Mk6 Golf Gti 35 Edition & Remap

[STENGUN]

MrBarry123 said:

Yes, the Mk6 Edition 35 utilised the EA113 engine which is the engine used in the Mk5 GTI, Edition 30, Pirelli Edition, Scirocco R, Mk6 Golf R.

The Mk6 GTI used the EA888 engine.

Thought so, would you have a preference over either?

[Gruber]

STENGUN said:

Might be a daft question but did you drive a standard Gti, was it the same? I'm guessing a remap would sort the engine response.

No I didn't. The Ed35 was a bit of an impulse buy - it was only about 6 months old and the dealer seemed keen to shift it so we agreed a very keen price at the time. I traded it in for an e92 M3 after about 4 months and didn't lose anything on it, so it wasn't all bad by any means.

I understand the Mk7s are much better, from a driver's perspective, but I haven't tried one of those either. Not much use... sorry!

[STENGUN]

Gruber said:

No I didn't. The Ed35 was a bit of an impulse buy - it was only about 6 months old and the dealer seemed keen to shift it so we agreed a very keen price at the time. I traded it in for an e92 M3 after about 4 months and didn't lose anything on it, so it wasn't all bad by any means.

I understand the Mk7s are much better, from a driver's perspective, but I haven't tried one of those either. Not much use... sorry!

No worries, thanks for the help.

Ironically I was recently looking at an E92 M3, lovely car. However the purchase of a house that requires some work has put pay to that idea! 😏

[MissChief]

Thought about an E46 M3 in that case? Can get a very good one for £10k easily.

[STENGUN]

MissChief said:

Thought about an E46 M3 in that case? Can get a very good one for £10k easily.

Long story short....due to the work on the house I want to keep the car for a few years so it needs to be as new as possible. Plus I have a dog which normally travels in the family Land Rover but does need to come with me at times, so the car needs to be a hatch.

[MrBarry123]

STENGUN said:

MrBarry123 said:

Yes, the Mk6 Edition 35 utilised the EA113 engine which is the engine used in the Mk5 GTI, Edition 30, Pirelli Edition, Scirocco R, Mk6 Golf R.

The Mk6 GTI used the EA888 engine.

Thought so, would you have a preference over either?

The benefit of the EA888 that people often mention is that it's chain driven, meaning you don't have to bother with belt changes. The downside of this is that people neglect the chain and believe it to be a non-serviceable item. Unfortunately this results in the tensioners buggering which subsequently buggers the engine.

The EA888 is also more efficient and will return better mpg however there's questions around its longevity. Personally, I'd stick with the EA113.

[MissChief]

Those with Mk5 GTI's have said they can get 40+MPG on a run whereas those with Golf R's say they struggle to get over 35. I know there will be some drivetrain loss over the FWD but the golf R does seem a lot more thirsty. Is there such a difference in the ed. 35?

[STENGUN]

MissChief said:

Those with Mk5 GTI's have said they can get 40+MPG on a run whereas those with Golf R's say they struggle to get over 35. I know there will be some drivetrain loss over the FWD but the golf R does seem a lot more thirsty. Is there such a difference in the ed. 35?

Not sure if it's that big but I have heard numerous people say the ED35 engine drinks more than the standard Mk6. It's also slightly rougher.

[CaptainMorgan]

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