Golf R

When talking to my local Revo tune provider, he asked if I had done my charge pipes. Charge pipes, huh? I'd never really thought about doing them, but I am now. There's actually not a lot of info about these... some say to change them, some say don't. Given that these are on eBay for $180, why not, right? I ordered a set and quickly found that the stupid turbo muffler did not fit. The ad for this one said it was suitable for EA888 Gen 3, including Golf R Mk7's and S3's. Unfor

Yes, you heard that right. There is a friggin' AliExpress knockoff of a product made to fit a completely different company's kit. Given that Racingline filters are extraordinarily expensive and my current foam filter is disintegrating, this seemed like a good opportunity to test the AliExpress remake of the MST R600 replacement filter. Realistically... what could go wrong? Genuinely though... they are basically the same s*** My main train of thought, though, was that I actual

The Racingline R600 intake does not come with a turbo elbow nor the silicone pipe that connects it to the intake. Most aftermarket brands do sell these, but at the cost of $300 for just the elbow and another $200 for the silicone hose. Despite those high prices, they look almost exactly the same as these generic branded ones I can find on AliExpress for 1/5th of the price. Those brands would try to convince you these are poor quality, but is that really the case? Honestly, I

Replacing the stock plastic sump with a metal one.

Let's be honest, who doesn't like a good woosh from their turbo? What if I told you it was attainable for only $27.5 AUD? No need to buy a whole new blow off valve or do anything else? Well, for the price of an uber eats meal, you can make your Golf R sound cooler than it already does! The installation was pretty easy. I believe it should be installable without removing the entire intake down to the turbo elbow, however, I did not want to risk dropping a bolt into the engine

The Context When I spotted a Golf R on the market with under 100,000 kms for 20k AUD, I knew I had to check it out. To my surprise, unlike most Golf Rs floating around at this price and kilometre range, it hadn't been "tastefully modded" into oblivion, nor was it hiding any sort of heinous crash history. It was simply a Mk7 that had been honestly driven and copped the usual wear and tear you'd expect from an 88,000km car. The paint was a bit worse for wear and it was missing