CarlosCanizares
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Surrey, BC, Canada
- Car(s)
- Mk7 Golf R
Some quick notes on the JB1 which was installed on April 19th for a road trip on April 21st.
Car: 2016 R, 6MT set to Individual (all
settings Sport sans Soundaktor which is Normal)
JB1: Rev 2 @ Map 1 (4.8)
Drive: Surrey, BC to Leavenworth, WA. Stopped at seattle Premium Outlets to walk around and Red Lobster in Lynnwood.
Mods: Boomba Racing Shifter Adapter, eBay clutch stop
Supporting Mods: Donna Summers on Apple Music and a Leica M2 with three rolls of Ilford HP5 film (sorry, I’m a photography nut)
Initial Thoughts: Midrange pull feels a bit more than my old MK7 GTI 6MT on ED Stage 2 HT. WOW!
Delivery is very smooth and predictable as others have already mentioned. Contrary to popular belief, I find Map 1 @ 4.8 to be very linear. Around town (say Lynnwood) or city traffic, throttle is easy to modulate, making the need for a pedal box quite unnecessary. Along I5, it’s a monster when allowed to stretch its legs. Along US 2 (fantastic set of twisties), it’s an absolute joy to drive when paired with the Boomba adapter and clutch stop. It was so awesome, I’m curious of much more linear it can be in Map 6 per a series of emails with George.
Side Note: I highly recommend the Boomba Adapter and a clutch for the 6MT folks. It made me really love manual on this car even more and wished I had it on my GTI.
We leave for home tomorrow and that means another 4 hour drive. I will post a follow up when we get home.
Cheers,
C
PS: George and I have already discussed going stock Map 6 when I get back to Vancouver as we have Chevron 94. After a week on that, he will send me a custom Map 6 for the higher RPMs.
Car: 2016 R, 6MT set to Individual (all
settings Sport sans Soundaktor which is Normal)
JB1: Rev 2 @ Map 1 (4.8)
Drive: Surrey, BC to Leavenworth, WA. Stopped at seattle Premium Outlets to walk around and Red Lobster in Lynnwood.
Mods: Boomba Racing Shifter Adapter, eBay clutch stop
Supporting Mods: Donna Summers on Apple Music and a Leica M2 with three rolls of Ilford HP5 film (sorry, I’m a photography nut)
Initial Thoughts: Midrange pull feels a bit more than my old MK7 GTI 6MT on ED Stage 2 HT. WOW!
Delivery is very smooth and predictable as others have already mentioned. Contrary to popular belief, I find Map 1 @ 4.8 to be very linear. Around town (say Lynnwood) or city traffic, throttle is easy to modulate, making the need for a pedal box quite unnecessary. Along I5, it’s a monster when allowed to stretch its legs. Along US 2 (fantastic set of twisties), it’s an absolute joy to drive when paired with the Boomba adapter and clutch stop. It was so awesome, I’m curious of much more linear it can be in Map 6 per a series of emails with George.
Side Note: I highly recommend the Boomba Adapter and a clutch for the 6MT folks. It made me really love manual on this car even more and wished I had it on my GTI.
We leave for home tomorrow and that means another 4 hour drive. I will post a follow up when we get home.
Cheers,
C
PS: George and I have already discussed going stock Map 6 when I get back to Vancouver as we have Chevron 94. After a week on that, he will send me a custom Map 6 for the higher RPMs.