Earwig 89 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Always liked it and always will :-)Seen it a few times now.Lucky you got to those chains in time ! I still keep getting told if they are not noisy then to leave them until they are but then I keep seeing pics like this tht make me worry !Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
vdubgirl 3 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Looking good Nick Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 really good looking cab nick, always fancied one myself after having a couple of mk1 cabs. that was untill i went in my bro's mk3.5 the other week and found that, despite being much newer, the amount of scuttle shake with the roof down is still just as prominenet in even a standard car. cant imagine what it would be like on a vr lumped, lowered on 18's machine. always wanted to do one since seeing yours nick, but think i'd be disappointed in the road holding coming from a tintop variety, how do you find it? Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 really good looking cab nick' date=' always fancied one myself after having a couple of mk1 cabs. that was untill i went in my bro's mk3.5 the other week and found that, despite being much newer, the amount of scuttle shake with the roof down is still just as prominenet in even a standard car. cant imagine what it would be like on a vr lumped, lowered on 18's machine. always wanted to do one since seeing yours nick, but think i'd be disappointed in the road holding coming from a tintop variety, how do you find it?[/quote']Compared to the 5-door Golf VR6 I had before, I've found the handling on the cab to be slighly better, if anything. I put this down to the lower centre of gravity due to all the extra strengthening in the floor. Some scuttle shake is evident with the roof down, but it's no worse than it was with the original 1.8 lump fitted and I don't find it to be much of a problem anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Supercharger is almost on!! Just a few bits and pieces left to reconnect and it will be ready to go to Stealth for mapping.... Link to post Share on other sites
goonersteve 0 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Ah man, can't believe you've got a s/c VR cab....tryin so hard not to be jealous! :-p Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Looking good m8. :-)Maybe one day I will get one to......Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
tubby 0 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I aint even going to try not to be jealous got a serious cash flow problem at the mo and cant do jack to my car grrrrrrrrr.insanley jealousvirgin Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 i bet the noise from that is awesome with the roof down !!!!!!!!!!!lucky lucky man Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 We'll find out soon. About 20 minutes to start-up.... Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Cool, your car just keeps getting better and better. Well done Nick Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I met a guy at the VW Festival who had a VR cab and apparentley it kept cracking windscreens, have you had any problems? Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I met a guy at the VW Festival who had a VR cab and apparentley it kept cracking windscreens' date=' have you had any problems?[/quote']I had that happen in my old BMW E36 325i convertible once after going over a particularly evil pothole. The windscreen split right down the middle. Would have claimed off the council for it, but the excess on my windscreen cover was only 20 quid anyway, so it wasn't worth my time..It hasn't hapenned in my Golf cabby yet but I'm sure if I drove over a nasty enough pothole then it would.In the absence of any potholes, I can't see why the windscreen would just crack on its own, or why having a VR under the bonnet would make any difference as long as the proper VR6 subframes & ARBs are used and the suspension isn't set too stiff. Would like to have a chat with this guy about his experiences, though. Is he a member of this forum?Supercharger fitting is now complete. It was about one and a half days effort to fit, which is less than I expected. It's going for its remap and fitment of larger injectors over at Stealth on Tuesday, but I can already feel much greater urgency in the midrange.. ...and that noise is just sublime!!! Can't wait until it's all done!!I'll be swapping back to the standard cams, so the Schrick 268s I've got in there at the moment will be up for sale soon... Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I just got back from a 2-day stopover at Stealth Racing which has left me so underwhelmed that I can barely find the words.I didn't get 280BHP or anything close to it. All I got was talk of engine problems that they didn't have time to investigate properly. This is on an engine that has had over £4000 spent on it. That's £4000 just on servicing & parts - that doesn't include any of the mods.The motivation has gone once again and there's gonna be no recovery this time. Not a penny more is being spent on L520 LAW.I'm through with VW. I'm through with their snotty, ripoff dealer network. I'm through with cars that even the dealers and so-called "specialists" don't understand. I'm through with cars that are pig unreliable because previous owners have "cut corners" in order to avoid ripoff dealer prices. I'm through with enduring manufacturing "quirks" that owners of another marque simply wouldn't put up with, just so that I can have a "more desirable than average" badge.I'm sick of a tuning industry that will happily charge you £800 for a part that only cost £150 to make, then shrugs its shoulders whenever you want the slightest bit of aftersales service.I'm sick of a show scene where you've got to gold-plate your gearbox and install a toilet in the boot just to get noticed. I'm through with the "Euro snobs" that turn their noses up at a car just because it isn't rolling on RH ZW1s, Porsche D90s or whatever happens to be fashionable this year.I've met some good people within the VW community and, from a spectators point of view, the shows were good fun, but those are the only positive memories I'm going to take from the modded VW scene.Rest assured, the engine will be stripped down and whatever problems (if any) will be rectified. Then I'm gonna return the car to standard VR6 spec and sell it. I'm sure someone with their own workshop facilities and more time & expertise than I have will be able to make a show-winning car out of it (Cabrio boot too small for a toilet though, sorry) Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 thats gonna be a crying shame if you have been forced into letting the cabby go. such a lovely looking car and a lot of time and effort, not to mention money, has been put into what is , essentially, a complete car! good luck on what you decide to do nick, hope you stick with vag, but looks like the tide has turned perhaps! Link to post Share on other sites
cadguy77 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Real shame mate, in my eyes your project has given me motivation to get mine moving.Once again, real shame. Good luck for your future projects mate Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Get a second opinion on the engine before you get rid.Run it down to Tim at the phirm, ask him to look over it. Link to post Share on other sites
cadguy77 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Get a second opinion on the engine before you get rid.Run it down to Tim at the phirm' date=' ask him to look over it.[/quote']seconded Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 ...hope you stick with vag..I am still considering the Golf Mk5 GTi & mk4 R32 and will test drive both' date=' but they will have to be waaaaay better than the VXR to make up for the horror stories I've heard about VW postsales.Run it down to Tim at the phirm, ask him to look over it.Thanks for the tip. That might save me some work. Taking the gearbox off just because one man claims my valve timing is out is not exercising common sense. I will be sure to give Tim a call. Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I hope it's not the end.It's such a lovely car just to offload it to someone else after all the work that you have out into it. :-(Sadly I think you have just had everyones bad luck dumped onto you and you are bound to be pissed off.I really hope the second opinion you get is a little more of what you are after.......Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Just spoke to Tim at The Phirm. He was very helpful and suggested some conclusive tests that could be done to pinpoint the problem. The trouble is, even if he finds out the real reason why the car couldn't be remapped, he lacks the equipment necessary to remap the standard ECU himself. Link to post Share on other sites
cadguy77 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Mate there are other tuners able to remap a VR. Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 i do know what nicks going thru tho tbh, and it is a stumbling block with the vr lump being notoriously hard to get power out of and you always need someone to take it to at some point. some ppeps are lucky nd find a decent set of guys to work with, others are not so lucky imo! i takes its toll over time! i hope you get it sorted nick and stick with the the jedi side of the force! Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Mate there are other tuners able to remap a VR.On the original ECU? That would be useful info.. Link to post Share on other sites
tubby 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Dont give up dude you are an inspiration to us all old and new and it would be such a shame to get rid .virginunworthy one Link to post Share on other sites
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