Scirocco R Invasion Down Under

Mac135 · Post by **Mac135** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:24 am

Good pics-a little too lowered for my taste. CW with the dark wheels looks brilliant though

Rev 555 · Post by **Rev 555** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:33 pm

I agree - I have raised the rear twice already as the coils are still settling and its still dropping. I am happy with the front though.

Thommohawk · Post by **Thommohawk** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:36 pm

Very very nice!

scott.taylor · Post by **scott.taylor** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:41 pm

Very nice !

Mac135 · Post by **Mac135** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:33 am

Rev 555 wrote:I agree - I have raised the rear twice already as the coils are still settling and its still dropping. I am happy with the front though.

Yep, the front looks spot on.

shamma1977 · Post by **shamma1977** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:09 pm

Sir! I want to congratulate you on this absolutely SICK lookin Rocco!!

Like the rest, I love what you've done and the fact that you raised the car up a bit (please post new pics when able).

Do you know how the stock 19" compare with the ones you have on now? I'm very impressed that you managed 265's all around. I assume you experience no rubbing of any kind?

What made you go for HPA add-on as oppose to APR?

Looking forward to hear back from you

Rev 555 · Post by **Rev 555** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:34 am

shamma1977 wrote:Sir! I want to congratulate you on this absolutely SICK lookin Rocco!!

Like the rest, I love what you've done and the fact that you raised the car up a bit (please post new pics when able).

Do you know how the stock 19" compare with the ones you have on now? I'm very impressed that you managed 265's all around. I assume you experience no rubbing of any kind?

What made you go for HPA add-on as oppose to APR?

Looking forward to hear back from you

Hi mate thanks for the compliments I enjoy playing with my cars. No new photos to share but more next week.

I personally like the look of the 19's Talladegas however they are too conservative a set up for a car like the Scirocco with those wide arches. The stock wheel is 19 x 8 ET41 running 235/35 rubber and just didn't fill out the car enough. My current set up is the most agrressive you can have on the car with 19 x 9.5 ET35 and running 265/30 tires. Apart from the aesthetics (see pic below) it now gives me a huge amount of grip for the power I am planning to run at the front wheels. The wider track compliments the rest of the suspension upgrade. The car handled well before but now its something else. As I mentioned in my thread earlier the current wheels are lighter by over a 1kg each corner further reducing weight.

Rubbing - I get none at the front with the current set up and the coilovers are wound down about half way (even when I have pushed the car hard) however the rear catches occasionally very slightly on bad roads on an annoying piece of lip at the rear of the wheel arch. Australian cars came out with a funny litlle flared piece of platsic guard to meet Australian standards but easily removed but exposes this piece of lip. I plan to have this lip pushed back shortly when I get a chance but its' not bothering me enough yet. I will probably roll the front guards as well at the same time to be safe as I plan to track the car occasionally.

In addition I am running -2.75 camber at the rear. Quite aggressive but you cant have it both ways. I thought of running a 255/35 rubber but decided against it.

The Michelins are an exceptional tyre and much more comfortbale than the Bridgestone Potenza's RE050 it replaced.

Tune choice - Now thats a hard one. I have always been a GIAC boy myself and I thought a change would be good as I like the plan HPA have with a future 'product' release. I like the power delivery curve and better mid range of the HPA tunes. It also matches the DSG tune I have. The power delivery is more consistent throughout the RPM range. I cannot comment on APR tunes as I have never experienced it. Then it comes down to reliability, service and reputation of the tuner. HPA also tune the cars individually i.e not one code fits all approach. I am also waiting on HPA to finish testing a product before I put the rest of my engine mods on. There is a fair bit go gear sitting in storage to go on.

Rev 555 · Post by **Rev 555** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:40 am

.....with Cup Spoiler

turboyuppie · Post by **turboyuppie** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:52 am

Monster Car

Mac135 · Post by **Mac135** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:19 pm

Looking good....have you settled the ride height now? Love the black roof and wheels with the CW

Rev 555 · Post by **Rev 555** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:54 am

Mac135 wrote:Looking good....have you settled the ride height now? Love the black roof and wheels with the CW

Not quite. The rear left can go up another 10mm and that would be it. Been monitoring the height weekly and will continue to do so until I reach consistentcy I seem to get variances of 2-3mm each time I measure it

Rev 555 · Post by **Rev 555** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:50 am

roccoSVK · Post by **roccoSVK** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:25 pm

great ! How much for wheel ?

Rev 555 · Post by **Rev 555** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:54 pm

roccoSVK wrote:great ! How much for wheel ?

Hi there you will need to contact these guys directly for a price. They make some really cool wheels so check out their page and drool at their gallery of cars....

http://www.adv1wheels.com/adv1wheels/home.php

My wheels are the ADV 8.1's ...

Mac135 · Post by **Mac135** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:12 am

I like the wheels personally i like the 7.1 which i think have a larger hub area than you 8.1's but I think I would be happy to have most of their designs on a car I owned

CruiZer · Post by **CruiZer** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:26 am

Amazing car

animaluus · Post by **animaluus** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:33 am

Nice looking car.
Love the spoiler

and the rims.

Andy5128 · Post by **Andy5128** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:25 pm

Looks great....

lloyd daniel · Post by **lloyd daniel** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:15 am

whats the full name of those wheels?

look amazing

Rev 555 · Post by **Rev 555** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:27 pm

Its been incredibly wet in Sydney but never miss an opportunity for a good photo. Thanks Daniel.

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