How To Build A PERFECT FAST Daily MK7 GTI

[@ArcadiaVibe]

08Mk5 & 12mk6 owner here. Yes, perfect daily. Tuned MK6 w/adds.. Everyday I get into my car I have a huge smile on my face. If im in a bad mood and go for a drive, I feel better.

[@Some1ElsePlz]

Man, I just bought a 2016 R and wow was this helpful. Thanks for the great vid!

[@Ares14]

Im about to buy a mk7 and this info was super useful. thanks for the vid.

[@ChrisFromKenya]

That's actually so sick, i'm glad that i could help a little!!

[@du3lcitiz3n]

Tires, Tune, Tint, and dogbone and sway bars were my first mods. Did the drop in filter and snow guard removal too. I just recently after 7 years dropped in an IE Turbo Inlet and CAI. Not sure why I waited so long to do that. I may go stage 2 in the spring... and get some springs and new wheels, maybe a front and rear diffuser... we'll see. New to the channel... enjoying the content.

[@y0daaa]

Is the car still running lol

[@noooodIe]

@@y0daaawhy wouldn’t it?

[@y0daaa]

@@noooodIe because I heard after tunes/mods the reliability decreases

[@1nut167]

@@y0daaafor stage 1-3, reliability is great. Anything towards hybrid turbo/e is where reliability can be concerning, and even then it really isn’t that bad. These cars take a beating

[@sliffer7226]

been going with "IE" (integrated engineering) for everything, super good quality :)

[@senejibera5738]

The springs the clamp the clutch are actually on the pressure plate (the inner fins or whatever), the spring on the clutch disc are just to dampen engagement when u let off the clutch from what I learned in school. But great video! Keep it up!

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Ayeee sick thank you man! I was hoping someone could give more info on it because it was just kinda what I found after a little research. And just like everyone ya boy is always learning 😂 thanks homie

[@robertowens6602]

Just saw this site. Glad to see another Vermonter on KZbin.

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Aye that’s awesome! much love buddy

[@justsomeguy3467]

O2 spacer works perfect for me,I get a cel once in a blue moon then it just clears itself after a bit of driving

[@legocircus]

Super helpful vid, thanks for sharing! I can't decide between a DSG and manuallllll...... going with a MK7.5R or MK8 GTI S, or a MK8R if I can swing the $. We'll see...

[@KamilK3]

eat, THEN talk

[@lolz976]

Can confirm, I watch this channel (it’s great) and I do have a GTI

[@RazzmanMK8]

Chris is finally getting sponsored by eqt. Congrats

[@cormacmcrandom6164]

Great video. I got my 17' SE and have certainly floated the idea of adding some performance mods to spice it up a bit. I will say, I definitely feel the paint issue you said and wish I knew sooner... vermont has not been kind to it.

[@davidpursey4171]

Love your stuff bro, keep going!

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Ayeee thanks broski 🤍

[@kristie8727]

Vinyl wrapped my whole golf. Paint sorted. Tints. Plugs. Coils

[@mikematherly1313]

One thing you forgot to say about the manual there’s a possibility of crank walk

[@ChrisFromKenya]

yess true true thank you man!

[@8.5vnanoA3]

dsg get crank walk too....

[@mikematherly1313]

@@8.5vnanoA3 not as common

[@8.5vnanoA3]

@@mikematherly1313 still a possibility

[@bm717252]

A Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer can help prevent Crankwalk.

[@RevlistheReviler]

I’d definitely more strongly recommend mounts, or at least advise a regular engine mount swapping interval. Mine literally grenaded in EQT Stage 2 91 lol. Dogbone also gives extra strain to the other mounting points. BFI Stage 1 bare minimum.

[@tommyzegers]

#1 needed bolt-on you didn’t mention is dog bone mount. Love the GTI

[@merk8641]

10:15

[@trytoscope6090]

Great content, much love from KE 🔥

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Thank you very much my guy!!

