R8 Additional Oil Cooling
A road R8 has many similarities with the GT3 version, such as the dry sump oil system, however cooling is…
G25-660 vs G25-660-Hybrid on the Dyno
# An update # Following on from this dyno session, Bill had another car on the dyno with the same…
Gripper plate differential strip, adjust breakaway torque and rebuild.
I fitted the Gripper plate diff back in 2018. The supplied breakaway-torque was 120Nm. Test on the car I check…
Gripper plate differential strip, adjust breakaway torque and rebuild.
I fitted the Gripper plate diff back in 2018. The supplied breakaway-torque was 120Nm. Test on the car I check…
Dyno with G25 660
I lose track of how many times I’m asked how much power the Golf has. I certainly lose track of…
Cadwell Park September 2021
Whilst Knockhill was the best trackday in terms of driving as hard as I could for a full day and…
Accusump. What is it and how does it work ?
Since fitting one to the Golf, I`m frequenty asked what the Accusump actually does and how it works. There are…
Custom Driveshafts
Since fitting 17″ wheels and tyres I`ve broken 7 outer CV joints, stripped the teeth off one 3rd gear and…
Quaife Gearset
I`ve been running a variant of the 02A gearbox for the last 15 years. The box was released by VW…
Coilover testing and repair Vol.2
2 years ago I had my coilovers refurbished at Cornering Force in Harrogate. They are one of the very few…
Dyno Mapping Part 3. Boost-By-Gear
The Golf has been on the Dyno at EFI-Parts twice since I fitted the DTA S80Pro ECU. The first time…
Engine build August 2020 Supertech Valve fitment issues and resolution.
Shortly after the engine build in 2015, I replaced the OEM pistons and twin head gaskets with some Wossner low…
Laser cut custom sill stands
A couple of years ago I added some Sill jacking points to the Golf, the long term plan was to…
Sill jacking point. #Updated June 2020 with rear tubes.
The problem with adding a flat floor and side skirts to aid Aero on the car means jacking the car…
Gripper plate differential fitting and gearbox bearing preload setting
I felt something was amiss with my diff in September but simply haven`t had the time to remove the gearbox…
Over tyre trailer strap
The question of how to strap your car onto a trailer is something that gets asked pretty regularly so I`ve…
Bedford GT 10th June 2019
After fitting the new turbo and getting the golf remapped on the Dyno I was very keen to do a…
Converting a standard rubber engine mount to polyurethane
I noticed when the car was on the Dyno earlier this year there was more engine movement than expected. Looking…
440HP @ 1.5Bar. Dyno mapping part 2.
Arrived at EFI-Parts for Chris to map DTAFast S80Pro ECU on the Golf with the new Owen Developments GT2868HTA turbo…