I completely agree with your exact expressed sentiment. Clean Silver, clean silver wheels, tastefully lowered and good sounding exhaust. What else do you need?
Absolutely a clean build. APR is really the way to go! I bought my mk7 gti brand new and dropped APR1 Stage 1 at 5k miles, owned the car for 100k miles and no problems other than the DSG at 97k miles having some weird 5th gear rattling noise, which I blame on the dsg maintenance that dealer claims, they heard no rattling after. These cars on Stage 1 are incredibly fast, like Challenger, Charger, Corvette fast... dont ask me how I know :D
I love the MK7's, they are the best looking golfs.. those and the old R32's/ and MK4 VR6 models.. had one in high school and having a V6 is such a dream but, I knew i should have bought a R32 when I had the chance.. now they are pushing 30-40k with 100k miles on them.. but keep it up man, you did a really good job explaining all the mods, you have a good personality for youtube.. and I learned more about upgrading a MK7 GTI to out perform the Type R spec, at "least in power and torque" and i've been debating buying a used MK7 type R or MK7 gti, or Audi S3, I also had a 2001.5 Audi S4, and those things are incredible, mine was stock and it was still quick and could go anywhere in the winter.. and I sold it with over 220k miles with no real issues except normal wear and tear. but if you have any advice for me and the decision I have to make my budget is around 20-25k I would greatly appreciate it. I know they are all very similiar cars, but I like having all wheel drive for the winter but its not a deal breaker
How you kept that engine bay, simple but a monster under. Anyone looks at the bay goes, hmmm it's got nothing to it until you get gapped by it. Love the simplicity. Sick fucking car all around, inside out. I got one too, but yours is to be seen. Fam, not many have your built. I Look forward to see more.
Love your ride. I have the 2017 SE. So far, Stage 2 is high as I've gone. I don't have plans of going any higher with the mods, but I didn't think I'd go stage 2 when I was still stage 1.
Very nice car! I am looking to buy the Racingline decal you have on the sides. I wanted to ask if you bought the short or the long one, and if you shortened it? Thank you so much!
Is there a reason no body ever mentions those deflectors on the sides of the rear hatch window? I see everyone has them but never mention them... Even you skipped them when talking about the the rear wing extension , is it a VW/Audi secret society thing? Jk but I want to get them for my brother not sure how to look for them any help would help Thanks.. love your car 👍
So sick man. I got my black 2018 6-speed MK7.5 for $18.8k with 20k miles on her. Got it appraised recently as well and they told me they’d offer $24.5k. No mods yet except 5% tint and blacked out badges
Bro $19k 😩 what a steal! I bought my mk7 se for $19,5k this year. It had 49k miles (more than I wanted) but for the price it would have sold the same day. I couldn’t pass up on another one, it’s only getting harder and harder to find a clean stock mk7
You fell down the rabbit hole? Nice ride, bro. But that's not falling down the rabbit hole. This is, my engine has an 83mm bore, IE pistons, IE rods, IE valve springs, Ferra valves, IE keepers, Mahle bearings, CTS K04, IE K04 tune, IE DSG tune, IE manifold tune, IE manifold, CTS TBE, CTS intake, CTS rad, CTS intercooler, CTS outlet and throttle pipes, Grams throttle body, ECS catch can, Silvers NeoMax coilover system, SuperPro sway bars and full bushing kit, Konig Hypergrams, StopTech slotted, StopTech braided lines, etc. Now that's going down the rabbit hole. But you're off to an excellent start. Also, I daily mine, your safe to docthe same with yours. You build it to drive, not look at so drive it, build it then drive it some more. Good luck.
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP Thats good but other than thaat your car looks really good and tastefuly done, I myself have a Scirocco R and the standard sound for me is just fine'
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP Nope. A bit more vibration for the first week and thats it. Much smoother gear change when you floor the gas. I did pendulum change later but no significant change.
Beautiful car bro I have vw jetta 1.8t ea888 gen 3. And I've done everything to it I can. For power wise. The down fall is there is now turbo made for non mqb platform. Love your car thats my next buy is a gti.
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP thanks. I just bought my wing spoiler, rear diffuser , and front lip from them. Gonna look great with my borla exhaust.! Cant wait to put em on. Im gonna stripe my car next week aswell. Thanks for the reply man.
You didn’t clarify what tune you went to stage 2 with your IE downpipe on. Assuming you stuck with APR throughout the 3 stages but just wanted to be certain because of the recent market changes with APR.👍
As an owner of a stock Mk7.5 with 6speed, I ran across information online about crank-walk issues, due to upgraded clutches. Any concerns about this on your car?
