Vwthunders build thread (finally)

[vwthunder]

Turd job hey! I started mine in the driveway and then a 40 knot southerly complete with horizontal rain started. I was committed as I needed the car the next day so needless to say it was a freezing, drenched, miserable mechanical experience.
So can you feel a real world handling difference between the zero offset whitelines and the anti-lift setting you have now? What front LCA bushes were you running before when you had the whitelines in??

I had the standard front control arm bushes in and changed to Powerflex Black Series

[sambb]

wonder if your improved feel is coming from the different geometry with the anti-lift bushes in there, or if its due to both front and rear bushes now being a stiff compound. Noticing any dive or lift characteristics being different now? I did front and rear (anti-lift) LCA bushes and have always wondered how it'd compare with the zero offset/standard superpro's.

[vwthunder]

I know the rear anti lift bushes are making a huge difference, i cant really comment on the front bushes, can anyone else?

I was stopped on a slight driveway and trying to take off i was spinning one wheel sitting on the spot which was strange.
Have not had a good drive yet, will take it out tomorrow and take traction off and try to do a few launches

[sambb]

would it have axle tramped before or gripped? I went from stock torn LCA's to anti lift superpros and noticed that it stopped axle tramping and would spin the wheel cleanly. I liked that because you could use a lot more revs off the line without tramping being a problem and then get straight into second. Never really dawned on me at the time that no offset bushes might have caused it to grip better but thats whats been playing on my mind lately. Let us know what you think after a bit more driving.

[vwthunder]

Before it just axle tramped, used to get beaten off at the lights by everything

It axle tramped so violently i thought something was seriously wrong

[Stuwey]

Troy, how have you found the new plenum and 'cooler setup?

[vwthunder]

Troy, how have you found the new plenum and 'cooler setup?

Thanks for Bumping my thread

Cooler does not make that much difference, only changed it cause i could lol, have also had a boost leak which i have only just found. Car is peaking at 20.5psi now and with my 215/45 Hankook RS3's i cant get traction in the cold so i cant really tell, but she pulls hard.

I will try to get a few things sorted and get it on the dyno to see whats going on and how much power i am making.

Im also working on a new intake which will go down to the drivers side with the pod behind where the fog light sits, im going to try to hide the MAF, DV and N75 and have it all nice and tidy

[seangti]

Im also working on a new intake which will go down to the drivers side with the pod behind where the fog light sits, im going to try to hide the MAF, DV and N75 and have it all nice and tidy

Hope it doesn't suck on dirt and water down there.

[vwthunder]

Hope it doesn't suck on dirt and water down there.

No i dont drive through rivers or huge puddles

[h100vw]

Doesn't go out in the rain.