Skrrtt404
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- Perth, Western Australia
Hi guys, I'm relatively new to this forum and I'm looking for advice on what looks like a good opportunity to give my golf a good performance boost for cheap.
A family member of mine has recently purchased a 2008 Audi S3 and plans to take it to stage 3. This obviously entails removing many of the oem parts. It is clear that these cars are extremely similar and the oem parts we remove from the Audi would in theory provide better performance for my golf... at least that's what i hope and why I'm here
Currently my red GTI is sitting at 120,000kms, 2 months ago i traveled interstate and found a wrecked stage 2 08 GTI, many of the parts had already been claimed but i went over and was able to remove the full 3' turbo back exhaust, ecs tuning lightweight crank pulley, GFB DV+, rkx turbo muffler delete. All up, these parts cost me $850 AUD, As of a few weeks ago everything has been installed, the car sounds infinitely better and i can't prove it but it is clear to me at least that there has been performance improvements.
The downpipe and cat appear to be high quality tig welded stainless however the rear end of the exhaust was very poorly fabricated, as i had to cut it in half to transport this section i went ahead and ground and rewelded the welds. This portion was average quality mild steel that had been mig welded by a toddler.
Money is exceedingly tight... (i have fuckall) however now that there is not much to do on my baby i need to think outside of the box. The Audi was bought today and the owner is not attached to the parts we are removing.
To those of you who know more than i, any information or advice on swapping out parts such as the intercooler, turbo, shifter (throw feels shorter?) Brakes, and injectors would be really appreciated.... even if it provides a negligible upgrade, i love my car and just knowing better parts are in it will make me happy )
Cheers for you're time fellas!
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A family member of mine has recently purchased a 2008 Audi S3 and plans to take it to stage 3. This obviously entails removing many of the oem parts. It is clear that these cars are extremely similar and the oem parts we remove from the Audi would in theory provide better performance for my golf... at least that's what i hope and why I'm here
Currently my red GTI is sitting at 120,000kms, 2 months ago i traveled interstate and found a wrecked stage 2 08 GTI, many of the parts had already been claimed but i went over and was able to remove the full 3' turbo back exhaust, ecs tuning lightweight crank pulley, GFB DV+, rkx turbo muffler delete. All up, these parts cost me $850 AUD, As of a few weeks ago everything has been installed, the car sounds infinitely better and i can't prove it but it is clear to me at least that there has been performance improvements.
The downpipe and cat appear to be high quality tig welded stainless however the rear end of the exhaust was very poorly fabricated, as i had to cut it in half to transport this section i went ahead and ground and rewelded the welds. This portion was average quality mild steel that had been mig welded by a toddler.
Money is exceedingly tight... (i have fuckall) however now that there is not much to do on my baby i need to think outside of the box. The Audi was bought today and the owner is not attached to the parts we are removing.
To those of you who know more than i, any information or advice on swapping out parts such as the intercooler, turbo, shifter (throw feels shorter?) Brakes, and injectors would be really appreciated.... even if it provides a negligible upgrade, i love my car and just knowing better parts are in it will make me happy )
Cheers for you're time fellas!
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