A few thousand more miles since the last update and all is well. VF-Engineering has inspected the high-flow fuel pump used in this beta RS/S prototype kit and concluded it's in perfect working order with no premature wear to be concerned about. We'll soon have it back and reinstalled in short order.

In the mean time, our customer has made a wise decision to outfit his GLI with a series of gauges designed to offer critical diagnostic information in a real-time format. Purchased from New South Engineering, the 3-gauge pod holds boost, oil pressure, and EGT (exhaust gas temperature) gauges, also purchased from NSP and designed to perfectly match the VW's OE red and blue light displays.

The installation was a bit of a challenge, but only because the turbo housing for the GT28RS was an issue by interfering with the fitting of the oil pressure sending unit. Tapping the downpipe for the EGT sensor was time consuming, but straightforward. In the end, the efforts were totally worthwhile as our customer now has a substantially greater amount of vital engine information within easy eyesight.

We're using this update to show off some of the other updates our customer has made over the past few months, with a set of sinister 19x8 black OZ Ultraleggera wheels being the main attraction.