Just Joined - New GTI

[GINCH]

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did you get your wheels on yet Blair?

Car looks great BTW Myles!!!!

[Canadian Turbo]

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did you get your wheels on yet Blair?

Maybe....

[mylesw42]

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Installed H&R wheel spacers 10mm front, 15mm back. Pictures aren't the best quality..but you get the idea.





Rear (before)


Rear (after)


Front (before)


Front (after)


As she sits this morning

[Canadian Turbo]

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Nice work!

[GTI CANADIAN]

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Needz more low

[mylesw42]

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Needz more low

No way dude, I'm getting a lift kit for this bad boy.

[P Arkus]

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Looks good man. I must say, spacers are a great investment!!! Such a small part gives such aggression to the look!

[Rocky_Rabbit]

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Looks good man. I must say, spacers are a great investment!!! Such a small part gives such aggression to the look!

Don't you sacrifice some handling if you have spacers on tho?

Car looks great!

[mylesw42]

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Hey, me again. Got busy on Friday for FFH, but it was cancelled :( Well this is the update for today, I got some more goodies brewin' at home waiting to be installed.

New BSH VTA Catch Can all hooked up.


Picture of the re-route to the can, and the block off cap to the OEM PCV port.


Video for fun

[luuluu]

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No way dude, I'm getting a lift kit for this bad boy.

DO IT!

Nice catch can! i still need to install mine. I'm a little behind on installing stuff haha. How's the smell?

[mylesw42]

Installed DIY painted side markers

Used OEM CW & Clear coat rattle cans. Just finished them today, it's not a perfect match, but I am wondering if it's because my 3M film is dirty around the marker. Anyway, overall I am satisfied, though I was hoping for a closer match... I may go clear marker when they become available if it's a decent price.

3 Coats white primer, 5 coats paint, 5 coats clear coat. Think more clear coat would bring the match in closer?

[mylesw42]

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DO IT!

Nice catch can! i still need to install mine. I'm a little behind on installing stuff haha. How's the smell?

No go on the lift kit The smell is noticeable when I'm at a stop in traffic or starting acceleration in the low gears, once I'm going in 3rd gear or higher I can't smell anything. The smell is less when I have recirculation going, but it's still slightly noticeable. I am going to drill a small 1/8th hole in the top of the splash guard under the filter, and syphon out the collection. There's no way I'm disassembling this can every few weeks to drain it out, would be too much of a pain to me. I've read also that stuffing some steel wool under the filter will help.

[mylesw42]

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Emptied the catch can after 800km. 1 Litre Bottle

[mylesw42]

hum de dum...

Ordered some more parts today.

AWE Vent Boost Gauge and Forge Boost Tap

[mylesw42]

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Impressions so far. I like it, but I had expectations that I was going to be driving around in boost all the time. In fact I spend about 95% of my driving in Vacuum! Usually between 5 - 15hg. I idle on cold start at 20hg, and when the engine is warm I'm usually about 22hg. I've never had a boost gauge before, nevermind a turbo engine, so of course I'm interested in comparing usage with other people.

Here is what I've seen for boost in different gears so far.

1st - none
2nd - 5PSI
3rd - 10PSI
4,5,6 - 16PSI (saw 17 once)