Hey all, Check out the dyno results. 142 @ the wheels. Chad @ S.C.I...
Chad Erickson
boredoutt@...
May 1, 2000 7:25 pm
143
Cool pics, Chad...I take it that is your workplace? I wish I had a dyno! Nice car, Giordy! Think you used up enough web space? :) j/k Please tell me you...
Andrew GTIGuy
gtiguy@...
May 2, 2000 1:34 am
144
Andrew, Boy would that be nice. The Dyno is at S&S performance in Cyrstal,Mn. The VOLKSPORT GTI club has dyno nights there every couple of months or so. The...
Chad Erickson
boredoutt@...
May 2, 2000 5:36 am
145
Hi all , Im from way south in South Africa.Own a 2000 GTI 1.8T. bright green with black leather. seems we have a couple of diferrent features as apposed to...
Marwaan Abdul
marwaan@...
May 2, 2000 9:28 am
146
Just thought I would let you know there is a decent article in the new European Car magazine. It doesn't have as much driving opinions as I would like but it...
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 2, 2000 3:30 pm
147
I will have to check that out. I picked up the latest VWTrends since it has a nice 1 page write-up on the 1.8T's. Andrew '00 GTI 1.8T -- ... --== Sent via...
Andrew GTIGuy
gtiguy@...
May 2, 2000 4:02 pm
148
The author of the article in EC claims to have driven a 400bhp Audi A4 1.8T without modifying the block!...
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 2, 2000 4:24 pm
149
Hmmm...that line sounds suspiciously familiar. I bet its the same article/author. Is the EC article a 1-pager as well? Pics of a flash GTI and canyon Jetta? ...
Andrew GTIGuy
gtiguy@...
May 2, 2000 5:26 pm
150
The article is about 7 pages with a tropic GTI and a canyon Jetta. It is the cover story, I just recieved the issue in the mail yesterday. That A4 was an...
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 2, 2000 5:51 pm
151
Hi all, I'm a new GTi 1.8T owner, new to the list, but not new to VW's. Past cars include an '88 GTi 16v and a '90 Jetta GLi 16v. The new GTi is Tropic Orange,...
Brett Haney
brett_haney@...
May 2, 2000 6:54 pm
152
Hello, E/Car, VWtrends and Sport compact car all use the same crap. One month you read about fog light in SCC and next month it's in E/C. Then 2 -3 months...
Chad Erickson
boredoutt@...
May 2, 2000 7:04 pm
153
Hello all, Is anyone from Wis or Ill planning on attending this VW show?? Just wondering it would be nice to see some 1.8t show up in force. I will be driving...
Chad Erickson
boredoutt@...
May 2, 2000 11:39 pm
154
Welcome, Brett! You have the same car I do, except I have the Monsoon system (would rather have cold weather though). Feel free to post questions, comments,...
Andrew GTIGuy
gtiguy@...
May 3, 2000 2:13 am
155
I'm in Chicago. It sounds like fun. I think I'll try and make it. eric ... .oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo....
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 3, 2000 2:19 am
156
All, I've got a question about the factory alarm. I had thought the horn honked when arming, but mine didn't do that for the first week I had it. Then on...
Brett Haney
brett_haney@...
May 3, 2000 1:47 pm
157
The alarm won't beep if the doors and trunk aren't closed all of the way. If your doors and trunk are closed all of the way then one of your door switches may...
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 3, 2000 3:21 pm
158
Eric, Thanks for the suggestion. Wouldn't the interior light remain on as well if this was the case? I seem to remember my interior lights operating properly...
Brett Haney
brett_haney@...
May 3, 2000 4:14 pm
159
Don't count on that. german tuner TEC will give you a 330bhp upgrade. however they need to change about everything of the engine. turbo, valves, exhaust,...
sad
sadplanet@...
May 3, 2000 4:50 pm
160
Yeah that logic makes sense to me too but I've had cars in the past where a switch controls multiple functions and one function will work properly and the...
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 4, 2000 2:41 pm
161
And to be honest, I don't really want that kind of power in my FWD VW. I would hope that A4 is a quattro because that is a LOT of power to the front wheels....
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 4, 2000 2:45 pm
162
I gotta agree with Eric, I am looking at maybe 250 as the most I would put through the front wheels of a 2800-lb car. Chip/Exhaust/Panel filter should get me...
Andrew GTIGuy
gtiguy@...
May 4, 2000 3:01 pm
163
Eric, Thanks for the tip! You're 100% right about the warranty thing: this is my 1st new car and I guess I'm still not used to the fact that I don't have to do...
Brett Haney
brett_haney@...
May 4, 2000 3:51 pm
164
If anybody wants to read about motor oil here is a decent website. http://vger.rutgers.edu/~ravi/bike/pages/pages/docs/oil.html...
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 4, 2000 10:34 pm
165
List member #55 here...has anyone had the dealer swap the 195/65x15 OEM rubber for something better? I made a "feeble" attempt before taking delivery but did...
Ron Ciervo
rciervo@...
May 6, 2000 1:16 pm
166
Welcome Ron! I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I think 225/50-15 is the wrong size for your car. You will end up with tires over an inch smaller in...
Andrew GTIGuy
gtiguy@...
May 8, 2000 8:00 pm
167
All, Just a follow up to a previous post I made concerning my horn not honking when I tried to arm the alarm. Eric Howell suggested that my door switches...
Brett Haney
brett_haney@...
May 8, 2000 8:30 pm
168
Hey Brett, Glad to hear you figured out what the problem was. Eric...
Eric Howell
ehowel1@...
May 9, 2000 5:07 pm
169
... the wrong size for your car. You will end up with tires over an inch smaller in outside diameter than stock. For the stock rims, people have been having...
Ron Ciervo
rciervo@...
May 9, 2000 6:58 pm
170
Hey all, I've been running 205-45-16's on new beetle steel rims. It looks very cool at night, but does change the gear ratio. The tires were free and had like...
Chad Erickson
boredoutt@...
May 9, 2000 8:45 pm
171
Greetings from Member #58(I think) Quite a few happy VW-ers out there. I hope to be there with ya'all within a resonable amount of time. I am part of Andrew...
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