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AJP's Build - back in love with the GTI
AJP:
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:34:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 02:17:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:13:24 pm ---Your car looks spot on. Im glad your happy with the new coilovers.
If you havent already, its well worth getting front a rear anti rollbars. They truly do handle like its on rails. the turn in is even more direct.
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Thanks mate
Yeah ARBs are on the long list of things to do. Will probably look at sorting the wishbone bushes too, either an ALK or TT/S3 bush.
Slowly but surely it's coming together.
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Not sure what condition your current bushes are in but if there not causing a problem or are badly worn I wouldnt bother. imi so pleased with my car with the way it handles im not going to bother with wishbone bushes until they need replacing or start to affect the way the car hands.
Just enjoy the car how it is now.
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Fair point. It's never been a job I've been desperate to do, just one of those 'maybes' on the list. I hear good and bad about the Anti Lift Kits anyway. We'll see.
I'd rather put any money towards a K04 fund than anything else if I'm really honest
Paradox1:
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 02:42:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:34:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 02:17:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:13:24 pm ---Your car looks spot on. Im glad your happy with the new coilovers.
If you havent already, its well worth getting front a rear anti rollbars. They truly do handle like its on rails. the turn in is even more direct.
--- End quote ---
Thanks mate
Yeah ARBs are on the long list of things to do. Will probably look at sorting the wishbone bushes too, either an ALK or TT/S3 bush.
Slowly but surely it's coming together.
--- End quote ---
Not sure what condition your current bushes are in but if there not causing a problem or are badly worn I wouldnt bother. imi so pleased with my car with the way it handles im not going to bother with wishbone bushes until they need replacing or start to affect the way the car hands.
Just enjoy the car how it is now.
--- End quote ---
Fair point. It's never been a job I've been desperate to do, just one of those 'maybes' on the list. I hear good and bad about the Anti Lift Kits anyway. We'll see.
I'd rather put any money towards a K04 fund than anything else if I'm really honest
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Im in the same boat mate. My dilema now is k04 of hybrid k04 lol
AJP:
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 03:25:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 02:42:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:34:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 02:17:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:13:24 pm ---Your car looks spot on. Im glad your happy with the new coilovers.
If you havent already, its well worth getting front a rear anti rollbars. They truly do handle like its on rails. the turn in is even more direct.
--- End quote ---
Thanks mate
Yeah ARBs are on the long list of things to do. Will probably look at sorting the wishbone bushes too, either an ALK or TT/S3 bush.
Slowly but surely it's coming together.
--- End quote ---
Not sure what condition your current bushes are in but if there not causing a problem or are badly worn I wouldnt bother. imi so pleased with my car with the way it handles im not going to bother with wishbone bushes until they need replacing or start to affect the way the car hands.
Just enjoy the car how it is now.
--- End quote ---
Fair point. It's never been a job I've been desperate to do, just one of those 'maybes' on the list. I hear good and bad about the Anti Lift Kits anyway. We'll see.
I'd rather put any money towards a K04 fund than anything else if I'm really honest
--- End quote ---
Im in the same boat mate. My dilema now is k04 of hybrid k04 lol
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I haven't even considered a hybrid k04. BWA and 400lb/ft+ means forged internals to me. Or at least a BYD/CDL bottom end. Is that something you're looking at?
I do like the sound of an anti surge K04 though. @dansmith180 has the BBT one, and his graph looks bloody nice. No problems ramping the boost up early. On paper it barely looks laggier than a K03.
pudding:
You two still run standard console bushes? :stupid: :grin:
Get a TTE420 :notworthy:
All this forging stuff is a nice idea, but it's not an infallible suit of armor. It just stops the engine from blowing quite as easily as it would with cast pistons and rods. There is a lot of scaremongery on the TFSI tuning group from members who push things too far by running standard KO4s at 2 bar, mapped in hard cut limiters, anti-lag flames and bangs........and they wonder why they get smoke from their exhausts and break their ring lands.
You don't need to run 400lbft. For one thing the manual box is only rated to 320lbft (by VW themselves) and secondly, sometimes less is more. More traction! 350lbft is mechanically safer but also gives less wheelspin than 400lbft. I've seen people blowing rear diffs on S3s on, surprise surprise, the TFSI group running that kind of torque. So I suppose what I'm rattling on about is, yeah, get a hybrid but don't run it flat out. Keep some headroom there. :smiley:
Paradox1:
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 03:31:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 03:25:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 02:42:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:34:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: AJP on April 20, 2017, 02:17:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on April 20, 2017, 02:13:24 pm ---Your car looks spot on. Im glad your happy with the new coilovers.
If you havent already, its well worth getting front a rear anti rollbars. They truly do handle like its on rails. the turn in is even more direct.
--- End quote ---
Thanks mate
Yeah ARBs are on the long list of things to do. Will probably look at sorting the wishbone bushes too, either an ALK or TT/S3 bush.
Slowly but surely it's coming together.
--- End quote ---
Not sure what condition your current bushes are in but if there not causing a problem or are badly worn I wouldnt bother. imi so pleased with my car with the way it handles im not going to bother with wishbone bushes until they need replacing or start to affect the way the car hands.
Just enjoy the car how it is now.
--- End quote ---
Fair point. It's never been a job I've been desperate to do, just one of those 'maybes' on the list. I hear good and bad about the Anti Lift Kits anyway. We'll see.
I'd rather put any money towards a K04 fund than anything else if I'm really honest
--- End quote ---
Im in the same boat mate. My dilema now is k04 of hybrid k04 lol
--- End quote ---
I haven't even considered a hybrid k04. BWA and 400lb/ft+ means forged internals to me. Or at least a BYD/CDL bottom end. Is that something you're looking at?
I do like the sound of an anti surge K04 though. @dansmith180 has the BBT one, and his graph looks bloody nice. No problems ramping the boost up early. On paper it barely looks laggier than a K03.
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Yes If I do decide to rebuild as a standard k04 it will definitely have the anti surge wheel. I have a TSI engine so I dont have the typical BWA problems. Still wouldnt mind switchable maps though.
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