[vw windsor blue in a can]

Can anybody source a place that sells vw paint(apart from the dealership :! ) i want to paint my front grill as i have never painted before and am on a budget i thougt i would give it a go

[S O S I need parts]

track rod end

ball joint

wish bone bushes

tracking

camber adjustment

tyre pressures

are all the wheel bolts tight?

and as antera309 has rightly mentioned

possibly a bent track rod

that should cover most scenarios

best thing to do is get the wheel off

and have a good look

good luck

[abs diagnostics]

I had the same problems, mine turned out to be a fuse blown on the relay which feeds the hydraulic unit 30amp i think :!

this is under the dash drivers side above the fuse box

i went to vw for the wiring diagrams which they photocopied

hope this solves at least half of your problems

[crank 2.8 2.9]

for sure they are exactly the same

the only difference between the 2.8 amd2.9 engines are the bore size

[Injectors and fuel cosumption]

check the lamba (o2 sensor)

when these go down you mpg goes down :!

had this happen to me and my mpg went down to about 15mpg

[regrinding a vr6 crank]

VW do oversized bearings in .25 increments

if you look at etka it shows 2 sizes

part numbers

standard 021 198 491A

.25 under sized 021 198 493

these are crank main bearings

etka does not show part numbers for con rod bearings

you will have to contact your dealer.

as far as regrinding a crank and using it for a big turbo conversion i do not know if the crank would break.

I have never heard of a vr6 crank breaking, EIP tuning have a obd1 vr6 turbo that ran over 600hp on a standard crank it may be worth asking them.

www.eiptuning.com they are based in the USA.

hope this helps

[RR Day 2005 Results]

fantastic day !!

thanks to the vr6oc team

it was great to meet everyone finally

the work thats gone into the cars was truely inspirational

have a great xmas everyone

[VAG.com fault codes]

check the fuse under the dash for the abs system i had the same fault and went to the dealership to ask a prive for a new abs unit and nearly passed out when the said 4 figures

they kindly gave me some copies of the abs wiring diagram

so off to work i went with my leccy tester

in my case it was worth having a look

hope this helps

[Sounds like an American V8]

when i got the timing out by one tooth

it sounded louder on the induction

and lacked power at wide open throttle

may be an air leak on the vac pipes

worth checking

its real easy to mess up the cam timing even for the local garage

good luck

[18/12/2005 VR6OCRolling Road Day]

ill be there if there is room

[Who has declared their mods???]

decared all mods listed them, and sent the full list recorded delivery so there can be no mistakes

when the time comes to claim

[Uprated clutch suggestions]

its a standard size clutch plate but uprated to take upto 350bhp so i was told

its a little heavy on the left leg but you soon get used to it

as for specs on the car here goes

this is the full list i sent to the insurance company

engine rebored to 3000cc and built by EIP tuning in the USA

forged custom EIP turbo pistons

Pauter chromoly con rods

race main bearings

raceware main bolts and nuts

raceware con rod bolts and nuts

raceware cylinder head studs and nuts

custom EIP piston turbo rings

TSR ported and polished cylinderhead

Techtonics heavy duty valve springs

Techtonics titanium valve caps

Piper 264 duration cams

EIP stage 2 turbo kit which includes

Ultra High Grade Stainless Steel Exhaust Manifold

3" S.S. Down Pipe

Custom Turbonetics T-4 turbocharger

Turbosmart 38 External Wastegate

Integrated Engine Management (fuel & ignition control)

Greddy TYPE "S" Blow Off-Valve

EIP Custom 3 Layer Metal head gasket

EIP Stage II Fuel Pump Upgrade

Turbosmart boost pressure regulator

Eip fuel pressure regulator

iridium performance spark plugs

vw Quantum spark plug leads

modified inlet throttle body ( enlarged)

short intake manifold

mocal oil cooler kit

custom spearco intercooler and piping

uprated engine and gearbox mounts ( c2)

spax psx shock absorbers and springs all round ( lowers car by 40mm) i will never buy spax again %-6

Eibach anti roll bars front and rear

Audi TT front brakes calipers and discs (312mm) 6mm stainless spacer

Sebring rear exhaust box

Haltech fuel air gauge

things to do are full 3" stainless exhaust system still looking for someone to build this at a decent price

and stand alone engine management bigger injectors when i can get the money together may be next year

I will get some pics posted up in the members cars section as soon as get off my lazy ass to do it

[About time]

mint

no other word for it

[Just a thought....]

bored and strocked 3.2 is your limit

3.0ltr rebore them a stroked crank to take it to 3.2

the crank is very expensive and only available in the usa as far as i kow

eurospec do them

http://www.eurospecsport.com/enginevr6.htm

[Uprated clutch suggestions]

helix cluth no problems and ive done thousands of miles on mine

its been put to the test time after time

[v6 4mot (bear with me)]

put it on a rolling road and check out how the a/f is being managed

then if the a/f is correct and the engine is not throwing any codes i would look at

restriction in the exhaust system ie cat has disloged its core and is retricting the exhaust flow

long shot but worth checking

its all i can think of not having any experinece with mk iV's

if the engine is running at the right air fuel ratio and the vagcom is showing clean there are not alot of options left

good luck keep us posted

[[poll] De-arch or not??]

very nice I like the front lower spoiler where did you get it?

[1993 brake mastercylinder]

thanks for looking around for me

thats about as far as i got

i have had my local brake specialists look in to it

and they had no luck

looks like vw is the only place

or maybe if i change the whole brake servo for a low milage later model and reconfigure the brake pipes i may get away with it

any one done this ?

i will have a good look at the etka sodt ware and see what the differences are part wise

thanks again purple highline monster

[1993 brake mastercylinder]

come on people help me out

[what tyre brand is everyone using at the moment????]

toyos for sure reasonable price great in the wet and dry

i am on my 3rd set

they do wear easy though

[312mm Brakes]

yup 6mm i checked today

[1993 brake mastercylinder]

anyone know where i can get a 1993 master cylinder for my car

the mounting holes are diagonal

I have had alot of trouble tracking 1 down and vw want

[312mm Brakes]

too much too do havnt had time to measure them up

will do it sunday

[312mm Brakes]

gotta check and get back to you 6mm i think but will measure the spacers to make sure

i did the conversion 2 years ago and it works great

i had some stainless spacers laser cut at my local engineers for

[misfiring]

let us know how it goes

i would try diagnostics as mighty vr6 mentioned then you can eliminate alot of guesswork