April's ED35

[April]

Welcome

This Ed35 is one of 200 released in Australia for the GTI's 35th anniversary in September 2011, and one of only 20 total allocated to Western Australia. Originally looking at an R to replace my AWD Lancer Ralliart, I was put off by the 4 month wait & happened upon info of the impending Ed35 release the following month. So began an epic battle to secure one of the last unspoken for cars as I approached all participating dealerships. In the end, the one I had my heart set on was mine.





I didn't want to mess with perfection but my whole premise in undertaking this little mod journey was to unlock most of the performance potential available.

Cosmetically, the only thing I have added is a mild tint. I love the wheels and they are staying, so there are no plans for suspension modifications beyond a swaybar & ALK. As she came with a juicy K04 Turbo (making her the bigger sister of the usual GTI), it was clear I'd want to tap into that de-tuned potential.

Page 12: First attempt at an ECU tune

Page 17: The GIAC story, pics and dyno results.

Page 30: More information on the GIAC Gen2 tune installed on this car.

Page 32: Volant Intake install pictures (Page 61 for update fix pics)

Page 45: Milltek Turbo Back Exhaust & Stage 2 GIAC update plus Dyno graphs

Page 51: Miltek TBE Exhaust Video

Page 55: Performance Mods Summary

Page 62: All important "Rule of G"

Page 64: Jcaps lid covers

Page 67: Whiteline Rear Sway Bar

Page 70: Launch Control Videos

Page 74: Whiteline Anti Lift Kit (review page 75)

Page 82: GIAC STAGE 1 & STAGE 2 DSG tunes

Page 84: First Woop Ass Wednesday, 1/4 mile results & video


Here are some pictures taken by my mate Daniel Wilkins (please note: it is HIS BABY boy in the last pic, not ours) and thank you for welcoming us into your awesome community!

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FINALLY
And just because it's super-cute, my husband holding the photographers little boy (AGAIN: NOT OUR BABY - A STUNT BABY) through the sunroof...

[Dub]

Really nice car April.

Kid's a bit young to drive however....shame on you

[bazt]

Cute car - Cute bub

[drewr]

Most importantly- does it do skids?

[Prodigy]

Great formal intro and pics April.

Can't wait to see the car at next weeks gtg.

[April]

Are all my pictures small or is that my phone?? Let me know and I'll load them again

[Prodigy]

The 2nd pic and the one of the LED's have come out full size, the others are a bit small but still viewable.

[sli]

Looks stunning. Are they the rims the ed35 comes standard with?

[April]

Thank you guys - I think the pics are fixed now

Yep...wheels are standard Chris.

[Jig]

Nice pictures of the family. Thanks for sharing.