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trentster_08

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  1. I finished building my VRT last year. It's a mk4 12v AFP motor using C2 42# tune and 42# injectors. Standard compression. The car has ran rough at idle ever since, it kind of sounds like it has a big cam in it. I have ran logs in VCDS and it seems to run very rich at Idle and very lean under boost. I was hoping the fuel trims would stabilize overtime but they continued to be just as bad and eventually led to a washed piston ring. The car has two known issues. First of all, I used the stock plastic intake manifold and because it sits right above the exhaust manifold, its getting very hot. I'm
  2. Thanks! Can't wait to get to know everyone
  3. Hello fellow Vr6 lovers! I've followed the page for a while but finally decided to make an introduction. I am the owner of a home built MKIV Golf VRT which is currently down for a blown crack pipe and washed piston ring. My girlfriend also owns a MKIV Jetta VR6 which is coincidentally down because of an alternator. I have struggled for three years dealing with the endless issues of the VR6 puzzle but am hopelessly addicted. I hope to share my knowledge with all of you and learn too.
  4. I didn't see the guys post above maybe there is a way to release it from under the car but I couldn't figure it out
  5. I had the exact same thing happened to my girlfriends Jetta. The release cable came loose from the mechanism in the engine bay possibly buy my own error when I was replacing the crack pipe. I search for hours looking for a solution and found nothing. What I ended up having to do was ripped out the plastic grill which revealed three bolts. I took out the three bolts which disconnected the hood mechanism from the rest of the car. Then the hood will lift upand you detach it manually and put it all back together and glue or replace your grill. That is the only way to fix it there is no way to get
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