My IS38 Stage 3 MK7.5 GTI : Review, Mod Discussion and Final Drive (FULLY MODDED MK7 GTI)

I'n back AND I sold my MK7.5 GTI after owning it for nearly 6 years from new. I walk around the car and show it (and all my mods) off in their final form, show some driving clips and a few other photos to remember this car by. Bigger and better things have already come... as this video is from the archives.
0:00 Introduction
2:00 Rear End: TCR Diffuser and Euro Tails
2:30 Suspension Setup: Bilstein, Superpro, H&R
4:08 Front End: TCR Front Splitter, Replica Headlights
5:30 Under the Hood: Downpipe, IS38, Engine Mounts
11:18 General Discussion about Mod Progression
25:00 Dynamic Tails In Action
26:05 Interior
26:52 POV Driving the Car
34:11 Highway Driving
39:11 Some Back Road Acceleration
41:15 Photos of the Car
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The GTI
2018 MK7.5 GTI, Base Model
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-ENGINE-
BMS Short Throw Clutch Stop + Clutch spring delete
BMS Turbo Inlet Elbow
BMS Turbo Muffler Delete
Racingline R600 EVO Intake
Forge Short-Shift Kit
BFI Stage 1 Engine Mount
BFI Stage 1 Transmission Mount
BFI Stage 1 Dogbone Insert
CTS Turbo Shift Endlink Bushings
CTS Turbo Shift Cable Bracket Bushings
Dieselgeek SuperPin
Dieselgeek SuperSlider
Dieselgeek Shifter Shake Bushing
Unitronic Stage 2 Software
Wagner Tuning Competition Intercooler
Unitronic Stage 2​+
Fluidampr 551231 Engine Damper
IHI IS38 Turbocharger
Trackslag 4" Catless Downpipe
-SUSPENSION-
Eibach Rear SwayBar
SuperPro Rear SwayBar End links TRC4300
SuperPro Front SwayBar End links TRC4301 (Temp Uninstalled)
SuperPro Camber Strut Mounts TRC5000
Bilstein B16 PSS10 Coilovers
Audi RS3 Brake Ducts 8V0407811
ECS Tuning SS Brake Lines (not yet installed)
[Upcoming:]
Racingline Subframe Insert Kit
-WHEELS-
Titan-7 T-S5 19x8.5 Wheels in Titanium Gray
Continental ExtremeContact Sport 235/35/19 Summer Tires
-COSMETIC-
Hard-Wired Yi Car Camera
Gliptone GT Quartz Ceramic Coating
SunTek 12% Ceramic Tint
Ed’s Reps MK7.5 Autobahn LED Headlights
Morimoto 2Stroke 3.0 LED Low Beams
VW GTI TCR Front Splitter
( Splash Guard: 5G0 805 915 AC
Splitter Center Top: 5G0805901A041
Splitter Center Bottom: 5G0805901B041
Splitter Left Top: 5G0805903E041
Splitter Left Bottom: 5G0805903F041
Splitter Right Top: 5G0805904E041
Splitter Right Bottom: 5G0805904F041 )
VW GTI TCR Rear Diffuser (5G6807568AG041 , 5G6807509D, 5G6807510D)
VW GTI TCR Rear Spoiler 5G6827940A041
VW Gloss Black Mirror Caps 5G0 072 530 A 222
VW OEM Dynamic European Taillights w/ Zero815 Harness
Rokblokz Short Mud Flaps
Audi S3 Jack Point Kit
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[@NewEnglandPete]

Such a clean GTI build!

[@Pablanguillas]

Aaaaay Pete big fan of you and your car 🔥

[@VWTalk]

@NewEnglandPete I miss the car a lot... Thanks for your view and comment man, I love your videos!

[@MegaRetr]

Awesome GTI 😊 love it

[@VWTalk]

Thank you

[@ulmac]

nice video man, also have a base model in canada

[@RSXengineering]

Do you have the link to the clutch? Also, do you have the Unitronic Stage 2+ Overrun file? Can’t get rid of the burbles in ECO mode like you… Great overview of the car and mods !

[@ludovicbraghini]

Belle réalisation sobre mais efficace j'ai rajouté aussi sur la GTI perf un catch cam pour récupérer les vapeurs d'huile qui évite l'encrassement du conduit d'admission et les soupapes 😅

[@VWTalk]

I’ve gotten pulled off the track because of oil shooting through my pcv making a huge puff of smoke. I used to have a BMS catch can and I removed it, since it wasn’t catching any oil. Now on the mk8, the pcv is so much more advanced that hopefully it is no longer an issue.

[@LegerAndCo]

hey man, from moncton nb, you go to the MVOC every year ? would love to link up talk mk7.5 stuff

[@VWTalk]

Haven’t been to MVOC since 2017, I’m usually away when it happens unfortunately

[@dannysan1272]

The fact that no one seems to hold onto these cars long term has always stopped me from buying one. What’s the deal.

[@ashtonarchuleta4607]

I feel like most owners as myself like to upgrade after they go fbo. The cars a super fun build until 400 hp then most people just wanna upgrade so they don’t have to risk there block.

[@dannysan1272]

@@ashtonarchuleta4607 do you mean upgrade to another platform like an M2 Comp or something, or upgrade to the newest gen Golf?

[@micolucci1965]

Is the splitter on marketplace? looks like you are in the Halifax area from looking at the video? I am running the TCR muffler and it is louder than I thought.

[@Purewhitegti]

Would you want to sale the muffler ?

[@micolucci1965]

@@Purewhitegti I may sell it yes. Are you in Nova Scotia?

