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help my babys not well !
johnODB2vr replied to johnODB2vr's topic in Engine Maintenance and Problems
its got a big old air filter on it, from max power by the looks off it, from the previous owner, could that cuase the moisture, i have just recently bouhgt a stander air box, shall i use it ? -
well i dont think its been running right for a couple off weeks now, and at the weekend i started her up and drove her for about 3-5 mins and she was fine, i then stoped at the lights and it started to run lumpy, so i drove for a couple off meters before getting anoid with it so i decided to slow down and thrash it, through 1st 2nd and 3rd it pulls lumpy till 3000 revs then dissapears, just before the cam comes in on them at around 4000, and a surge off power comes, after the thrashing she was fine, i then drove it to brighton and back no probs, wich is about an hour either way. but this morni
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so 108-110 is ok then if im on the motorway doing high speed then as the air is ok i supose ?
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hi guys, just wondering. if you doing a fair bit off speed on the motorway for a little while what kind off temps does you digital read give ? becuase the needle guage stays the same.? so i was wondering maybe its time for an oil cooler to keep the temp down, and what size i.e, 13 or 16 row cooler shall i go for as i intend to charge it at a later date ? cheers john
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running 15 steels on mine, coilovers wound as far as theyl go , over the 288 brakes no probs, well apart from the sump i replacde 2 weeks ago!
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helo people , in need off some help here so any info would be very appriciated. ive just bought a set off OZ VEGA 3pc split rims, 16x7 16x8. (very simallar to bbs rs) and i was just wondering were i could get som center caps from, dishes 32 bolt fitment, and bolts, as i have serched around alot with no joy. this is what they look like.................. http://forum.performancevwmag.com/viewtopic.php?p=335893&sid=414b1fac35a2ac4cbc07351fda5d5aab as i sakd any info would be great, thanx john
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most ive ever had is 37.5 on the way bk fro no rice, on wednesday.and i think it was about 12mpg on the way down! lol, apparantly somthing to do with my right foot perminatly welded to the floor thing is is i never brought the equasion off fuel econimie into it when lloking for a vr, if you botherd about it, dnt get a vr, fist two weeks off having it tho was great, did about 6-7 tanks, lol it hit me hard to start off with but now i just love the car so much i dnt care! I BLAME THAT BLOODY SOUND! , you kno, that VR-TECH One, lol if it wasent for that sound we would be doing much more m
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so if your wer to buy all the bits seoeratley wot is on the list that u would need?
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cool, so has anyone had a de-cat replacment pipe on theirs, and whats that like?
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just wondering about purchasing a jetex or miltek system, and wonderd what the difference is if ther is any? can anyone help? cheers j
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rite ok, just found out it dosent hav a key, and i supose the engine mount, that needs moving place is a simpleish job, or will it foul any other compnent? also what about the air-con? as i still hav it. cheers j
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what kinda money you looking at to do the 24v swap? coz a m8 has offerd me the engine, just the engine, loom and throtle boddie, minus the intake manifold.........
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so its simply not worth going thru all the effort to do, concidering all that money, by the tim u spend it on the vr lump its prob got mre power? would you deffinatley need the key and egnition barrel for an engine chang, as the engine does have the loom?
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can you not use the cable set-up from the vr throtle bodie?
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also a freind sent me this link, and we wer just wondering are they another company who sell shoddy kits or are they legit? http://www.kineticmotorsport.com/products/Kinetic_Motorsport_Stage3_MKIII_VR6_Turbo_Kit_OBD2-292-99.html
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so whats so different with the wireing?
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just wonderng, wot the pros and cons are with putting a mk4 4motion engine int a vr6? like could you just bolt it in or not? does anyone kno?
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isant the mk4 covirtible dash the same fitment as its preety much the same, coz the mk4 covirt front end bolts straight on????? anyone kno?
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well im gna go for 8s on the front with a 195/45/15, and 9s on the rear with 205/45/15s, and paint them in vw reflex silver (polo 6n2 gti silver). all steels i see are all ways finished in black and i think silver would look great, clean on the dragon green its gna be seriously rockin low and wide!
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well ive just purchased so steel mk4 steels, and gna send em to that wide wheels place, so 8s up front and 9s on raer, then the deffo wnt look lost, what you think?
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i supose u could drill it out, thats what we do to bolst at wrk the they dnt come out/?
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hi ya people, just wondering what peoples opinions and advice are on running 15s on a mk3, espeacily for a every day driver, and the best width to go for, its rockin preety low down on coilovers now on17 bbs rc. (personaly i hate em on mk3s! so they gta go) can anyone help me?
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just what i thouhgt. Supercharging seems my best option, what knid of power do i nera when neding to replace the clutch?, and what about a better diff?
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and also ive seen thes turbo kits in the staes on ebay, for like 400+ dollers, are they any good ? what would the shiping fee cost?
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for what power is that? wouldant i need a uprated clutch, injectors and intercooler? abd wgat do you think about aftermarket ECU?, or is the standerd one ok?
