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get a turbo on it
The GTi
- Thread starter syms
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Looks amazing mate, I aspire to do repairs like that, more practice needed! Did you have any problems with colour match?
well it was my mate who physically done the painting but i spoke to him before i prepped and sanded it down, he said if you spray just the arch bit you will never get a correct match, but if you spray the whole pannel you can match it one-side to the door and the other side to the bonnet, andway it looks spot on i gave it a polish today and its got no fish-eye's in or any mark's etc and the reflection is true (no break-up's in the fragments of light) so im happy. Just received my throttle body off rhyd4 which is getting sent away with an inlet manifold to get ported an polished. Still waiting on all my other bits thou. Also this morning i got my AUX cable form Bass Mechanix so now my headunit and dvd player can go through my sub and amp 
Expect alot of updates in the next two weeks, why couldn't everything come spaced out instead all at once
syms
Expect alot of updates in the next two weeks, why couldn't everything come spaced out instead all at once
syms
wow Syms thats £3.60 well spent bud, dying to see the mods when you get them on,
Exhaust System
Well finally iv got some bits!! Wen't and picked up exhaust system from Paul_D
The spec is as follows:
- Hotshot Gen 6 manifold - Please note more exhaust tape is needed
I've been looking for one of these for what seem's like ages as they arn't made anymore, and i don't perticually rate the xs-power ones (Donot mean to offend anyone!!)
- Custom-made mandrel bent downpipe by AAS with lambda sensor relocated
- SR20DET Cat by-pass
- Custom-made mandrel bent centre section by AAS
- Custom made mandrel bent backbox by AAS
He also gave me the hotshot gen 6 downpipe, but its a heap of shite compared to the cutom one!
As you can see their's crappy weld's all-over the hotshot one
Its getting fitted onto the car fingers crossed tomorrow and im still waiting for all my other stuff so expect another lot of updates very soon!
So.........what does everyone think??
Syms
Well finally iv got some bits!! Wen't and picked up exhaust system from Paul_D
The spec is as follows:
- Hotshot Gen 6 manifold - Please note more exhaust tape is needed
I've been looking for one of these for what seem's like ages as they arn't made anymore, and i don't perticually rate the xs-power ones (Donot mean to offend anyone!!)
- Custom-made mandrel bent downpipe by AAS with lambda sensor relocated
- SR20DET Cat by-pass
- Custom-made mandrel bent centre section by AAS
- Custom made mandrel bent backbox by AAS
He also gave me the hotshot gen 6 downpipe, but its a heap of shite compared to the cutom one!
As you can see their's crappy weld's all-over the hotshot one
Its getting fitted onto the car fingers crossed tomorrow and im still waiting for all my other stuff so expect another lot of updates very soon!
So.........what does everyone think??
Syms
Exhaust is on!
Well got my exhaust system on this morning. In all honesty the hotshot header's are harder to fit but they are also ALOT better. To get the header in i had to take the cross member off the bottom of the engine and take the two torque restrictors (engine mounts at front and rear) off. With cs-power ones you can just slide them in from the top, but the hotshot ones join under the block so you cant. The only problem im having so far is a little rattling noise comming from the downpipe off the cross member when it is revved over 5k. Will be sorting this on tuesday as i cant access any ramps till then (Garage shut for bank hol's!) Has anyone else had this problem?? Anyway it feel's a little bit pokier and im happy
The front pipe/sr20det de-cat and cat-back were all straight forward!!
Here's a few pictures....
Picture of engine bay with the OE manifold off
The Hotshot gen6 nestled in. More exhaust wrap on its way
The backbox and how it sits with my bumper:
Well got my exhaust system on this morning. In all honesty the hotshot header's are harder to fit but they are also ALOT better. To get the header in i had to take the cross member off the bottom of the engine and take the two torque restrictors (engine mounts at front and rear) off. With cs-power ones you can just slide them in from the top, but the hotshot ones join under the block so you cant. The only problem im having so far is a little rattling noise comming from the downpipe off the cross member when it is revved over 5k. Will be sorting this on tuesday as i cant access any ramps till then
(Garage shut for bank hol's!) Has anyone else had this problem?? Anyway it feel's a little bit pokier and im happy The front pipe/sr20det de-cat and cat-back were all straight forward!!
Here's a few pictures....
