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J5KE F

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  1. basingstoke i think, Hampshire, half way down m3! I have heard good things also!
  2. Coming up M3 or a3 if preferred, times not specified as yet, but would deff. be interested in meeting early on!
  3. Hi, i have various pics of my installation, i can also let you have the files that VF engineering sent me for the vortec V9 charger kit!
  4. i'm saving allready! thanks guys, now i know why the missus hates me spending so much time on this forum!!!
  5. so where does one aquire a quaife? and is it an expensive job obtaining a 6th speed whilst i'm at it..?
  6. the stage 3 is the biggie, lots of large polished stainless pipes running around the engine bay... and a sweet little intercooler. that complete price was the full kit, everything needed and the v9 charger!
  7. in the end, they did me a complete package deal, stages 1-3
  8. Paul, You gotta let me know when you've got new ones! Thanks by the way!!
  9. All your points have been taken, and it looks like the gearbox and drive is the next project!, oneday the bodywork will be done, but until then... Got a lurverly set of silver rose wheels today! mmmmm!
  10. i'm up for both days please! wont be ready for show n shine yet :(I Thanks!
  11. now thats gotta be the bestest shiny sparkliest VR ever!!! nice looking turbo too!
  12. what deg. are the standard cams? i have hopes of upto the magic 300brake, but i really havent a clue!
  13. Well here's the final stages of the rebuild: 2.9 lump, fully polished shrick 268 cams, polished and ported head, double head gasket, ARP conrod bolts & head bolts Lightened & balanced flywheel, Helix fast road clutch, VF engine mounts, and improved nitrous with digital controller oh yea, and a stage 3 Vortech charger kit c/w intercooler! and only 1 day to go! engine due to go in tomorrow, then some serious running in, only 1 week to clock up over 1k for USC at santapod... Any advise / feeback always appreciated - apart from staying off the juice for a few weeks!
  14. done my bit for the excellent service, advise and general feedback from this a1 site!
  15. I'm back on line...! We own a mk4 1.8t - the missus' car! we share a lovely 1990 gti cabrio and of course theres my 2.9 monster soon to be released from the workshop ready for USC in August. and to think i used to think VW's wheren't all that a year ago!! I totally blame the missus! !lol
  16. standard... nah, that was with nitrous running the larger 100 brake jets, and the maximiser setup correctly! So in a good way, i'm happy i've had to fork out on the new engine and for that reason, i'm going to town! theres a little farm based racing company called hough & sons who are doing a stripdown and rebuild of the replacement engine, i'm having the cams done, flywheel reground, lightened and balanced and the SVR chromed up - i've been advised that will give me 15 bhp by the electroplating company! lol!! hope to have it ready for flatliners, which is on the 3rd!, then she goes back
  17. Any one have experience with uprated cams? I am trying to decide on the 268 vs the 274's also is there any difference between the eurospec's and the shcricks? - apart from
  18. does n.e one know if a 2.9 will fit straight on a 2.8 gearbox? also is the ecu & loom the same? I have just bought a 2.9 with 57,000 miles for
  19. i'm in southampton, just aout as far south as you can go without getting erious rust from the salty sea air!!
  20. i have no idea what's been done behind the scenes... I think, i'll book it in over the next month or so. Bit of a drive though!
  21. the guy wired it up after only to turn the abs light off. (thats a normal occurance...) the car is a 96 / P so it has the coil pack, it doesnt seem to be loosing power the only reason i know is because of the graph... interesting 1! I think i need to book her in somewhere. any suggestions? (South) Also does anyone know the car? original reg P642 LAB, well looked after car, already tastefully modified highline untill i mollested it! I bought it from Cambridge, but originally came from Wales area?
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