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General => General discussion => Non-Golf gallery => Topic started by: Adam on 29 June 2011, 03:56
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I have had many Golfs in my time, MK2, MK3 and a MK4. I decided to buy a Datsun
Nissan 350Z car because It was the car I always wanted as a kid playing GT3. Long story why I sold it but part of it was I got cold feet and came back to zee germans. Went to look and an A3 and ended up with a A4 S-Line nice example FSH. Paid off the outstanding finance on the 350Z with the sale of the MK2 Oaky so was freeee to buy.
Most sensible thing I have done in a while according to the other half! :rolleyes: (Feb last year she told me not to buy any more cars till after the wedding and since then I may have had 3 or 4 possibly) So a reliable diesel was a good start.
Here it is when I went to the show room. Couldn't believe the price! Couldn't fault it. HPI'ed checked with a fellow VW mechanic.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/28178e7b.jpg)
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Looks good but pretty boring if you ask me.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/20a7d8d9.jpg)
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Volksfest-
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Should be receiving a nice box from Germany tomorrow :tongue: Fitting tomorrow hopefully.
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Looks good mate :wink:
What's your box?
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Back breakers :grin: :grin:
Still trying to convince him he needs a go-faster box :lipsrsealed:
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Very n ice car mate :wink: :cool:
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Nice choice :afro:
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I'm confused? :undecided:
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I just want to see the 350z! :cool: :grin: :kiss:
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sweet car mate.. love it !!
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Very nice car :smiley:
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Cheers guys. Here's the zed for Wherry,
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/93988b85.jpg)
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Box came today. Weitec GT Coilovers. Getting on it and fitting it today. How low shall I go? :P
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/a9c32dfe.jpg)
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Box came today. Weitec GT Coilovers. Getting on it and fitting it today. How low shall I go? :P
Not very, stick to a sensible drop :cool:
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Looks good mate :wink:
What's your box?
Back breakers :grin: :grin:
Still trying to convince him he needs a go-faster box :lipsrsealed:
I need the go-faster box but want the turbo reconditioned first to be sure.
Box came today. Weitec GT Coilovers. Getting on it and fitting it today. How low shall I go? :P
Not very, stick to a sensible drop :cool:
Yeah I have a rough idea where I want it to be. Speed bumps galore in Yeovil.
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I wouldn't go for much of a drop :wink:
Get some other wheels and a remap and you'll be sorted :grin:
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I wouldn't go for much of a drop :wink:
Get some other wheels and a remap and you'll be sorted :grin:
Funny you mention wheels....
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/52eb8e8a.jpg)
I'll keep dreaming! :drool: But seriously looking at some 19" LM's possibly reps as cant justify the cost for what I can get copys to keep for a year or so.
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Would look sick on its ass with some fat ass rims
not feeling them jap stylee 3 pokes tho
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3 spokes FTW!!! :grin: :cool: :lipsrsealed:
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Wot no high lift cams? :rolleyes:
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very nice mate! shame you've gone away from Jap! haha
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very nice mate! shame you've gone away from Jap! haha
Not a shame. You'll see the light soon.
3 spokes FTW!!! :grin: :cool: :lipsrsealed:
Yup yup
Would look sick on its ass with some fat ass rims
not feeling them jap stylee 3 pokes tho
Rotiform's I like them...a lot.
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Coilovers are on and what a ball of a job! Had to remove the whole hub as the pinch bolts were put in the wrong way thus creating a bit of a tight squeeze problem. All done at 12.30am then had the pleasure to drive it back to Bournemouth :rolleyes:
Only had one problem...well two. One was the wheel alignment was all to pot, so much so it squealed going round roundabouts. Another being the crappy budget WANLI tyre had lots of tread left but was distorted on the inner edge causing what sounded like a wheel bearing gone. All sorted now, 100% perfect no nocking or rubbing. Pictures of the car later when I clean it.
The goodies
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Hub off
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In spring compressor
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In new home
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Rears
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3 spokes FTW!!! :grin: :cool: :lipsrsealed:
Yup yup
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3 spokes FTW!!! :grin: :cool: :lipsrsealed:
Yup yup
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:grin:
Making a come back? :)
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It would look the nuts on those rotiforms :cool:
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Nice choice of coilover!
And im not gonna see the light for a while yet! haha
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So where's the pics of its new lowness?? :huh:
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Looks awesome :cool: i've been looking at avants, just insurance :(
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So where's the pics of its new lowness?? :huh:
Yeah, where are they? :huh:
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nice Ad :cool: gutted u sold ur 350z before i had a spin though! :sad:
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The 350z looked awesome!! :cool: This thread isn't about that though, so get some pics up of your new lowness! :cool:
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Don't think my 3's will be making a comeback although I do still have them. :grin:
Yeah, come on!.. Show us your lowness! :rolleyes:
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Can't wait to see how this looks.
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It looks sh!t :lipsrsealed:
:laugh: :laugh:
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It looks sh!t HOT :lipsrsealed:
:laugh: :laugh:
Front need to come down a tad more. Need some better pics not taken from my iPhone.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/1dc43da0.jpg)
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Lower! :evil:
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Lower! :evil:
With the roads round here?! Must be joking!! :grin:
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Dick!
