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 6MT
2017 GTI Sport 6MT

This certainly won't be the most adventurous build journal around but I think it'll be fun documenting my OEM+ mission for the GTI.
I picked up this '17 GTI Sport from Stohlman VW in October 2016 for $22k. This is my first new car and my first Volkswagen. I've always been a Subaru guy (previously drove a '94 Legacy Turbo and a '06 Impreza 2.5i wagon) but the GTIs perfect blend of sport and comfort was too hard to pass up as my daily driver. I've never owned a car with so many aftermarket options and I'm looking forward to the adventures ahead!
Mods/Parts List
Suspension/Chassis/Brakes
VW DriveGear (DG) springs + Bilstein B8 dampers
aFe 29mm front swaybar + MOOG endlinks
ST 25mm rear swaybar + MOOG endlinks
034 front subframe locking kit + ECS rear subframe locking kit
ECS swaybar mounts
Superpro lower control bushings
Centric PosiQuiet pads + Zimmerman rotors
ECS brake master cylinder brace (waiting to be installed)
A3 rear subframe harmonic damper
RS3 brake ducts
Shifter/Drivetrain
BFI stage 1 engine/trans mounts
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
Burger Motorsports clutch stop
Clutch pedal spring delete
Wheels/Tires
BBS CO 18x8
Vredestein Hypertrac tires 235/40-18
Black APR wheel bolts
Exterior/Cosmetic
OEM euro blindspot mirrors
Color-matched mirror caps
Window tint (Llumar CTX @50%)
Interior
8" EDM infotainment screen
Helix subwoofer
OEM auto-dimming mirror
DIY weighted shift knob
VW Monster Mats
TravAll cargo mat
Canvasback rear seat cover
Garmin Mini dash cam
Utility/Protection
Evolution Import Ares skid plate
ECS Tunnel Shield
EcoHitch trailer hitch
Small Tweaks/Mods
EQT coil grounding kit (waiting to be installed)
Snow guard delete
OEM intake block-off plate
COBB ABS module heat shield
EMD billet coolant adapter
MK8 rear control arm aero covers
Osram Night Breaker HID bulbs
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
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Past Mods / Reason for removal
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