The Volkswagen GTI is an iconic hot hatchback, but it’s also a popular platform for modification. Getting more power out of the 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine is limited only by the owner’s imagination and wallet.
The 2010 GTI Mk. 6 in this video should be familiar to TFLcar fans. It was taken around the track in TFLcar’s Hot or Not series after a stage one tune, but now the car will be going through the Cobb stage two tuning to try to extract more power.
The owner of the car, Jerry Musgrove, works at The Boost Creep in Longmont, Colorado, the site of other TFLcar dyno tests videos. Musgrove also handled the stage two install, which adds a wider, 3-inch exhaust (as opposed to the 2.5-inch stock exhaust) with a high-flow catalytic converter and a new air intake.
After the upgrade, the GTI will be tested on The Boost Creep’s dyno to see just how much more power, if any, the upgrade added. Afterward, it’ll be taken back to the TFLcar test track at IMI Motorsports Park in Dacono, Colorado, to test the 0-60 and lap times with the stage two tune.
So how did it work? How much power did it add, and how did that power translate on the street and track? Watch the full TFLcar video above.
