CRAZY Track Upgrade Package on a MK7.5 GTI TCR at Regal Autosport

[@craig6225]

That's a hell of a parts list to kick off the mods! Great to see someone prioritizing the handling side of things instead of just smashing on a stage 2 tune and calling it a day. CSF radiators are next on my wishlist as well as some of the verkline stuff.

[@RegalAutosport]

Exactly! Handling is often forgotten, or not prioritised. Although, the stock cars do handle well, they can definitely be improved massively with a selection of handling upgrades. This car really feels like it handles on RAILS now 🙌

[@adamsuleman4281]

I wouldn’t mess with him on a roads

[@g4holla]

Finally a video that shows the install instead of dude just driving around talking about what he did 💯

[@RegalAutosport]

Haha! This made us laugh, glad you enjoyed it 🥰

[@g4holla]

@@RegalAutosport absolutely. Definitely got a subscriber out of me!

[@RegalAutosport]

Thank you 🙏

[@KevinFuggi]

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of that parts pile. That's a fortune in parts there. Probably 10k just in hardware there... not to mention seats. That person is ballin', especially to be able to drop it all at the same time. Probably won't even recognize the car after haha. Great video, I enjoy following your content. I have a 7R.

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for your kind words, the customer sure does love this car! It's exchanges owners a few times but still comes back to us for servicing etc.

[@mj23bt32]

Very under rated channel - every video is a banger. love the edits and professionalism

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks a lot! Massively appreciate the kinds words, awesome to hear you enjoyed it!

[@thedriverspov5934]

Wow, loved how detailed you are about all the parts. This will definitely give me some ideas for my clubsport.

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for watching and your kind words! Great to hear we've given you some inspo.

[@asifmohammad2978]

Such a serious build. Well done. Would be good to see a more in depth road test next time.

[@RegalAutosport]

Thank you! Yes we are looking to do more of this in the new year 🥳

[@paullangley1332]

I’ve just bought a TCR and this has given me quite a few ideas on what needs doing.

[@RegalAutosport]

Awesome! Hopefully hear from you soon :D

[@bigbenachi1962]

You need to sell it and buy a megane trophy R

[@scottroberts5529]

I'd love to do all that stuff to my 7.5 R

[@RegalAutosport]

Let's make it happen Scott! If you have some goals for your car, reach out to one of our performance specialists (contact details in description) to discuss options.

[@luispedrozavala282]

awesome video!! so much parts to add to my watchlist. Would be great to see the aftermath of this little demon!!!

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for watching and your kind words!

[@taniosnassif7036]

This is sick. Such a clean install. Thing is gunna be a beast on the track haha

[@RegalAutosport]

Thank you! Customer is absolutely LOVING driving this, he took it to Brands Hatch not too long ago and had a BLAST. Back for more power this week 🙌

[@cal4509]

Would be cool to see a road review/test

[@RegalAutosport]

Sure would although these are actual customer cars rather than projects. We’re big to be doing some builds in our own cars soon though for KZbin!

[@air2liquid]

Great build. Why did the customer not spec an uprated intercooler? If you're replacing the radiator, why not while you're in there? Or does the CSF radiator + aftermarket intercooler not fit? Thanks!

[@RegalAutosport]

At the time the customer wasn’t interested in power, now the car has been tuned he’s keen to add an Intercooler. The CSF radiator fits all aftermarket intercoolers, CSF are actually coming out with their own intercooler soon that’ll be optimised to work with the CSF radiator too.

[@air2liquid]

Regal Autosport That’s great info, thanks! We have a lot of tracks to choose from in Texas, but it gets hot!

[@zebedee147]

It's the exact opposite of what I did to my stage2 GTi, wish I did this first!

[@RegalAutosport]

Handling is the forgotten secret to car enjoyment!

[@armchairtuner]

Nice information! How much did that little lot cost fitted?

[@RegalAutosport]

Thank you! For pricing information, you can contact a Performance Specialist here: regalautosport.com/contact-us

[@knightnight0237]

The car became a track weapon after the suspension modifications!

[@RegalAutosport]

absolutely!!

[@tomwhit1982]

Did he go with a baffled sump in the end? My EA888 TSI gen 1/2 ate the intake balance shaft at a Donington trackday. Didnt like too many right turns 🤣.

