So I finally found one.

[blitDz]

Hey guys.

I haven't really posted much on these forums because i have been trying to find a second hand Polo GTI i like. Well the good news is i found it. Bought it today for $17000. It has 50,000Kms on the clock. It was just serviced with full service history and one owner. It is black and has leather seats and sunroof. Im stoked. I will be taking delivery of it sometime this week coming. But with that i must say a fond farwell to my WRX. Look forward to posting pics when i get it.

[vwthunder]

Wow Black, Leather, Sunroof :eek:

Good find

[Smead]

Nice one

look forward to seeing the pictures

Going to mod it?

[blitDz]

Yeah stoked with the find. Modding will commence one month after i get it. Wanna drive it for a bit standard first so i appreciate mods more. Thinking Exhaust, chip/tune and FMIC with all supporting mods. Looks to be a very fun six months ahead.

[flat6]

Yeh def drive it stock for a bit, I put 7000 on mine before modding, really appreciate the mods now.

A must is the chip, and PD160 intake, FMIC will only help you in warmer areas

[noone]

Rear swaybar will help you get the post-chip power down.

[geoff_gti]

Sounds like a great find, congrats mate! Hopefully see you at a Perth meet sometime.

[Smead]

Yeh def drive it stock for a bit, I put 7000 on mine before modding, really appreciate the mods now.

A must is the chip, and PD160 intake, FMIC will only help you in warmer areas

Perth gets hot in summer so a FMIC would be good

[Smead]

Definatley get a RSB though. I have one fitted and my polo handles like a go kart

[blitDz]

Ok so i noted it in my list of things to do. Chip is probably first. Ill probabaly try and get FMIC before summer. Ill read up about the intake tonight. RSB sounds pretty straight forward. What about Strut brace for front. I know adding one of those to my wrx gave it a new lease on life when it came to cornering harder. Thanks guys for all the kind words. I been reading through the forums for a good hour before bed each night trying to get my head round everything.

[Chuck]

when you order a RSB, let me know...group buy to save on shipping :)

[blitDz]

No worries. Will do mate. :-)

[vwthunder]

when you order a RSB, let me know...group buy to save on shipping :)

Save shipping on a Swaybar, well Whiteline is a Australian company

[noone]

Front strut brace is good, good addition to the RSB for grip, can't comment on it's impact with stock suspension.

[leitch]

Where have you guys bought front strut braces from for the polo?

[T Go]

I didn't find too much effect from the FSB on my Polo GTI when I had it.
Possibly abit keener to change direction, but don't know if that was me trying to find something.
It looks great, but don't know if it really does too much for it in terms of handling.

I got mine from forge motorsports uk website.

[T Go]

Oh also, alot of people did the diverter valve before/with the chip due to the higher boost.
I managed to get an APR R1 online for much much cheaper than what they sell it to you here. Don't recall where from.

[seangti]

I recently did a tune on my car (Superchips) after 2.5yrs of ownership, got the turbo intake pipe and diverter (both forge) done at the same time and very happy with the result. I'm running standard air intake at present and yet to be convinced I need to upgrade that.

I'm also running bilstein struts with H&R springs, and added a RSB when I did the tune, must say the car does feel more planted on bumpy roads with the RSB. I find the bilstein/H&R combo very good too, good ride quality and handles very well. My tyres are currently the let down.

[DeanB]

APR R1 DV is often cheaper from the USA, I got mine through North American Motorsports (http://www.namotorsports.net/detail.cfm/part_cd/APDV100001) at the time they had an APR sale on and I ended up with it shipped for US$155. Arrived in 7 days from placing the order as well :)

[blitDz]

Ok so i got a fair bit to think about in terms of mods. Most people seem to be getting chip before anything else. I would have thought that exhaust/tune would have been done together. The Polo has Potenza RE001 tyres on the front and some continentals on the back. Just to let you all know though ETA is one hour! Leaving work early to go pick it up.