:kiss:
Now you got the show, time to make it go :lipsrsealed:
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Dick!
:kiss:
Now you got the show, time to make it go :lipsrsealed:
:grin: :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
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Dick!
:kiss:
Now you got the show, time to make it go :lipsrsealed:
:grin:
Far from show. Still a litte apprehensive on that front!
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Looks spot on.... just need crazy camber, transplant, lambo doors and you're halfway there!
Ok Joke... does look bang on.
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Looks spot on.... just need crazy camber, transplant, lambo doors and you're halfway there!
Ok Joke... does look bang on.
+1 on the lambo doors... perhaps gulwing instead so you can be ahead of the curve.
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Don't forget rear suicide doors too
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Don't forget rear suicide doors too
Actually that would look good on this! :lipsrsealed:
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
Jeynesy caved in, you will too :evil: :evil:
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
Jeynesy caved in, you will too :evil: :evil:
Apparently I have a wedding to pay for as well :lipsrsealed:
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
Jeynesy caved in, you will too :evil: :evil:
Apparently I have a wedding to pay for as well :lipsrsealed:
Pfftt............ask it as an early wedding present :laugh: :laugh:
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
Jeynesy caved in, you will too :evil: :evil:
Apparently I have a wedding to pay for as well :lipsrsealed:
:undecided: I'm in the same MK3 boat as you.
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You guys have your priorities all backwards :rolleyes:
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Tell me about it Rhys! Supprised she has put up with me this long buying and selling cars.
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Looks loads better Adam :smiley:
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looks good adam, keepign the old girl now ? :laugh:
You guys have your priorities all backwards :rolleyes:
says mr dont tell my missus about the box of tricks :lipsrsealed: :kiss:
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looks good adam, keepign the old girl now ? :laugh:
You guys have your priorities all backwards :rolleyes:
says mr dont tell my missus about the box of tricks :lipsrsealed: :kiss:
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looks good adam, keepign the old girl now ? :laugh:
You guys have your priorities all backwards :rolleyes:
says mr dont tell my missus about the box of tricks :lipsrsealed: :kiss:
:kiss:
Isn't she on this forum occasionally? :huh:
Looks like a pretty good height to me Adam :afro:
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Not a Golfers car anymore! Looking good Adam!
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Looks loads better Adam :smiley:
Cheers Wayne.
looks good adam, keepign the old girl now ? :laugh:
You guys have your priorities all backwards :rolleyes:
says mr dont tell my missus about the box of tricks :lipsrsealed: :kiss:
Yeah she's staying for a while I think and :laugh: the cheek!
looks good adam, keepign the old girl now ? :laugh:
You guys have your priorities all backwards :rolleyes:
says mr dont tell my missus about the box of tricks :lipsrsealed: :kiss:
:kiss:
Isn't she on this forum occasionally? :huh:
Looks like a pretty good height to me Adam :afro:
Thank you mate. Just the front a little.
Not a Golfers car anymore! Looking good Adam!
Hhaha nope. Ta Len.
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
Jeynesy caved in, you will too :evil: :evil:
Apparently I have a wedding to pay for as well :lipsrsealed:
:undecided: I'm in the same MK3 boat as you.
Yeah woman do that you. :rolleyes:
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
Jeynesy caved in, you will too :evil: :evil:
I hate you, I caved :evil:
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What's this Kinetic Tuning? :cool:
Adam, me likes your Aldi. Although still prefer them with a little spoilerage.
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What's this Kinetic Tuning? :cool:
Adam, me likes your Aldi. Although still prefer them with a little spoilerage.
It's a good tuning company!
Thank you mate. Need to get some proper pictures taken...hint hint
Would love to find a spoiler/lip that fits the S-Line boot.
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I knew who they were. :grin: :kiss:
Keep a look out and hopefully you'll get one.
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Just seen this, looks really good, especially with the drop :cool:
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:grin: Cheers people!
Tints next and possibly a remap if Rhys keeps bugging me :laugh:
Jeynesy caved in, you will too :evil: :evil:
I think I bugged Nick on a daily basis to do it!
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Few more pics.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/8c2c333f-1.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/4a832cbf.jpg)
Notice how it was producing less than standard BHP after 3800RPM! (orange line) :shocked: I had issues
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Craig and Nick worked their magic...
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Now the car is in the hands of Craig and Nick to get a bit of work done :wink:
Now Im starting to seriously thinking of what wheels to get.
Might be the VMR v710
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3851590006_6ba238723c_o.jpg)
Ideas and or opinions please
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Now they are mean and give it a great look !