[@RegalAutosport]

This customer did not, at a later date he might!

[@efgg1946]

Does your TCR with stock DCC build in? I heard of people saying GTI suspension mods should go for Bilstein B14 rather than B16 if your car without DCC?

[@RegalAutosport]

What people and why?

[@asdf0987-u5g]

Hi, Do you recommend the Racingline Catch Can Kit if the car is not driven on track? Thank you

[@RegalAutosport]

Absolutely! Catch cans are only really a no go in cold climates where water may freeze

[@gaycha6589]

Didn't go for Cup tyres with all those suspension mods? Odd choice PS4s overheat quickly on track in my 7.5 R with stock DCC

[@RegalAutosport]

The customer didn't want to fit track tyres to it just yet, the customer went on to fit R888R at a later date.

[@gaycha6589]

@@RegalAutosport Great work BTW.

[@matpewsey]

How much noise or rattle do the racing line stage 3 brake kit discs make? Mine rattle about like nobodies business.... seems excessive, is it normal?!

[@RegalAutosport]

Hmmm, we would recommend to speak to the company who supplied and fitted for further advice - it's not something that can be diagnosed remotely

[@LVdatuko87]

love it!

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for watching 🥰

[@Mariofcapp]

For the gti mk8 there is this ? Can u make a video

[@RegalAutosport]

We sure can! It'll be essentially the same as the MK7 is VERY similar

[@kabelonamane9914]

This was amazing

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for watching and your kind words!

[@stu2911]

Pure car porn, should come with an 18 cert! love it!!!

[@RegalAutosport]

haha! Glad you enjoyed dude.

[@joseparinyosk]

I installed bc racing coilovers on my golf, are the drop links really necessary? Thanks

[@RegalAutosport]

If you want there to be 0 anti-roll bar preload, then yes!

[@eugenekuo50]

How to make choices between the kw v3 without dcc and b16 damptronic with dcc, would the b16 dcc be a bad choice? Thanks.

[@RegalAutosport]

KW V3 without DCC = for cars without electronic damping BILSTEIN B16 Damptronic = for cars with electronic damping We find our customers love the BILSTEIN kits, so fit and supply them the most

[@eugenekuo50]

@@RegalAutosport my 7.5 performance comes with electronic damping, would the b16 dcc good enough for a track day? Thanks.

[@RegalAutosport]

@@eugenekuo50 this customer uses this exact setup for track, so yes. It maintained a nice amount of compliance on the road too. The next step up from this would be a BILSTEIN Clubsport kit which features more solid mounting, 2-way manual damping adjustment and spring and damping rates for more track bias.

[@1plande3]

Hi there. Im thinking about upgrade the subframe to this one in the video. Did u notice many NVH due thr new dogbone in the subframe? Thank you!!

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for the comment, on DSG cars you can get a bit of NVH in 'eco' mode when the revs are low. When in 'Sport' and the revs are higher, it is much less. This is only at idle though, in all other driving situations the NVH difference we found to be negligible

[@1plande3]

@@RegalAutosport thank you very much for the answer. This is coming due the fact that i changed mine to the VWR dogbone and at the beggining was littlr to much, making all the cabin and plastic to vibrate. Installation was okey. Now i think is getting better. I dont know if the one on the verkline is stronger than this one or not. Did u tryed the vwr dogbone? There is much difference or they r close each other?

[@RegalAutosport]

No problem! We don’t have any experience with the VWR dogbone, at least from recent memory anyway. We usually fit the Verkline subframe or the Powerflex inserts.

[@1plande3]

@@RegalAutosport will u advice me to change it? Im not a very track guy bcs there is not near tracks to me, but i would to start in some point, bcs at 2 houras i have Nurburgring. It will be worthy all the gains against losts in normal days?

[@1plande3]

I mean in daily driving, etc

[@SamuraiTheOfficial]

i dont know much about cars and painting. but regarding the tcr, the side freckle spots, are they able to be removed if they are on the car?

[@RegalAutosport]

They are vinyl, so they can be removed easily.

[@samihamady8569]

Can I buy the stock brake discs? I live in canada which would complicate things

[@RegalAutosport]

We can supply you with new brake discs, and we ship worldwide! If you're interested in that then contact a performance specialist by using the contact info in the description.

