Hi All,

 

I'm looking for some modification inspiration! I have a 2020 vRS 245 hatch, currently bone stock.

 

I'm limited with what I can do with regards to remapping, etc, as my insurance (early 20s) is already steep. I like the idea of intake/res delete, but it has been highlighted to me on FB groups that they won't make much difference. 

 

I'm also looking for some styling inspiration! My car is a race blue hatch, with the black pack, and 18" grey/diamond cut Geminis.

 

Thanks!

27 minutes ago, BluevRS245 said:

Hi All,

 

I'm looking for some modification inspiration! I have a 2020 vRS 245 hatch, currently bone stock.

 

I'm limited with what I can do with regards to remapping, etc, as my insurance (early 20s) is already steep. I like the idea of intake/res delete, but it has been highlighted to me on FB groups that they won't make much difference. 

 

I'm also looking for some styling inspiration! My car is a race blue hatch, with the black pack, and 18" grey/diamond cut Geminis.

 

Thanks!

Deffo racingline r600 induction kit. Turbo elbow, silicone induction hose, One of Racingline pcm’s if they do one for your car. H&r wheel spacers and lowering springs

If performance is key OPC delete this holds new engines back due to the restriction it puts on the exhaust also is it a manual or dsg

Interested where this goes, as I have a 2018 VRS 245 and keep thinking about some RacingLine upgrades
 

1 hour ago, Crayon_UK said:

Interested where this goes, as I have a 2018 VRS 245 and keep thinking about some RacingLine upgrades
 

 

Many people on the FB groups were against the R600. Mainly because the "Pikey R600" achieves the same effect for a lot less, and if you're spending £400+ on that, you may as well keep saving up for a proper Forge or Eventuri setup!

10 hours ago, mtwrallye said:

If performance is key OPC delete this holds new engines back due to the restriction it puts on the exhaust also is it a manual or dsg

 

I'm post 2019, so running a GPF. Mine's the 245, which AFAIK only came with the DQ381?

19 hours ago, Esseesse200 said:

Deffo racingline r600 induction kit. Turbo elbow, silicone induction hose, One of Racingline pcm’s if they do one for your car. H&r wheel spacers and lowering springs

 

Lowering springs are intersting. Silly question (I understand about this sort of thing, but not the specifics) - would I be able to get lowering springs, but with a stiffer spring rate/travel? What I mean is, on the occasion once a month I load the car out, the rear is quite low. I fear that with the current stiffness/rate/travel, I'll be bottoming out if lowered. 

20 hours ago, BluevRS245 said:

 

Lowering springs are intersting. Silly question (I understand about this sort of thing, but not the specifics) - would I be able to get lowering springs, but with a stiffer spring rate/travel? What I mean is, on the occasion once a month I load the car out, the rear is quite low. I fear that with the current stiffness/rate/travel, I'll be bottoming out if lowered. 

I had Eibach Pro springs fitted on my 2019 245 estate on Wednesday. 4 wheel alignment done on Thursday. 2 hour drive fully loaded to the west coast of Wales on Friday. 2 adults, 2 kids, dog and a boot load of stuff. Low but not in any danger of touching the wheel arches. Went over a few speed bumps with no drama. 
 

Also recently fitted 4 Asymmetric 6 tyres. Had an ECU/TCU map, turbo elbow and induction hose fitted last Tuesday. Car drives fantastic and looks great . Extremely happy with it. 

You inspired me to get the quote for RacingLine Stage 1+ think this is less than I expected…..very tempting!

I'd be interested to hear how this panned out.

The R600 with turbo extras certainly made a difference to my vRS 230.

3 hours ago, Noms said:

I'd be interested to hear how this panned out.

The R600 with turbo extras certainly made a difference to my vRS 230.

I think this was actually me, on a previous account.

So, what did we do…?

Well, at one point I had the car near 350bhp, with an R600 intake, elbow and pipe, along with some colder NGK plugs, DS2500 pads (and an ECU/TCU map).

Insurance prices at renewal meant the map had to come off, followed shortly by the pads as they simply weren’t needed (I only did the fronts - rears aren’t needed).

The car has since had some different SuperPro control arms put on, along with RS3 brake ducts and the matching Racingline intake pipe. I’ve yet to fiddle with the exhaust as the only realistic option for a GPF car is a full system, and I’m not really interested in forking that out just yet. I am also keen to lower it with an Eibach Pro kit (20mm front/10mm rear drop), but I’d need to do that in conjunction with some wider, lower offset wheels - that’s the next pending upgrade, along with a visit to Ecotune for a new map.

Aesthetically I haven’t done much. @travs and I have given it a nice polish, and I’ve replaced some bits that were a bit tired (rear calipers, interior trim, etc). It’s very recently had a full set of black and colour matched Race Blue badges from Kopacek, which look very tidy. I’ve also been playing around with OBD11, and am keen to do some sound deadening in the near future.

Some more pending issues are the brakes (which will need doing before the year is out) and the water pump/therm potentially being on the way out. The car was bought on 28k miles and is now on 43k (I think). In that time it’s also had some PS4 and PS5 tyres, as well as lots of service work.

It’s currently a bit of a garage queen, but when it does get driven, it gets driven pretty hard.

Sounds great, I'd love to see it if possible.

PS regarding your order from Kopacek; I heard that they stopped delivering to the UK after Brexit?

6 minutes ago, Noms said:

Sounds great, I'd love to see it if possible.

PS regarding your order from Kopacek; I heard that they stopped delivering to the UK after Brexit?

I’ll DM you.

Nope - I’ve ordered from Kopacek several times. The badges were a good £180, as well as previous orders of floor mats, key tips, etc. There’s no import fees, no added VAT and delivery takes about a week.