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Lm or Ch reps :smiley:
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Lm or Ch reps :smiley:
Done to death on all vag cars !
yet are cool :cool:
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Lm or Ch reps :smiley:
Done to death on all vag cars !
yet are cool :cool:
This is true but they do look good. Can't seem to find a UK supplier for the VRMs :(
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Not a fan of the VRMs tbh :undecided:
Glad to see Nick & Craig managed to sort out that abortion of a graph :grin:
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Not a fan of the VRMs tbh :undecided:
Glad to see Nick & Craig managed to sort out that abortion of a graph :grin:
I blame the dodgy bloke for making it look that bad in the first place :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Not a fan of the VRMs tbh :undecided:
Glad to see Nick & Craig managed to sort out that abortion of a graph :grin:
I blame the dodgy bloke for making it look that bad in the first place :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
They should never be let near a car again...I bet they were Welsh :lipsrsealed:
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Not a fan of the VRMs tbh :undecided:
Glad to see Nick & Craig managed to sort out that abortion of a graph :grin:
I blame the dodgy bloke for making it look that bad in the first place :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
They should never be let near a car again...I bet they were Welsh :lipsrsealed:
I've heard that too :shocked: Bastards :grin: :grin:
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Now Im starting to seriously thinking of what wheels to get.
Might be the VRM v710
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3851590006_6ba238723c_o.jpg)
Ideas and or opinions please
My wheels :cool: also look at raderwerks AG-310 GM or Avantgarde M310 All basically the same wheel :wink:
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Now Im starting to seriously thinking of what wheels to get.
Might be the VRM v710
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3851590006_6ba238723c_o.jpg)
Ideas and or opinions please
My wheels :cool: also look at raderwerks AG-310 GM or Avantgarde M310 All basically the same wheel :wink:
What's the chance of finding a UK supplier? Knew I recognised the wheels.
Yeah Rhys......wonder who :P It was my motor doing it not the map! You did run the diagnostics over the car before you mapped it.
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19" Merc CL rims :cool:
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CL rims look awesome.
What about Rota Drift Grids?
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Do like them Wayne.
CL rims look awesome.
What about Rota Drift Grids?
On an Audi :shocked: Looking at 19" ideally.
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Anther option is Bentley or Lambo rims
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I can't find a price for the Merc CLs
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I can't find a price for the Merc CLs
Good job as they are :sick:
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Little bit of an update. Took the motor to Carbon Chip-Tunning wanted a little more power. No results yet end of next week.
Cheers Dom for the picture,
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Ta Rhys for these this morning.
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8 blades over the standard 5.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/44e4fd90.jpg)
Cut blades to reduce lag.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/Adam135/cb079edf.jpg)
Can't find a hybrid 170 B7 in the UK possible not even the US...this going to be the first one :huh:
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Looking good. What power you expecting? Whats it running now?
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Who knows :undecided: No one seems to know.
It's running about 190 atm.
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Who knows :undecided: No one seems to know.
It's running about 190 atm.
Really? I thought it was closer to 170 on the RR day? :lipsrsealed:
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Who knows :undecided: No one seems to know.
It's running about 190 atm.
Really? I thought it was closer to 170 on the RR day? :lipsrsealed:
Wasn't that something to do with the dodgy dyno operator right?
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Who knows :undecided: No one seems to know.
It's running about 190 atm.
Really? I thought it was closer to 170 on the RR day? :lipsrsealed:
Wasn't that something to do with the dodgy dyno operator right?
Pretty sure it was, I was obviously on a break at the time and left it to my apprentice :grin:
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Going to be interesting to see what power this makes.
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Update time? :wink:
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Update time? :wink:
He's broken it already :lipsrsealed:
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You Semi-Welch tw8t - your gonna have an interesting few weeks :lipsrsealed:
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You Semi-Welch tw8t - your gonna have an interesting few weeks :lipsrsealed:
That was too easy....... :kiss:
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Update time? :wink:
He's broken it already :lipsrsealed:
Haha Did someone have a frantic phone call from MR Doc after that comment? :grin:
The two months without the car Im not going to lie were hard. Going from an Audi to a MK3 GTi was a shock to my system, you come a custom to the little nice features of a newer car. In all fairness I knew It was not going to be a quick job. Craig and Nick both kept me updated and assured me everything was going peachy including telling me they were "impressed with the size of my shaft" :shocked: Constant dyno graphs were sent to me just to keep me on edge. I took the train from Bournemouth to Manchester at 9am to get there at just gone 3pm..5 hours on the same train was a killer but I knew it would be worth it.
Something I'v picked up about Carbon Chip Tuning is they do what they do due to love of the job. They will strive to get things right the first time regardless of the amount of sleep Nick looses (Sorry pal :( ) The motor has had just over 300+ dynos as there was a problem with requesting more than 1.7bar of boost. Nick in all his wisdom sorted that problem. I think he was being a little harsh on himself about the end results. I can not describe the knowledge Nick knows about what he does. If anyone does decide to go down there, be assured you are in safe hands.
