Originally I was just going to fit S3 rears but Dave suggested something slightly more powerful (41mm piston iirc) that he's been working on for the past couple of months. He's a difficult one to pin down on detail (and get hold of!) so I await to see exactly what turns up but it's VW group sourced with his own custom bracketry. :-)

Caddy rears then

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,60375.0.html

Well Rob, you know more than me! The power of Internet forums :-)

Update, the exhaust has had to be modified slightly to clear the transfer box/propshaft - Ben was actually ahead of the game on this and suggested it may need 'tweaking' beforehand as Im mating the Milltek DP and sports cat to the standard exhaust system (as I want it to appear totally standard externally). He's had Milltek modify the DP and supply an 'adapter' to allow this. Mikko will be remapping it once the exhaust and intake are fitted later today.

The only thing that looks as though it wont happen this week are the rear brakes as theres been a bit of an issue getting them to Ben in time - as rob_e suggested, they are indeed Caddy rears - more powerful than the S3 rears due to the larger piston used. Makes sense I guess as the Caddy's have to be able to stop even with a van load of kit onboard. DaveB is sorting me out a setup that will utilise a GTI carrier to fit the Yeti so the final rear brake spec will be Caddy calipers, MK5 GTI carriers, 286mm disks and some aftermarket pads - probably Mintex M1144 pads as on the front.

Really looking forward to getting the car back now. Im hoping its going to spool earlier with the stage 2 hardware in place and any gains in power and torque will of course be nice.

Sounds great Lee

Will be worth the wait!

Sounds like it will be awesome. Will it sound any different?

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Sounds like it will be awesome. Will it sound any different?

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I'm guessing I'm not going to be able to stop the DP producing a deeper tone but hopefully it won't compromise its refined cruising ability. I'd also guess that the ITG intake will let me hear more of what the turbo is doing and also be more vocal when pushing on. I'll report back if that's actually the case though.

And the results are in...

come on then!

After a hot session on the dyno, the figures are...

323.8bhp

425nm torque.

Although these arent necessarily final, they are good enough for me to advertise as Ive never really been into chasing peak figures!

More importantly, Mikko has spent quite a while working on minimising the slightly laggy (comparitively at least, to the stage 1 map and the smaller standard IHI turbo that was previously on there) low end.

Looking forward to seeing what its like on the road again.

Holy cow Batman!

Hi Lee, it was me who asked the right question in FB.

Nice even torque delivery and not so peaky as before.

And it holds its peak power much longer!

Hi Lee, it was me who asked the right question in FB.

Nice even torque delivery and not so peaky as before.

And it holds its peak power much longer!

Mike? Hello mate. Thanks for following the progress. :-)

I'd just like to say "I was there"

Did naff all

But I was there

Getting my car dyno'd

I'd just like to say "I was there"

Did naff all

But I was there

Getting my car dyno'd

Damn, I'd love to have seen yours! What'd you get?

Damn, I'd love to have seen yours! What'd you get?

About half as many as you

But seriously, 200.4

Hi Lee, it was me who asked the right question in FB.

Nice even torque delivery and not so peaky as before.

And it holds its peak power much longer!

just found the shark pic on their face book - that's a lovely flat curve! Top job.

Also, I just put 2 and 2 together and realised that yeti-man used to be focuszetec, ie lee, who i bought a set of koni dampers off about 3 yrs ago! hi lee. loving your work dude

Sounds good. This is one Yeti that's going to surprise people.

Now you just need to book in to the How Fast Session and show us how well it goes.

Only one Yeti has taken part so far...

Hi Lee, yes it is Mike here

Love the progress you make and the possibilities you have, making a 1.8tsi go (just a little bit ) faster.

Lots of 2.0tsi guys will envy you. Never thought anyone would take the effort in making a 1.8tsi go faster (except for modifying the mapping).

And the results show that 200cc doesnt make too much difference.

Also enjoy seeing the development that Shark is putting in to it.

Not just the "map that we have lying around on our server" but real old fashioned tuning. (although we used to do that with turning the distributor, altering the jetting and adjusting the cams with vernier pullies)

That is also why I am sad we dont have someone genuine like Shark in Germany.

When's the next Shark/Brisky RR day?

After picking it up today all i'll say is (for now at least, as I'm pooped), those figures, although impressive in their own right, don't tell the whole story! It absolutely flies now and it wasn't exactly sluggish before! I simply can't see how Mikko has got the car pulling so strongly from low revs. It now produces more torque lower down than the factory car and the smaller IHI turbo. The lag has been minimised to the point of it now not affecting the drive if I fancy sticking it in a high gear and just cruising at low revs. Before this work, I'd have to drop it to a lower gear if I wanted to pull away strongly but not any more. The top end is just silly now. From 3,500rpm you really feel the power spitting you towards the horizon. It goes like this to 7000rpm and really shows the advantage of upgrading to the ITG cold air intake. All in all. I couldn't be happier. Oh yes, and 32.1mpg trip average for the drive back!

Is it too late to change my diesel?

There is a tuner in Germany who did a conversion on an Octavia 1.8tsi 4x4.

Result is 333 DIN bhp and 405Nm torque. Turbo conversion (didnt mention which one) 1.4 bar boost.

Power starts civilised and will get going at around 2500rpm. They also like the ability to rev up to 7000 and power delivery is smooth.

0-100km/h in 5.0s and 0-200km/h in 19.9s

Topspeed 275km/h

Sportclutch, audi ceramic brake setup, drexler limited slip diff and runs on 19" wheels with 235/35 tyres.

Std price in Germany is 23510€, for the entire tuned car 53610€

Motortuning 7400€

Bilstein kit and diff 3700€

Ceramic brake 8800€

Exhaust system 1200€

Bodykit 3800€

Recaroseats 5200€

Tuner is Rothe Motorsport

There is a tuner in Germany who did a conversion on an Octavia 1.8tsi 4x4.

Result is 333 DIN bhp and 405Nm torque. Turbo conversion (didnt mention which one) 1.4 bar boost.

Power starts civilised and will get going at around 2500rpm. They also like the ability to rev up to 7000 and power delivery is smooth.

0-100km/h in 5.0s and 0-200km/h in 19.9s

Topspeed 275km/h

Sportclutch, audi ceramic brake setup, drexler limited slip diff and runs on 19" wheels with 235/35 tyres.

Std price in Germany is 23510€, for the entire tuned car 53610€

Motortuning 7400€

Bilstein kit and diff 3700€

Ceramic brake 8800€

Exhaust system 1200€

Bodykit 3800€

Recaroseats 5200€

Tuner is Rothe Motorsport

Very interesting as I've been trying to find other examples of big turbo 1.8tsi's. Ceramic brakes you say? Nice.

8800€ are nice too

They are still in for the TÜV approval, but that should be a matter of time.

Crumbs! Makes it cheaper to order them as an option from the factory on the Audi I'd have thought! I could just imagine some nice Lamborghini carbons nestled under some lightweight 18's... :-)