Crank walk can happen on a stock clutch regardless. It’s a pre-disposed issue if your car was manufactured to be so, changing the clutch out won’t change the randomness that some of these cars will eventually be a victim of crank walk
@@_.Zen0_ It shouldn't be an issue. But, with a less than desirable thrust-bearing on the clutch side of the crankshaft, the force of the clutch presses the crank sideways (normal) without a stout thrust bearing design, and the crank can end up shifting laterally over time and cause some catastrophic issues. The stronger the pressure plate and clutch, the more force when you shove the clutch in to shift. That's the theory anyway. I truly don't know how common it is although I've read about it. Evidently VW hasn't built the most stout thrust bearing design to deal with it in the manual transmission cars. DSG isn't an issue.
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP How do you like the springs? Took a drive out to Boston from NY last weekend on stock suspension and I scraped a few times! NE roads are the worst!
Hate to be that guy, but your aren’t anywhere near 420hp with an OEM IS38 on 93oct. At best you are around 360 to 380hp. Even full E85 GTI’s barely see past 400whp and you are on borrowed time at that point. Still a clean GTI though.
I'm surprised you're not running the ecs air ducts on that grille. Also just go full flex fuel its the same motor as the golf r despite what anyone wants to tell you these at 500 are just fine if they're done right. E85 will make everything at 400+ much safer not that you need it just nice to have.... also you don't wanna see what these cost now they're trying to sell them for at or above factory msrp despite the mk8 being out and available you're better off just buying new. I hate the mk8 interior tho
You have absolutely one of the nicest MK7 GTI's I have seen in a long time! It's not over the top, it's tastefully done. Gorgeous car!
Thank you man!! I take care of my car more than I do of myself
I completely agree with your exact expressed sentiment. Clean Silver, clean silver wheels, tastefully lowered and good sounding exhaust. What else do you need?
Absolutely a clean build. APR is really the way to go! I bought my mk7 gti brand new and dropped APR1 Stage 1 at 5k miles, owned the car for 100k miles and no problems other than the DSG at 97k miles having some weird 5th gear rattling noise, which I blame on the dsg maintenance that dealer claims, they heard no rattling after. These cars on Stage 1 are incredibly fast, like Challenger, Charger, Corvette fast... dont ask me how I know :D
What is you wheelspecs and tire? Love the fitment!😻
my bank account didn't need to see this video for my mk7 haha. Love to see more MTs making power on MK7s nice vid/car
Thank u fam
I love the MK7's, they are the best looking golfs.. those and the old R32's/ and MK4 VR6 models.. had one in high school and having a V6 is such a dream but, I knew i should have bought a R32 when I had the chance.. now they are pushing 30-40k with 100k miles on them.. but keep it up man, you did a really good job explaining all the mods, you have a good personality for youtube.. and I learned more about upgrading a MK7 GTI to out perform the Type R spec, at "least in power and torque" and i've been debating buying a used MK7 type R or MK7 gti, or Audi S3, I also had a 2001.5 Audi S4, and those things are incredible, mine was stock and it was still quick and could go anywhere in the winter.. and I sold it with over 220k miles with no real issues except normal wear and tear. but if you have any advice for me and the decision I have to make my budget is around 20-25k I would greatly appreciate it. I know they are all very similiar cars, but I like having all wheel drive for the winter but its not a deal breaker
Beautiful car man well done very tastefully !!!! I have 2 MKIV’s love them trying to graduate to a MKVII soon great vid!!
been looking around for wheels for my mk7 and I believe these are the ones imma go for.
How you kept that engine bay, simple but a monster under. Anyone looks at the bay goes, hmmm it's got nothing to it until you get gapped by it. Love the simplicity. Sick fucking car all around, inside out. I got one too, but yours is to be seen.
Fam, not many have your built.
I Look forward to see more.
Love your ride. I have the 2017 SE. So far, Stage 2 is high as I've gone. I don't have plans of going any higher with the mods, but I didn't think I'd go stage 2 when I was still stage 1.
Glad I found your channel!! Mr turbohand put on some lowering springs for me this past weekend
Yooo you’re ct_car_photos right?
Super nice snd clean car man!
Your GTi is one of the cleanest ive ever seen
Looks awesome mate, have you looked at the Eventuri intake?? The best intake for gains.
Nice ride bro keep up the good work!
Thank u fam
Awesome car bro , what decals are those under the doors looks great
Hey dude awesome whip! Quick question after tuning do u have any codes pop up? And do your wheels rub?
nice work man, keep uploading
Thank u thank u. I will
sick build! if i may ask, what model rotaform wheel is this? Also, I'm assuming that brushed aluminum finish?
Love it! But isnt the sideskirts on wrong side?
Nice, I like the rims, black wheels are played out. The diffuser is nice too.
