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| Golf GTI / R / R32 |
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196 | 0.02% |
| Impreza WRX / STi |
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133 | 0.01% |
| Mazdaspeed 3 |
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92 | 0.01% |
| Veloster Turbo |
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20 | 0.00% |
| Focus ST |
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149 | 0.01% |
| Other Hot Hatch |
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230 | 0.02% |
| Elantra GT |
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1000001 | 99.92% |
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Slap on a JB4.
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Apr 16, 2018 21:11
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Etrips posted:Slap on a JB4.
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Apr 16, 2018 21:49
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Nah it's not for lack of speed. Okay, good talk.
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Apr 16, 2018 21:53
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Man, I'm so ready for my lease to be up. 13 months to go. The GTI is a good car, but it's boring as poo poo as it doesn't really have any character. Everything on it's pretty good, but nothing really exceptional, and nothing to really complain about either. Maybe its just my AI ADD but I can't wait to get something else. What would you replace it with if you could, right now? Just curious.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:36
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Larrymer posted:What would you replace it with if you could, right now? Just curious. e: the gripe of my post was the car is really good, but not really "exciting" in any way to me as I have no fun roads around here.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:51
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The point of the GTI is that the overall package is so good - it might not be exceptional in any one area but it's good everywhere.
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Apr 16, 2018 22:55
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This is a man who wants to get his dick high-heel stomped on by (old)BMW ownership. No modern car will sate his need for self flagellation. Godspeed friend, I understand the struggle.
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Apr 16, 2018 23:10
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PaintVagrant posted:This is a man who wants to get his dick high-heel stomped on by (old)BMW ownership. No modern car will sate his need for self flagellation. Godspeed friend, I understand the struggle.
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Apr 16, 2018 23:19
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Buy an M Coupe and rev it to the moon and watch your wallet bleed imo
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Apr 16, 2018 23:26
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Buy an M Coupe and rev it to the moon and watch your wallet bleed imo I had a Z4 M Coupe, would LOVE an '01 with the s54 but that's a little more than I'd want to spend. 
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Apr 16, 2018 23:38
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PaintVagrant posted:This is a man who wants to get his dick high-heel stomped on by (old)BMW ownership. No modern car will sate his need for self flagellation. Godspeed friend, I understand the struggle. Yeah, sounds like you're kind of asking for it. The opposite reason (well, not a BMW but old car bullshit) is why I bought the GTI.
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Apr 17, 2018 01:08
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Larrymer posted:Yeah, sounds like you're kind of asking for it. The opposite reason (well, not a BMW but old car bullshit) is why I bought the GTI. 
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Apr 17, 2018 01:13
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I bought a FiST then started throwing parts at it because I missed having something to work on, so I cannot throw any stones.
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Apr 17, 2018 03:08
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PaintVagrant posted:I bought a FiST then started throwing parts at it because I missed having something to work on, so I cannot throw any stones. The answer is obviously to throw more parts.
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Apr 17, 2018 04:02
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Poisonlizard posted:The answer is obviously to throw more parts. I don’t have a problem you have a problem! 
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Apr 17, 2018 16:10
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Those Cup 2s? Good choice.
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Apr 17, 2018 16:29
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KillHour posted:Those Cup 2s? Good choice. Hankook R-S4s
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Apr 17, 2018 16:31
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PaintVagrant posted:Hankook R-S4s I approve. What's in the Mountune box?
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Apr 17, 2018 16:35
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KillHour posted:I approve. What's in the Mountune box? Their FiST front splitter. I had a maxton designs one, but a chunk of ice smashed the gently caress out of it (and one of my winter wheel/tires) a couple months ago. Behind the tires there is also a mountune radiator.
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Apr 17, 2018 16:37
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How sad would I be if I got a 2017 GTI S vs. a 2018 GTI SE? I don't know if auto headlights is worth the extra 6k. Also there's the comedy Alltrack option, which I'm heavily considering.
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Apr 17, 2018 17:32
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ah yes. the pile of uninstalled car parts. My g/fs favorite thing in the house.
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Apr 17, 2018 17:37
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Alltrack, swap the gti turbo, swap golf r downpipe, tune, and put gti springs and struts on.
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Apr 17, 2018 17:38
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TheWevel posted:How sad would I be if I got a 2017 GTI S vs. a 2018 GTI SE? I don't know if auto headlights is worth the extra 6k. Where are you located? The dealership I got my 2017 SE still has one listed on their site for $25802.
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Apr 17, 2018 17:43
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Christobevii3 posted:Alltrack, swap the gti turbo, swap golf r downpipe, tune, and put gti springs and struts on. I don't know anything mechanical about cars. This seems like a lot of work. WescottF1 posted:Where are you located? The dealership I got my 2017 SE still has one listed on their site for $25802. Sooooooouth Alabama.