Now to the main topic, the motor. I had a pick up service from Craig at the station then we went straight to CCT HQ (This place is nothing like you have seen before, its massive) The work on the car was, One off Hybrid Turbo, DE-DPF, EGR-Delete nothing like this has been seen on an A4 that we can find. So how does the car drive? Like no other! How Nick managed to get it to drive like a petrol with the torque of a diesel I will never know. It's always got the power there when you need it! Me and Craig had a little sprint down the motorway just to be sure I was happy with the car, and boy was I. The difference was night and day, it doesn't run out of steam like most diesels do. Ask the Audi TT driver on the M6, he wasn't a happy bunny. Smoke is present but not at all like what It was like on my Golf MK4 TDI. I'm sure the Audi would of had no problems pulling away from my 350Z on the motorway it just pulls and pulls, change gear, pulls and pulls! The sound it makes was described to me as a "tight owl".....The turbo is quite audible and highly addictive! I used a 1/4 of a tank from Manchester to Bournemouth! How?!
I can not thank Nick and Craig enough for the service they carried out! If you accept the challenge, I have another car lined up in the next year or two :wink:
I will post a graph when I fix the scanner.... :undecided:
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Ace mate, I'll ask Nick to send you the graph over :wink:
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Ace mate, I'll ask Nick to send you the graph over :wink:
You sure hes not sick of seeing or hearing about the car :grin:
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Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
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Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
What mod would that be?
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Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
What mod would that be?
Since when did I spill the beans on forums? :lipsrsealed:
Text en route :grin:
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Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
What mod would that be?
Going to need to be something special to keep up with me next year :lipsrsealed:
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Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
What mod would that be?
Going to need to be something special to keep up with me next year :lipsrsealed:
Why, you selling the derv? :grin:
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Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
What mod would that be?
Going to need to be something special to keep up with me next year :lipsrsealed:
Why, you selling the derv? :grin:
Funny :grin: :grin: Not :tongue:
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Looks awesome mate, looking forward to the trip to asda at Volksfest next year!
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Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
What mod would that be?
Going to need to be something special to keep up with me next year :lipsrsealed:
Why, you selling the derv? :grin:
Funny :grin: :grin: Not :tongue:
What would that be then rhys?
Looks awesome mate, looking forward to the trip to asda at Volksfest next year!
:wink: You take the keys for the audi and I take the keys for the g60?
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Can't possibly say :wink: Stay tuned though
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Looks awesome mate, looking forward to the trip to asda at Volksfest next year!
:wink: You take the keys for the audi and I take the keys for the g60?
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This as a very fare trade, i will take your car thats double the value of mine! :evil:
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What are them wheels they are lush!
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Cct do it again. Nice build
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Cct do it again. Nice build
Indeed they do :afro:
What are them wheels they are lush!
you being serious?
no one likes them except me :grin:
dotz hanzo's
They terrible :sick: As seen on your local Chavalier
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:sick: horrible!
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
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Good results Adam, Good work Carbon :cool:
Nope, he still wants to do one more mod on it in 2012 though :grin:
What mod would that be?
Going to need to be something special to keep up with me next year :lipsrsealed:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Slippery slop ahead. . . . . .so much for buying a car which needs nothing doing to it :tongue:
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Have I missed the PPOOWWWAAAAHHHH figures or are they not up yet?
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
A 1.8T beat a 350z... :huh:
Have I missed the PPOOWWWAAAAHHHH figures or are they not up yet?
Waiting on Nick to send me the graph. It's to a point where we need to do one more thing to possibly get more powa...:evil:
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
A 1.8T beat a 350z... :huh:
Yep! We were both on a "private" road. I joined and accelerated, he came up and moved over to over take. I decided I wasn't having any of that, so left my foot planted firmly down. Beauty of "private" roads, no speed limits to worry about. We got to over 100 and he still couldn't get past. In the end I stopped accelerating and let him past, didn't want to be a complete nob :grin:
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
A 1.8T beat a 350z... :huh:
Yep! We were both on a "private" road. I joined and accelerated, he came up and moved over to over take. I decided I wasn't having any of that, so left my foot planted firmly down. Beauty of "private" roads, no speed limits to worry about. We got to over 100 and he still couldn't get past. In the end I stopped accelerating and let him past, didn't want to be a complete nob :grin:
350z are slow to be fair weighing around 1500-1600kg, not really an impressive car for something with a v6 and 280ish bhp which is over quoted slightly. The torque and power delivery of a turbo levels the playing field compared to bigger N/A engine on this car. Plus being in a 350z I thought they where no thrill, nice looking car but plain slow and they are no longer that pricey, but I wouldn't get one.
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
A 1.8T beat a 350z... :huh:
Yep! We were both on a "private" road. I joined and accelerated, he came up and moved over to over take. I decided I wasn't having any of that, so left my foot planted firmly down. Beauty of "private" roads, no speed limits to worry about. We got to over 100 and he still couldn't get past. In the end I stopped accelerating and let him past, didn't want to be a complete nob :grin:
350z are slow to be fair weighing around 1500-1600kg, not really an impressive car for something with a v6 and 280ish bhp which is over quoted slightly. The torque and power delivery of a turbo levels the playing field compared to bigger N/A engine on this car. Plus being in a 350z I thought they where no thrill, nice looking car but plain slow and they are no longer that pricey, but I wouldn't get one.
