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“Now that the 2016 V 4&Rotary South Island Champs entries are open for the December 10–11 event, we thought we’d take a look back at last year’s standouts”
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Although it may not look like much to the untrained eye, this Volkswagen Golf R32 MkIV is a serious piece of kit. Tom Hawthorne of Eurologik is behind the bonkers no-expense-spared VW build, which is owned by Paul Fielding of Warmup New Zealand Ltd.
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Tom found that his instructions for this build were simple: he just had to build the Golf as he would for himself.
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The engine was rebuilt using forged low-compression JE pistons, Integrated Engineering con rods, and an ARP head-stud kit to handle the boost that will soon come its way.
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Turbo Care NZ built a hybrid turbo set-up that can provide ample boost to give a reliably stout 447kW (600hp) at the wheels, should Paul want it. Eurologik tuned the factory ECU, adding features such as launch control and flat shifting.
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Tom added Yellowspeed coilovers, Yellowspeed adjustable rear arms (upper and lower), a Yellowspeed six-piston brake kit, and H&R front and rear sway bars. An HPA Motorsport wireless Haldex controller that allows adjustment to the front and rear drivetrain bias on the fly has also been fitted.
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This Golf truly is a supercar beater. “The initial road tune has proven to be quite potent. The turbo almost seems too small as there is no lag whatsoever,” Tom told us. A 447kW power figure, with no lag, in an immaculate hatchback package? Yes please!
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