Thanks fam
Got an MK8 and started looking up previous gens power and it’s super cool seeing people still buy manuals as everyone tried convincing me out of it
If you plan to modify the car, DSG is the better option as the stock clutch is very weak.
@@vr6gls already traded the mk8 away off the simple fact I upgraded the clutch and hated how it felt. Have a 22 s5 now
Nice wheels! What’s the specs?
Some euro taillights would set this car off.
Exaccccttllyyy
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP that would be crazy
what’s the wheel fitment bro? looks sick
Very nice Mr chicken man very nice indeed 👌
Nice ride, you should make more videos on it.
Definitely will be
Wheels are 19”. Are those tires 35 or 40’s?
Where can i get the sticker you have on the sides of the gti?? Look sick
Hey man, what front lip is that? I like it because it look very discrete.
hell yeah another manual mk7 on the streets! save the manuals!!!!!
perfect fitment
Do them skirts come with that side decal?
Can’t wait to pick up my mk8 Gti this monday
Around 400 in these are perfect 👍
Very nice!!
sweet ride
Hello what's the name of the wing and where can I get it please?
Very nice car! I am looking to buy the Racingline decal you have on the sides. I wanted to ask if you bought the short or the long one, and if you shortened it? Thank you so much!
Long one!
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP Thank you brother! Very nice!
Full bolt on? Could we get a parts list?
Very clean car bro! For the APR catback are you running the mid muffler from APR as well?
You know I’m not too sure, it’s just got this giant heavy ass suitcase thing in the middle of the car and that’s it
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP yeah it would look similar to that closer to where the downpipe is connected. Almost in the middle of the car
Im curious how that much power is put down in less favourable weather conditions 🤔
Nice video. I'm Italian and it makes me strange to see a VW golf 7 gti on non-European roads. P.S. Congrats on choosing the manual gearbox too!🤛
Reflex Silver gang! 👌🏼
Is there a reason no body ever mentions those deflectors on the sides of the rear hatch window? I see everyone has them but never mention them...
Even you skipped them when talking about the the rear wing extension , is it a VW/Audi secret society thing? Jk
but I want to get them for my brother not sure how to look for them any help would help Thanks.. love your car 👍
Nice subtle mods!
Nicest wheels .. what's the offset ?
So sick man. I got my black 2018 6-speed MK7.5 for $18.8k with 20k miles on her. Got it appraised recently as well and they told me they’d offer $24.5k. No mods yet except 5% tint and blacked out badges
Lucky you. Found an '18 GTI with SE trim (white-silver) manual, less than 25k miles, cost 34k. Used car market these days is new car cost 3 years ago.
Did you mention it was a manual tho?
Bro $19k 😩 what a steal! I bought my mk7 se for $19,5k this year. It had 49k miles (more than I wanted) but for the price it would have sold the same day. I couldn’t pass up on another one, it’s only getting harder and harder to find a clean stock mk7
Wow 19k was amazing
Wheel specs?
Wheels??
Wheel specs plz
Nice car man! Can you tell me the name of that open air intake and where can i find it? thanks
He said it was an IE short ram intake
You fell down the rabbit hole? Nice ride, bro. But that's not falling down the rabbit hole. This is, my engine has an 83mm bore, IE pistons, IE rods, IE valve springs, Ferra valves, IE keepers, Mahle bearings, CTS K04, IE K04 tune, IE DSG tune, IE manifold tune, IE manifold, CTS TBE, CTS intake, CTS rad, CTS intercooler, CTS outlet and throttle pipes, Grams throttle body, ECS catch can, Silvers NeoMax coilover system, SuperPro sway bars and full bushing kit, Konig Hypergrams, StopTech slotted, StopTech braided lines, etc. Now that's going down the rabbit hole. But you're off to an excellent start. Also, I daily mine, your safe to docthe same with yours. You build it to drive, not look at so drive it, build it then drive it some more. Good luck.
That is so nice
Nice Golf , the wheels really do suit with a great fitment, But that exhaust crackling and popping is a real turn off and would do my head in.
I can shut them off in normal mode
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP Thats good but other than thaat your car looks really good and tastefuly done, I myself have a Scirocco R and the standard sound for me is just fine'
Nice GTI I had a 2016 GTI before i got my 2016 Golf R
So it makes 350 hp?
IE has a new version of that intake that uses the entire front air ram.
I saw I wonder if I can just buy the attachment
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP doesn't hurt to ask. They are usually super helpful
Nice 👍. Dogbone or something else inside?
No dogbone, heard it’s a lot of vibration
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP Nope. A bit more vibration for the first week and thats it. Much smoother gear change when you floor the gas. I did pendulum change later but no significant change.
