The Cost of Modifying Your Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7/Mk7.5 

GTI owner here! Before you watch the video, you can have a 350hp (with E85) car for around 3k

You don't need much if you just want to "unlock the potential" of an excellent daily driver. I've just got a tune and a downpipe (under $1,000 invested) and this car is fun as hell! I would recommend a GTI to anyone.

Personally, I’d say you need to think about tires even before going stage 2. I’m running a stage 1 integrated engineering tune and have pretty bad slip in 1st and 2nd at WOT

I bought a used Injen intake for $100, used Accessport with your tunes on it for $400, used catted downpipe for $250 and new Mabotech Twintercooler rep for $300. No need for exhaust as it's basically just noise on these cars. I'm just as fast as everyone buying name brand parts for barely over $1k in mods.

The definition of "fast" varies to different people. Stock S with DSG will hit 60 in 5.7 and with stickier tires around 5.5 bone stock. No matter what i do to my mk7.5 it will never be as fast as the car it replaced. I knew that getting into this car. I find the car stock is very fun to drive and in most cases is all you really need😎

I spent around $5,500 USD on: Accessport (ECU and DSG), Stage 2 EQT, HPA DP, AWE Track Cat Back, IE Intake, IE Elbow, Bilstein Coilovers (B14), Superpro Control Arms, APR AO1 Wheels, Toyo Proxes, ARM Chargepipes, and an ARM FMIC. MK7 GTI NON PP S Hoping to add a Wavetrac and Big Brake for about the same amount this spring. Cherry on top will be an IS38 or EQT Vortex next fall/winter.

Running the MAP dp and catback and love the sound

Very informative

I bought my 16 autobahn with PP in February for 13,500 and the market exploded a couple weeks later and within 2 months I was getting advertisements from the dealership offering me 20k trade in value on it.

As a Cupra 280 owner (same platform), I would recommend a lower dogbone mount bush, to counter wheel-hop. It is horrible and scared the s**t out of me the first time I encountered it :D

I'm at around 3300 or so for a eqt vortex turbo, AP and APR downpipe should be around 380-400 to the wheels

My stage 2 made last Dino I did made 308 and 388 with a slipping clutch. On pump gas and high-altitude.

I didn't know how tuning friendly these cars are!

Bro I love your stuff and im looking to buy a gti 7.5 from carvana, i have owned many cars and trucks im 58 and im a busted up 911 firefighter from NYC 4 spinal surgeries prostate cancer from the year digging for bodies at ground zero. My wife died from cancer a few years ago and my daughter is living her own life now. I used to coach ice hockey national teams but because of my injuries I can ni longer even skate.I think the gti manual or an sti might be a nice hobby car that I can actually get in and out of and be able to drive for several hours at a time. I like to just drive around now its my way of finding peace . I have owned a fist that i cobbed out and a honda si coup and a honda touring sport both in manual, I also had a gli 35th anniversary manual,loved that car and I should have kept it . My daughter drives one now and loves it. I am seeking your advise on weather you think its a good idea to buy from carvana? And if I get a car from then I would like you to help me build a fun car that I can afford and I can drive with all my injuries. Also can I buy all the things you suggest from you.Im in Central Pennsylvania now and the car dealers out here have become crooks and are ripping people off . My life has been a brutal one and has brought me to follow my KING JESUS ,I dont know if you are a man of GOD but you seem to be a good man with a wonderful heart and soul ,it is one of the things I love about your work and I want to support you because good trustworthy men are hard to find these days and you seem to be a good man. Im sorry for the long winded message but I spend lots of hours listening to you talk, its always such a one-sided conversation,HA . SO I JUST FELT like this would be a good way to have a nice conversation with you. I know you are very busy with all your work , so if your not able to get back to me I understand and I know you get stressed out at times with growing your dreams. I dont want to add to your stress levels so if your not able to get back to me I do understand. I want to wish you the best of luck in all you do and I hope that GODS BLESSING WI COVER YOU IN EVERY THING YOU DO. Take care of yourself brother and I look forward to your next videos. PEACE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS 🙏

Yeah I didn’t want to look at what I was spending lol. My MK6.5 GLI does alright. 345whp/340wtq on 93 octane

Gti mk7 here 388whp/396wtrq. Killer in my small town. Ganna be turbo swapping next spring

I’d skip the lowering springs and spend the extra on an intercooler for the mild build.

Can’t wait to see what comes out of the mk8 golf r 🤤

What wheels are those? Kinda want them in black!

I’m jealous of my friend, 6k for all his parts used. He put down 509whp on e30 with an upgraded turbo 🥲

Stage 2 here e30 eqt tuned, this car tips

I bought the Maperformance dp 300 gesi for stg2 to cut down on the exhaust fumes & i might as stuck with cattless. The fumes are so bad it clears out hwys. No 1 really talks about it.

Like the video. I am looking to add just a little more power without stressing the stock clutch. That may mean not getting a tune. What do you recommend? I am not looking for massive hp gains, just a little more power for my fun to drive daily driver. Does a downpipe fit the bill? I'm not racing or competition driving. Thank you.

Looking to get into a GTI or R. What are the most common mechanical issues. Great video by the way.

Perhaps a different rim choice.

after watching this video im gonna make sur to modify my mk7.5 gti and i will contact you soon

Can you do s2000

What was the mileage on your car when you bought it?

When will we see you carry parts for the MK7/7.5 Jetta GLI?

I got my MK7 golf GTI S with roughly 28,000 miles for 24,700. Idk if that was a rip off or not lol

Hell even my golf 1.8t is a quick mfer. Less mod ability but just as fun as the gti is

You didn't mention Wavetrac/Quaife LSD

intro song?

I want those wheels just not in white

Sadly most of these mods aren't legal in my State🙄

Is $35k a decent price for a >10k mile mk7.5 Autobahn GTI?

Howd you get a 2017 gti for 20k from carvana?

Wrong on power 350ho

Those wheels are not it

VW Gti was meant to be 2 door.

Guys hear me out watch my race videos. A JB4 is super underrated for this car. It will beat APR, EQT, IE, UM tunes pretty much any other GTI with a stock turbo.

The performance of German cars are normally limited by the performance of the tow truck they're being transported on.

Stop sitting on it.

Why do you guys need faster? I think the GTI is already fast… I don’t need to go any faster.

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