Last week I had the chance to drive and shoot, my good friend Dominic’s, 2002 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8t. It was definitely something else driving this car. Hearing the sound of the turbo blow off valve put an immediate smile on face. At one point in the drive, I started laughing like a little school girl due to all the fun I was having. Now here’s the kicker, I didn’t break 60km/h.

You’ll soon find out that his car hasn’t been heavily modified. The reasoning behind that is Dominic wanted to build a clean and reliable car. Right off the bat, the 1.8t motors are extremely robust and can withstand any punishment. He told me, “Why wreck something that has been perfected by engineers?” I couldn’t agree more.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what has been done to his car:

Engine:
– Turbo back magnaflow exhaust
– Autobraun Short ram Intake with BMC filter
– Samco Turbo inlet pipe
– Samco intercooler hose kit
– Eurosport intercooler kit with mushimoto front mount
– Forge splitter valve
– 4 bar fuel pressure regulator
– Revo stage 2 software

Suspension:
– KYB AGX struts with dampening adjustability
– H&R race springs
– H&R rear sway bar (with upgraded mounting bracket

Brakes:
– Cross drilled brakes on all fours (with red calipers)

Exterior:
– GLI headlights with HID kit installed in the fog lights only
– Replica Votex bumper
– Bosser hood
– Europlate
– 18 inch Spyn Autobahn wheels (discontinued)
– Black roof

Enjoy the rest of the photos from our adventure.

To view more of Dominic’s car, please click HERE

Thanks for reading!