[@probiker475]

Superb achievement, congratulations, the video is also very well done, I put a positive thumb ;-) At the end of the video we see a negative camber value of -3 °, did you put the same values ​​at the front and the rear? If you agreed to share the geometry values, that would be very cool! Good continuation

[@RegalAutosport]

Thank you for the comment and compliments :) The values in the video are not final, we dialled it back a little. On these cars they have a lot of grip at the rear so you don't want to run too much camber otherwise the balance is awful. We do not share out geo/alignment information as this is developed in-house and part of our upgrade packages.

[@PsyentifiqueLtd]

I would be curious to know lap time improvement between the stock car vs fully modded

[@RegalAutosport]

It would be awesome to know this too! Unfortunately that ship has sailed.

[@PsyentifiqueLtd]

@@RegalAutosport could be great for future builds, TCR driver here!!

[@danxcvi]

What paste is that you guys use of the pads? And where can I get it would love some

[@RegalAutosport]

We use a silcoln based lubricant for the brake pads, this helps to protect the seals, better resistance to heat and transfers less heat than typical lubricants.

[@Mariofcapp]

How much dose all the parts cost

[@RegalAutosport]

For pricing, please contact a performance specialist via [e-mail]

[@tilidie5272]

is TCR same as performance pack? or is it something different

[@RegalAutosport]

TCR is kinda the run out model of the MK7.5 with what is mostly a performance pack and some other features.

[@tilidie5272]

@@RegalAutosport thanks, theres so many names i dont know the difference between them, like clubsport aswel

[@Rwecosher]

Is this music called Car Video Music? It's on every car video. It makes me feel bad about myself, like i should act my age and watch something for adults.

[@RegalAutosport]

haha!

[@volkswizard]

It looks like the original subframe was made of aluminium, is that correct? If so that's odd as my 2019 TCR is steel. The Clubsport S was the only Mk7 to use aluminium subframe although this was no great shakes as every A3 had one.

[@RegalAutosport]

It certainly looks like the aluminium one. We wouldn't waste the time with changing to the factory aluminium over steel. The weight savings, despite what a lot of people say aren't THAT tangible vs. the cost involved. Save your money, get the Verkline one which is 3.5kgs lighter than the OE aluminium or 7KG lighter than the OE steel one PLUS it's substantially more rigid, better geometry and already has an engine mount bush.

[@alexvasquez-vz2uw]

@@RegalAutosport how is the nvh with that front subframe? Thinking bout getting one, but my car is a dd.

[@RegalAutosport]

@@alexvasquez-vz2uw thanks for the comment, we thought the NVH might be high but it's actually fine. It's a small increase for a substantial increase in performance and feel. The customer was a little concerned with the NVH, as we did advise him it would increase. Although, he thought the increase wasn't that much he's wanting to install the rear subframe and more of the Verkline spherical bushed arms too!

[@samihamady8569]

Did the customer experience any squeaking noise while cornering at low speed? I have a squeak when I turn while going about 10 km/h and I don’t know if it’s from my 034 camber mounts or the coils on my springs rubbing on each other or the spring bearings being dirty, I really don’t know, can you help me out?

[@RegalAutosport]

We didn't experience this with the 034 Motorsport + BILSTEIN combo. It might be to do with the install or combination of parts used. It's impossible to diagnose remotely though, but the best first step is to check part compatibility and go over the installation again.

[@spinnetti]

All that and no intercooler?

[@RegalAutosport]

At stage 1, they aren't required. Whereas the water temperature on track is CRAZY on these cars.

[@Mind_Breach]

I am inspired to copy this thing. In the future. I can’t afford this atm but if I could get a price break down id appreciate it. Unfortunately I’m going to be doing automatic instead of manual

[@RegalAutosport]

Awesome to hear you are inspired! Please contact us using the information in the description.

[@Trystan46]

What does the racing muffler delete do ?

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for the comment, the stock turbo has a muffler. It's two chambers which silence the turbo noise. The Racingline one removes this chamber, it's a straight through design improving flow.