[flat6]

From all that i read, the exhaust mod does nothing more than add sound, the stock setup is actually fairly good

What benefits do you guys see from the APR R1 dv? worth the upgrade?

[Chuck]

Ok so i got a fair bit to think about in terms of mods. Most people seem to be getting chip before anything else. I would have thought that exhaust/tune would have been done together. The Polo has Potenza RE001 tyres on the front and some continentals on the back. Just to let you all know though ETA is one hour! Leaving work early to go pick it up.

i have quite a few of the mods you might want on mine...lemme know if you wanna catch up

[Smead]

From all that i read, the exhaust mod does nothing more than add sound, the stock setup is actually fairly good

What benefits do you guys see from the APR R1 dv? worth the upgrade?

I concur about the exhaust. Apparently the stock exhaust is pretty good (Except the dump pipe)

[T Go]

I concur about the exhaust. Apparently the stock exhaust is pretty good (Except the dump pipe)

I might be wrong, but from what I remember, the MY2008s had a different exhaust with only 1 resonator?
before that, there were 2?
It's been awhile since I have read about the pog though.

[noone]

I think the dump pipe is limited in its benefits, but they are certainly there. A little more power, a throatier burble when the exhaust it warm, but not WRX'y... The cat is holding it back but they're not cheap to swap out, if you know someone with the tools / ability, a used one in good cond could be a cheap option.

As for the intake, I still remember the clear difference with the boost coming on in 1st gear, if you are not considering other intake options, its worth the spend in combination with a tune and decent diverter.

Many options, difficult to know where to spend it. I stated doing a writeup, trying to explain how it all came together on my car, you may find it helpful.

Enjoy (I think you might be doing that as I type)...

[flat6]

I'm running standard air intake at present and yet to be convinced I need to upgrade that.


Have you tried replacing the stock tube with a pd160 or something larger?

The difference is night and day with the chip, even without you get a lot less jerk when dropping down and its more responsive.

[MissVuks]

You could also choose a GFB dv instead of the apr or forge. I preferred it over the forge dv :) Made a massive improvement on the polos drivability!

[seangti]

Have you tried replacing the stock tube with a pd160 or something larger?

The difference is night and day with the chip, even without you get a lot less jerk when dropping down and its more responsive.

Thanks, that gives me food for thought as I have found the jerky-ness when shifting, just as the clutch is engaged.

MissVuks - can you advise of the difference in feel/performance between the two?

[blitDz]

So i got it. First time in a while i actually drove to work. First time i have ever enjoyed it too. I got heaps of reading to do as well when i comes to the mods everyones suggesting. What about weight of car? Anyone done any simple weight reduction? Surely a new full exhaust would weigh less than the original.

Thanks Chuck ill keep in mind when i start to look at the upgrades. Will be nice to see the difference.

Noone - ill check out the writeup.

Thanks everyone again.

[T Go]

What about weight of car? Anyone done any simple weight reduction? Surely a new full exhaust would weigh less than the original.


Take out the full size spare?
haha.

[blitDz]

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8663/img0859kt.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/11/img0859kt.jpg/)

So here it is. I dont have many good pictures yet as i dont drive during the week and lately weather has been awful in Perth

[blitDz]

Look what arrived today in the mail :-)

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/729/img0884bj.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/200/img0884bj.jpg/)

[pog]

^^ Pics on car or ban!

[blitDz]

Will be putting them on this weekend. Pretty excited. Will post pics asap :-)

[flat6]

They look nuts, seen them on ebay, what did they set you back with the xenons? also check if the headlight adjustment still works after installing them :D

lookin forward to the pic

[kangfu]

Man they look pretty good! Unfortunately they will not make my car go faster so are low on the mods list, haha.