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Apr 17, 2018 17:50
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Dothan south or Mobile south?
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Apr 17, 2018 17:53
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Mobile south. There are a few 2017 Alltracks near me and it seems like all the 2017 GTIs are S models. I like the plaid seats but have 2 dogs and a baby so the Alltrac seems like the smarter choice. I should note that my other car is a new Pacifica so it may not even matter. There's also a 2017 Focus RS near me but I don't think the math would work on it.
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Apr 17, 2018 18:01
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TheWevel posted:Mobile south. I have a GTI and a baby, so I'll give you my experience. It is small if you ever plan to travel with the car and need to take poo poo everywhere. We take my wife's car everywhere instead. It's fine if the Pacifica is staying and you want something fun to drive. Why bother with an Alltrac in bama? Do you really even need AWD? A fwd wagon is probably the most sensible choice, albeit the least fun vs. the alternatives.
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Apr 17, 2018 19:45
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i cant imagine any GTI without the limited slip would be worth owning
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Apr 17, 2018 20:05
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PaintVagrant posted:Their FiST front splitter. I had a maxton designs one, but a chunk of ice smashed the gently caress out of it (and one of my winter wheel/tires) a couple months ago. Behind the tires there is also a mountune radiator. Are you still running the stock rad with the new turbo?
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Apr 17, 2018 21:32
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Quite A Tool posted:Are you still running the stock rad with the new turbo? Yep. It’s fine for daily driving, but for trackdays the temps get into limp mode territory towards the end of a session in even cool days like 70ish. Haven’t tracked it in summer yet but I assume it would be not good with stock rad.
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Apr 17, 2018 22:12
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Yeah everything I’ve seen says it’s not sufficient basically once you start adding power. I figured it would be step one with a bigger turbo. I’m planning just to get ahead of the game and get a new rad and IC before/when I get a tune. Issues with cooling terrify me.
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Apr 17, 2018 23:33
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Quite A Tool posted:Yeah everything I’ve seen says it’s not sufficient basically once you start adding power. I figured it would be step one with a bigger turbo. I’m planning just to get ahead of the game and get a new rad and IC before/when I get a tune. Issues with cooling terrify me. Probably depends on where you live. If it’s hot for a lot of the year, its a good idea. If you track it, pretty much mandatory imo.
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Apr 18, 2018 00:59
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Just over 3 years ago I purchased a FiST, partially on the advice of this thread. Great car, I've been loving the gently caress out of it. However, I will be needing new tires shortly. I've somehow gotten 23,000 miles out of the original Potenzas, but would like to move to something else. Specifically, I'd like to go one level down in performance, to get something that will last longer and give a more comfortable ride. This may be blasphemy to some people, but the reality of car ownership for me right now necessitates something a bit less severe. What are my best options here? Also, I currently live somewhere were summer tires are fine year-round, but that may not be the case in another year or two. To keep my options open, I'd like to move to something all-season. Though I could likely be talked out of this, as I'm not moving to upstate NY or anything like that. Probably the coldest area I'd end up in would be the Portland, OR area, and I have no idea what kind of tires people in that area prefer.
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Apr 18, 2018 01:20
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I really like the cooper zeon rs3-g1 for that tire. They're around $300 shipped when discount tire does their $100 ebay coupon.
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Apr 18, 2018 01:25
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Would and oil cooler help with temps too? It would be easy to add that if those are getting high too.
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Apr 18, 2018 01:48
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I've been digging these Falkens so far: https://www.walmart.com/ip/205-40-17-FALKEN-ZIEX-ZE950-A-S-84W-BSW-Tires/43739992
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Apr 18, 2018 02:09
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I went to a 215/40 tyre up from the standard 205/40 and I don’t know how much of it is the 5mm extra sidewall height and how much of it is the tyres being new and soft, but the ride is noticeably less harsh. I used to feel every tar snake and bump remarkably firmly but not so much now. The car doesn’t feel any less sharp in the handling stakes, and grip levels have increased.
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Apr 18, 2018 02:27
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Capn Jobe posted:Just over 3 years ago I purchased a FiST, partially on the advice of this thread. Great car, I've been loving the gently caress out of it. You should move to upstate NY, IMO.
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Apr 18, 2018 04:57
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Christobevii3 posted:Would and oil cooler help with temps too? It would be easy to add that if those are getting high too. Yep. However the oil has a coolant oil exchange cooling block (whatever the gently caress that thing is called) so keeping coolant temps down has a direct effect on oil temps too.
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Apr 18, 2018 17:17
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I would bypass that and mount an oil only cooler. Just that should help a bit. Also those liked to crack on various vehicles for milk shake surprise.
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