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Offline J6BXR

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Re: Performance issue
« Reply #10 on: 25 August 2009, 19:52 »
Still no joy colleague came round today with his vag com and couldnt find any electrical faults , he couldn't spend any time on it however reckons could be air leak or faulty turbo??

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Re: Performance issue
« Reply #11 on: 25 August 2009, 20:15 »
just need to eliminate things one by one i suppose.. do you know anyone with a golf (or any 1.8T really) who would let you swap MAF sensors to test if it's that?

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Re: Performance issue
« Reply #12 on: 30 August 2009, 19:23 »
Got the fault sorted out (vacuum leak) no to happy with the condition of some of the pipes , am i correct in saying you can buy a vacuum pipe kit from VW? if this is the case any idea the cost?

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Re: Performance issue
« Reply #13 on: 30 August 2009, 19:29 »
i can't remember if the ARZ has all the SAI gubbins under the intake manifold like the AUM does... if you need to replace that lot (all of it) it costs around £160 at trade price.. god knows what vw will sting you for it :undecided:

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Re: Performance issue
« Reply #14 on: 30 August 2009, 20:49 »
Thanks Topher, dont know if some solvent has at some time dropped on the hoses, they are in poor condition.Have got it running better (well a bit) still think there is something up as the performance is not as good as it should be .

I have purchased wazzzers old KO3 (57,000) to see if that improves things, once it is all ship shape and MOT'd i'm putting it up for sale ....sadly but i also have a VR6 4mo with 25,000 and a 2.0 5dr 

My question is what should i ask for it ?

Its a tidy 2000 white 3 door 108,000 miles with every old MOT ,every tax disc and a bulging service history  .

all advise welcome

Offline james2

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Re: Performance issue
« Reply #15 on: 30 August 2009, 23:07 »
there are cheap pipes on ebay :laugh:
AGU 1.8T. Mods done: R32 front bumper, turborev smic, ngk platinum spark plugs, uprated pancake pipe, demon motorsport boost hoses, forge 007 dv, forge engine cover, r-tec stage 1 map ,home made cold airfilter ,run on 98 ron fuel and castrol edge 0w 40 oil. Advanti racing alloys.

Offline Hulmie

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Re: Performance issue
« Reply #16 on: 31 August 2009, 13:09 »
i found that when i bout my new golf turbo which hadnt been mapped, it felt dead, as if the turbo wasnt working. This is how they come as standard, they dont really have alot of pull for a turbo and you can only notice it more top end. However since having mine remapped that is when you really notice it has a turbo.

Personally if your planning on selling one of your cars i would sell the 4mo and then pump the money into the turbo.


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