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I think about 50% of people who try it with the oven melt their headlights beyond repair. Bad idea.
I think about 50% of people who try it with the oven melt their headlights beyond repair. Bad idea.
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rear brake-light mod is great
I'm still a big fan of the replace-the-holy-****-handles-with-a-sunglasses-holder mod
S2000 antenna is great too!1.8T
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I wonder if this is something I can do.......
I have these ones ......
http://www.concept1.ca/images/FK%20t...IV%20Black.jpg
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Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny.
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How about a "NewVeeDub.com" Sticker
Good Mod so far....
Steve
2002 Golf TDi
Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny.
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I am thinking of ordering a "Power Gasket" after the holidays. I think it's been mentioned on here before. Insulates manifold from engine block better. They "claim" 10hp which is obviously an exaggeration. However, it is true that the ECU controls engine timing based on the air temperature, and it is also true that people have measured this air temperature with and without the gasket, and it stays cooler longer with the gasket. Its only $60US, a guy on Vortex will ship them from BC for $80CAN. Good, cheap perfromance mod. Better value than most mods that cost twice as much.Originally posted by TDi_Steve How about a "NewVeeDub.com" Sticker
Good Mod so far....KR
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Originally posted by TDi_Steve
I wonder if this is something I can do.......
I have these ones ......
http://www.concept1.ca/images/FK%20t...IV%20Black.jpg
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Dont do it man.....Dale WillimusComment
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Originally posted by Holksvagon
why not Dale?
Steve
2002 Golf TDi
Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny.
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I just really think those tailights are'nt the VW style so to say... but that is just my opinion.... if u like them go for it...Originally posted by TDi_Steve why not Dale?Dale WillimusComment
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Kor -- I put the powergasket on my car during the summertime. The butt-dyno doesn't register anything (I wasn't expecting anything) although I did notice that the throttle body is waaaaay cooler than before. I've fried my hand multiple times by touching it, whereas now (with the powergasket) it doesn't get hot at all. Mind you, if you're stuck in traffic for an hour, odds are it'll eventually heat up I figure it was cheap, and dub werks was selling 'em for $49US (an extra buck for shipping to canada). It ended up being around $66Cdn to my door. It IS a pain in the duff to install though...not much room in there to pull the intake manifold away from the block!
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I'll definitely have to do this one then, it sounds like you're confirming my suspicions - not a lot of extra power (if any) but good temperature reduction for the intake manifold. Plus its cheap. I wonder if I can still get that priceOriginally posted by FlandersKor -- I put the powergasket on my car during the summertime. The butt-dyno doesn't register anything (I wasn't expecting anything) although I did notice that the throttle body is waaaaay cooler than before. I've fried my hand multiple times by touching it, whereas now (with the powergasket) it doesn't get hot at all. Mind you, if you're stuck in traffic for an hour, odds are it'll eventually heat up I figure it was cheap, and dub werks was selling 'em for $49US (an extra buck for shipping to canada). It ended up being around $66Cdn to my door. It IS a pain in the duff to install though...not much room in there to pull the intake manifold away from the block!
Or if anyone else is interested I could try go get a discount...
Last edited by Kor; 11-26-2003, 05:40 PM.KR
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I'd be interested for a good price.... we can do a group install tooDale WillimusComment
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I made a post about the gaskets.Last edited by Kor; 11-26-2003, 07:01 PM.KR
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email Katie at dub werks (or even call her up)
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=969489
she's pretty nice...I'm sure you can get her down to $50 again!1.8T
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Well based on their temp graph you get about .6% more air flow, thats considering its cooler.Nick
There are only two infinites, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
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Not a bad DIY here either
http://www.bethcutler.com/~swett/Man...Insulator.html
doesnt look that hard.. little intimidating but thats all.... i was worried about Joey moddin my headlights but that was one of the easiest i've done....Dale WillimusComment
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