Hi everyone

I purchased the car 2nd hand in mid 2004 and I am looking for the newbies guide upgrading it. It has a new STOCK clutch and flywheel since I noticed after I had bought it that it wasn't biting well. I realise now that I should probably have taken that opportunity to replace the clutch with an aftermarket version. Oh well.

Say I have $10000 AUD for parts & installation to spend and I live in Sydney. I want to get the most bang for my buck. Ideally what I am looking for is more power but also to maintain the day to day smoothness and commuter driveability. I also want to maintain the stock look of the car as much as possible. What should I get - new turbo, intercooler, clutch, chip, exhaust system? Where should I get it? Who will install it in Sydney?

If I got a better turbo system for example what else would have to be upgraded to cope with it? Will the stock clutch hold up? Note that I won't be doing hard launches or driving it like a madman but I want the power to be occassionally available when I need it. Is $10000 enough or will I need to spend a whole lot more?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

In this order:

Chip - Approx $1500 for a GIAC
Bypass Valve - GFB for approx. $300
Clutch - Approx $2-$4K depending on brand and stage and what your requirements are (includes a Light Weight Flywheel). The better the clutch the more the $. I run a Werks of Art Stage 3 at around $3K. I smoked my stock clutch with a decent GIAC chip - so my advise is definately upgrade the clutch.
Front Mount Intercooler / Exhaust - Approx $1.7K for a good FMIC and anywhere from $1K+ for an exhaust. (Go custom - off the shelf is a rip off and custom always fits better).
Suspension - Anywhere from $2K plus for a decent set of springs and shocks or $3K plus for a coil over set-up or around $5K+ for a decent custom valved set-up.

Other things for consideration

Short Shifter - Approx $600
Rear Sway Bar - Approx $500
Brakes - How much you wanna spend? Around $3-4K for a decent 333mm X 33mm 4 pot set-up on the front.

Note: you will need to change the front bumper to an S4 bumper to fit any sort of decent front mount intercooler in there - around $2K fitted for the bumper with painting.

If you want to upgrade the turbo the cheapest solution is a KO4 straight bolt on replacement. Around $2.5K for the turbo, plus labour, plus software upgrade, plus colder plugs, plus either injectors (approx. $700-$1K) or a 5 bar Fuel pressure Reg. This will yield around 250 horses at the fly.

Anything more than this is full custom using a GT or equivalent turbo - budget around 10K for an upgrade like this.

 

Thanks for your help.

Regarding the GIAC, it that only available through Euroclass in AU and is the chip from there tuned to our petrol?

 

Im pretty sure there is a dealer for GIAC in Sydney. From memory its VW Motorsports (but I might be wrong).

Yes - its tuned for Aussie Pump fuel.

 

Available through Sebastian at VW Racing. 0410541322.


It is one of the few chips that has been specifically tuned of Australian premium fuel.