Floor Pan Swap - haldex to come...

[PRY4SNO]

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Awesome... my e-brake is also on my round-to-it list, haha, which has migrated between a couple cars now.

[All_Euro]

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Now I just need to remember to release it before letting the clutch out...

SLACKER

[All_Euro]

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Sooo... I was changing the oil the other day and noticed a little something. Call it a hunch, but I don't think the TB is supposed to look like this...




If you're going to change one thing you might as well change the other right - time to swap transmissions I guess...

[BaggedGLI]

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Holy crap, not changing that belt a moment to soon! We have the Gates Racing belts in stock at CAW if you are interested in one of them.

[BolideVW]

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My vote goes for the gates belt

[All_Euro]

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Thanks guys - I've already ordered a belt and slightly different tensioner setup from PagParts that I've been wanting to try. I'll post up some pics of a couple things I've bought when they're in hand.

While I was cruising to work the other day (doing 100 down Deerfoot) and heard a clanging sound like I ran over something... turned out to be the lower idler roller from my manual TB tensioner coming off and bouncing out of the engine bay. Despite the belt missing a chunk out of it - it stayed on... didn't break... or even skip a tooth

[BaggedGLI]

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That's very lucky. Are you taking about the updated one with the sprung tensioner?

[All_Euro]

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You bet - know anyone who's tried it?

Here's the link... http://pagparts.com/product_info.php...roducts_id=701

[BaggedGLI]

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Not personally we have the kits in stock at CAW though, probably putting them on everything this year.

[All_Euro]

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Nice - wish I knew that before ordering... I'll check first next time.

[All_Euro]

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Got my GLI transmission out a few minutes ago. I picked up a replacement clutch disc but this one is still pretty good - I'll use the new one anyway and won't bother switching flywheels...




Bentley specs on the GLI (fzq) -vs- TT (dqb) specs that I found online. I'm tempted to pull the 1st & 2nd gears out of the FZQ but whoever buys it probably wouldn't appreciate that...

[kujiwara]

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You should swap the 1/2 out since the ones on the awd ones are uselessly short

[All_Euro]

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Didn't get much done this weekend - need to get in gear in the evenings after work I guess, but these few things will be getting installed shortly. Really happy with the customer service from all three companies... tiny little orders and they all responded and shipped quickly.

SEM side mount intercooler...




Relentless TT 225 downpipe...




PagParts timing belt kit...

[All_Euro]

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You should swap the 1/2 out since the ones on the awd ones are uselessly short

This is what I've heard as well... just don't want to start pulling gears out of a transmission that's going up for sale. It's been solid so I'd like to keep it that way - although now is the time to switch gears... maybe I'll just hang on to it for a bit... not sure

[onceover]

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You should at least resurface the flywheel before you put it back together.