2015-2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mod Guide

2.0L I4 EA888 Gen3 (EA888) • 220 HP / 258 lb-ft • Turbo • FWD

220 stock HP

5 parts

5 categories

Best Performance Mods for the 2015-2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Looking to get more power out of your Volkswagen Golf GTI? We've cataloged 5 performance parts across 5 categories with real-world HP and torque gains.

The biggest single gain? The APR APR Stage 2 ECU (Tune/ECU Flash) adds +50 HP on its own.

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Intake

Cold air intakes, short ram intakes

IE Integrated Eng. Intake

IEINCI1

+8 HP +10 lb-ft

$300.00

IE intake

Exhaust (Cat-Back)

Cat-back and axle-back exhaust systems

AWE AWE Track Exhaust

AWE-3020-22

+5 HP +5 lb-ft

$1,000.00

AWE Track catback

Tune/ECU Flash

ECU tunes and flash calibrations

APR APR Stage 2 ECU

APR-IS20-S2

+50 HP +65 lb-ft

$700.00

APR Stage 2 ECU tune

Intercooler

Front mount and top mount intercoolers

ECS ECS Front Mount IC

ECS-FMIC

+10 HP +15 lb-ft

$800.00

Front mount IC

Downpipe

Catted and catless downpipes

CTS Turbo CTS Turbo Downpipe

CTS-EXH-DP

+20 HP +30 lb-ft

$400.00

CTS downpipe

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