What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[McDub]

yeah i was confused that i've never heard of it being done before. there's probably a reason.
It was Mark from MRC in castle hill who did it all. He doesn't work with many euro cars and doesn't tune them i don't think.
he thought that it might trigger the car to go in limp mode, but apparently it didn't...

R1 diverter valve, silicon TIP, N75J, and that's about it (other than the exhaust of course)

i think i can see where the exhaust might be rubbing on the chasis, it's between the cat and the turbo, it seems to go past some sheet metal over the axle, need a closer look though

sorry to hear that manaz

[McDub]

picked up an 034 street density dogbone from DUB 20V to replace my old one (cheers), installed it and also tried to adjust some of the clamps on my exhaust, yet the downpipe still occassionally vibrates somewhere on the chasis...
i think it might be here: (though it could be to the right also, not sure. it only seems to happen in first or second, and tends to be when i turn the steering wheel, and i feel it through the steering wheel also, and can hear it...)
it's not actually touching in this photo but is close



also, tried to install some 10mm ECS spacers on the rears, but the wheel doesn't sit on them properly!!!
I've got rep r32 wheels, and they fit on hubs perfect, but not on the spacers.
very annoyed. you can see that the spacers have an addional material to the hub. god knows why. the chamfer on the wheel does not clear that larger OD section.
i think the H&R ones would have worked perfect. http://c1552172.cdn.cloudfiles.racks.../7672_x800.jpg




another shot just for the sake of it... you can probably see why i'm regretting not going to a proper exhaust shop.

[dainese]

exhaust looks phenomonal.
pity about spacers...!

[Speed]

it's not actually touching in this photo but is close
another shot just for the sake of it... you can probably see why i'm regretting not going to a proper exhaust shop.

Not a lot of clearance there but an exhaust shop should be able to sort this out for you.

Thanks for telling us your mods, I'm hoping for similar results for mine.

[TazzyVR6]

you can probably see why i'm regretting not going to a proper exhaust shop.

Is it the fact that the downpipe came from the US, might still be a problem with the 2.5" DPs like with the 3" version... My 2.5" APR turbo-back fits fine, the DP was bought here by previous owner and I bougth the cat-back from ECS.

[undisclos3d]

Why are you regretting getting the billy boat exhaust? How much did it set you back? I was checking this exhaust out as a "maybe"

[Lonewolf1983]

Gave the bora a good thrash today with the ESP off at a small motorkhana style track today.
Felt good but the bora isnt really in its element, rear diff overheated I think as it was a bit whiney but sounds fine now its cooled down

[Manaz]

Gave the bora a good thrash today with the ESP off at a small motorkhana style track today.
Felt good but the bora isnt really in its element, rear diff overheated I think as it was a bit whiney but sounds fine now its cooled down

Do you know when the Haldex fluid was last replaced?

[JustCruisn]

That sheet metal is a heat shield for the brake lines running under it.
The shield comes out easily so you can reshape it or just bang the crap out of it to make more clearance.

[Lonewolf1983]

no I dont, but its on the list to get replaced when I get my cams put in and R32 wheel put on