Teemmy's late GTI build thread

[teemmy]

This is a long overdue build thread (maybe a built thread), but I figure it would be nice to keep some kind of log of all the things I've done with my car. Hopefully someone will benefit from this thread. Feel free to ask me any questions about items and installs!

2015 White 6MT GTI S w/lighting package
Currently at 51xxx miles, 3/27/18 - purchased 2/15

At 63k miles, 12/23/18 - still running strong!


Engine:
- COBB Equilibrium Tuning protune for EQT VORTEX turbo
- Racingline R600 intake
- Turbosmart DV/BOV
- CTS direct fit IC
- Rs7 spark plugs
- Spulen V2 catch can
- CTS turbo inlet
- Neuspeed turbo outlet discharge pipe
- Bull-X catted downpipe
- Vibrant 17930 resonator
- custom air duct grill cutout
- CTS catted downpipe (past)
- clubsport muffler (past)
- AEM intake (past)
- APR intake (past)
- Forge intake (past)
- CTS turbo outlet pipe (past)
- Forge BOV (past)
- Forge DV (past)
- GFB DV+ (past)
- IS38 turbo (past)
- Tomioka IHX475 (past)
- racingline catch can (past)
- CTS FMIC (past)
- Golf R IC (past)
- AWE track edition catback (past)
- JB1 (past)
- Neuspeed power module (past)


Drivetrain:
- RSR clutch
- Wavetrac LSD
- BMS clutch stop
- Raceseng circuit cylinder 100 shift knob
- ECS tuning dogbone mount
- ECS tuning engine mount
- CTS transmission mount
- Eurocode street density dogbone insert
- Euro OEM short shifter
- BFI heavy weight leather shift knob (past)
- Neuspeed short shifter (past)
- Boomba short shift adapter (past)


Suspension
- Stoptech St60 355x32mm BBK, red
- MK6 Golf R front calipers w/OEM pads & stoptech rotors (past)
- RS3 brake ducting
- non-PP rear brakes w/EBC redstuff & stoptech slotted rotors
- SS braided brakes lines front and rear + motul brake fluid
- Superpro fixed camber plates
- Superpro front lower control arm bushings (+1° caster)
- Superpro rear trailing arm bushing
- Superpro rear end links
- Neuspeed 25mm rear swaybar
- Eurocode Rear chassis brace
- Racingline sport suspension, matched springs and dampers
- Eurosport rear X brace
- Ultra Racing front strut tower brace
- iSweep rear underbrace (past)
- VWR springs (past)
- TTRS front brake calipers and rotors (past)
- Unibrace UBQ underbody brace (past)
- Superpro front end links (past)
- VWR superstreet plus coilovers (past)
- GLoc R10 and R8 pads (track)
- Carbotech XP8 pads (past)


Wheel/Tire setups
- Enkei RS05RR gunmetal 18x8.5 - 245/40/18 michelin ps4s
- Wedsport sar10 18x8.5 with 235/40/18 nitto nt01 (track)
- Team Dynamic pro race 1.2 anthracite gray 18x8 - 225/40/18 michelin pss, 235/40/18 continental extreme contact sport (past)
- Neuspeed RSE05 black 17x8 - 235/45/17 hankook ventus v12 evo2 (past)


Cosmetic/misc
- OEM mudflaps
- Debadged
- Weathertech trunk liner
- Xuji steering wheel wrap
- Razo accelerator pedal
- rear window/trunk window tints
- maxton rear spoiler extension (past)



Maybe:
- racingline oil cooler
- PP rear brakes
- aerofabb rear spoiler extension
- BMSPEC rear race spoiler and front splitter


All parts were installed by myself except for the Wavetrac LSD and the RSR clutch.




I'm sure I left a few things out here or there, but needless to say, my car has been through a lot of changes! I can say that I'm happy with my setup, but there are a few more things I may want to do. Feel free to ask me any questions about different parts and configurations that I've run through. I will try to update this as things change.


Laguna Seca PR: 1:48.71 (IS38)
old track videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLd0uvouAn-5WMFHO92dx1Q?view_as=subscriber


IHX475 dyno with is38 dyno overlaid. Red is38, blue IHX, both 91 octane

EQT vortex turbo, protuned by Ed@EQT on 91 octane

 

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[iTsLiKeAnEgG]

That 327/366 is on IS20 or Tomioka with IS38 tune?

 

[teemmy]

That 327/366 is on IS20 or Tomioka with IS38 tune?

That's the is38 on 91octane Wish we got better gas in CA

 

[cbr600rr]

How about a few pics of the car?... quite a mod list!

 

[BravoMike]

What!? You have a 2015 that hasn’t blown up?! That gives me hope! I’m still rocking the 722G IS20 and so far, so good.

I’m liking the build and will be following.

 

[teemmy]

How about a few pics of the car?... quite a mod list!

Haha, yes, I will need to upload photos at some other time [emoji4] Nothing special - just a plain white GTI



I got the car back early in February of 15 so a lot of things have changed in the MK7 market. I remember when it was a big deal finding out the golf R IC fit in the GTI, haha!

 

[teemmy]

What!? You have a 2015 that hasn’t blown up?! That gives me hope! I’m still rocking the 722G IS20 and so far, so good.

I’m liking the build and will be following.

Hehe, still going strong! My is20 survived 3-4 track days with no problems! Unfortunately my is38 lasted only 1 track day... Hence moving on to the tomioka

 

[BravoMike]

Hehe, still going strong! My is20 survived 3-4 track days with no problems! Unfortunately my is38 lasted only 1 track day... Hence moving on to the tomioka

Oh no! I forgot reading about that... I'm hoping to go IS38 with keeping the peak boost down but keeping it higher through the RPMs. Essentially looking for a flatter torque curve.

That tomioka turbo looks solid, but costs 25% of the value of my car is a hard pill to swallow.

 

[steddy2112]

Pretty clean build, but man do I gots some questions lol.

You went from TTRS brakes to Mk VI Golf R brakes, any reason why? I mean going from a floating rotor to a solid rotor and doing track time seems kinda backwards lol.

Also noticed you went from VWM superstreet plus coilovers to their springs.

Also notice you do track days, and on the pic of your car getting ready to hit up the corkscrew you look like you're out of suspension travel lol. I will say reading the description of the superstreet plus coilovers makes me scratch my head a bit, in one part of the description, they say the spring rates are linear, and later they say they're progressive.

Oh why go from adjustability to not? Looks like it was a single adjustment that did both dampening and rebound(which would drive me nuts but alas) so it looks like adjustment is easy, AND you're in CA so it's not like you're dealing with coilover adjustment collars and calcium chloride and rust.

Didn't like the XR8 pads? Well, at least on these cars?

I really want wavetrac eventually mainly because once you tune these cars at all, the unit that comes in the PP can't do anything anymore. Plus I miss the torsen "foresight" at turn in.

Oh you do track days and get the G's up there, ever have any issues with fuel starvation under high G's? Probably get a CEL for high voltage on the LPFP or the car would stall almost lol.

Has your catch can setup caught anything?

I think that's it.

Non-SE/Autobahns look weird with their body colored roofs, especially in white lol. Wish I could get a black roofed, non-sunroofed car. Fkn hate my sunroof. Nice build op.

 

[Zacr811]

Very cool build. Looking forward to some track vids! Sub'd

 

[mikkelz_za]

That's a very neat looking GTI.