[@VWTalk]

The tcr muffler is louder weirdly with smaller down pipes.. I had one and sold it and then bought a second. It was an awesome combo with the 4” trackslag and a second resonator… but had drone with a 3” weirdly… ended out getting rid of the second one anticipating a new car. It is hard to get the combo right.

[@VWTalk]

Here are all the parts that I haven't sold yet that are all on marketplace.. TCR Front Splitter Diffuser (all 7 parts to install), Wagner Intercooler, OEM Black Mirror Caps, Front and Rear H&R Swaybars, Bilstein B16 Coilovers, Superpro Front Swaybar End links, Superpro camber mounts, Fluidampr crank pully, BFI Stage 1 motor mounts.

[@Purewhitegti]

@@micolucci1965no California :( I would be interested if you wanted to get rid of it

[@alexkay7823]

Hey. Do you have a part number for the clutch? Also, did you keep the stock flywheel? Thanks.

[@VWTalk]

Hey Alex, I used 001422.999502G. You can order this directly from Sachs Performance in Germany, and it is the cheapest option even when importing. I wouldn’t buy from a third party. If you email sachs they will happily double check that you are getting the right part number since there are a few revisions.

[@alexkay7823]

@VWTalk Thank you, I will email them to get the latest revision part number.

[@rashenry4675]

Definitely should’ve went to EQT, otherwise solid asf. I’m stage 1+ with EQT. Gonna go is38 maybe the top of next year or the holiday season this year. 19 GLI.

[@VWTalk]

Yeah the issue is that eqt did not have competitive offerings for Canadian gas at the time and stopped supporting Catless Downpipes. Tunezilla seems to be an awesome option without many compromises.

[@rashenry4675]

@@VWTalkwell that makes sense. What wheels are those? I gotta get away from my black on black setup and will switch to gunmetal or close to it. That setup is clean. If you said it i missed it…taking my hazmat course while i watch this lol

[@VWTalk]

@@rashenry4675 haha good use of your time. They’re titan 7s!

[@rashenry4675]

@@VWTalk lol literally got the certificate while also watching these videos. But bet going to look into those. Look great

[@ipodmactouch]

Do you have a link on tailights+wiring and headlights?

[@VWTalk]

Hey. The taillights I bought from eBay. I just checked and the listing is no longer available. I’d suggest buying from e-acca, that’s where I bought my mk8 euro tails. Go through mk6ix for your harness.

[@frankysharpp]

do you stil have tail light/harness for sale? thanks

[@VWTalk]

No I sold them

[@JShayy]

This car is super clean - if you do more it looks terrible in my opinion.

[@ozankabakyesheplayedcentreback]

Did you dyno this before you sold it?

[@VWTalk]

No. I dyno'd it on the IS20, but never on the IS38... the dyno broke on my dyno day and i never bothered to do it again since i was caught up with life

[@lMr033l]

let me ask you how did you go catless and not have an engine light?

[@VWTalk]

Tuned

[@grimepatrol970]

What spark plugs were you running? Thanks

[@VWTalk]

Stock gapped slightly down. Stock were the only ones that the car was happy with.

[@Purewhitegti]

Hey do you still have your TCR muffler ?

[@VWTalk]

I sold the TCR muffler. I do still have a few parts left, the most interesting being the tcr splitter, but the TCR muffler has been gone for a year. It was just so loud, and by the time I had an exhaust combination I liked I had put a deposit for a new car lol.

[@Purewhitegti]

@@VWTalkdang okay. Do you have instagram ? I have some questions I would love to ask you , thanks

[@VWTalk]

i do, it's gtitalk, i don't use it much though

[@samirhilal192]

come on a tunezilla tune

[@VWTalk]

I’d love to but no longer have the car and their mk8r tunes weren’t available

[@tomkinross7213]

Should have just kept the GTI.. is the upgrade in any way a Rregret?lol

[@VWTalk]

I don’t regret it because the GTI was coming up on 6 years and I left the turbo and downpipe on (and tune) as well as SuperPro bushings, maybe $2500 of mods, and sold the car for $300 less than it cost brand new including the 15% sales tax. It cost me $2500 over 5.5 years to drive the car, so to get into something with 0km was a no brainer. I sold off most mods for a very good price and now some of the mods I disliked I am not redoing. The 8R is more aggressive and better in every way, traction wise in Canada it’s often that I was in spin city with the gti. I have the R stage 2’d and I’m in love with it. Now with that said with a GTI done up like this it is so fun and I didn’t have a chance to fully enjoy it since it was only a year that the car had every single mod. Had I only been able to trade in the GTI, which I expect would have been the case in the current market, and maybe recovered 1/2 to 2/3 of the original price, then I definitely would have regret the update. This car was crazy capable when I dismantled it and I miss it a lot, but 470hp out of the evo4 stage 2 and a rear diff that gets the rear end out shuts me up quick.

[@tomkinross7213]

@VWTalk yeah, my comment was more a nod to your extensive & considered build followed by a weak pun...the 8r does almost everything better & now less of a one trick pony than previous generations. Does the rear diff cope well with the hp increase? Or does it operate independent to increased hp/tq? As swb I imagine the latter..?

[@devinbowman8079]

you mean stage 2 gti.

[@VWTalk]

Stage 2+ if we’re getting technical

[@romariosmith422]

Fluidampr a scam? I dont think you k ow what you installed then lol.

[@VWTalk]

If you have a built engine with crazy power goals, no it’s not a scam… For the average user…. With a stage 2 tune… there are other mods that are worth the money. The way fluidampr markets it, and third parties market the device, to me, yeah it’s a scam. It was not worth the money I paid.