really.............
StevenC's GTi
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really.............
unless your car is pebble dashed like mine was dude, i wouldn't bother with a respray. DEFINITELY go for performance, maybe throw it at a big rebuild if you wanna do some yourself? that way you solve the oil burning rings problem too 
glad the bleedin post office saw sense too man, was well shocked when you text me but thank fuck for that
glad the bleedin post office saw sense too man, was well shocked when you text me but thank fuck for that
mate.
i know you well enough to know that a respray isn't gonna stop you kicking that SR20's arse all the way to a firey grave.
get cams. get turbo. get whatever it needs to beat the EP82 you have been cursing lately.
you wanna treat it? treat it to pure power and forget that pansy paint perfection crap
i know you well enough to know that a respray isn't gonna stop you kicking that SR20's arse all the way to a firey grave.
get cams. get turbo. get whatever it needs to beat the EP82 you have been cursing lately.
you wanna treat it? treat it to pure power and forget that pansy paint perfection crap
Steven, i would take power over performance any day. A paint job would look awesome but
all you would have to do is spend £30 on some rubbing compound and silver turtle wax and
then bang the rest into performance and your car would be mint! Every car had dings and
chips etc and it's accepted if it's quick
Day to day the paint would get chipped etc and it would just piss you off thinking
that the £700 you paid for paint is slowly chipping away, lol
PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!
all you would have to do is spend £30 on some rubbing compound and silver turtle wax and
then bang the rest into performance and your car would be mint! Every car had dings and
chips etc and it's accepted if it's quick
Day to day the paint would get chipped etc and it would just piss you off thinking
that the £700 you paid for paint is slowly chipping away, lol
PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!
go for both, only live once so nothing stopping you having power and mint, just cant do both straight away.
bodywork on mine owes me £1500ish, i dont regret a penny of it. since its been sprayed its done 20k plus, a track day, numerous back roads and general hard use and other than stone chips on the bumper its still mint, and i have a second bumper thats perfect because im really anal :lol: looks it gets are great, obviously some of you wouldnt appreciate the mint bodywork especially, but its got plenty of bolt ons under the bonnet as well so not like its lacking under there, can have both id say and still use it daily and hard without loosing out.
bodywork on mine owes me £1500ish, i dont regret a penny of it. since its been sprayed its done 20k plus, a track day, numerous back roads and general hard use and other than stone chips on the bumper its still mint, and i have a second bumper thats perfect because im really anal :lol: looks it gets are great, obviously some of you wouldnt appreciate the mint bodywork especially, but its got plenty of bolt ons under the bonnet as well so not like its lacking under there, can have both id say and still use it daily and hard without loosing out.
^ yes you can see lol
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Reckon it's about time I updated this.
Car was MOT'd January 6th with two minors. Juddering brakes on the front (disks are warped) and slight imbalance on rear brakes. Rear passenger side is sticking...again. Happy days!!!
Taxed it till 01/11 too.
S3R Cams went in at the weekend. Thanks to Joe for your write up as I pretty much printed it off along with the JWT guide and used it. Did it at a (different) mate's garage with him. When she fired up I just about cried.
Those 75 miles running in were probably the longest and most boring I've done in the GTi. Pulled over into shell, filled up, re-set the ECU, went for a blast and I'm very impressed. Power much smoother than before, no flat spot. The pull in 4th now seems to be the biggest increase! Only issue is I was having to shift about 5.5-6k as it was noticeably running out of puff...I put this down to fuelling but we'll see shortly...
Nismo AFPR is waiting to go in when the fookin in line gauge arrives from Mr Ebay man. Woulda been done at the same time if it wasn't for this gurrr.
I also have 16VE pistons, new rings and a Cometic 1.2mm HG sitting here that I bought back in November. I've found a builder, and I've spoken to a mapper. Right now though, I'm back in the dilema I was before...except now the rust's gettin pretty bad on the bodywork and also on the rear inner arches on the seatbelt reel mounts so is more of a priority.
So NEXT ... Fit AFPR and come to meet on Sunday. After that, I still need to fit this ABS hub I've had sitting for months, replace the 4-2 gasket in the manifold with a multilayer metal one (anyone got a link?), re-stick the de-cat on (as it's blowing AGAIN), free up the rear caliper, replace the front brakes then I reckon it's going for a de-rust session and paint.
Car was MOT'd January 6th with two minors. Juddering brakes on the front (disks are warped) and slight imbalance on rear brakes. Rear passenger side is sticking...again. Happy days!!!
Taxed it till 01/11 too.
S3R Cams went in at the weekend. Thanks to Joe for your write up as I pretty much printed it off along with the JWT guide and used it. Did it at a (different) mate's garage with him. When she fired up I just about cried.
Those 75 miles running in were probably the longest and most boring I've done in the GTi. Pulled over into shell, filled up, re-set the ECU, went for a blast and I'm very impressed. Power much smoother than before, no flat spot. The pull in 4th now seems to be the biggest increase! Only issue is I was having to shift about 5.5-6k as it was noticeably running out of puff...I put this down to fuelling but we'll see shortly...
Nismo AFPR is waiting to go in when the fookin in line gauge arrives from Mr Ebay man. Woulda been done at the same time if it wasn't for this gurrr.
I also have 16VE pistons, new rings and a Cometic 1.2mm HG sitting here that I bought back in November. I've found a builder, and I've spoken to a mapper. Right now though, I'm back in the dilema I was before...except now the rust's gettin pretty bad on the bodywork and also on the rear inner arches on the seatbelt reel mounts so is more of a priority.
So NEXT ... Fit AFPR and come to meet on Sunday. After that, I still need to fit this ABS hub I've had sitting for months, replace the 4-2 gasket in the manifold with a multilayer metal one (anyone got a link?), re-stick the de-cat on (as it's blowing AGAIN), free up the rear caliper, replace the front brakes then I reckon it's going for a de-rust session and paint.
cool mate... glad to see youve finaly got them in
whats the AFPR??
whats the AFPR??
Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator. Means you have a higher fuel pressure in the rail, so you get more fuel. Tricky business because too much and you'll be too rich but not enough and it's dangerous for yo engine and crap for performance.
I'll be whacking it at 3.5barr as soon as it goes in, and sticking the timing to 17degrees...then when I can I'll be going to a RR for some fine tune / double checking its running right.
I know it's not getting "as much" of a rich mixture at revs, because I'm not getting bangs and flames anymore.
I'll be whacking it at 3.5barr as soon as it goes in, and sticking the timing to 17degrees...then when I can I'll be going to a RR for some fine tune / double checking its running right.
I know it's not getting "as much" of a rich mixture at revs, because I'm not getting bangs and flames anymore.
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
Andy S may be selling some JWT cam gears bud..
Glad this cam aint snapped..
Joe
Glad this cam aint snapped..
Joe