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Mk5 General Area / Re: K04 Conversion - Do you ever regret it? How is it for daily driving?
« Last post by pudding on Yesterday at 05:25:17 pm »Good stuff.
I prefer the slightly laggy feel of the K04 for a more old school feel, but the harder hit in the midrange. The K03 always felt more diesel like to me. Good fun and punchy out of turns, but ultimately runs out of puff higher up the rpm. Actually, the K04 isn't laggy as such, it's just that it hits harder when it does. VW quoted 221lb/ft at 2200rpm for the Edition 30 if I remember, which is torquier than it feels. That's the same torque as an R32 at the same rpm
Sounds like MAF related issues regarding your cutting out on overrun. Might also be worth switching to the newest throttle body as well as they old ones were known to stick.
I prefer the slightly laggy feel of the K04 for a more old school feel, but the harder hit in the midrange. The K03 always felt more diesel like to me. Good fun and punchy out of turns, but ultimately runs out of puff higher up the rpm. Actually, the K04 isn't laggy as such, it's just that it hits harder when it does. VW quoted 221lb/ft at 2200rpm for the Edition 30 if I remember, which is torquier than it feels. That's the same torque as an R32 at the same rpm
Sounds like MAF related issues regarding your cutting out on overrun. Might also be worth switching to the newest throttle body as well as they old ones were known to stick.
