Hey Nick, Congrats on the great purchase. I own a '92 GTI 16V, and love it to pieces. Anyways, one of the best resources for information is...
Chuck Simpson
csimpson@...
Apr 1, 2001 5:22 pm
1216
No and no. You got taken. You don't need a wheel balance if you don't feel any vibration and don't see any vibration of the fenders. Unless you lose a wheel...
Kelly McMullen - MCDOTX
kellymcmullen@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:45 pm
1217
Kelly's right, I wouldn't bother with balancing until you feel a shimmy or vibration. On my old Bimmer (very sensitive to tire balance) I get a steering...
Jonathan A. Latall
jlatall@...
Apr 2, 2001 9:29 pm
1218
Vancouver BC area. Header is about 1 yr old, OBDI manifold 3 years both good shape. Asking $2900Can/ $1900US for both. Would prefer not to ship but can ship ...
aepage
aepage@...
Apr 6, 2001 12:11 am
1219
Anyone wanting info on Water Jam 2001 can check out http://www.geocities.com/water_jam Thanks, Andrea Vorsicht Canada...
Andrea
vorsichtcanada@...
Apr 6, 2001 10:51 pm
1220
... Cool ! ... Actually the VR6 has just about the LEAST potential for power upgrades. You will get about 200HP at the _most_ from a vr6 unless you spend 10k ...
Alfonso Urdaneta
a7244270@...
Apr 15, 2001 11:12 pm
1221
... Not quite true. My boyfriend's '98 GTi has been dynoed at approx. 204hp at the crank. This is with a Techtonics chip and exhaust, and a cone intake ...
MPower
jetta.coupe@...
Apr 15, 2001 11:20 pm
1222
Something else has been done to that engine to get 204hp at the crank. A chip, filter and exhaust will not get you to that point. I have a Garrett chip, TT...
Joe Plowick III
type3lvr@...
Apr 15, 2001 11:40 pm
1223
I have just purchased a 92 Corrado VR6 and am anxious to find a reliable mechanic in this area. Would go to Berkeley or SF if necessary. Particularly...
bomopho@...
Apr 16, 2001 1:58 am
1224
"Alfonso Urdaneta" wrote: Snip ... Snip Z-engineering supercharger US $3900.- 2 hour install..without any other mods 260hp at the crank. I know it's not cheap...
Wolfgang Stauber
vwstauber@...
Apr 16, 2001 9:01 pm
1225
... mods ... it ... No, not true... if someone spends $3,900 upgrading a 1.8t as well, you may still find yourself staring at it's taillights while in your (or...
V.E.N.O.M. Motorsports
president@...
Apr 16, 2001 9:44 pm
1226
My point was simply that for far less than 10k, actually for 4k much more than 200hp can be achieved...260hp But since You brought up spending 4k on a...
Wolfgang Stauber
vwstauber@...
Apr 17, 2001 1:56 am
1227
... I'm in agreement with Joe - his numbers are in keeping with what I have heard from many people that have made similar modifications to their cars. I...
Alfonso Urdaneta
a7244270@...
Apr 17, 2001 8:07 am
1228
... Perhaps I exaggerated with my 10k figure, but a 1.8T will achieve similar power for MUCH less $$. Now, if there was a 1.8 Golf with 4wd I might upgrade,...
Alfonso Urdaneta
a7244270@...
Apr 17, 2001 8:10 am
1229
... I have heard that for about 1.2k you can get 250 from a 1.8T easily. Alfonso....
Alfonso Urdaneta
a7244270@...
Apr 17, 2001 8:11 am
1230
... I just moved to Sacramento myself, and I have been going to Lasher VW in downtown Sac, because I haven't heard of any reputable mechanics in the area. At...
Alfonso Urdaneta
a7244270@...
Apr 17, 2001 8:15 am
1231
Maybe things are different in the older VR6 installations, but my 96 Jetta VR6 runs much cooler than the previous 91 Jetta 16V I had here in Phoenix. The 96VR6...
Kelly McMullen - MCDOTX
kellymcmullen@...
Apr 17, 2001 2:53 pm
1232
Folks, I don't know about you, but the main reason I want a 6 cylinder engine is to be forever rid of four cylinder noise and engine vibration, the latter...
Scott Robinson
spr@...
Apr 17, 2001 6:36 pm
1233
... That 230 reading is supposedly not accurate. I have been told that the thermostat actually reads like 30 lower to keep ppl from worrying. Hehe - if you...
Alfonso Urdaneta
a7244270@...
Apr 18, 2001 9:35 am
1234
A friends car dynoed 198hp with similar mods, the coastdown gave 14% net loss. The car measured 199hp on my AP22 - fully corrected. He runs a custom chip, KN...
Espen Vindegg
vindegg@...
Apr 19, 2001 2:13 am
1235
Hey all, I'm back from the dead with a new email address...testing to make sure all the lists I'm on work still... Shant...
Shant Hotoyan
shotoyan@...
Apr 20, 2001 3:24 pm
1236
Testing to make sure I'm receiving on the lists. I did not receive the message I sent out a couple days ago... Shant...
Shant Hotoyan
shotoyan@...
Apr 22, 2001 10:59 pm
1237
Hey all, I have a few questions about indexing the cams in our engines before I tear into the VR this week. (This is after reading the instructions in the ...
Shant Hotoyan
shotoyan@...
Apr 24, 2001 6:32 am
1238
If you still have them available, I would reinstall the original factory cams. Haven't been into my VR6 engine, but have rebuilt other engines in past. Most...
Kelly McMullen - MCDOTX
kellymcmullen@...
Apr 24, 2001 2:44 pm
1239
I have a '99 VR6 Jetta, have 44000 miles on it. The engine light have come on various times, the first time because of the fuel cap not tight enough, easy...
Ed Rivera
edwinsidney@...
Apr 25, 2001 7:35 pm
1240
Does anybody have the electronic edition (I'm assuming CD-ROM) of the Bentley book for the 93-99 Golf/GTI/Jetta (A3 platform)? Shant...
Shant Hotoyan
shotoyan@...
Apr 26, 2001 3:29 am
1241
It hasn't been released yet. They were supposed to ship mid-April, but apparently Bentley is still revising it. Kevin Ng 97 Jetta GLX Windsor Blue ... From:...
Ng, Kevin
kevin.ng@...
Apr 26, 2001 1:41 pm
1242
Ok is anybody interested in splitting the cost and buying one? If we get one I can make and ship out as many copies as we need. I was talking to a really...
Shant Hotoyan
shotoyan@...
Apr 26, 2001 1:54 pm
1243
Hey all, I've got a Eurosport cool-flo intake with the ITG filter on my VR6. I lost the cleaning instructions that came with it. Anybody have it kicking ...
Shant Hotoyan
shotoyan@...
Apr 26, 2001 8:25 pm
1244
I have a 95 GTI VR6. No I don't get that squeal...no idea what that might be...there aren't any moving parts in your intake other than the throttle body, and...
