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Dans grey MK5 GTI. Prepping for VagTuner
dansmith180:
--- Quote from: AJP on April 23, 2016, 11:15:21 am ---What's killed the original engine do you think Dan? Running it with the hybrid a bit too much?
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To be honest a cam chain (inevitable on an axx), a new MAF and maybe half a day with AKS would see it running fine as the internals seem to be coping perfectly. But I found this BWJ cheap and I've got nothing else to do so I said hey let's throw so more money at it :signLOL:.
Plus i'm tryna play catch up with everyone else I usually play with running more and more power, seems like everyone is 400+ now and K03 isn't cutting it :driver:
AJP:
--- Quote from: dansmith180 on April 23, 2016, 11:30:23 am ---
--- Quote from: AJP on April 23, 2016, 11:15:21 am ---What's killed the original engine do you think Dan? Running it with the hybrid a bit too much?
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To be honest a cam chain (inevitable on an axx), a new MAF and maybe half a day with AKS would see it running fine as the internals seem to be coping perfectly. But I found this BWJ cheap and I've got nothing else to do so I said hey let's throw so more money at it :signLOL:.
Plus i'm tryna play catch up with everyone else I usually play with running more and more power, seems like everyone is 400+ now and K03 isn't cutting it :driver:
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Is the cam chain an issue for a bwa too, or just the axx?
Yeah it all gets a bit addictive after a while. I know deep down I'll want more than 2+ k03 power as soon as I get there! Still pretty much set on a hybrid at some point.
I think it was a good move getting a complete k04 engine. Gives you lots of options.
dansmith180:
@AJP I believe i've heard Alex say the BWA's up to 2007 can suffer as well as he's seen the 'A' part number on them so still hadnt been revised. In not 100% though, I think on all of them similar to the MK4 R32's the chain is always something to be wary of and almost accept you may have to do it at some point.
Cheers, hopefully this is enough for me and I can try to spend my money enjoying it rather than building it over and over again :rolleye:
AJP:
Well mine's an 07 BWA... so I'll keep an eye on it!
I think you'll reach the limits of front wheel drive before you reach the limits of the internals with this one. TTE420, or bigger?
dansmith180:
--- Quote from: AJP on April 23, 2016, 01:08:27 pm ---Well mine's an 07 BWA... so I'll keep an eye on it!
I think you'll reach the limits of front wheel drive before you reach the limits of the internals with this one. TTE420, or bigger?
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I'm sure yours will be fine, my car was always very loud and I still noticed for sure when the chain started so to be honest you get a fair bit of pretty obvious warning anyways
Yeah TTE420 is about the 'safe' limit when pushing it hard. I though about it but its too much and as you say for FWD it would be such a bitch without a diff that I couldn't use the extra power anyways.
I'll see how this setup does on the dyno and road but should be getting R-Tech switchable mapping (if they ever get back to me and my ECU is suitable) so will have a sensible 'ish' road map/ track map and a dick head map :signLOL:
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