[blitDz]

I am going to be fitting my own HID's from my own supplier as in the past i have had a few headaches with different brands. At the moment they will sit until my bulbs arrive. Once i had HIDS its hard to go back to standard. Cost about 400 i think it was. Worth it. Performance mods are coming when i save a little more. Plus waiting on my current insurance policy to run out so i can change company and add the mods to the next one. Saving and waiting game unfortunately. Not much point adding them to my current policy when theres 2 months left. Will definently try to make sure the adjustments will still work.

[nightphotographer]

I also have these lights for my Polo GTI but haven't fitted them yet after seeing the maze of wires round the back! I'm a bit of an electrical retard so I'm going to take them to an Auto Electrician when I get round to it. What HID's are you going to fit? It says 'no HIDs' on the back of the lights so I was kinda put off the idea...

I recommend hooking the DRL's upto a battery though so you can see what they look like - looks epic! Will definitely get you excited about fitting them! =D

[MissVuks]

MissVuks - can you advise of the difference in feel/performance between the two?

Forge dv was unpredictable when the car was boosting.. Sometimes it came on smooth other times it'd be jerky. GFB dv made it much smoother and consistent to drive.

[Chuck]

Look what arrived today in the mail :-)

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/200/img0884bj.jpg/)

link please!

[nightphotographer]

Angel-Eyes Projector GTI ABT Head Lights VW POLO 05-09 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Angel-Eyes-Projector-GTI-ABT-Head-Lights-VW-POLO-05-09-/170606929986?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b8f72842)

If you live in Melbourne though, ask to pay cash on collection - I got mine for $300 picked up. Which considering I needed new headlights anyways (long story) was the same price as OEM.

[flat6]

Whats the quality of these Mars xenons like?

No issues with leaking or anything like that, also anyone who has them, is the level adjustment motor inside these like stock?

[blitDz]

Whats the quality of these Mars xenons like?

No issues with leaking or anything like that, also anyone who has them, is the level adjustment motor inside these like stock?

When i fit them on the weekend ill let you know

[Chuck]

When i fit them on the weekend ill let you know

i wanna see!! we are planning a meet up early next month...you have to come along! check the WA events section

[blitDz]

i wanna see!! we are planning a meet up early next month...you have to come along! check the WA events section

Early next month. Hmmmm ill check it out.

[nightphotographer]

When i fit them on the weekend ill let you know

Are you plugging up the DRL's this weekend as well? Could you give me some info on how you plan on doing it? That's the only thing holding me back from fitting mine.

[geoff_gti]

Have you fitted the new lights already blitDz? I reckon I might have seen you the other morning on GE Highway around Rivervale if so! Otherwise there is another black Polo getting around Perth with these lights (or very similar) :D

[blitDz]

Nah wasnt me. I didnt get a chance to fit the lights this weekend unfortunately. Spewing. I had too much on. Really want to get it done asap. Having yellow headlights is driving me nuts :-)

On a side note,

I may have gotten impatient and booked my car in for the following.

Service
Replacing spark plugs
Fitting APR engine mount upgrade
APR diverter Valve
Stage 1 ECU upgrade

[Chuck]

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f127/control-arm-bushes-35165.html

have a read of this thread, should get em installed at the same time if they haven't been looked at already. i think with the extra oomph your stock units won't last too long...expensive if they give way early im told

[blitDz]

Been reading this. Next mods will be suspension and handling related. thats approximately 2months away. Gotta save some coin first.

Chuck and Geoff_Gti where have you gotten all your modifactions done? Do you know of many good Perth based performance shops for our cars?

[Chuck]

usually just source the parts from internet/group buys myself then have Quattro Motors do the work...my car has never been anywhere else

[T Go]

usually just source the parts from internet/group buys myself then have Quattro Motors do the work...my car has never been anywhere else

+1
My old Polo GTI went only to Quattro for everything.
and now my Golf GTI has already been there to get R LED Tail Lights.

[blitDz]

Cool. I got mine booked in at Quattro. Thanks guys.

