Sub-to-Dub
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Arlington, VA USA
- Car(s)
- '17 GTI Sport 6MT
Sub-to-Dub's Build Journal
2017 GTI Sport
2017 GTI Sport
This won't be the most adventurous build journal around but it'll be fun documenting the changes to the GTI.
Background:
I picked the car up from Stohlman Volkswagen in October 2016 for $22k. This is my first new car and my first Volkswagen. I'd always been a Subaru guy (previously drove a '94 Legacy Turbo and a '06 Impreza 2.5i wagon) but the GTI just had that perfect blend of sport and utility that was too hard to pass up as my daily driver. I've never owned a car with so many opportunities for upgrades and I'm looking forward to the adventures ahead!
Current Modifications:
Suspension/Chassis/Brakes
- Koni Special Active dampers
- H&R 26mm front sway bar
- H&R 24mm rear sway bar
- Euro Sport front strut brace
Superpro lower arm control bushings- Audi RS3 lower control arm bushings (waiting to be installed)
- 034 front + ECS rear subframe locking kits
- iSweep IS2000 front + iSweep IS1500 rear pads
- ECS master cylinder brace
- A3 rear subframe harmonic damper
Drivetrain/Shifter
- BFI engine + trans mounts (stage 1)
- OEM euro short shifter
- ECS solid shifter cable bushings
- Powerflex dogbone insert (red diesel version)
- Dieselgeek metal side-to-side bracket
- Dieselgeek shifter shaft bushing kit
Wheels/Tires
- BBS CO 18x8
- Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus 3 235/45R18
- Black APR wheel bolts
Exterior/Cosmetic
- Window tint (Llumar CTX @50%)
- OEM fog light retrofit
- OEM euro blindspot mirrors
- Color-matched mirror caps
Interior
- 8" EDM infotainment screen
- Helix subwoofer
- OEM auto-dimming mirror
- DIY weighted shift knob
- Viofo A139 dual channel dash cam
Utility/Protection
Small Tweaks/Mods
- SC SkunkWerks grounding kit
- Snow guard delete
- OEM intake block-off plate
- COBB ABS module heat shield
- EMD billet coolant adapter
- MK8 rear control arm aero covers
- Dual hatch lights
- Osram Night Breaker HID bulbs
- Burger Motorsports clutch stop
- Clutch bleeder delay valve delete
- Clutch pedal spring delete
OBDEleven Tweaks
- Vibration reduction - Deactivated
- Reverse mirror dip - On
- Soundaktor - Off
- Hill start assist - Early
- Seatbelt warning - Off
- Windows up/down with remote - On
- Front amber side marker/white dot - Off
- Rear sidemarker - Off
- Hot country AC - On
- Increased blower speed - On
Previous Modifications:
RS3 brake ducts- crackedBilstein B8 dampers- removed for stock ride heightVW DriveGear springs- removed for stock ride heightAFe 29mm front sway bar- removed for smaller barST 25mm rear sway bar- removed for smaller bar034 Motorsports 10mm rear spacers- no longer neededDieselgeek super slider- replaced by Dieselgeek side to side bracketDieselgeek Sigma Six short shifter- prefer a less notchy shiftBoomba shift knob- got tired of the shape and appearance but do miss the weightVW Laguna Seca wheels- replaced with other wheelsDAP wheel spacers (15mm/20mm)- not required on new wheelsH&R OE Sport springs- bouncy w/ stock struts, reverse rake w/ TT pads+spacerBurger Motorsports JB1- too much clutch slipClubsport S muffler- didn't sound good enough of the time- pin broke, replaced w/ OEM Euro shifterBoomba short shift adapter- issue w/ bolts backing out, replaced w/ OEMRoc-Euro stabilizer bar- bearing wore out, replaced w/ OEMECS pendulum armECS dog bone insert- replaced w/ Powerflex red for reduced vibrationsOEM metal cable shift bracket- fitment issues, replaced w/ OEM034 dog bone insert- deformed and became less effective, replaced by Powerflex red
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