Picture of engine bay with the OE manifold off
The Hotshot gen6 nestled in. More exhaust wrap on its way
The backbox and how it sits with my bumper:
Under 3.5k rpm its pretty damn quiet, over 4k its pretty loud, but not as loud as my last gti! My boss and misses have both said that its quieter than my last gti and doesn't sound as Over The Top so im happy I only really got it for the performance aspect (don't perticually like big bad-boy corsa exhaust's) Seem's to have made it nippier, alot more so than my xs-power/powerflow system on my last.... (I thaught it just made it louder tbh)
I only really got it for the performance aspect (don't perticually like big bad-boy corsa exhaust's) Seem's to have made it nippier, alot more so than my xs-power/powerflow system on my last.... (I thaught it just made it louder tbh)Hotshot Gen 6 header
Right well after a little research i found out that the hotshot gen6 was designed for race-cars (or what hotshot callr ace-car's) and even on their web-site they claim a little modification will be required to fit it. Anyway after fitting it yesturday i noticed a tiny little nock which was causing a few vibrations through my pedals. When i got it up on the ramp it was clear what was causing the problem!
The two point's of contact have been marked by myself with tip-ex for ease of finding them for you guys.
As stated on the hotshot web-site 1 of the manifold tubes may rattle slightly off the support beam....
They also say the flange may tap at high rpm, which it does.....
So my first step was to take off the support beam (2 bolts at front, 2 at the back and 1 bolt through the back mount and a nut and bolt through the front)
** NOTE: DONOT FORGET TO SUPPORT YOUR ENGINE**
I then took a stone grinder, an angle grinder, some sandpaper, a hacksaw and some anti-rust treatment and slowly took away part of the cross-beam then once i was happy i treated it all to stop the bare metal corroding.
Now sadly i couldn't take any pictures of the finished article as my phone ran out of battery, so the other half will be up shortly....thaught this might help some-one as stated on hotshot web-site, this isn't usualy a straight forward bolt on manfiold, its supposed to be a race manifold (what ever that means??)
Right well after a little research i found out that the hotshot gen6 was designed for race-cars (or what hotshot callr ace-car's) and even on their web-site they claim a little modification will be required to fit it. Anyway after fitting it yesturday i noticed a tiny little nock which was causing a few vibrations through my pedals. When i got it up on the ramp it was clear what was causing the problem!
The two point's of contact have been marked by myself with tip-ex for ease of finding them for you guys.
As stated on the hotshot web-site 1 of the manifold tubes may rattle slightly off the support beam....
They also say the flange may tap at high rpm, which it does.....
So my first step was to take off the support beam (2 bolts at front, 2 at the back and 1 bolt through the back mount and a nut and bolt through the front)
** NOTE: DONOT FORGET TO SUPPORT YOUR ENGINE**
I then took a stone grinder, an angle grinder, some sandpaper, a hacksaw and some anti-rust treatment and slowly took away part of the cross-beam then once i was happy i treated it all to stop the bare metal corroding.
Now sadly i couldn't take any pictures of the finished article as my phone ran out of battery, so the other half will be up shortly....thaught this might help some-one as stated on hotshot web-site, this isn't usualy a straight forward bolt on manfiold, its supposed to be a race manifold (what ever that means??)
Sat Nav
Well when i went to test drive my now "not rattling" hotshot i went to have a look for sat nav unit's as i hate my tomtom!! Ended up getting a new one....
Its a garmin nuvi 310 deluxe....
Garmin nuvi 310 Deluxe Overview
Navigator. Translator. Entertainer. Tour Guide. Garmin’s nuvi™ 310 Deluxe is one versatile, and well-equipped, little GPS. This pocket-sized Personal Travel Assistant now comes with UK and Ireland Maps pre-installed, plus European mapping on CD and a Garmin GTM 12 TMC Traffic Module with a life-time subscription to Traffic Master — making it the go-anywhere travel companion.
Place hands-free calls with Bluetooth wireless technology
The nuvi 310 Deluxe integrates wireless technology with a microphone and speaker that lets you make hands-free mobile phone calls. Simply dial numbers with the nuvi's touch screen keypad to make a call on a compatible Bluetooth phone. To answer calls, just tap nuvi's screen and speak directly into its built in microphone.
In addition, easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone’s call history log. Don’t know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nuvi's extensive points of interest database — including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions.
Navigate with Ease
The nuvi 310 Deluxe comes pre-programmed with UK & Ireland map data, and includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, and a fingertip touch screen interface — making navigation easy. Travelling abroad? The nuvi 310 Deluxe is supplied with Garmin’s City Navigator NT Europe on CD, simply install the country map on to a SD card (not supplied) and you’re ready to go! The nuvi also accepts customized points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and safety cameras. In addition, with the supplied Garmin GTM 12 FM TMC traffic receiver, you can avoid traffic tie-ups by simply pushing a button to calculate a new route.