R tail lights... Nom Nom

[vwthunder]

When i fit them on the weekend ill let you know

Have you done it yet lol

Get cracking if you haven't I want to seeeee lol

[blitDz]

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7074/img0912z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/img0912z.jpg/)

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9168/img0914z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/img0914z.jpg/)

Note the second picture i have changed the standard bulb to a white smd.

[blitDz]

P.S

This week the company i was worked told me they closing. In 4 days. So i have to ring around and find a job asap. But i have enough savings to still get the chip done. Hurrah

[Chuck]

lights look HOT...i would like to see more pics or it in the flesh! whats the light throw like compared to stock??

re: the job situation...pulled this from another car forum...might be worth a look if your stuck

"http://www.sncivil.com.au/

my sister is the hr person
they are in need of lots of staff for a new project and i hear they are paying top $$$ has they are looking into importing pingpings for usa uk and all the rest
http://www.sncivil.com.au/about-sn-c...mployment.html
fill out a roi form ^^^^

and i will not post pic's of my sister incase anyone is gonna ask :P"

[geoff_gti]

Been reading this. Next mods will be suspension and handling related. thats approximately 2months away. Gotta save some coin first.

Chuck and Geoff_Gti where have you gotten all your modifactions done? Do you know of many good Perth based performance shops for our cars?

Hey buddy, I have a Mk IV Golf actually not a Pogo. Most of the work was done by the previous owner, but I go to Quattros as well for all my servicing & they're the local APR/Oettinger agent too.
Cheers

[flat6]

Those lights look tough!

Have you had the chance to use them much at night?

Much improvement over the stockies?

[blitDz]

Ok so its been a couple of weeks since posting and i just finished the conversion to HIDS. Ill post pics once i have the high beams in as well and have them all calibrated and aligned correctly. Managed to find a job so thats good. only put me one month behind in my plans for the car. Will report back asap.

Also i had the APR chip done. It is brilliant. Now i have mod bug. Sigh. $$$

[blitDz]

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/5033/40208725187372910651332.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/40208725187372910651332.jpg/)

So i just added in my latest mod. The dash mati got from my folks for xmas

[blitDz]

Just an update if anyones interested. Car is booked for the 14th of April to get my Control arm bushes replaced, sway bar installed as well as coilovers. After that is stage 2 engine mods and brakes. That however is a few months away.

[noone]

What is stage 2?

For me I would want the Pd160, good diverted valve (I'm liking the new Forge diverter) and maybe a better dump pipe.

If the short shift kits are still around, one of my favourite mods.

[clicht]

Noone, what dump pipe would you get...what do you currently have

[noone]

Custom, cost me about $400.
Good for a few extra kw and a little more exhaust growl.

[blitDz]

Yeah i was going to get FMIC, Turbo back exhaust, BMC CDA, K04 turbo and all the other bits and pieces to go with. Got the Diverter valve already. Coz i like spending money.

[noone]

Fair call. Personally the Ko4 and full exhaust are likely not the best way to go, but at least that way you know what to expect.
If you can't get a used k04, you would likely get better results from a different snail.

[h100vw]

Fair call. Personally the Ko4 and full exhaust are likely not the best way to go, but at least that way you know what to expect.
If you can't get a used k04, you would likely get better results from a different snail.

Frankenturbo kit off DNAtuning.

Gavin

[clicht]

Frankenturbo kit off DNAtuning.

Gavin

Yes....nice

[noone]

Sure.

IMO a worked polo GTI is either,
- chipped, intake work, fmic, basic dump or dump and cat, good diverter, suspension, wheels and tyres.

Or

- k04 or better, same as above, injectors, fuel reg, full exhaust then there are plenty of options that can help. I'm hoping Plautos' car may one day be for sale, that thing is barely a Polo any more. Seeing his videos, overtaking some 'performance' cars is amazing.

