My anti-scene Edition 30

[Jayou5]

Did you clean the intake ports and valves yourself or did you take it somewhere? Pretty sure I need to get mine done so looking for a recommendation.

[thebraketester]

Got it done at AKS. It's definitely DIY-able, but it's a pain and a longish process to actually clean the ports/valves by hand.

[thebraketester]

New tyres. Tried something a bit different. Managed to get 4 of these @ 90 quid each, which was a no brainer.

Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 21st March 00:09

[tektas]

What tires are these?

And I have to say, I never really liked the Golf in general. But yours is one I wouldnt say no to

[rb5er]

Are they the yokohama ad08's?

Considering a set for my impreza so interested to hear how good they are if thats them.

[thebraketester]

Yeah ad08R. Seem good so far, except the fronts have cause some vibrations at 10 leptons. Think they need rebalancing.

[DanielSan]

rb5er said:

Are they the yokohama ad08's?

Considering a set for my impreza so interested to hear how good they are if thats them.

Common opinion seems to be that they grip immensely well but die very quickly.

[rb5er]

Sound perfect, I'm not after longevity as the car does very few miles.

[Hudson]

thebraketester said:

Yeah ad08R. Seem good so far, except the fronts have cause some vibrations at 10 leptons. Think they need rebalancing.

I imagine the whole car vibrates at 1000mph

[thebraketester]

[thebraketester]

Nothing new to report. Im changing the cam chain next week, so thats a fairly big job.


Few pics from PHSS





The AD08R tyres are incredible in the dry. They have fantastic feel too, they really help make the steering more direct.

Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 21st March 00:09

[thebraketester]

Going to be changing the Cam Chain and Tensioner on wednesday, and a 7k oil change.

Edited by thebraketester on Monday 11th April 22:55

Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 21st March 00:09

[Jimmy Recard]

Nice! This is basically the eventual plan for my Astra. I'm following this topic - I really like your Golf.

[thebraketester]

Cheers Jimmy

[Nickbrapp]

This looks so good, a mk5 golf with xenons looks fresh even now. A bit of a timeless shape I think

[AGK]

Kinda wish I'd held onto mine now! lol

[thebraketester]

Nickbrapp said:

This looks so good, a mk5 golf with xenons looks fresh even now. A bit of a timeless shape I think

Cheers Nick... I am obviously biased, but I agree. I think these mk5s will still look good in 10-20 years time.

AGK said:

Kinda wish I'd held onto mine now! lol

Defo mate.... :-)

[thebraketester]

That was fun. Cam Chain, Tension and oil change.

Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 21st March 00:09

[thebraketester]

A bit of progress.



Pads were f*cked.... not good. Brembo HP Sport


Not much room to get the wrench in (yes I know you shouldnt use a torque wrench to undo bolts)















All bled fully and tested. Nice firm pedal :-)

Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 21st March 00:08

[thebraketester]

VW Caddy MK3 rear brake calipers in the process.....



The OEM GTI ones are 37mm piston, the caddy are 40mm so offer an increase in clamping force, but enables me to keep the OEM discs and pads.





They are direct fit, with the exception of swapping over the handbrake and brakehose bracket over.

Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 21st March 00:07