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Gonz's Silver 225 TTrack [RIP Engine]

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#1 ·
Welcome to my build thread. I would say this is long overdue but due to the recent events in this car's life, I have a lot of updates and progress moving forward that I feel would be simpler to just throw into a dedicated thread.

The main focus of this build will be to get close to the stock motor's threshold while making power utilizing water injection to run high boost pressure. This build will include a lot of supporting mods for safety reasons. Down the road I may drop rods in, but as of right now it is not a priority.

Quantified Goals:
360 BHP (300WHP)
2880lbs = 1306kg

Power to weight of 8lbs/HP or 3.62 KG/HP

Current Photos:



So what do we have so far?
2001 MK1 225 Silver
Motor
GTS Stage 2+ Tune 24 psi http://tunedbygts.com/s2amu
Antilag and 2step
034 motorsports phenolic spacer
6" -> 3"Velocity stack intake
Silicone TIP that has been trimmed (shorter distance so no sagging/bending)
MadMax EVOX diverter valve
4 bar fuel pressure regulator
Bosch EV14 550cc injectors
DW65V Fuel Pump
N249 Delete
Treadstone TR11 Intercooler : "Core Size 11" X 21.5" X 3" / 860CFM
Relentless 3" Downpipe No Cat
Forge/Blueflame 2.75" exhaust (everything muffler back was removed to make it a true 2.75" system)
Snow Performance Stage 2 Water Injected 2 nozzle 175ml/m pre IC 100ml/m post TB
Wastegate Spring Mod
Valeo thicker radiator
Front bumper "hack" :twisted:

Suspension
Rota Grid 17x9 light weight racing wheels (20.8lbs)

Nitto NT05 275/40/17 tires
Bilstein PSS B14 Coilovers
Hyperco 70mm x 8" x 500lb Front and 2.5" x 6" x 800lb Rear Springs
MadMax adjustable control arms
OEM R32 rear sway bar
Mix of Poly and OEM bushings in various parts
15mm F 20mm R hubcentric spacers
Sachs Strut Bushing kit
Black Forest Industries Stage 2 Dogbone mount
Phoenix Engineering GT1 Delrin Front LCA bushings
MK2 Audi TT Ball joints

Brakes
Tyrolsport brake stiffening kit
USP Motorsports Steel Brake Lines
Carbotech XP12 Brake Pads
Centric Blank Rotors

MISC.
PowerTrack insert
Cookbot shift knob
Custom race spec thicker FBSW with perforated leather and 12 o'clock marker
Garth Quattro Sport Net Replica
Stable Energies Rear Sway bar powder coated "Guards Red"
led ring for shift surround
leather shift gaiter
APSX "Wide-Band" boost gauge. Fully customizable. reads up to 60 psi. Accurate to 0.1 psi
ModShack vent ring for gauge
OEM Original Votex Spoiler
OEM Original QS Grille
SPEC D headlights
55w 5000k HID kit
Original Reiger roof spoiler
engine bay bling and silicone lines
2.0T Coil Conversion
Phoenix Engineering Shifter Bracket Bushings
Phoenix Engineering Billet Injector Cups
DieselGeek adjustable shifter bushing "First Gear Getter"
Diesel Geek Delrin Bushings for cable ends
Diesel Geek "high performance" side to side shifter pivot bushings
ESP coded out
DEKA ETX30L Lightweight racing battery 21lbs
3.5" Exhaust Tips
2.0 TSI/FSI CoilPack Cover
ATE Type 200 brake fluid
Cum Cartec Comfort Blinker
GForce Pro Series 5 Point Harness
"Nick G" designed seat brackets :wink:
Hayden 401 transmission cooler (power steering)

And many more I may have forgotten.

Weight Reduction
**All of these measurements where taken on a scale upon removing OEM parts**
Current Weight: 2,950lbs = ~1335kg
Target Weight: 2,880lbs = ~1306kg
Rota Grids -36lbs
Coilovers -10lbs
Rear Counter Weight -35lbs
Custom Intake setup -3lbs
Headlight Aliens removed -10lbs
Spare Tire removed -30lbs
Spec D Headlights -10lbs
FMIC -8lbs
6 Disc CD Changer -4lbs
3" Downpipe -19lbs
Catback Exhaust no muffler -30lbs
Aftermarket Audio equipment -4lbs
Rear Seat Delete -32lbs (bottom cushion weighed in at 6lbs)
Deka ETX30L Battery -19lbs
Rear Tow Eye -5lbs
Sound Deadening Removed under carpet-14.5lbs
Bride Vios III including hardware and brackets -73.7lbs
All Interior Panels Removed -? lbs
Custom Race Spec Door Cards -10lbs
Radio Removed (including speakers + wiring) - 10lbs
Front Undertray
Engine Bay upper seal
sound deadening removed
insulation removed

So the car has had a lot done to it recently following a hydroplane accident due to worn tires and my negligence. Needless to say I have learned my lesson. The car came into contact with a tree on the left side quarter panel bending the QP inward, smashing the tail light, and destroying the rear bumper. This was roughly 8 months ago as of this posting date.

