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as above the only thing you need to prove is milege not speed, speed is the drivers duty of care, you only need a speedo to read in MPH when doing an SVA test NOT an MOT
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WoooooHoooo Edition 30 GTI coming my way
Mr_GTI replied to purple highline monster's topic in General Chat
I think they look great, the black monza's are only on the non uk cars,the UK got the BBS (better IMO) PHM, the details for the ed30 is in the standard golf brochure - go and help yourself to one at the local dealer -
looks good, are the speedo and rev counter dials the same size, if so I'd be really tempted to swop them to have the rev counter in the middle.
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I had a WRX RA and now have a VR6 Golf, as much as I loved my scooby and it was v.fast, there's just some thing about VW I love more. I have now supercharged my VR so the power difference is no longer an issue. I have bought my VR and all the bits to charge it and the cost is still less than an impreza - only thing is no one knows how much power is under the bonnet, this troubles a few other drivers (h)
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if you fit a new control unit does this have to be set up with VAG COM as I read somewhere you have to operate the abs in a certain order to complete the fitting correctly. I also have a control unit fault, I thought I'd try a relay first so bought one from VAG but its totally different to any others in the fuse box area, The new relay is number 79 with 5 pins is there another location for the abs relay?
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owwwwwww!!!!
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Got meself a new Cobra zorst custom built on for cheap....pics, opinions
Mr_GTI replied to Wush's topic in General Chat
If you want to make your self feel better at my expense then read on Wush. My local Power flow dealer has fitted in order.... a back box, then 3 months later a middle section, then another 2 months after a cat replacement pipe. I'm thinking now i've been shafted as in total i've spent nearly 500 quid, its not even welded that well on closer inspection. so not a happy boy. Trouble is my patience always gets the better of me and they can normal fit stuff with a few days notice and I hate crawling around trying to remove old exhaust with only a few inches head room on the drive way. -
I too think it has been or is a few different racing drivers, that way with hidden identity its harder to discredit lap times for cars driven by different people
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I use to run out all the time too, when I was a student! It was a lowly MG metro though so it didn't really hurt. Its a bit different with the VR, like the impreza I had ,I never let it get below a quarter as the last bit seems to disapear pretty quickly, and if you're no where near a petrol station - big trouble. I've always run mine on shell v-max, as even the manual said it will produce more torque than normal unleaded.
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I've had countless numbers of GTIs (hence the name) all MKs from the original series 1,mk1 (small lights, tartan interior etc) to a MK4 GTI. I bought my VR because I wanted to get the fastest Golf I could afford without buying a mk4 turbo or a diesel GT, I never noticed any snobbery from onwers of either model. Only jib you get every now and then is a MK3 GTI 16v onwer telling you his car is faster and more economical :^)
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once had to clean a pigeon out of the flashing light bar on top of a truck, not pleasant
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another thought, is there an earth around the gearbox area that controls or relates to the speedo?
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Had my VR in bits recently to fit a charger, also have had the ecu chipped, all up and running today but no speedo??? Every other gauge works fine, is there a speed sensor I have forgotten to plug in - couldn't see any lose wires/plugs. Was also thinking it may be a ECU fault as the speedo is electric? maybe when it was chipped?
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Got meself a new Cobra zorst custom built on for cheap....pics, opinions
Mr_GTI replied to Wush's topic in General Chat
they do sound good when the exhaust is sorted, certainly cheeper than what I paid for my full system and de-cat. -
I take it the stuff you put in was tumble dryer safe? If so you need to get that machine checked over, last thing you what is a burnt down house, Typically its just coming up to a year old when the warrenty runs out and the machine goes bang :S
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all sounds very technical!! will be a quality build when all is done then. BTW super charger is on, waiting for remap tomorrow, should be driving by sunday
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had mine RR'd last saturday before being stripped for a rebuild and charger install, its an OBD2 and made 275nm at 1445 rpm, I was quite happy with that as standard. 4 wheel drive will always have the better traction off the line but think of a supercharged VR on a dry day on a lovey open road, bye bye S3!! and will cost a fraction of what an S3 or R32 would (h)
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I just got one too! I had a good ring around for remaps and it seems stealth is the only way to go. At least you know it'll be in good hands, I'm sure you can get belts from NS racing in london. Be interesting to see what sort of power you get, mines a stage one with only mild mods. If you've got a VSR (Shrick?) manifold I have a chip already for a stage one with decat and VSR
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cover the area lightly in some talc and down on the carpet and give the car a go over with the hose, then you can see where the water is coming from as it will leave a trail. when done just hover up.
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the original black highline has no front fogs and no electric headlight adjustment, I thought this was standard on a later VR, let alone what is surposed to be the 'best' spec?
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I agree, I insured an almost new 205 1.9 GTI for just under a grand back in 94/95 I hate to think what the equvilent car would cost an 18 year old with no NCD now-a-days!?
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I had a sierra cosworth when I was 19, only had it a few months though as I couldn't afford the insurance!
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Enjoy it! I'm sure it won't dissapoint