Enjoy Travel Kit full of entertainment and useful tools
Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi includes many “must have” entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, currency converters, and more. In addition, optional software packages such as the Language Guide™ and Travel Guides™ can be added for language and content support.
Customize with Optional Software
Optional software available on plug-in SD cards, lets you instantly add new features to your nuvi — without connecting to your computer.
Language Guide— contains five bilingual dictionaries and a multilingual word bank and phrase bank that support nine languages and dialects. Even get a spoken pronunciation of each word or phrase
Travel Guide— gives you helpful and thorough reviews and recommendations for restaurants, hotels, shopping, nightlife, sporting events and tourist attractions. Travel Guide for Europe currently available for purchase. Travel Guide for United States coming soon
Savers Guide™ — a “geo-coded” coupon book that notifies you of nearby discounts on restaurants, hotels, shopping, and more at thousands of participating Entertainment® businesses throughout North America
As you can see it does everything except drive the car for me!
Just updated it will a few extra maps (bulgaria ukraine albania greece to name a couple) just because i can lol!
Anyone else got one of these?? Am absolutely chuffed with it!
syms
Well when i went to test drive my now "not rattling" hotshot i went to have a look for sat nav unit's as i hate my tomtom!! Ended up getting a new one....
Its a garmin nuvi 310 deluxe....
Garmin nuvi 310 Deluxe Overview
Navigator. Translator. Entertainer. Tour Guide. Garmin’s nuvi™ 310 Deluxe is one versatile, and well-equipped, little GPS. This pocket-sized Personal Travel Assistant now comes with UK and Ireland Maps pre-installed, plus European mapping on CD and a Garmin GTM 12 TMC Traffic Module with a life-time subscription to Traffic Master — making it the go-anywhere travel companion.
Place hands-free calls with Bluetooth wireless technology
The nuvi 310 Deluxe integrates wireless technology with a microphone and speaker that lets you make hands-free mobile phone calls. Simply dial numbers with the nuvi's touch screen keypad to make a call on a compatible Bluetooth phone. To answer calls, just tap nuvi's screen and speak directly into its built in microphone.
In addition, easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone’s call history log. Don’t know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nuvi's extensive points of interest database — including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions.
Navigate with Ease
The nuvi 310 Deluxe comes pre-programmed with UK & Ireland map data, and includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, and a fingertip touch screen interface — making navigation easy. Travelling abroad? The nuvi 310 Deluxe is supplied with Garmin’s City Navigator NT Europe on CD, simply install the country map on to a SD card (not supplied) and you’re ready to go! The nuvi also accepts customized points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and safety cameras. In addition, with the supplied Garmin GTM 12 FM TMC traffic receiver, you can avoid traffic tie-ups by simply pushing a button to calculate a new route.
Enjoy Travel Kit full of entertainment and useful tools
Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi includes many “must have” entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, currency converters, and more. In addition, optional software packages such as the Language Guide™ and Travel Guides™ can be added for language and content support.
Customize with Optional Software
Optional software available on plug-in SD cards, lets you instantly add new features to your nuvi — without connecting to your computer.
Language Guide— contains five bilingual dictionaries and a multilingual word bank and phrase bank that support nine languages and dialects. Even get a spoken pronunciation of each word or phrase
Travel Guide— gives you helpful and thorough reviews and recommendations for restaurants, hotels, shopping, nightlife, sporting events and tourist attractions. Travel Guide for Europe currently available for purchase. Travel Guide for United States coming soon
Savers Guide™ — a “geo-coded” coupon book that notifies you of nearby discounts on restaurants, hotels, shopping, and more at thousands of participating Entertainment® businesses throughout North America
As you can see it does everything except drive the car for me!
Just updated it will a few extra maps (bulgaria ukraine albania greece to name a couple) just because i can
lol!Anyone else got one of these?? Am absolutely chuffed with it!
syms
Ffs!
Well i pulled my car onto the ramp to change the 2 front tyres, changed the tyres, went to start my car........and nothing!! Checked wires on the starter they were fine! So i pushed it down the road and bumped it, hey presto!! shes a runner!! Ordered a spankin starter motor this morning, got it two hours later, car was running an hour after that
Picture of the new starter fitted, nice and shiny
Car is getting its tracking done tomorrow and my bits from japan are here soon
Well i pulled my car onto the ramp to change the 2 front tyres, changed the tyres, went to start my car........and nothing!! Checked wires on the starter they were fine! So i pushed it down the road and bumped it, hey presto!! shes a runner!! Ordered a spankin starter motor this morning, got it two hours later, car was running an hour after that
Picture of the new starter fitted, nice and shiny
Car is getting its tracking done tomorrow and my bits from japan are here soon
Excellent!