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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #10 on: 14 August 2012, 11:00 »
Its a t reg it will be a agu with a ko3 unless its been replaced with a ko3s

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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #11 on: 14 August 2012, 11:03 »
Its a t reg it will be a agu with a ko3 unless its been replaced with a ko3s
or had a full engine swap for an auq  :wink:

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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #12 on: 14 August 2012, 11:15 »
Thanks  :smiley:

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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #13 on: 14 August 2012, 11:31 »
Engine bay pictures would help

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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #14 on: 14 August 2012, 12:42 »
Its an AGU engine, will get a picture of the turbo. Is this the stronger internal engine or not? Most likely just a 200bhp car, which feels about right, feels gutless might have to do something about that  :nerd:. Just sorting out this wiring now. Found out what all the wires do with my multimeter. Fuse tripped to IG2 live, fuse tripped to constant live (inline fuse on headunit). Off to get some fuses now, fingers crossed it works. If not no biggy, Ill take the headunit apart and see if theres any fuses inside/ any obvious short circuits. Took me a few mins to find the fusebox haha.
« Last Edit: 14 August 2012, 12:44 by bristol »

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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #15 on: 14 August 2012, 12:57 »
Scrap that comment Lol. I was thinking of the  AUQ
« Last Edit: 14 August 2012, 13:03 by cooki »
1.8T AUM,18"s,full koni suspension kit,forge split r on fully recirc,k&n induction with cold air feed,FMIC,r32 front,colour coded rear valance,black front and rear VW badges,5 door wind deflectors,boost gauge an volt metre in A pilla pod,full brushed alluminum net optic interior,full creame heated interior,
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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #16 on: 14 August 2012, 12:59 »
Its an AGU engine, will get a picture of the turbo. Is this the stronger internal engine or not? Most likely just a 200bhp car, which feels about right, feels gutless might have to do something about that  :nerd:. Just sorting out this wiring now. Found out what all the wires do with my multimeter. Fuse tripped to IG2 live, fuse tripped to constant live (inline fuse on headunit). Off to get some fuses now, fingers crossed it works. If not no biggy, Ill take the headunit apart and see if theres any fuses inside/ any obvious short circuits. Took me a few mins to find the fusebox haha.

Other than the turbos the main differences between AGU and AUM are that AGU has a large port head and cable throttle, whereas AUM is drive by wire with VVT. I've also read somewhere that AUM has bigger injectors, although I don't know how true that is.

Putting a KO3s on an AGU is widely seen as a good combination :wink:

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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #17 on: 14 August 2012, 12:59 »
AGU is the stronger internals mate yes and is 180bhp as standard so if it had a remap it proply would push around 210-220 break :)
Very jelouse

AGU is 150bhp standard, AUQ is 180bhp. With a remap along an an AGU you'll be lucky to see 190bhp.

Have a look here for more info about the engines:

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/115690/786306.aspx#786306
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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #18 on: 14 August 2012, 14:44 »
How much are ko3s tubos? Anything bigger I can bolt on? I tried to get a picture of the turbo so but its so damn small I cant even see it as its tucked behind everything, so ill assume its a ko3 hairdrier piece of rubbish. Got some more pictures

Heres my sick dumpvalve  :laugh: it doest even fire. I had a quick look at where the vac to inlet goes to and the answer was to the floor lol. Ill get a little clip put on it. Where its supposed to be connected near the bulkhead on that little line had been blanked off.


Filter, I dont know how much these are but I used to have one on a nasp car and it set me back enough. Are these the best filters for these cars? Id assume open cone would be becase its forced induction.


Engine bay, looks alot dirtier in this pic than it is, but its only an engine bay


This picture kinda set the tone for the car when I got it yesterday afternoon. Absolute sh!t tip. This is the first car Ive had to wash the inside with a sponge.. After that I hoovered and dis-infected the ENTIRE car inside as it was all sticky and had dog hairs everywhere. Then I went over it with some autoglym interior cleaner I had


Heres the DVD headunit, it worked  :grin: Had to re-wire everything, didnt have a diagram so just used my multimeter


And heres some pics of the interior






I still need to wet-vac the seats as they are kinda a bluey/ greeny colour lol, but Ill take it to my mates bodyshop and do it there. Also didnt have a pointy attatchment for my vac, so going to take the seats out and hoover around all the nooks and crannies properly and I need to paint the legs on the seat too as they are rusting a little. Got to admit, ive got myself a lot of car for the money!

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Re: Just bought a GTI - Few questions
« Reply #19 on: 14 August 2012, 14:57 »
Great buy that mate I'm sure u will have all the nigles sorted out in no time.
If the DV pile work is blanked off do u fancy selling it?looks like a forge splitter recirc.
What kind of Miliage is on her then mate (just Beeing nosy lol)
1.8T AUM,18"s,full koni suspension kit,forge split r on fully recirc,k&n induction with cold air feed,FMIC,r32 front,colour coded rear valance,black front and rear VW badges,5 door wind deflectors,boost gauge an volt metre in A pilla pod,full brushed alluminum net optic interior,full creame heated interior,
PLANS: catback exhaust&remapp her  :) :) :)