The 350Z does pull it's own weight trust me, wouldn't say "plain slow" by any means. Weight is the same-ish of the Audi at 1400kg. At the prices they go for atm I would love to pick an early one up and charge it :drool: The thrill is the sound and the wet roundabouts on my "private road".
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
A 1.8T beat a 350z... :huh:
Yep! We were both on a "private" road. I joined and accelerated, he came up and moved over to over take. I decided I wasn't having any of that, so left my foot planted firmly down. Beauty of "private" roads, no speed limits to worry about. We got to over 100 and he still couldn't get past. In the end I stopped accelerating and let him past, didn't want to be a complete nob :grin:
350z are slow to be fair weighing around 1500-1600kg, not really an impressive car for something with a v6 and 280ish bhp which is over quoted slightly. The torque and power delivery of a turbo levels the playing field compared to bigger N/A engine on this car. Plus being in a 350z I thought they where no thrill, nice looking car but plain slow and they are no longer that pricey, but I wouldn't get one.
The 350Z does pull it's own weight trust me, wouldn't say "plain slow" by any means. Weight is the same-ish of the Audi at 1400kg. At the prices they go for atm I would love to pick an early one up and charge it :drool: The thrill is the sound and the wet roundabouts on my "private road".
I know what you mean, its not slow as it is a quick car, but it should be faster, it didn't feel any different to a mk4 golf for me (except handling) as I was looking at getting a coupe and I tried one of these out only to be let down. The 2.0TSI engines in the s3 and leon cupra are a hell off a lot faster than this car which got me thinking of what's the point of it, which is what really let me down, when you considered that these where made all the way up to 09. Plus a lot of the nissan boys moan about the figures especially on the 300bhp models and how they are just technically mapped up, but when thrown on dyno's they turned out to be well under tuned from the brochure figures.
Had it come with a turbo or a super it would of been a hell lot more fun.
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
A 1.8T beat a 350z... :huh:
Yep! We were both on a "private" road. I joined and accelerated, he came up and moved over to over take. I decided I wasn't having any of that, so left my foot planted firmly down. Beauty of "private" roads, no speed limits to worry about. We got to over 100 and he still couldn't get past. In the end I stopped accelerating and let him past, didn't want to be a complete nob :grin:
350z are slow to be fair weighing around 1500-1600kg, not really an impressive car for something with a v6 and 280ish bhp which is over quoted slightly. The torque and power delivery of a turbo levels the playing field compared to bigger N/A engine on this car. Plus being in a 350z I thought they where no thrill, nice looking car but plain slow and they are no longer that pricey, but I wouldn't get one.
The 350Z does pull it's own weight trust me, wouldn't say "plain slow" by any means. Weight is the same-ish of the Audi at 1400kg. At the prices they go for atm I would love to pick an early one up and charge it :drool: The thrill is the sound and the wet roundabouts on my "private road".
I know what you mean, its not slow as it is a quick car, but it should be faster, it didn't feel any different to a mk4 golf for me (except handling) as I was looking at getting a coupe and I tried one of these out only to be let down. The 2.0TSI engines in the s3 and leon cupra are a hell off a lot faster than this car which got me thinking of what's the point of it, which is what really let me down, when you considered that these where made all the way up to 09. Plus a lot of the nissan boys moan about the figures especially on the 300bhp models and how they are just technically mapped up, but when thrown on dyno's they turned out to be well under tuned from the brochure figures.
Had it come with a turbo or a super it would of been a hell lot more fun.
They have about 240bhp at the wheels, transmission losses are a killer for them. 0-60 at 5.8 seconds using a mates box of tricks. For me I bought one for the fun...then the fun ran out every time I visited the pump. You really cant get a 2 seater, RWD, v6, and the spec for that money.
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Pfffff, my 1.8t can already beat a 350z, I shoud hope your A4 would absolutely muller one!,
A 1.8T beat a 350z... :huh:
Yep! We were both on a "private" road. I joined and accelerated, he came up and moved over to over take. I decided I wasn't having any of that, so left my foot planted firmly down. Beauty of "private" roads, no speed limits to worry about. We got to over 100 and he still couldn't get past. In the end I stopped accelerating and let him past, didn't want to be a complete nob :grin:
350z are slow to be fair weighing around 1500-1600kg, not really an impressive car for something with a v6 and 280ish bhp which is over quoted slightly. The torque and power delivery of a turbo levels the playing field compared to bigger N/A engine on this car. Plus being in a 350z I thought they where no thrill, nice looking car but plain slow and they are no longer that pricey, but I wouldn't get one.
The 350Z does pull it's own weight trust me, wouldn't say "plain slow" by any means. Weight is the same-ish of the Audi at 1400kg. At the prices they go for atm I would love to pick an early one up and charge it :drool: The thrill is the sound and the wet roundabouts on my "private road".
I know what you mean, its not slow as it is a quick car, but it should be faster, it didn't feel any different to a mk4 golf for me (except handling) as I was looking at getting a coupe and I tried one of these out only to be let down. The 2.0TSI engines in the s3 and leon cupra are a hell off a lot faster than this car which got me thinking of what's the point of it, which is what really let me down, when you considered that these where made all the way up to 09. Plus a lot of the nissan boys moan about the figures especially on the 300bhp models and how they are just technically mapped up, but when thrown on dyno's they turned out to be well under tuned from the brochure figures.
