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

[WhO]

Put in Coilovers the other day. Haven't really lowered it any more (past the height of the R32 suspension) as the front control arms were already slightly past parallel, but handling and grip has increased markedly. Braking too has improved tremendously and feels more balanced

[audi-tone]

do you know what hardness the Apr ones are? these ones are 65a hardness

Hey. I thought it was around the 85a mark. They're not soft that's for sure! I couldn't bend them at all iirc.


Also - Lito, which tune are you running with the frankenturbo??

[djorkboy]

Had my regular bi-monthly scare with my Bora late last week when it started running like a sick diesel and ticking like a bomb about to go off. Changed the oil (found a place that still has some Castrol edge Sport in stock instead of the crap new Edge Titanium) and it was still running really bad so I took it down to CVWC for them to take a look and by the time I got there it was running smoother than it has in months, they did a VCDS scan and the only error they could find was a lambda sensor.

The general consensus seemed to be that it might have had a blockage in the oil pickup that caused a low oil pressure even though it had plenty of oil (it actually had too much oil) but whatever it was seems to be gone now that the oil has been changed and it has been driven a bit.

Great guys down at CVWC, they know these cars really well. Only problem is they are always booked out a month in advance. I guess that is an indication of how good these guys are (and how many VWs there are in Canberra, seriously they are everywhere, Golf GTIs are like Commodores down here)

[Neroo]

have a budget in mind for your slave cyl replacement??

i did - and then that budget blew up like it was nuked.

Whole budget of about 250 lol yeah doing it myself just have to get my dad to move that god damn peugeot out of the garage so my dogs dont lick me the whole time im working on the car lol

[Dyldo]

Whole budget of about 250 lol yeah doing it myself just have to get my dad to move that god damn peugeot out of the garage so my dogs dont lick me the whole time im working on the car lol

How many hours you think it might take you?

[balkanac]

Had my regular bi-monthly scare with my Bora late last week when it started running like a sick diesel and ticking like a bomb about to go off. Changed the oil (found a place that still has some Castrol edge Sport in stock instead of the crap new Edge Titanium) and it was still running really bad so I took it down to CVWC for them to take a look and by the time I got there it was running smoother than it has in months, they did a VCDS scan and the only error they could find was a lambda sensor.

The general consensus seemed to be that it might have had a blockage in the oil pickup that caused a low oil pressure even though it had plenty of oil (it actually had too much oil) but whatever it was seems to be gone now that the oil has been changed and it has been driven a bit.

Great guys down at CVWC, they know these cars really well. Only problem is they are always booked out a month in advance. I guess that is an indication of how good these guys are (and how many VWs there are in Canberra, seriously they are everywhere, Golf GTIs are like Commodores down here)

If you had a blockage you might wanna run the oil flush thru the engine and change the oil again

[grtuned]

If you had a blockage you might wanna run the oil flush thru the engine and change the oil again

Running a oil flush sounds like a good idea,

Hey djorkboy did you get an oil pressure warning come up in display???

[Neroo]

How many hours you think it might take you?

Not shore gearbox is almost out so im guessing it would take me more about a day as I like to take my time nd dont expecialy have specialty tools lol

[dylan8]

will be no worries.
My LMs, dials, and flat5s are all 8.5et30 with a 215 wide tyre.
Add a 5mm spacer in the rear and ull be sweet

oh get a 50mm+ drop going on if you havnt already

found a carpart up the street from my new house. Sussed out it, sure enough, vw part number.
Part of the 4mo front valance iv only been running for the past 6months, whoops!

[grtuned]

Hey you guys who have lowered more than 40mm had any driveshaft issues???what would you say average life expectancy would be. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't care if they lasted a couple of years to get that special look happening just throwing the question out there.


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