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I looked at the specs for the Quaife 6-speed conversion while at Stealth this week. 1st & 2nd are longer, 3 , 4 & 5 are shorter with 6th being just fractionally longer than the original 5th.
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Vince was unable to get my car running acceptably without the MAF and I have the Stage 2 VF-E kit (8Psi) with the redtop injectors. I got exactly the same problems as Jays - over 40BHP down on power, overfuelling, rough idle and stalling. Interestingly enough, Vince blamed valve timing in my case too. I don't think injector type & size has anything to do with it. Some ECUs can handle Stealth's custom MAF-less setup and some can't. After his experiences with my car and others Vince is coming round to the thinking that there are more ECU types don't work with the MAF-ess setup than those
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Heat it up with a hairdryer (or a heat gun on low setting) then get the worst of it off with a plastic scraper. Heat it up again and get rid of the rest with ordinary car polish & stockinette cloth.
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The Telford International Centre is a great place to show off your paintwork due to the lighting in there. I'll see what the arrangements are for our club stand at UD and let you know!
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4000RPM is almost dead-on 100mph in 5th, so 3000RPM at 70-75 sounds about right. The VR6 engine could quite easily maintain 70mph at a more relaxed 2500RPM though, and some people have fitted an overdrive 6th gear to do this. The kit's expensive though.
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In my area, Shell have replaced Optimax 98RON with a new 99RON fuel called V-Power. Probably very similar to the Tesco stuff. I'm no expert on fuels by any means, but I understand that V-Power and the like are just normal unleaded with an additive chucked in which boosts the effective octane rating. A moneyspinner for sure, but really good news for those of us running superchargers and turbos on stock engine internals.
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Although I was a bit disappointed at first that it didn't make the full 280BHP, the on-road performance is more than enough to handle until I get used to it. I wonder what quarter-mile time it would make now?
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Superb choice of wheels!! s/c kit looks quite familiar too!! VF-E stage 2, yeah? Are you running 215/35/18 tyres? What brand do you use? Have you had any problems with rubbing at the front? What power did you get after remapping for the charger?
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Darn right. 267BHP. I have amended my original post. Thankx for picking up on that one matey!!! Today I said sod the space-saver and gave it a right booting anyway. It picks up really well from 4000RPM and above 5000RPM it's just devastating!! I can see how people get addicted to this kind of power, although I think much more would be pushing the mk3 chassis beyond its limits unless serious suspension work was done. Great fun though!!!! The plan is to get hold of a nice Mk4 GTI as my daily driver and keep the cabrio as a pure project car for a few months until it's 100% sorted. As alway
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You're not messing around are you? LOL Awesome car. Look forward to seeing it in the metal at the shows next year. Are you going to show it at Ultimate Dubs (11 March) ?
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Was over at Stealth all day today until 7PM. Vince gave the car his full attention all day, more than making up for his inability to finish it properly on Tuesday. He was able to get 267BHP from it - 13BHP shy of the expected figure of 280, but still very respectable considering there are still suspected problems with the engine. The suspicions centre on the valve timing, and until the gearbox comes off, this cannot be properly verified. On the road it goes like a demon - The real action starts at 4000RPM, then it's a case of hanging on for dear life until the redline!! :-d We're talking re
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I corrected the [ img ] tags for ya. They always need to be lower-case on this forum. Very nice Highline, matey. Those BBS splits were a spot-on choice!
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Thanks, Goonersteve. I'm not feeling bitter any more, but I still think the time has come (or will come very soon) to move on to newer, more refined machinery. Went for a test drive in the Astra VXR and it is monster quick, but I've decided I don't like the styling so much & rear visibility is terrible. I'm really feeling the new Golf mk5 GTI (especially the lightweight 30th Anniversary 230BHP version due out soon), but the horror stories I've heard about VW Dealers messing people around on warranty jobs are still scaring me... Anyway, Cabrio is going into Stealth later today for another
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Well there have been developments. Managed to get it running smoother today by reconnecting the MAF sensor (these are usually disconnected by Stealth for charger remaps) after some excellent advice from the guys on the-corrado. net forums. With the "temporary" ECU map it's still way down on power, but at least its driveable now. Vince was very reasonable when I spoke to him today and is going to fit the car in tomorrow for one last try on the rollers. If the remap fails again though, the car will have to be returned to standard VR6 spec and sold off. I won't blame Vince any more, he's giving
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The rise in figures is a case of statistical manipulation and the observer affecting the observed. New offences (such as SORN) are created. More laws to break = more law breakers, hence the figures go up. It's like FIFA telling referees to issue a yellow card for every infringement, then complaining that the conduct of players is deteriorating because the total number of yellow cards issued has gone up. The best one they did was when they suddenly reclassified speeding (regardless of margin) as a "serious driving offence". Lo and behold, there was a sharp rise in "serious driving offences".
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Tim at the Phirm sounded very helpful. I wish I had gone to him sooner, but involving another 3rd party at this point would only serve to complicate matters. I'm going to send Vince a rocket this morning and see if I can get a result. But failing that I see nowhere else to turn.
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Fair play Claire, best of both worlds with that car. Black definitely the best colour for a mk4 too!
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I really appreciate all your kind words of encouragement, and believe me, the last thing I want to do is abandon a project that's 99.9% complete. If I could get out there and finish it myself then I would. Unfortunately I am (and always have been) reliant on others to complete certain parts of the project.
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On the original ECU? That would be useful info..
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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.
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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. 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.
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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 net
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Another VR Syncro in the club - excellent!! Darn those Magnecor ignition leads - always pop out of the runners, don't they!!
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where can i get big silicone hose for throttle body?
antera309 replied to 6potmkII's topic in Engine Tuning
SFS should be able to help: http://www.sfsperformance.co.uk/motorsport-elbows.htm