Had it come with a turbo or a super it would of been a hell lot more fun.
They have about 240bhp at the wheels, transmission losses are a killer for them. 0-60 at 5.8 seconds using a mates box of tricks. For me I bought one for the fun...then the fun ran out every time I visited the pump. You really cant get a 2 seater, RWD, v6, and the spec for that money.
They are cheap as chips for the price they do go at with a nice interior, but it wasn't my cup of tea after trying it.
Whilst on A4's, regarding TDI, what the 2.5-2.7-3.0TDI engines like, I know pumps seem to be main issue but running costs seem quite good?
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Whilst on A4's, regarding TDI, what the 2.5-2.7-3.0TDI engines like, I know pumps seem to be main issue but running costs seem quite good?
Terrible around town, not too bad on a run but nothing like you get from the 1.9 and 2.0 TDIs
And if it goes wrong :sad:
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Whilst on A4's, regarding TDI, what the 2.5-2.7-3.0TDI engines like, I know pumps seem to be main issue but running costs seem quite good?
Terrible around town, not too bad on a run but nothing like you get from the 1.9 and 2.0 TDIs
And if it goes wrong :sad:
Basically I'm better off getting a 2.0 and 1.9, as I did love the sound of the 3.0 with a miltek system.
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If you are to buy one get the 140 2.0 TDI :sad:
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Mainly because it's EDC16 based and DPf free :wink:
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Where's the graph then :rolleyes:
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Where's the graph then :rolleyes:
Adam has a paper one we printed out for him, just haven't had a minute to get his off the dyno - Adam?
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Where's the graph then :rolleyes:
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KABOOM! :evil:
That's my new target to beat next year then
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Ooooo that's good. :cool:
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Where's the graph then :rolleyes:
:wink:
(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1655/adami.gif)
Red was power just a DPF friendly remap that he had from Rhys and the blue is with the DPF removal, EGR delete and Hybrid turbo.
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So what you're saying is Rhys is rubbish? :wink:
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So what you're saying is Rhys is rubbish? :wink:
Slander!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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KABOOM! :evil:
That's my new target to beat next year then
worth all that cash for 15bhp over what you already got :undecided:
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KABOOM! :evil:
That's my new target to beat next year then
worth all that cash for 15bhp over what you already got :undecided:
Who says I'm going to be spending what Adam's spent :wink: He's gone a bit further to what I'm planning
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And once you've got there you'll be moving on to the next goal posts and then the next etc etc :lipsrsealed:
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i also think maybe a lottt of money for little gain ? or will it make it much more nicer to drive ?
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I wanted reliable power. Key word being reliable. The old turbo had a bit of play in the shaft, it was not an option in my mind to keep the old unit on there with an indetermate life. There is more power to be had. It is certainly more responsive and I enjoy it more knowing I have the piece of mind it's not going to go pop any time soon :smiley:
And who said it was a lot of money? :huh:
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Steve, nice cast :grin:
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Steve, nice cast :grin:
thingy :grin:
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Good work mate. Def want an A4 my next car quite fancy a 190bhp S line. :cool:
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Good work mate. Def want an A4 my next car quite fancy a 190bhp S line. :cool:
Cheers mate.
Haven't updated this thread in a while....ermm I dropped it into Audi yesterday :lipsrsealed:
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Heres a nice picture of after I picked it up from Audi :lipsrsealed:
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Why did it go to Audi and what happened
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Why did it go to Audi and what happened
Well, put it this way I filled the road up with white smoke and took a good while to clear. Audi Yeovil had the car to replace the injectors as it was a known problem. I was told they were all replaced. I then had the car in Audi to do some work and while it was there they out of good will checked the injectors and found three were replaced and one "faulty" one was still in situ!? They then replaced the remaining "faulty" injector but messed it up by not replacing a seal properly :rolleyes:
I have had to battle with them this morning as they tried to place it to the engine being overfilled with oil. 12L was drained out of the engine!!!! I then told them to check the oil to see whether it was pure oil or if it had and contaminants i.e Diesel in there. Got a call back saying "Good news Sir, you were right" :smug: A classic case of bore washing. So now they are replacing both intercoolers and bits.
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Why did it go to Audi and what happened
Well, put it this way I filled the road up with white smoke and took a good while to clear. Audi Yeovil had the car to replace the injectors as it was a known problem. I was told they were all replaced. I then had the car in Audi to do some work and while it was there they out of good will checked the injectors and found three were replaced and one "faulty" one was still in situ!? They then replaced the remaining "faulty" injector but messed it up by not replacing a seal properly :rolleyes:
I have had to battle with them this morning as they tried to place it to the engine being overfilled with oil. 12L was drained out of the engine!!!! I then told them to check the oil to see whether it was pure oil or if it had and contaminants i.e Diesel in there. Got a call back saying "Good news Sir, you were right" :smug: A classic case of bore washing. So now they are replacing both intercoolers and bits.