[@Trystan46]

@@RegalAutosport what does it sound like with the muffler removed ? Like a dump valve ? Or whistle etc

[@lastnamefirstname520]

​@@Trystan46 no it sounds more like a turbine but doesn't increase the noise significantly. I don't think anyone can answer this correctly, everyone who has the muffler del usually has the other 3 pieces of the intake sys too, and the whole system does make a difference in engine air sounds. For the whistling you need a gfb or forge atmospheric bov

[@AKA.JohnnyHai]

The ferodo pad product number plz

[@RegalAutosport]

Not sure, sorry!

[@marcellopasini]

Niiiice!

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks!!

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

Why did u put the stock crappy wishbone arms back on it? Kinda defeats the purpose.

[@RegalAutosport]

What do you mean? If we didn't put the wishbones on, the car would have no wishbones... Or are you asking a different question?

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

@@RegalAutosport Vekline sells tubular wishbones. Why buy the wishbone subframe and put the shitty stock ones back on. Why not buy the tubular ones im asking?

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for clarifying! The customer is well aware of the Verkline arms, we’re actually the Verkline U.K. distributor and keep them in-stock. This customer didn’t want too much noise vibration and harshness, so we suggested to keep the stock arms with better bushes in there and see how he likes that, as this still adds NVH. As with everything, it’s a balance. If the customer wants to keep NVH really low then it’d not be good of us to advice to install the arms.

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

@@RegalAutosport Ok thanx for the response I appreciate it. That seems the way to go. Too bad the Superpro's didnt fit on the tubular arm. Well, I street mine as well so maybe I will just keep my subframe and use the superiors but I did entertain the tubular so u think the tubular frame and stock arms will work better than a stock frame and Super pros?

[@smiler921]

How would it compare to a Clubsport S after those upgrades?

[@RegalAutosport]

Incomparable. The Clubsport S is a 'light' upgrade over the regular GTI. Some nice additions for sure but incomparable to a car with upgraded subframes, BILSTEIN suspension, BBK, cooling capacity etc.

[@markrs59]

@@RegalAutosport doesn't the clubsport s come with an ally upgraded subfarme anyway? But nether the less that's some serious cash pumped into what is basically a brand new car still!!

[@RegalAutosport]

@@markrs59 Clubsport comes with an alloy subframe, it's not upgraded. Just marginally lighter. The Verkline subframe is substantially lighter but most importantly is much more RIGID and adjustable roll centre. It's a no brainer for a track day junkie

[@KOL630]

Would be interesting to do a vid with a back to back track run on a clubsport S vs this car or similar with same upgrades.

[@RegalAutosport]

@@KOL630 Absolutely!

[@yoffer2490]

All of this and didnt replace the stock intercooler? You already had the front end off.

[@jacobhandsgti266]

I was thinking that because the customer is definitely going to send this thing past a stage 1 map

[@parrishpreston9238]

Pros .

[@RegalAutosport]

Thank you!!

[@aidenZZZZZ]

Just out of curiosity, how much did all of this cost?

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for the comment! For pricing, you can contact a performance specialist by using the information below: 📲 Messenger: m.me/regalautosport 📲 Whatsapp: api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=447464783476 📲 [phone] 📩 [e-mail]

[@bidz5963]

looking at all these expensive parts and wondering what the owner does for work lols

[@RegalAutosport]

haha! Indeed

[@Trystan46]

Waw how much did this cost ? 😳

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for the comment, please use the contact info in the description for pricing.

[@Oceanwave77]

I’d like to know that too😁

[@ch33ch4]

Same here

[@RegalAutosport]

@@ch33ch4 same as above

[@victorchen8484]

I have an s3 with most of these thing done. The cost will be around 15000 US at least

[@Osprey1994]

That's definitely a lot of stuff... Either money isn't an object or he is very serious about tracking this car.

[@RegalAutosport]

He did many track days in 2020!

[@robinmarples5198]

Why Don 't derectly buy a Renault sport or a civic type r?

[@RegalAutosport]

Those are for sure great cars, people like what they like though and are free to spend their money as they wish.

[@robinmarples5198]

@@RegalAutosportOK, wasn t awere.

[@TRUTHHURTS378]

Nice mods. Your rims suck thou but nice build

[@RegalAutosport]

Thanks for the kind words, and the not so kind words!