[@meanpumkin]

Newengland GTI GANG. I'm just across the river in NH, Got myself a 2020 GTI with just a stage 1 tune from APR. Planning on going all the way to the stage 3 tune after I get my new clutch kit and supporting pieces. should be good for just about 400 whp on 91 octane. fully street legal too! passes emissions in all states except California (whomp whomp)

[@Locallybuiltauto]

Chris uploaded time for me to drop everything and watch

[@tylerbryant5425]

I liked this video just for 2:59 😆😆

[@chrisjackson1690]

Have a 17' gti has a stage 2 eqt tune and alot more like a cts downpipe front mount intercooler etc,,, Im in love with it

[@stathi13]

I think you should go big body Lexus for your stance car (VIP). Depends what you wanna get in to. The VW CC and Passat look good stanced too. First gen Acura TSX is another great option my du'

[@youtubejunkie8053]

Alex from Stratified is one of the best Tuners in the VW game. Cool build

[@donovanbillings5990]

Love your videos bro it's bad a$$ you are working with strafe but man I can't say I've had good experiences with them, I've been waiting on a front splitter through them for 7 months and they never answer emails. I have a diffuser through them and I love it, so I'm not bad mouthing them but so long as people know hopefully they can change something up with their customer support

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Ayeee thank you brotha and yeah this is no signed deal kinda thing just a hey we’ll send you some free products if you do some advertising so no harm really. Appreciate you though 🤍

[@Basedd-Media]

Ayy jimmy oaks is that man's!! And thanks for the info

[@ChrisFromKenya]

jimmy O is the man and no worries at all my dude, just trying to share the knowledge as i get it haha

[@euro2slo]

Ay I see you're in West Leb in the vid, hope to see you around, I'm up there most of every week 🤙🏼look out of a ridiculously loud red beetle 🤣

[@uptheboost.]

This is my channel that the beetles on

[@thepub245]

You guys in the states missed out on the Skoda Octavia VRS 245. Same as Golf GTI PP, only better looking, more comfortable, more interior space and bigger boot (trunk). Story with mine, totally reliable, except for coolant pump shitting itself at 27000 miles, fixed under warranty. Its an EA 888 gen 3. Running standard tune currently but getting itch to tune it. Dont want to go down the down pipe route, as its a complete ball ache and if it starts throwing up warning lights, your car is off the road in the UK, it will fail mandatory testing. So dilemma is, is there any point in fitting an intercooler and an intake, leaving the restrictive factory down pipe? I could do the flash tune and DSG flash. Supposed take standard car to approx 300 hp.

[@smokehouse874]

Thank you for all the info I’m on my 2nd gti mk7.5 and working on how I wanna build it and super helpful

[@ChrisFromKenya]

anytime!! I try to share the knowledge as i get it!!

[@pb.pb.pb.pb.]

Thanks for the info!

[@SilverShamrock71]

I have a 2018 7.5, 3 door, manual, Euro spec, non PP GTI in White Silver, she's done just shy of 30k miles. Just had the paint corrected (2 stage machine polished) and ceramic coated (looks f**kin' mint!!). Apart from swapping out the steering wheel for a clubsport alcantara, she is bone stock. I'm thinking possibly stage 1 map. But definitely want to do brake disc and caliper upgrades and wheels. I want to keep stock ride height and 18 inch rims. Thinking Oz Ultraleggeras in matt graphite and I want 340mm calipers with slotted discs. Any suggestions that won't break the bank and thoughts on that height / wheels set up? Note, I live in North London (speed bumps everywhere) and the GTI is daily driven

[@Bawla187]

He's right, I have a 17' gti manual

[@praiseglock3652]

hey man kinda late on the vid but thinking about buying a 2016 GTI all of this on average how much would u think it would cost?

[@bradh431]

ECS dogbone was too hard for my 6MT. I had to replace it with something softer. The vibration taking off was stupid. I'm going E85 this weekend..should be fun! :)

[@gabecamberos3821]

did you give it enough time to “break in “??

[@gabecamberos3821]

helps significantly with wheel hop and shifting

[@mazpr2025]

You could have cut the mount, remove some meat from it to tone down stiffness. I did on mine and helped significantly, way more drive able. There is a YTuber, I think is lasthuman or something like that, he did the same mount mod.