Dam :shocked: At least its going to be sorted :cool:
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Why did it go to Audi and what happened
Well, put it this way I filled the road up with white smoke and took a good while to clear. Audi Yeovil had the car to replace the injectors as it was a known problem. I was told they were all replaced. I then had the car in Audi to do some work and while it was there they out of good will checked the injectors and found three were replaced and one "faulty" one was still in situ!? They then replaced the remaining "faulty" injector but messed it up by not replacing a seal properly :rolleyes:
I have had to battle with them this morning as they tried to place it to the engine being overfilled with oil. 12L was drained out of the engine!!!! I then told them to check the oil to see whether it was pure oil or if it had and contaminants i.e Diesel in there. Got a call back saying "Good news Sir, you were right" :smug: A classic case of bore washing. So now they are replacing both intercoolers and bits.
:shocked: hope it all gets sorted.
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Can anyone tell me if bore wash can cause any major damage to the internals?
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Can anyone tell me if bore wash can cause any major damage to the internals?
Yes it could cause damage :sad:
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Well update; Audi UK have just received a 1500 word essay with introduction of problem, conclusion, concerns and an appendix with suitably referenced information using the Harvard Reverencing System.
Ball is in your court now Audi.
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Well update; Audi UK have just received a 1500 word essay with introduction of problem, conclusion, concerns and an appendix with suitably referenced information using the Harvard Reverencing System.
Ball is in your court now Audi.
Will be interesting to see what they say
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Well update; Audi UK have just received a 1500 word essay with introduction of problem, conclusion, concerns and an appendix with suitably referenced information using the Harvard Reverencing System.
Ball is in your court now Audi.
Will be interesting to see what they say
Yep I shall keep this updated with what they say.
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Might they not come back to you and say you ballsed it up with the mods you've done to the car? :undecided:
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Might they not come back to you and say you ballsed it up with the mods you've done to the car? :undecided:
They admitted liability that the injector was incorrectly fitted causing the problem. It's got the standard map on there atm.
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refundddddddddd
For what exactly?
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How long did you run it with the f**ked injector?
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How long did you run it with the f**ked injector?
Well picked up the car at 5.30± and at about 6 it died. Less than 3 miles down the road approximately 7.75L of diesel got into my oil...
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Audi are going to go over the engine to check bearings and seals and replace if necessary. Also offering me a 2 year warranty on the engine for anything attributed to this oil dilution.
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Audi are going to go over the engine to check bearings and seals and replace if necessary. Also offering me a 2 year warranty on the engine for anything attributed to this oil dilution.
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that will pretty much be a complete rebuild :laugh: :laugh:
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Don't let them f*ck about with your turbo :tongue:
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Audi are going to go over the engine to check bearings and seals and replace if necessary. Also offering me a 2 year warranty on the engine for anything attributed to this oil dilution.
have fun in the Avant then adam :laugh:
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Audi are going to go over the engine to check bearings and seals and replace if necessary. Also offering me a 2 year warranty on the engine for anything attributed to this oil dilution.
have fun in the Avant then adam :laugh:
I WANT IT! Slightly underpowered but its got 8 bloody gears!! 9 including reverse :laugh:
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2 too many IMHO :wink:
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So this morning my car transformed into this.
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AGAIN! :angry:
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More pics of the new motor; that looks :drool: :drool: :drool:
Can't believe the problems you're having bud :cry:
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I have spent more time driving a A4 loan car over the last month than driving my actual car :(
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I have spent more time driving a A4 loan car over the last month than driving my actual car :(
At least it's keeping the miles off your motor....... :tongue:
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What has gone wrong now.
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Loosing coolant and smoking white on startup.
Been told they are going to do a comprehensive report and send it to Audi UK.
Sorry but I have lost faith in Audi now.
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Thats anoying :(
Get another golf. There the best. Who wants a 'posh' golf anyway... :undecided:
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Thats anoying :(
Get another golf. There the best. Who wants a 'posh' golf anyway... :undecided:
You don't know how badly I want my old mk4 back :(
May even look at MK5's
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so much for reliable powa!
look at the torque on that :o whats the ft:ibs normally on it?
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so much for reliable powa!
look at the torque on that :o whats the ft:ibs normally on it?
Standard torque on these is approx 250lbs ft
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Well its currently being stripped down. They are being strange about wanting to admit fault and stand by the warranty they gave me.
Can someone tell me what causes high oil pressure? Viscosity of the oil?
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Can someone tell me what causes high oil pressure? Viscosity of the oil?
Stuck relief valve or blocked oil gallery
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Balls. Never mind. Wasn't Audi's fault. Crack in no3 cylinder head exhaust port.
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Balls. Never mind. Wasn't Audi's fault. Crack in no3 cylinder head exhaust port.
Do they know what caused it :undecided: or is it down to the mods
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sh!te, is that a big job to sort?
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Balls. Never mind. Wasn't Audi's fault. Crack in no3 cylinder head exhaust port.
