Richard Younker chose the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLI as his platform for a particular purpose. “I have been a long time Volkswagen fan and an opportunity came up to be in a anti-street racing program, Beat the Heat,” says Younker. While most of the cars in program are domestic muscle, Younker was looking to stand out from the crowd. “I wanted to use a car that would appeal more towards younger enthusiasts. This is why I chose to use my Jetta in the program. It grabs the attention of car enthusiasts to come and talk to us about our goals with the program.” Helping draw attention to the GLI parts from Injector Dynamics, FrankenTurbo, CAT CAMS, RaceQuip and Grip Royal. Plans for the future include the installation of nitrous, a water/air intercooler and a complete roll cage, as well as adding Satin Black paint to the exterior.
Owner: Richard Younker
Location: Monroe, Georgia, United States
Vehicle: 2004 Volkswagon Jetta GLI
Horsepower: 400 whp
Club: Beat the Heat
SOCIAL:
Facebook: Rich Younker
Photography by John Acton, Vortex Media Group.
ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
2.0l stroker motor
Mahle PowerPak piston
DM Forged rods
Custom race head
Supertech Performance valves
CAT CAMS (custom cams, gold valve springs, timing gear)
FrankenTurbo F25
PAG Parts front mount intercooler
ID725cc injectors
SEM Motorsports intake manifold
INA Engineering billet fuel pump
AEM secondary fuel pumps
EXHAUST:
USP Motorsports 3-inch race exhaust
Relentless Pro4 tubular exhaust manifold
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS:
AEM air fuel ratio gauge
AWE Tuning oil pressure & boost gauges
VDO (oil temperature, volt meter, pyrometer for exhaust gases, tachometer)
VI-PEC ECU
Custom power/fuel safety power turn off
Braille Battery lithium ion battery
EAA Engineering race alternator
DRIVELINE:
Drive Shaft Shop axles
SPEC Stage 4 clutch
Peloquins Transaxles LSD
USP Motorsports braided hydraulic clutch line & upgraded shift forks
WHEELS & TIRES:
STaSIS (show), AXE EX8 (race) - 19x9 (f/r), 15x8 (f/r)
Hoosier Racing (f), Mickey Thompson ET Drag Slicks (r)
CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
New German Performance adjustable coilovers
VF-Engineering motor mounts w/ FFE Racing solid aluminum inserts
BRAKES:
OEM VW 2.0l (f), OEM VW GLI (r)
EXTERIOR:
FFE Racing wide body (f)
Volkswagen GTI front end conversion
Plasti Dip Matte Black
LIGHTING:
Hella Smoked taillights
OEM VW GTI headlights
Whelen Engineering interior police light bar w/ rear strobes
INTERIOR:
Corbeau Forza driver race seat
RaceQuip 4-point harness
Grip Royal steering wheel
Roll bar
Gutted interior
AWE Tuning pedal set
AUDIO & MULTIMEDIA:
N/A
COMPETITION EVENTS, CLASSES & AWARDS:
N/A
FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
“My favorite modification is the VI-PEC ECU due to the amount of options you have with tweaking the tune for racing, adding triggers for nitrous and its 2-step feature for launching.”
SPONSORS:
FrankenTurbo
AEM Electronics
SPEC Clutch
Quik-Latch
INA Engineering
EAA Engineering
Grip Royal
Braille Battery
Injector Dynamics
Driveshaft Shop
SS AutoChrome
New German Performance
Whelen Engineering
Goodridge
Bell Intercoolers
CAT CAMS
Supertech
AXE Wheels
AWE Tuning
VI-PEC ECU
034Motorsport
RaceQuip
PAG Parts
SHOPS / MECHANICS:
Eurofed Automotive
Mahdavi Motorsports
Stone Mountain Volkswagen
Eagle Automotive Machine Shop