Nice🔥
Beautiful car bro I have vw jetta 1.8t ea888 gen 3. And I've done everything to it I can. For power wise. The down fall is there is now turbo made for non mqb platform. Love your car thats my next buy is a gti.
Where did you get the side skirts. I have a 2015 gti same color.
It’s all by maxton design
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP thanks. I just bought my wing spoiler, rear diffuser , and front lip from them. Gonna look great with my borla exhaust.! Cant wait to put em on. Im gonna stripe my car next week aswell. Thanks for the reply man.
You didn’t clarify what tune you went to stage 2 with your IE downpipe on. Assuming you stuck with APR throughout the 3 stages but just wanted to be certain because of the recent market changes with APR.👍
I stuck with APR through all 3 stages
nicevideo did u changemotor mount
Stock mounts
where did you get the side wrap?
This company in Connecticut made them two years back not sure if you can get them anymore, you can get something similar off of aliexpress
All the coolant spray in the engine bay… have you done your water pump yet?
That was from disconnecting a coolant hose
As an owner of a stock Mk7.5 with 6speed, I ran across information online about crank-walk issues, due to upgraded clutches. Any concerns about this on your car?
Crank walk can happen on a stock clutch regardless. It’s a pre-disposed issue if your car was manufactured to be so, changing the clutch out won’t change the randomness that some of these cars will eventually be a victim of crank walk
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP I see. I figured increasing pressure on the crank with a stronger clutch would increase that opportunity.
what is the crank walk issue?
@@_.Zen0_ It shouldn't be an issue. But, with a less than desirable thrust-bearing on the clutch side of the crankshaft, the force of the clutch presses the crank sideways (normal) without a stout thrust bearing design, and the crank can end up shifting laterally over time and cause some catastrophic issues. The stronger the pressure plate and clutch, the more force when you shove the clutch in to shift. That's the theory anyway. I truly don't know how common it is although I've read about it. Evidently VW hasn't built the most stout thrust bearing design to deal with it in the manual transmission cars. DSG isn't an issue.
Cool car.
Makes me want to go drive mines, lol. #savethemanuals 🎉
Tinting the front and side windows 🤣🤣🤣 asking for a crash
ClEaN!
You running springs bro?
Yes on VWR springs and ECS wheel spacers
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP looks sick🔥. I’m still trying to figure out what suspension I want. You got IG?
@@miguelcastro8771 I do! Just look up my name it’s the same as my UA-cam page
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP How do you like the springs? Took a drive out to Boston from NY last weekend on stock suspension and I scraped a few times! NE roads are the worst!
@@TheNok610 They’re not bad, they run like stocks, if you have a front lip you’re limited on where you can go
I have the same tune from APR but it definitely isn’t 420hp
Decals gives about 80hp 👀
you got is38 and APR stage 3?
His quoted number is crankshaft. Figure 14-15% loss to the wheels.
God bless
Very Cool but still FWD, YES I KNOW I HAVE A MK6 K04!!!!!!!
Would I fuck trade that in for a mk8 R very nice mate
Bro just dry shifted when talking about the interior😂🤡
3:19
it sounds like a dsg lol
Yeah the pops and bangs make it sound like one
@@ENGAGE_AUTO_GROUP do you know if these are the aggressive pops or soft from APR?
@@branman65 aggressive tune
it’s cause how he drives it with the tune
Wheel specs plzzzz
Plsss
Hate to be that guy, but your aren’t anywhere near 420hp with an OEM IS38 on 93oct. At best you are around 360 to 380hp. Even full E85 GTI’s barely see past 400whp and you are on borrowed time at that point. Still a clean GTI though.
I'm surprised you're not running the ecs air ducts on that grille. Also just go full flex fuel its the same motor as the golf r despite what anyone wants to tell you these at 500 are just fine if they're done right. E85 will make everything at 400+ much safer not that you need it just nice to have.... also you don't wanna see what these cost now they're trying to sell them for at or above factory msrp despite the mk8 being out and available you're better off just buying new. I hate the mk8 interior tho
Stay classy San Diego
only thing im not a fan of is the exhaust.. its super poppy and almost sounds like something is wrong.. but thats me and my 30 year old ears maybe,
nice ride man. but the pops and bangs makes me cringe. I guess different strokes for different folks.
Mines 15 mk7 and i got it for 14k also at a chevy dealership lol
у меня такой же выхлоп когда выпью молока
Audio... great..... Walking in gravel with good audio... Not great...
Your car is perfect just the way it is, no need to add any more mods. In fact, the pops & bangs are bit much, you could do away with those.
Who are you to tell the guy what to do with HIS car??
500 wheel horsepower would be a little better.
@@lifted_above no need to push the reliability envelope.
You had someone else do all the work. That’s weak.
Nice to see a higher HP manual car. 🫡