i was speaking to my friend who i bought my uk spec tt off.
i asked him about the restrictor ring after reading and seeing it so much on the site.
he said that when it was fully decatted and the new blitz exhaust fitted the ring was taken out and the boost was set to run at 1.2 bar boost.
going through the search section i noticed some people dont use them at all.
the car was running without its ring for about 18 months with no probs as well.
i asked him if he had it on a dyno he said he did but couldnt remember what it was running.
the car has no decatts full blitz system,air filter upgrade,colder plugs,front mount intercooler (large one ),
any rough estimates on power and does it sound safe like this as i dont want to chance anything really