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Hankook › Tires

2002gtibluvr6 18 Jan 2015, 05:18

Rating 5.0

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On my MK VI R I run Hanhook Icept Evo's in the winter, they are a "snow" tire winter rated and all but they are also geared towards high performance. I feel very confident in conrnrs and such when its dry unlike some snow tires that are mush and don't handle well. In a car like the R it would be a shae to use a tire that doesn't allow the car to handle well when roads are dry or just slightly wet. the Icepts are a great snow tire. I have had zero issues wit their performance on snowy surfaces especially with the AWD you can basically go WOT from a stop in the snow and have no traction issues.

Pros: confident in corners, great snow tire

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

DUNLOP › Tires

koala 18 Jan 2015, 05:07

Rating 5.0

Grip:

If you don't have a lot of actual ice and snow, the Dunlop Wintersport tires are fantastic. They're like a performance winter tire. I've had Nokian, Toyo, Bridgestone, Michelin, Dunlop - all have pro's and con's but for performance the Wintersport tires have been far superior as they still have excellent dry weather grip for aggressive driving.

Pros: excellent dry weather grip

Cons: mushy

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

DUNLOP › Tires

TheMaOdy66 14 Jan 2015, 09:43

Rating 5.0

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These I am running on my 7 R actually (225/40/18) and had them on my 6 R as well for the last winter. I can highly recommend this tire cause it's good in wet and snowy conditions and in addition very 'sporty' (for a winter tire) if you have dry conditions in winter. Probably the best winter tire I ever had.

Pros: good in wet, snowy conditions

Cons: very 'sporty' (for winter)

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Brembo › Brake pads

16plus4v 2 Jan 2015, 21:50

Rating 4.0

Braking:

Brakes.. It's been said, but cost more to replace, are heavier but more powerful, so an advantage from that standpoint.

Pros: more powerful

Cons: cost more to replace, heavier

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mahle › Pistons

gitman 16 Dec 2014, 19:47

Rating 4.0

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Noise:

get a set of mahle 4032 alloy pistons unless you're going for very high power levels. you'll barely hear bad things from 2618 alloy piston owners, but 2618's have been known to piston-slap on cold starts, depending on the tolerances of the build.

Pros: good for high power

Cons: piston-slap on cold starts

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

MOTUL › Engine oil

tagsvags 9 Dec 2014, 15:07

Rating 4.5

I've used Motul in my Golfs for years, good stuff.

Pros: good quality, long-term use

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

AMSOIL › Engine oil

16plus4v 5 Dec 2014, 03:00

Rating 5.0

AMS oil 5w40 "European Formula" after first 5k. Just dumped the first oil after 10k of hard driving. Still had lot's of life left in the oil, and no noticeable consumption as we recovered almost all of what was originally put in (4.4 of 4.5L)

Pros: long life, no consumption

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mileage: 5000 km

LIQUI MOLY › Engine oil

AspektZA 5 Dec 2014, 02:53

Rating 5.0

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The Motul stuff is pretty great, though I went with Liqui Moly Leichtlauf 5w-40. My 2.0 TSI Gen 2 really like that oil, never burned a drop and saw about +2% in fuel economy.

Pros: good fuel economy, no burning

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

FEDERAL › Tires

StabPrimo 14 Feb 2014, 08:58

Rating 3.0

Grip:

I currently have these tires on my mk2 in 165-45r15 on some porsche phonedials. They are awesome because they exist in sizes that the general population doesn't care about and they are super cheap. The down side..... They have sh!tty grip and the sidewalls are made of spaghetti. They feel like poop in the turns. But hey, for how cheap they are I can't really complain.

Pros: available in niche sizes, super cheap

Cons: shitty grip, weak sidewalls, poor in turns

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Volkswagen › Tie rods

soolow 9 May 2013, 19:10

Rating 1.0

Steering play:

i had to custom make my tie rods, use mk4 outer tie rods because they are about 1" longer per side which should do it, i would just stick with yours and loop your lines or buy this kit, ive done it both ways with the same results, ****ty steering

Pros: longer per side

Cons: shitty steering

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf