Introducing “Tooleater” 2.0 Supercharged
6-speed 2001 Golf (190BHP)
34,500 miles - I’ve
owned her from new
Factory ordered with every available option (inc Sat-Nav, Climatronic, Leather,
Xenon’s, VW Santa Monica Alloys)
De-handled & de-locked doors (operated by solenoids via keyfob / buttons
under the wing mirrors)
NOW SOLD (18 March 2008)
I've left this page in place purely
for Golf Mk.4 enthusiasts to drool over!
Photo & Video Gallery
Please click HERE to view a short video of how the Clifford alarm controls the doors / remote start
Introduction - History - Spec
It’s hard to know where to start when describing a car that’s got this many
features! I have listed every factory-fitted option and all the modifications
(all professionally fitted) in the sections below, so I won’t repeat myself
here. Instead, I’ll give you a short history /key facts about the car:
Brief history:
I ordered her back in February 2001 and waited a month for her to arrive from
Wolfsburg! I ordered every option available (see the “Factory Fitted Options”
section below). The on the road price was a staggering £24,600 – the salesman
said it was the most expensive Mk4 2.0 Golf ever ordered in the UK! (Yes, I
must have been insane!)
I had all of the bodywork, suspension, brakes & cosmetic work carried-out by Road & Sport Developments in Daventry. Pentagon AutoTint in Acton provided the security film / tints. JapSpeed Racing in Southampton fitted the Rotrex supercharger kit, custom sports exhaust and the sports catalytic convertor. According to the two UK Rotrex dealers, this is the only Rotrex supercharged Mk4 Golf 2.0 in the UK! The modifications listed in the sections below, including fitting etc add-up to over £13k!
Why only 34,000
miles? Back in 2003 I used to park her in a train station car park on weekdays.
Over the period of a month, she had both front door handles ripped-off (in an
attempt to break-in) and was vandalised. I decided to have all door-handles &
locks flushed (removed, metal plate welded in & painted) and the Clifford
alarm fitted.
Not wanting to risk further damage to her, I bought a cheap Mk1 Golf to drive
to the station. Until the beginning of Feb this year, I’ve owned a second car;
hence the Tooleater has covered relatively little distance!
Key facts:
First registered
March 2001
5-door model (I bet you had to look twice :o)
34,500 miles [click HERE for a photo of the instrument
cluster]
Freshly MOT’d (1 year remaining)
6 months tax remaining
2 x Clifford alarm keyfobs present
2 x keys present (one without the transponder – used for the Clifford remote
start system)
I have owned the car from new (7 years)
There are now 2 owners in total on the V5 as I transferred the car into my
mum’s name in 2005 (for legal reasons – feel free to ask!)
The front tyres (Goodyear & Eagle F1’s) have only covered about 4,000 miles
I get approximately 26 mpg around town & 35-38mpg on the motorway! Because
of the 6-speed gearbox, the engine is only doing 3,000 RPM at 80mph, hence the impressive
motorway economy (well, I think it’s impressive!)
Although highly modified, I have no trouble getting insurance (despite the unfair
postcode system!) I’ve used Adrian Flux and HIC.
For service history info, please see the “Service History” section further
down.
Factory fitted options:
Xenon HID headlights [click HERE & HERE for photos] (£700)
2.5” screen Sat Nav system (including large info display between the speedo /
rev counter) [click HERE & HERE for photo’s] (£2,500)
Factory speaker upgrade (£354)
6 –CD auto-changer (£225)
Climatronic automatic air conditioning [click HERE for a photo] (£350)
Heated full leather interior, armrest & leather 3-spoke sports steering
wheel (£1,145)
Winter-pack (heated headlamp washers, heated electric wing mirrors &
quality VW floor mats) (£275)
Rain sensitive auto-wipers & auto-dimming rear-view mirror (£195)
Cruise Control (£180)
Electric sunroof (£460)
Darkened side indicator lights (£44)
Santa Monica 17” (diamond-cut facia) alloy wheels (£1,415)
Diamond Black metallic paint (£245)
Diamond-Brite paintwork protection (£150)
The only option I didn’t upgrade to was Recaro seats; I preferred the softer
bolsters & didn’t like the middle rear headrest!
Other factory fitted options, which have now been replaced, include (just for
your info):
Sports suspension (subsequently replaced with H&R suspension & dampers)
Votex front & rear lower valances (subsequently replaced with ABT &
Oettinger valances)
Sports silver gear knob (subsequently replaced with Beetle Turbo 6-speed item)
Modifications
Alarm / electrics:
I have made a short video to demonstrate a few of the Alarm’s features (sorry
about the quality!)
http://www.toffweb.com/images/Tooleater/Tooleater.wmv
Clifford AvantGuard G5 with the following modules installed:
Remote start / cool-down timer (runs for 10 minutes then turns-off engine, time
can be altered)
Remote headlights
Solenoid door-pops for the front doors
Solenoid tailgate-pop for the boot
Auto-Windows (roll-up / roll-down) including sunroof
Waterproof buttons under the wing-mirrors to open the doors (only operate when the
car is unlocked)
Perimeter sensor with warn-away tone
Black-Jax (anti hi-jacking system: installed but not currently active)
I will supply the Clifford software and cable (connects to a PC / laptop)
Audio / in car entertainment:
Sony 6-disc CD changer
Upgraded speakers (factory option) I believe they are made by Sony.
The Sat Nav controls the CD changer & is also a radio tuner.
The Sat Nav can also act as the display for a DVD player etc (you’d need to buy
a adapter to achieve this).
Engine bay:
Rotrex SP30 Supercharger kit (including stainless pipe work, Forge recalculating
blow-off valve & custom-made black Samco hoses)
Forge Motorsport high-flow side mounted intercooler (replaced the standard 1.8T
intercooler that came the Rotrex kit)
Custom made stainless steel CAT-back exhaust (with Mongoose back box)
200-CPSI sports CAT (one of a batch manufactured for TVR!)
[The above items were all fitted at JapSpeed racing and totalled over £5,000]
6-Speed 02M gearbox & drive shafts (from a Seat Leon Cupra R)
Helix sports clutch
Lightened flywheel
120 Amp alternator (original was 90 Amp)
Forge Motorsport billet aluminium coolant & oil caps
Audi S3 strut-brace
The above forced
induction & exhaust modifications raise the BHP from 115 to approximately
190 BHP (conservative estimate - Rotrex claim the supercharger alone raises BHP to 180).
Torque increases from 127 Lbs/ft to approximately 270 Lbs/ft.
Rotrex sell a smaller pulley for the supercharger which would increase output to 230BHP+ A dedicated engine managements ECU (such as Emerald, Motech, DTA) would also be required to manage the fuelling.
There are two Rotrex dealers in the UK that can provide you with service & parts: GMC Motorsport (Scotland) & TTS Performance (Silverstone).
There are plenty of tuning companies who fit and service Rotrex superchargers too, just one of which is Storm Developments (Reading).
Suspension / brakes:
H&R Height adjustable suspension & dampers (40mm drop from standard)
Brembo 4-pot callipers & Brembo 323mm grooved discs. [click HERE for a photo]
Braided flexible brake-lines
20mm Oettinger spacers on each rear wheel
10mm Oettinger spacers on each front wheel
Bodywork:
Standard VW chin spoiler [Click HERE for a picture of what it used to
look like with the ABT lower valance]
ABT Grille with ABT logo removed & Oettinger badge fitted
GrillCraft mesh (imported from the US) replaced lower grille (between fog
lights)
JE Design side skirts
VW Votex roof spoiler
ProjectZwo professionally blended boot lip spoiler
Oettinger rear valance with cut-out for tailpipes
Hella Colour Magic tinted tail-lights
Hella Micro-DE fog lights
Handles & locks professionally removed and blanked on all 4 doors
VW Polo rear wiper (looks much better than the standard rear wiper)
I spent a great deal of time choosing a mix of kits from different suppliers. I hope you’ll agree they complement each other perfectly and make the car a true one-off. I removed the aforementioned ABT front lower valance after damaging it (feel free to ask!) hence the standard boring VW item!
