Lito's MK4 GTI

[dubster99]

Thats unlucky lito! Hope you can get that sorted. Where did you get the seal for the inlet manifold and rocker cover?

[Lito]

Thats unlucky lito! Hope you can get that sorted. Where did you get the seal for the inlet manifold and rocker cover?

Yeah, I thought I'd give these a go as they were only $200 and people say they are rated to around 380nm. Looks like I must be making a bit more than that haha. I got the gaskets from Integrated Engineering, you can get them most places but I was buying their new crank pulley so I figured I may as well pick them up as well. Just be sure you buy large port intake manifold gaskets.

[dubster99]

Do you need two gaskets for the manifold?

[Lito]

Do you need two gaskets for the manifold?

not normally but im running a phenolic intake spacer

[Lito]

So looks like I've got some work ahead of me over the long weekend. I scored a manifold of Jmac that was already painted black so that has saved me a lot of effort, whoever painted it did a nice job too



And just picked up my billet injector cups from usrt after over 4 weeks!!



Apparently there was a hold upwiththe install tool so I said don't worry about it and they sent me a set of sweet wire brushes instead, made in the USA and erythang haha.

So the to do list for the weekend is;
Replace valve cover gasket
Swap intake manifolds
Replace throttle body and IM gaskets
Install billet injector cups
Install OEM (not ****ty ebay brand that's already acting up) coolant temp sensor
Install VF engineering motor mounts (should be here tomorrow)
Then drive it!!

Then it's time to start thinking seriously about a clutch. Pretty set on the fx400, anyone know if I can keep my 228mm single mass flywheel with this clutch?

[h100vw]

I got my stage 3 clutch off four seasons and just got the plate, cover and bearing. That's running with the ECS fw.

Gavin

[dubster99]

Let me know about the vf mounts lito as im keen for a set later on

[Lito]

I got my stage 3 clutch off four seasons and just got the plate, cover and bearing. That's running with the ECS fw.

Gavin

Sounds good to me! How much for the stage 3?

Let me know about the vf mounts lito as im keen for a set later on

Will do, everyone on the web seems to reckon they vibrate like mad... Oh well, cos race kar I guess

[h100vw]

Sounds good to me! How much for the stage 3?

Will do, everyone on the web seems to reckon they vibrate like mad... Oh well, cos race kar I guess

clutch Clutch Kits, Flywheels, APR VW Performance & Audi Oem Parts Source FourSeasonTuning.com.

6 puck affair, pictures in my cheapy thread.

[Lito]

So I installed the VF mounts yesterday, all went smoothly except my engine was a bit off centre



Managed to wrestle it mostly back into place. This is where it ended up



Might get Jmac to see if he can get it sitting any better when it goes in for a clutch.

Then today I installed the black intake manifold and changed valve cover gaskets.