Hey all! 1st post!
Bought my Pure White '20 GTi S w/DSG on Dec. 5th. Got a great deal ($6G off w/0.9% financing) since they had '21 models on the lot and this was the last 2020. Traded in a stock tune '16 Ecoboost Mustang w/select-shift auto & had a Stratified tuned '17 Fiesta ST prior to that. All 3 DI turbos, but with 3 different transmissions and 2 drive layouts. Funny thing is, all have the same fluffy, laggy throttle pickup. Got a BMS Pedal Tuner ordered and on the way!
As is the case with my luck, the car purchase came 3 days prior to an unexpected, mandatory 2 week quarantine. With nothing to do, I installed an APR non-resonated catback with 70 miles on the odometer. The sound was pretty underwhelming, so I had a local shop cut out the APR muffler and weld in a 3" Vibrant 1794 bottle resonator. It was a perfect slip-fit, as well as length-wise. Sounds pretty decent now. Nice and deep.
The oem wheels, aesthetically, are not too shabby and I almost talked myself into running them long-term. Sure, they prob weigh a ton, but I like 'em. Still, I knew a change was inevitable. Had the factory tires swapped over to a set of bronze 18x8.5 Neuspeed RSE06. The extra width and new offset comes out "almost" flush in back and the tire stretch isn't that aggressive.
Just finished up my sub & amp install on Monday. Running a Kicker CXA800.1 Mono, powering a 12" Kicker CompVR at 1 ohm in a polyfil stuffed, sealed box. Still have some tuning to mess with and hoping my LOC wire taps behind the infotainment unit get full frequency.
Next endeavor is finding a rear seat delete kit, mostly to remove those lead-filled seat backs, but also to better hear the exhaust. Might sell the Kicker setup for something smaller since it's taking up space my mountain bike needs.
I'm always lying to myself in saying "not planning much else for this one." We'll see though, lol