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Harz's GTI R-Tech stage 2, Recaros and Audi FB steering wheel.
Harz:
Time for a bit of an update.
Fitted the Milltek down pipe and Sports cat. :smiley:
Comparison of stock and Milltek.
Fitted the THS Intercooler :smiley:
Removing stock Intercooler
Comparison of THS and stock Intercooler :smiley:
THS Intercooler in place :happy2:
My brother was doing his down pipe
Not a mod, but I like it. Picked this up at Players Show 2014 :smiley:
Harz:
As the weather is starting to turn worse I thought I'd give the car a bit of a clean and a coat of wax.
Snow foamed with Auto Rae-chem Cherry snow foam
Washed with two bucket method and Britemax Cleanmax shampoo
Then gave a coat of Collinite 845
The finished result
And then 10 minutes after waxing the car it decided to chuck it down with rain
Harz:
Took the car up to R-Tech
Unfortunately on the drive up to R-Tech my radiator somehow worked loose and the back of the fan rubbed on a coolant pipe and wore a hole in it causing a leak.
The guys at R-Tech managed to wedge a bit of wood to hold the rad in place and despite the coolant leak they were able to do the remap
Had a Stage 2 remap and achieved 270HP and 355ftlbs of torque
"Before" dyno run.
"After" dyno run.
"Comparison" dyno
Peak results
It was then on to the test drive and man did I have an ear to ear grin on my face.
Unfortunately the coolant was leaking pretty bad. It was looking like I wasn't going to be able to make the drive back to London. The lads at R-Tech tried their best to get me the parts and would've done the repair to get me home, but were unable to get the parts.
Luckily the RAC mechanic was able to fix the coolant pipe.
The drive home was amazing :D
Just waiting for parts on order from VW now to sort out rad/coolant pipe.
Dan_FR:
Saw this on Niki's FB yesterday - great result
How did the rad get loose? Did you use new/correct thread bolts to hold it to the intercooler? There's not a lot of clearance from the fans once you have the new intercooler in place.
Harz:
--- Quote from: Dan_FR on October 10, 2014, 08:49:55 am ---Saw this on Niki's FB yesterday - great result
How did the rad get loose? Did you use new/correct thread bolts to hold it to the intercooler? There's not a lot of clearance from the fans once you have the new intercooler in place.
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Cheers the whole rad/intercooler/aircon assembly has come loose. I'm not sure why. Changed the intercooler about 6 weeks ago and I've not had any problems with it, but it somehow worked loose on the drive up to R-Tech. I've not had chance to take the front end off yet to check. I've ordered new rad mountings and screws from VW in case they're damaged. Just waiting for the parts to come and I'll check it out. Got a bit of wood holding it in place at the mo. Not ideal, but at least the car is drivable.
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