[@bradh431]

@@gabecamberos3821 Yeah I did and the vibration getting out of first was stupid. I went with Blackforest and it was night and day.

[@bradh431]

@@mazpr2025 I went with BlackForest and it was night and day difference.

[@warrenflb7694]

im running 29 psi daily on my 15' XD, i still need to install my is38 for the stance/racecar

[@ChrisFromKenya]

I will give you one helpful advice, if you haven’t installed it before, it’s sucks. That it all 😂😂😂 definitely worth it brother you’ll be hyped once it’s in and ripping

[@FatMikeDe]

Quality content! 7.5 R I want to start doing some things to. Live in MA. A few racingline bolt ons only. Want to do IE dp and full exhaust.

[@adamkiehl2316]

Just picked up a 2015 at almost complete stage 1. The only thing it's missing is the computer. The car is a blast to drive.... just sucks driving it on the super shitty Pennsylvania roads

[@ChrisFromKenya]

sickkkkk definitely a fun car and i feel that dude roads here are so goddam bad haha

[@adamkiehl2316]

@Chris From Kenya A little piece of my soul dies every time a pothole is hit🤣🤣🤣

[@adamkiehl2316]

@Chris From Kenya Love the car man! Awesome build!

[@tonii4673]

Is there anything I can do to keep my GTI stick to the road apart from good tyres, dogbone mount and tranny mounts? I plan on going stage 1, that will be enough for me for now. I will might jump in more HP later so keeping my GTI on the road would be nice, lol.

[@alecheppe6801]

CJM industries o2 spacer. Not a single cel w/ catless

[@Chicoine1]

CRAZY UR FROM VT I JUST GOT A TSI 2015 and im looking to daily it and make some mods any ideas on a budget

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Honestly if you plan it out good whether you want cosmetic or power. Like 3 or 4 grand will get you a long way with these cars

[@Chicoine1]

@@ChrisFromKenya yea I already have a cold air, and rims, I’m thinking about lowering springs because we are in vermont and the potholes suck. Probably going to do a diy muffler delete and resonator replacement. Then stage 1 (any thoughts on the best for stage 1)

[@tylerbryant5425]

And how did you get your seats tartan AND leather? I want!!

[@bluechristensen6258]

Vermont gti gang 🤑

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Ayoooo 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@Katiemtz099]

I’d definitely go for a stage 1 and that it .. we’ll see in my Jetta it’s a dsg

[@sharkman_gti3553]

My GTI is DSG

[@elcanbu5610]

For a vw newbie… whats the “problem with the intake on this platform”? Please.

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Hey dude so there’s nothing actually wrong with a lot of them it’s just the fact that everybody argues which ones actually make power and which ones are for sound or a little of both. It’s really just the fact that there is like 50 different ones so everyone goes back and forth about them haha

[@2_2_4_3]

Stage 2 fbo , I daily it for doordash.. that's all you need to know. Over 300 hp. That's max Daily.

[@2_2_4_3]

How's the car so low on just HR springs, I have coilovers and doesn't sit as low.

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Haha idk mane, that’s all it’s sitting on is the h&r sports

[@knoxblok]

I felt your pain when i saw the mats

[@ChrisFromKenya]

😂🫶🏼

[@imbad7918]

Genuine question, for anyone I hope answers, I always see this and that on to get 2016+ years for the gti’s cause they were just made all around better, I see this really great deal on this 2015, is it really that bad to get something under the year or 2016 ??? Should I not even risk it and wait for something of the newer years to pop up?

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Dude I’m sorry I just saw this!! Did you ever get an answer? I can tell you if not

[@darkherosolidox]

Aren't the none gulf gtis not turbo from factory?

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Yeah I believe regular golf’s come in a 1.8 NA and a 2.0 NA gas and diesel.

[@samiginonacerdepaoli2413]

how bout crankwalk?

[@jeff346]

How reliable are mk7 modded in a long run ?