Do they know what caused it :undecided: or is it down to the mods
Time thing :sad:
sh!te, is that a big job to sort?
Audi quoted him 2K :lipsrsealed: :shocked: :shocked:
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sh!t a brick! I'm assuming he told them where to go?
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£2440 for the privilege and that's with a discount of good will.
No signes of wear in the engine block which is a good sign I suppose :undecided:
Not down to mods. So the only thing on that engine that hasn't been replaced is the block now. So in the past 6 months of ownership I have worked out I have spent a good part of £5000 on it :sick:
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Should have kept the mk4. . . . .
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Sorry to hear bud, mate had a similar issue with the mk2 LCR with the 2.0tfsi engine found in the s3 as well, non stop issues like you non mod related in the end they had to give him a new block under warranty.
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dam! time for the car to be " stolen" offf the drive :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed:
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£2440 for the privilege and that's with a discount of good will.
No signes of wear in the engine block which is a good sign I suppose :undecided:
Not down to mods. So the only thing on that engine that hasn't been replaced is the block now. So in the past 6 months of ownership I have worked out I have spent a good part of £5000 on it :sick:
:shocked: :angry: :angry: Gutted for you bud :sad:
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Should have kept the mk4. . . . .
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Thats anoying :(
Get another golf. There the best. Who wants a 'posh' golf anyway... :undecided:
You don't know how badly I want my old mk4 back :(
Keeping the car now the missus is buying an A1 :shocked: How much do Audi want off me this month!@$£±!!!
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They same you coming............
Should be pretty fecking bullet proof by the time its put back together mind :evil:
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Rubbish. But as above, the upside is you now know everything is good! :nerd:
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Gutted for you Adam :sick:
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makes all my bills seem small. :shocked:
Should have stayed in ya G3 :lipsrsealed:
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Chuff in all fairness that G3 gave me NO greif.
Any way here we go, paid. Made sure I got a free umbrella.
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All sorted now! Well will be tonight once I pop another revision of the map on it.
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I hope they used a condom and Vaseline after raping you by that much... ouch
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The umbrella was swiftly up ones arse dry it felt.
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I thought they were paying as they didn't do it right the first time around and ruined your engine? :undecided:
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I thought they were paying as they didn't do it right the first time around and ruined your engine? :undecided:
keep up nige, that was for the other issues :lipsrsealed:
Gutted for ya Adam, :cry:
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Seriously, I've no idea why you agreed to pay that for the work. You could have bought a replacement engine for less! :shocked:
Gutted though mate :sad:
Couldn't go anywhere cheaper?
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Seriously, I've no idea why you agreed to pay that for the work. You could have bought a replacement engine for less! :shocked:
Gutted though mate :sad:
Couldn't go anywhere cheaper?
The issue I faced was I assumed it was related to the cock up the month prior there for assumed the warranty covered it. I was wrong :( If I wanted to take it somewhere else they would have had to put back the dud cylinder head charging me for the diagnostics costs at 5*£90. They didn't charge me for removal, kindly gave me trade price and reduced labor cost.
Whats saying a second hand replacement engine wouldn't cock up down the line.
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Gutting mate :sad:
Guess she's a keeper now though mind you?!
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Gutting mate :sad:
Guess she's a keeper now though mind you?!
She is indeed.
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Ironically, you spent about £2.5k fixing your A4, I'm looking at trying to buy an A4 Avant for £2.5k :grin:
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Ironically, you spent about £2.5k fixing your A4, I'm looking at trying to buy an A4 Avant for £2.5k :grin:
Get a Passat. They have a little more leg room than the A4's, meaning you can keep the little one in a rear facing seat longer and any rear seat passengers will have a bit of extra space, and you're not paying a premium for the badge. I was looking at A6's but the Passat's made more sense - same spec level or better and cost less.
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Lost faith in it, got bored and is now sold.
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How. Much ya loose? :lipsrsealed:
Whats it being replaced by
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Ironically, you spent about £2.5k fixing your A4, I'm looking at trying to buy an A4 Avant for £2.5k :grin:
Get a Passat. They have a little more leg room than the A4's, meaning you can keep the little one in a rear facing seat longer and any rear seat passengers will have a bit of extra space, and you're not paying a premium for the badge. I was looking at A6's but the Passat's made more sense - same spec level or better and cost less.
do not get a B6 passat if it's repair bills you're trying to avoid.. trust me :grin:
i know what he's getting, well sort of :laugh:
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Ironically, you spent about £2.5k fixing your A4, I'm looking at trying to buy an A4 Avant for £2.5k :grin:
Get a Passat. They have a little more leg room than the A4's, meaning you can keep the little one in a rear facing seat longer and any rear seat passengers will have a bit of extra space, and you're not paying a premium for the badge. I was looking at A6's but the Passat's made more sense - same spec level or better and cost less.
do not get a B6 passat if it's repair bills you're trying to avoid.. trust me :grin:
i know what he's getting, well sort of :laugh:
My plans have changed again ;) not a corsa if that's what you think.
GSXR600 :wink:
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And I took a bit of a hit on her :cry: