From Jap to Vag *27/11/13 car being returned to standard lots of parts for sale

[thai-wronghorse]

Definite improvement now the arch gap is gone.

[SoundillusioN]

Coming on nicely this.... looking  good. 

[Chris#101]

Cheers guys  Ive probably driven a good 250miles+ now and the fronts have dropped a further 10-15mm which is causing tyre scrub even on braking  + every corner so this weekend im going to raise them a smidge 

Im also having alot of problems with the cv boot I fitted  the biggest diameter end keeps popping off even with the clip fully tightened 

can anyone think why this keeps happening?

any help would be much appreciated 

[andynorfolk]

Cheers guys  Ive probably driven a good 250miles+ now and the fronts have dropped a further 10-15mm which is causing tyre scrub even on braking  + every corner so this weekend im going to raise them a smidge 

Im also having alot of problems with the cv boot I fitted  the biggest diameter end keeps popping off even with the clip fully tightened 

can anyone think why this keeps happening?

any help would be much appreciated 

if you raise it then it'll still scrub mate, get your arches rolled, it's the only way to sort it

[Chris#101]

Update 09/08/12

Not much of an update but just to keep all in the picture   

Well for a long time now, My rear bumper has been in a bad way. the heat from the exhaust has melted/shrunk it    how about that for rock 'n roll





Ive been searching for ages (4 + months) for a LC 9Z  black magic rear bumper to turn up and all the ones that did were in a much worser state than mine and highly priced. I did look into getting any old bumper and getting it sprayed but quotes on £175+ I jsut could justify it 

How ever my patience has paid off as this little gem popped up on ebay 10 miles away for a measleyy £10 



install



no one spotted it 

Uppon arrival of my spacers a few weeks back one arrived damage ( check the one furthest to the right, completely cracked in 2)



So I sent a email to the company and recieved a replacement



There has recently been the second local dub meet Daily Dubs which went of a storm organised by Andy Norfolk of here. had an awesome turn out considering it was one of the first meets. so heres a few pics courtesy of me and another club member

the few i took






Me and my pals R on the way up 



results of a quick detail before hand













The new generation





the turn out



thanks for reading

comments welcome

[Chris#101]

12/10/12

Well It certainly has been a while since ive ventured into this thread 

Ive finally started getting round to the list of jobs Niki from R-Tech recomended doing.

First major job was to change the pipework from the turbo to the intercooler to a larger diameter as you will soon see why my power was limited to 231bhp   

New 2.5" pipework next to previous old 1.75" pipework 



With help from Prawny (cheers bud) I gathered the list of angles I needed



Take a T Piece and cut the 25mm end off find a bit of alli tube in the garage for the n75 take off



Give it to the workshop and walll....The finished article



All plumbed in awaiting for road test as MOT and TAX ran out 



A few random shots i got tonight in all her glory







You know winters on the way when you wake up to frost in October 



thanks for reading

[Chris#101]

16/10/12

Update

Well following on from the weekend, I wasnt to happy with the fitment onto the turbo outlet as it rubbed a little on the bonnet when closed. So I just cut the silicond reducer and silicone 90* bend down to bring the overall height work of the pipe down.

So this is how it currently stands.









Should I De-badge the rear (just leaving the sharan badge) ?



Lows running standard ARB no rubbing issues what so ever 









Also found a few videos of her spitting some venom 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiq7CWqQfSk&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRH4Q4pThVk&feature=plcp

Now for some opinions

My turbo has been on the way out for a while now prior to the 231bhp ,258lbs-ft remap  so I think its only fair to change it before it sh!ts itself in a spectacular fashion

I was contemplating the k04-023 conversion but with it being an AUQ with standard internals the figures sort of scare me a bit to reliability factors with it being a daily!?!?

So currently im thinking of going K04-001- direct bolt on, so my question is I know chinese products have been known for rubbish quality of materials machining etc but is that a thing of the past now? Anyone got any feed back on ebay turbos?

What does everyone think would be more benefiial with my current spec:
 
*Forge T.I.P
 
*Forge Actuator yellow spring
 
*Forge 007p
 
*2.5" Toyosport FMIC
 
*Devils own water methanol injection kit
 
*3" turbo back Draft 42 designs exhaust non res
 
*Toyosports CAI
 
* PVC Simplified- Oil catch can


http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=04+001&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=k04+001&_sacat=0

The car is currently having its mot done so fingers crossed it should go though without any major problems

this is how I left her


Any feedback would be much appreciated!? cheers

[andynorfolk]

what happened to hybrid dude? =/

[golf-sib]

*Forge T.I.P (No real gains just smoothes airflow on intake)
 
*Forge Actuator yellow spring (Useful but unless you are pushing the turbo and its not holding shut then its not needed, but if you plan to take the k03s to 350 then I'd advise it)
 
*Forge 007p (Good, especially as a solid replacement over stock DV once that goes)
 
*2.5" Toyosport FMIC (Pain in a$$ to fit, but on normal day use pretty pointless and for the odd foot down, if you are ammering the car hard then you will feel heat soak occur quicky especially on stock SMIC, but then again the stock brakes overheat to easily as well, I went for a whole mintex setup, upgraded brake hoses and higher temp brake fluid)
 
*Devils own water methanol injection kit (Not done this but will allow better timing and temps, better to do it befor a custom map)
 
*3" turbo back Draft 42 designs exhaust non res (Good gains)
 
*Toyosports CAI (Good kit but not much gain, but the noise off a cone filter is )
 
* PVC Simplified- Oil catch can (If you have anything but an AGU as a 1.8T simplifying the CAI/Vacuum system is a good idea, catch can won't do much as the valves are always being sprayed compared to the mk5 engines)

[andynorfolk]

*Forge T.I.P (No real gains just smoothes airflow on intake)
 
*Forge Actuator yellow spring (Useful but unless you are pushing the turbo and its not holding shut then its not needed, but if you plan to take the k03s to 350 then I'd advise it)
 
*Forge 007p (Good, especially as a solid replacement over stock DV once that goes)
 
*2.5" Toyosport FMIC (Pain in a$$ to fit, but on normal day use pretty pointless and for the odd foot down, if you are ammering the car hard then you will feel heat soak occur quicky especially on stock SMIC, but then again the stock brakes overheat to easily as well, I went for a whole mintex setup, upgraded brake hoses and higher temp brake fluid)
 
*Devils own water methanol injection kit (Not done this but will allow better timing and temps, better to do it befor a custom map)
 
*3" turbo back Draft 42 designs exhaust non res (Good gains)
 
*Toyosports CAI (Good kit but not much gain, but the noise off a cone filter is )
 
* PVC Simplified- Oil catch can (If you have anything but an AGU as a 1.8T simplifying the CAI/Vacuum system is a good idea, catch can won't do much as the valves are always being sprayed compared to the mk5 engines)

that's the spec he's already running dude, he's asking which turbo set up would be more beneficial