I have really been enjoying my GLI in the stock for since I bought it in March of '06. After lerking VWVortex forums I decided that I wanted to do a few aftermarket modifications. There is a highly reputable local shop here called Evolution Motorsports. I even heard of EVOMs before I owned a euro because of their high profile work on porsches. Since EVOMs is in phoenix I couldn't think of any other place I wanted to take my car.
It was funny to see my GLI snuggled in the $100k+ porsches. I decided on the following parts:
After everything was installed it feels like a brand new car. It has a much more aggressive sound and it pulls much harder. There are still a few "kinks" i have to work out, but I am very happy so far. View the full album here