

In our area of Kent there were a couple of air-cooled clubs, but nothing for the water-cooled enthusiast. We would turn up to the air-cooled meets in our beaten up GTis and they would look at us like we had two heads. So, we decided to do something about it and started our own club. To start with it was just a couple of us who would meet up and go for a drive. A couple of the mechanics at Kent Volkswagen in Margate were part of our new group, so we’d hang out at the garage and work on our cars. After a while I was nominated to set up a forum and between us we came up with Vagingit. So, we took the laid back attitude of the…

JONNY PURCELL IG: @jonnyypurcell LOCATION: County Durham MODEL: 2004 Lupo GTI PURCHASED: February 2017 FIRST MOD: Recaro CS seats and Scirocco rear bench FAVOURITE MOD: The interior stands out a lot, really nice place to be when driving SPENT: Around £14k-15k FUTURE PLANS: Go down some sort of fast road/track set up and enjoy the car to its full potential DUB DETAILS ENGINE: original 1.6 16v GTI engine, KAM Racing full stainless exhaust, BMC CDA induction EXTERIOR: OZ Turbo wheels, Air Lift 3P, Polo 6r bootlid conversion, smoothed GTI spoiler & front bumper, subtle carbon touches INTERIOR: Recaro CS front seats, Scirocco rears full interior retrim in red leather and red alcantara accompanied by a big splash of carbon fibre ALEX ROW IG: @mralex56 (or car account - @arrowadg) AGE:…

1 YEAR AGO JUNE/JULY 2020 It’s a year since our Stance Special and what an edition it was. With Clay McFarren’s bagged Mk4 up front, the quality stanced rides continued inside with Kenny Stas’ Mk2 Golf 8v turbo and Yamada Takeshi’s killer Jetta Coupe. We also brought you a pair of tastefully modded TCRs and John Mitchell’s amazing 600bhp Corrado. We also chose our ten best static and bagged feature cars, plus looked at the latest wheels for 2020. 5 YEARS AGO JULY 2016 The issue kicked off with Steve Nodarse’s hot-rod inspired Corrado followed by Paul Bird’s stubby Mk2, Vic Nagi’s bagged B8 Avant, Paul Walker’s R32-powered Mk1 Caddy, Stan Kowalski’s tuned Mk6 GTI, Panscraper’s Beetle and finally Kyle Wilinsky’s Mk3 GTI VR6T. We wrapped the issue with a…

ENGINE: 2.0-litre TFSI EA113, R Tech custom remap, grille air feed 3” Proram air induction cone filter, AKS Revo induction pipe, AKS runner flap delete kit, AKS throttle body spacer with AEM meth port injection, RS3 injectors with modified cylinder head & loom, Wossner forged pistons, performance engine bearing kit, Audi R8 valve springs, ARP head bolts/studs, ZRP forged con rods, VIS balance shaft delete kit, Fluidampr crank pulley, Garrett G25-660 turbo, Nortech tubular manifold, Nortech turbo heat shield, Funk Motorsport turbo blanket and downpipe/manifold wrap, Vibrant oil catch can, -12an braided lines, Turbosmart 45mm wastegate, Wagner Tuning intercooler, 3.5" Hardknocks downpipe, twin 3" custom exhaust with 4" titanium tips, Polar FIS info system, ECS aluminium oil filter housing, Turbosmart recirc valve, HEL performance engine oil cooler kit, NGK plugs,…

ENGINE: 1.8T 225bhp (BAM) four-cylinder 20v with K&N induction kit, custom stainless steel exhaust system, plus bespoke radiator and intercooler CHASSIS: BBS RS 17” 3-piece split rims (7.5” front, 8” rear) with Nankang NS-2 (165/40/17 front, 185/40/17 rear) tyres, H&R Ultra Low coilovers, H&R stabilisers, front stock Mk1 GTI brake discs 239mm, rear 226mm dsics and callipers from Golf MK4 EXTERIOR: 1983 Mk1 Golf GTI with Series One tailgate and rear valance conversion, series one bumpers, smoked front indicators, red/smoked rear light lenses INTERIOR: Custom rear seat from Mk1 Jetta coupe & Recaro LS seats from Mk2 Golf Edition Blue with electric adjustment custom trimmed in leather and Alcantara from Porsche 911 GT3 2018, Retrosound radio, under-seat sub and Rockford Fosgate speakers, Series 1 style steering wheel SHOUT: Piotr Smentoch…

#TEAMPVW Elliott Roberts @elliottdukeroberts Mike Kippen @mikekippen Tony Saggu @tonys18t Tony Taylor @teaceeltd James Wallace @jimbowallacey Jape Tiitinen @jap3 Jamie Orr @xjamiexoe Alex Grant @alexgrant_uk Elliott Roberts – Editor PROJECT: GREY PRIDE 90_Golf Rallye Started: Oct 10, 2007 Comments: If you look very closely, you should actually be able to see it. At least it's in the dry Mike Kippen – Photographer Project: ROXY 97_Mk3 Golf GLS Cabriolet Started: Aug, 2019 Comments: Well, Kippen spoke to soon, saying how reliable the Mk3 is. Find out why next month Jape Tiitinen – Contributor PROJECT: ALL OF THE AVANTS Started: Which one? Comments: Still messing about in the snow and messing about with his wheel collection… Elliott Roberts – Editor PROJECT: SOCCER MOM 09_Q5 3.0 TDI Started: Apr 10, 2017 Comments: The…

YEAR:2009 ISSUE: DECEMBER OWNER: KENNY LACMILLAN Looking at how rare Golf Rallyes are these days, it’s hard to imagine a time when people would fully customise these cars purely for kicks, but that’s exactly what Kenny Macmillan did back in 2009. And to be fair, we didn’t blame him as the standard cars weren’t particular that good. However, what we loved about Kenny’s was that, while the Scotsman went full-on with his build, externally you wouldn’t really have known, other than the slight reduction in ride height and those classic Work VSXX split rims. Under the hood and inside, however, was a slightly different story! While Kenny chose to retain the 8v G60 motor, it was far from standard. Firstly, the capacity was bored out to 1.9-litres, it had a…

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