Here is how she sat before the accident.


I decided to keep her and fix her up, given the tremendous amount of work already done to the car. I got her back FINALLY after 4 months in the bodyshop (run of the mill insurance place that prioritizes high output easy claims over personal customer cars).
Here are just a few photos of the work that was done, I must say they did a superb job restoring the body.




I don't want to overload this thread with pictures, but the body work was painted over to prevent rust, the car received a newly refurbished rear bumper, new tail light, new wheel liner, new tail light bracket, repainted diffuser, and the Reiger and Votex spoilers.

Here she is today:





This section will get updated periodically with pending mods:

Forge Unos MBC install

Current issues:
Tuning WMI in preparation for Forge Unos MBC install and 29psi setting.
 
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#4 ·
Thank you for the positive comments gentlemen :)

So here are some pics of the wheel in question and the suspension components. Nothing appears to be broken. My only options now are either something is bent or my alignment got seriously messed up.





Both seem to be very plausible answers, since my steering wheel needs to be heavily tilted to get the car to go straight, however I also noticed the entire rear trailing arm seems to be sitting away further from the wheel liner than on the other side.
What do you guys make of this, have I found my culprit?

Left Side where the crash happened:


Right side which appears to be normal:
 
#5 ·
If the car pulls in any other direction than forward and your tires have normal pressure all around something is wrong so I would strongly recommend a 4 wheel alignment.
They will also see if something is out of place or damaged far better than you can guess it from looking into the wheel arch :wink:
 
#6 ·
kane said:
If the car pulls in any other direction than forward and your tires have normal pressure all around something is wrong so I would strongly recommend a 4 wheel alignment.
They will also see if something is out of place or damaged far better than you can guess it from looking into the wheel arch :wink:
You're right, I'm taking it Monday to an alignment shop to see what they say, but having had the car gone for 8 months now and still not being able to drive it properly has my mind racing in 10 different directions. [smiley=bigcry.gif]
 
#7 ·
Will follow this with interest my friend.

So refreshing to hear someone actually admit an accident was their fault, very rare this day and age.

Get the car aligned Gonzy your tech will see what wrong once underneath very quickly I'm sure.
 
#8 ·
Gonzalo1495 said:
You're right, I'm taking it Monday to an alignment shop to see what they say, but having had the car gone for 8 months now and still not being able to drive it properly has my mind racing in 10 different directions. [smiley=bigcry.gif]
I know your pain so very well. When I got my car back after a year and a half and killed my turbo less than 2 weeks after getting it back I was almost sitting on my mechanics back until he had changed the turbo :lol:

Monday you'll know :)
 
#10 ·
jamman said:
Will follow this with interest my friend.

So refreshing to hear someone actually admit an accident was their fault, very rare this day and age.

Get the car aligned Gonzy your tech will see what wrong once underneath very quickly I'm sure.
I've always been about owning my faults, that's how we become better people imho. Thank you brother.

Jay-225 said:
100% looks like the trailing arm is bent, get that changed ( cheap ebay ) and should be all good and straight again :p

Got any pics of that velocity stack with filter ?
That's what I'm leaning towards. I hope that's the case and it's not a busted shock, bent control arm or something along those lines. I can pick up a used trailing arm for $100 shipped on ebay!


 
#13 ·
I say trailing arm too! I reckon stick your head under to see if the bolts have shifted on te left side vs the right. Otherwise yes maybe bent control arm. Or (hopefully not) the mounting foe the 4 bolts is damaged. They are slotted to allow for a little bit of movement so hopefully it's just they have moved and need to be put back. Alignment place will be able to fix that if it's the case.

Gonzalo1495 said:
jamman said:
Will follow this with interest my friend.

So refreshing to hear someone actually admit an accident was their fault, very rare this day and age.

Get the car aligned Gonzy your tech will see what wrong once underneath very quickly I'm sure.
I've always been about owning my faults, that's how we become better people imho. Thank you brother.

Jay-225 said:
100% looks like the trailing arm is bent, get that changed ( cheap ebay ) and should be all good and straight again :p

Got any pics of that velocity stack with filter ?
That's what I'm leaning towards. I hope that's the case and it's not a busted shock, bent control arm or something along those lines. I can pick up a used trailing arm for $100 shipped on ebay!


 
#14 ·
Good to see you've got her back! Maybe get out to a local skid pan and get some car control lessons?! :-*

Wheels look about a thousand times better now, fine choice indeed they were one of my considerations so nice to see how they look on another silver TiTTy! What ET are they to go with your 15 & 25mm spacers? Also what arch work have you done to make them fit?
 
#15 ·
Now there it is! Good work mate.

Secretly i was hoping to read something like rods and a gttx hybrid turbo like max runs. :lol:
 
#16 ·
Beunhaas said:
Now there it is! Good work mate.

Secretly i was hoping to read something like rods and a gttx hybrid turbo like max runs. :lol:
I can't COMPLETELY copy him :lol: That would be tacky, and tacky is not my style.

@Nick: Find me a skid pad that simulates hurricane like weather and I'll gladly practice so it never happens again.

The wheels have a +30 offset, and no arch work was done. Shocking but everything just worked right out of the box first go at it.
 
#18 ·
I think tbh anyone would love to be able to copy Max minus some of the creature comforts removed. Almost everything I've done to my car has been Max inspired minus a few things that you have suggested yourself Gonz such as the velocity stack / mushroom combo that you created 8).
 
#19 ·
Not much progress to report.

As some of you may know or can see by my profile, I live in Orlando Fl. Right now we are getting hammered by Hurricane Matthew which has had most of the east coast undergo mandatory evacuation, thankfully I live more inland so we aren't going to be as affected by this hurricane.

However this completely threw off my plans, I had booked the car in for Saturday morning at a renowned alignment/suspension shop in Orlando which was going to give me a full alignment using my own specifications and with me in the car to have it adjust for my weight, however now I don't think this will happen until 1 week from now at a minimum...

As far as progress goes, I installed the FBSW, replaced my seatbelt due to the tensioner going off in the accident on the old one, and repaired some of the rear interior trim while I had it out alongside some of those clips that always break off/get stuck in the body.






I will take better photos once the storm passes and I have access to actual daylight :lol:

I also need to go get a resistor for the airbag.
Would also like to point out that I weighed the airbag at approximately 4.1lbs, so more weight savings, woo!
 
#22 ·
Well at least you didn't go with those $75 Sumitomo tires. :lol: Looks good, post some better pics when Matthew has left the state. My mom and her husband rode it out in Rockledge/Cocoa last night without any issues, but I heard the Daytona pier was gone!
 
#23 ·
CollecTTor said:
Well at least you didn't go with those $75 Sumitomo tires. :lol: Looks good, post some better pics when Matthew has left the state. My mom and her husband rode it out in Rockledge/Cocoa last night without any issues, but I heard the Daytona pier was gone!
I'm glad I didn't get them either tbh. I have yet to actually break these tires in but judging by how much sh#*t sticks to them already I can tell I will enjoy them!

I heard about the pier, absolutely insane. I love that pier too, has my all time favorite pizza place ever, hope it's still there :(

Storm is practically off my radar at this point, so tomorrow morning we return to normal lives hopefully. Maybe I'll get lucky and the alignment shop will take me in still. If not I can take the opportunity to fix a few more tiny details and take some pics.

Thanks for the comments guys, and no sweat Mondo, we're used to your weird remarks by now brotha :lol: :wink:
 
#26 ·
TT Tom TT said:
That steering wheel is pure porn.
It was hard to track down! I wanted one that came originally with a black surround and not chrome. Ended up finding it on Greece's ebay. :lol:

Thank you Antthony! I'm glad too, although it's becoming a bigger pain that I anticipated.

Update: Central Florida was not severely hit, everything seems okay minus some debris here and there thank God.

I took the TT to the alignment shop, and learned two things:
1) I need to raise the car :oops:
2) My trailing arm is indeed bent inward. This was confirmed by owner himself who I had spoken to personally. Unfortunately we won't be seeing much updates until I get a replacement installed and then drive it back to get the alignment done. Could be a few weeks sadly.
At least we have a starting point, just praying now that nothing is messed up with the front either!
 
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