[@ChrisFromKenya]

honestly that's the one thing i stand by with these. as long as you go threw a reliable tuner and make sure you mod according to what they recommend these will last forever. i bought mine at 52K miles and tuned immediately that week, now at 112K daily driven and it gave me no issues at all (knock on wood)

[@tylerbryant5425]

Wait, what’s wrong with the ‘15!???? I just bought one!!

[@krahs7734]

ive got a 2015 and I didn’t know about the turbo issue. ima have to look into it cause it’s already tuned.

[@Peylix]

The turbo issues brought up was limited to very early build date (2014 BD) 2015 cars and happened right away (within the first 100 miles). That issue was resolved long ago. VW caught it super early and resolved it within the first 2 months.

[@merk8641]

is your cts downpipe catted or catless?

[@ChrisFromKenya]

I’m actually running the ARM catted downpipe my dude

[@merk8641]

@@ChrisFromKenya oh alright. Wasn’t sure cause the mod lost said cts. Thanks for letting me know. The setup sounds crispy bro💯

[@ChrisFromKenya]

@@merk8641 totally forgot to update that list and thank you my dude 🔥

[@masonmagsig7107]

Fire vid more info vids plz

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Absolutely brother! I just like everyone, am always here to learn and hopefully spread some useful knowledge along the way! 🔥

[@CarlosSanchez-lv7br]

CTS turbo down pipe did not give me a light and still holding up after 4 years 👍🏻

[@jasonlewis6116]

What did you do ?

[@guestuser9591]

we in fact all do have gtis.

[@Stannely1]

1:18 Duhhh... Ofcourse, we all have Gti's & Golf R's what kind of question is that? 0_o

[@ChrisFromKenya]

I’m mean honestly, who does she think we are? some kinda hellcat drivers 😂

[@trentonrivard1400]

Only 29psi? My 2022 mk8 makes 36psi just fine on a stage 1 tune lol

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Were are you getting that reading from? If it’s the on board boost gauge like on the screen of the car those don’t read correctly, they don’t read off of actually intake pressure. The new turbos in yhe mk8s gti are bigger than the mk7 is20 but still has a smaller housing than a is38 so I don’t think they are making 36psi. A mk7 with a hybrid vortex is making 34-36 peak

[@crime_wavcorp]

homie look like burt reynolds

[@ChrisFromKenya]

hahahaha i always get that we have the same laugh

[@MK7Plus]

Didn’t know Nadeshot was a car guy…

[@ChrisFromKenya]

😂😂😂

[@runofthemillz]

Does one need to tune before a downpipe?😮

[@JoshXCVIII]

No but I would recommend getting a tune asap after just to be safe

[@runofthemillz]

@@JoshXCVIII you mind me asking why? Just lookin to be educated lol

[@JoshXCVIII]

@@runofthemillz i honestly don’t know I’m not very well educated on it all I’ve just seen from friends who got bolt ons installed without tuning and the cars didn’t last long till they broke so I would just be on the safe side anyway👍

[@sharkman_gti3553]

I has big turboski gti

[@ChrisFromKenya]

i like da big snail, what's your setup my dude?

[@sharkman_gti3553]

@@ChrisFromKenya the IE Stage 3 turbo with flex fuel

[@MarkIzaguirre]

List is for my 😅

[@thejoeywalter896]

define fast;)🤣

[@ChrisFromKenya]

😂😂 gti daily fast

[@JoshXCVIII]

If you’re gunna put an is38 in, just buy a Golf R lmao

[@sebastian4765]

Love your girlfriend.

[@ChrisFromKenya]

😂😂

[@P33CEGAWD]

chill out bro 🤨🤨

[@trentonrivard1400]

Pretty much none of what he says applies to the mk8 gti lol. The dsg is way better

[@ChrisFromKenya]

Yeah this is knowledge based of building a mk7 not an 8. After driving them all I really think dsg is perfect for more power with any golf r setup and standard is fun with lower power on gtis. But definitely can’t argue with how quick the dsg is.

[@rajncajn37]

fail, due to eating, driving, talking, and recording

[@FuhTheBewrds]

I was on board until you started talking with your mouth full.

[@ChrisFromKenya]

😂😂😂 nooo