Interior:
Pentagon “SupaGlass” 300 micron security film & tint on all windows except
windscreen (high quality, flawlessly fitted, 100% legal)
All air vents replaced with Bora illuminated (much better looking) vents
[click HERE & HERE for photos]
Passat W8 sunroof control module with ambient down-lighters [click HERE for a photo]
Audi-style red light on the edge of the door & white light underneath to
illuminate the floor at night (puddle light) [click HERE for a photo]
Audi TT aluminium pedals [click HERE for a photo]
ABT door-lock pins
Kamei "Golf" aluminium running-boards on all door sills [click HERE for a photo]
Beetle Turbo 6-speed gear knob & leather gaiter (custom-trimmed to fit)
[click HERE for a photo]
European headlight / fog-light switch installed so the front fogs can be turned
on independently from the rear fog light.
Service History & Negative Points
Service history:
8,618 Miles – 21/03/02 (Citigate VW, Little Chalfont) – Annual service
17,840 Miles – 08/04/03 (Citigate VW, Little Chalfont) – Annual service
29,495 Miles – 27/06/06 (Self service) Fluid & filter service (engine oil,
coolant and hydraulic brake fluid all replaced)
33,165 Miles – 02/09/07 (Self service ) Supercharger service (belt change &
traction fluid replacement)
33,800 Miles – 27/02/08 (Self service) Oil service (oil filter replaced, oil
replaced with Mobile Super-S)
I appreciate the service history isn’t perfect. Please bear in mind that the car has only covered 34,500 miles & has spent a lot of time at tuning companies getting upgrades as well as some time being off the road completely. The car received fluid change services whilst various engine / mechanical upgrades were being carried out, this was not recorded in the log book although I do have a folder full of receipts / invoices to prove it’s been well maintained!
Negative points:
I have been totally upfront about the negative points below, some of which would not be immediately apparent to somebody inspecting the car.
Please rest assured that beyond the negative points listed below, the car is 100% reliable and genuine!
There are a few minor scratches / small paint defects. The paint / bodywork are
otherwise in excellent condition. There is a tiny graze on the rear passenger
window glass, but it’s not very noticeable. There is a rubbing mark where the
tailgate lip touches the rear bumper (not visible when the tailgate is closed).
The Santa Monica wheels are genuine (factory ordered). Unfortunately a
standard feature of these wheels is that corrosion starts under the lacquer. This
is a common fault with the Santa Monica wheels; the centre caps can easily be
replaced to tidy-up the appearance. Please click below for a large view of
each wheel:
http://www.toffweb.com/images/Tooleater/Wheels/001.jpg
http://www.toffweb.com/images/Tooleater/Wheels/002.jpg
http://www.toffweb.com/images/Tooleater/Wheels/003.jpg
http://www.toffweb.com/images/Tooleater/Wheels/004.jpg
The Engine check light remains permanently on. Because the 2.0 is a normally-aspirated engine as standard, the ECU detects higher than usual air pressure in the manifold (because the supercharger is compressing the air) and generates an error code. There is nothing that can be done about this; it’s the only draw-back of fitting the supercharger kit! The supercharger has been installed since 21/05/03 with engine check light illuminated with no problems.
The car is not speed restricted, but it shouldn't be taken above 140mph!! The standard
2.0 normally comes with a 5-speed gearbox and 115 BHP, giving it a top speed of
about 126mph. The supercharger and 6-speed gearbox greatly increase the car’s
top-end speed. I was warned by JapSpeed that the car should not be taken above
140 mph because the fuel-map could cause the car to run lean (it uses bigger
injectors to compensate for the forced induction).
A separate engine management ECU (such as DTA, Emerald, Motech) could be fitted
(along with a bigger fuel pump and 4-Bar Fuel Pressure Regulator) to properly
manage the fuel past 140 mph. I didn’t bother fitting a separate ECU as I generally
stick below the ton!
The car has a slow power drain (when the ignition is off); meaning that if the car is not driven for 4 days the battery will start to go flat! A decent auto-electrician should be able to sort this problem.