Sorry if this has already been done but from what I've managed to find I don't think it has. I've seen a lot of posts on stage one mk7 R but not (m)any on the GTI.
So I've just got a couple of questions for anyone who's done stage one or even stage two on the mk7 GTI.
I'm thinking of getting it done next month, my local two dealers are about an hour away and one provides Revo while the other does APR.
So the questions...
APR or Revo?
I have asked this before and was told APR can be peaky and unpredictable whereas Revo is more known to be OEM like in terms of smoothness and a less harsh torque curve.
I'm 6MT, Should I grab a clutch straight away or try and run stage one until I slip and then grab one?
So this is probably one of my bigger questions, my local Revo dealer have said that I should be fine without an uprated clutch with stage one as they have done plenty in the past with no problems. My local APR dealer has told me that they can offer low output stage one which limits the torque until further up in the rev range to protect the clutch longevity but stated that they would get a Sachs sintered paddle clutch if I was to upgrade as this would be adequate for stage 2 if I went that far.
Has anyone any experience with Sachs organic clutch, could you recommend it?
I would probably go Sachs organic if I got a clutch as I've read that's more OEM like compared to the sintered clutch. Can anyone give me any reviews and recommendations of clutches?
Should I uprate my engine and lower torque mounts?
I read somewhere (can you tell I've tried to do a bit of reading behind this ) that the wheel hop with stock mounts can be pretty bad. I was looking at Revo mounts.
Should I just save my money and get an R?
I love my car but seriously would the money be better saved and put into a faster stock car, M140i or R? Although I do like the idea of being able to have a 300bhp GTI as people will sort of sleep on it
So I've just got a couple of questions for anyone who's done stage one or even stage two on the mk7 GTI.
I'm thinking of getting it done next month, my local two dealers are about an hour away and one provides Revo while the other does APR.
So the questions...
APR or Revo?
I have asked this before and was told APR can be peaky and unpredictable whereas Revo is more known to be OEM like in terms of smoothness and a less harsh torque curve.
I'm 6MT, Should I grab a clutch straight away or try and run stage one until I slip and then grab one?
So this is probably one of my bigger questions, my local Revo dealer have said that I should be fine without an uprated clutch with stage one as they have done plenty in the past with no problems. My local APR dealer has told me that they can offer low output stage one which limits the torque until further up in the rev range to protect the clutch longevity but stated that they would get a Sachs sintered paddle clutch if I was to upgrade as this would be adequate for stage 2 if I went that far.
Has anyone any experience with Sachs organic clutch, could you recommend it?
I would probably go Sachs organic if I got a clutch as I've read that's more OEM like compared to the sintered clutch. Can anyone give me any reviews and recommendations of clutches?
Should I uprate my engine and lower torque mounts?
I read somewhere (can you tell I've tried to do a bit of reading behind this ) that the wheel hop with stock mounts can be pretty bad. I was looking at Revo mounts.
Should I just save my money and get an R?
I love my car but seriously would the money be better saved and put into a faster stock car, M140i or R? Although I do like the idea of being able to have a 300bhp GTI as people will sort of sleep on it