The difference is in 2 key areas; getting more boost / air flow and how it's tuned. If you want good results either way, a good tune / tuner is the key (here's to you Gav). A k04 with a generic map is a waste IMO.

If you want to see crazy power, look to Badger's threads on the uk Cupra forums.

A good tune and supporting mods may cost around 1500 upwards, a good turbo and supporting mod upgrades is more like $5k. There are of course many ways to do this more cheaply, especially if you are a talented person or know someone who can help you out for beer or sex.

The reason I have not gone past my current setup is that traction is a real issue with a chipped and lightly worked Polo, with coil overs, bigger sway bars, wider stance, wider tyres. I have respect for the guys who have gone further, most of them have a real passion and like me, have spent hundreds of hours researching and filling in this section of the forum. We've looked to the old 1.8t's, cars that share the same basic build (seat supra) and other variants.

For me, after you have something like 135kw atw, the suspension becomes more relevant than squeezing out a few more kw.

I don't want to put anyone off, but if you want to do it with good results, you will benefit from;
- semi slicks
- good suspension
- custom tuning
- LSD
- sway bars, braces and as much stiffness as suits for maximum traction.

If you are going to do all that, it really needs a nice set of rims, a few unique bits of trim and it will be beloved by all of us and hopefully you.

[VWindahouse]

Well said Ben :toast:

[blitDz]

Thanks for the info. I am really going to do everything else before i do turbo because you never know i may get to a point where i am happy with it the way it is. I dont really know of any places in perth that will do a custom tune for me unfortunately. As usual this forum has been a wealth of information. Cheers.

[blitDz]

Wow its been 4 months since an update. Geez.

Anyway here is a pic of me getting up my driveway with the coil overs I had fitted a few months back.

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/7431/img1289hl.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/img1289hl.jpg/)

When I'm driving they aren't to rough but when I'm going slow they can be a bit hard. May get them loosened a little bit. I have to travel on Great Eastern HWY everyday over here so Perth people will know what that's like at the moment.

Ok so I got some rims for free off a mate and they were a little banged up but otherwise good. So I got them sand blasted.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2557/img1402rh.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/687/img1402rh.jpg/)

And then I got the edges repaired. So now they are ready for paint. I will do this over the next weekend or so. At the moment I came down with the flu so I'm not doing anything.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5965/img1438pj.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/100/img1438pj.jpg/)

Hopefully I can get my tyres on soon which most of you have seen already from a previous post

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8485/img1396e.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/11/img1396e.jpg/)

On another note I just got the 65000km service done on Thursday and had the APR downpipe installed. I'm yet to do intake as I haven't decided 100% on what I want to do. I will be doing in the next few weeks at the same time as rims. I realise I should have done that first but things just turned out this way. This may be the last of the mods for this year as I have a competition going with a mate to save up 10k towards a house by the end of the year. So I better get saving. Already halfway but I don't want to fall behind.

That's all for now

[blitDz]

Here are more updates.
Got that cheap 65 dollar CF intake off ebay. Seems good enough but will be changing the pod at a later date as its on the cheap side. Also I managed to get the 3" piping installed with some modifications. If I had to do it again id definently use 2.75"
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5619/37667737109564157981377.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/266/37667737109564157981377.jpg/)
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1596/39345537109565358015189.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/32/39345537109565358015189.jpg/)
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6420/30925837109567358063017.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/30925837109567358063017.jpg/)

Just couple of pics of downpipe under car
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4127/41755436883001294051347.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/41755436883001294051347.jpg/)
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1277/53863636882990493781869.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/688/53863636882990493781869.jpg/)

Also Tyres on the car
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/769/57492536883016894446044.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/210/57492536883016894446044.jpg/)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3981/52331436883035294906885.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/52331436883035294906885.jpg/)

[blitDz]

Just another update. I made my own custom PD160 Style intake. Using 3" piping. It was a tight squeeze but its in there and works a charm.
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8789/62043643154086067259938.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/62043643154086067259938.jpg/)