Jarred's Mk 2 GTI & silly questions.

**Jarred** · 25-02-2010, 09:42 AM

that was probably me on the way home from picking it up Mark! hah

Thanks guys for the input. I'll do some more research, but I dont' mind a bit of DIY!

**joshyd-mk2gti** · 25-02-2010, 05:31 PM

let us know if the mk3 downpipe makes a difference. I need some motivation to do mine!

**jayjay** · 25-02-2010, 11:47 PM

it most definitely does. a fair bit more midrange torque.

**benough** · 26-02-2010, 11:41 AM

+1 the downpipe is like when an asthmatic uses their puffer. It flows great and has a nice power feel. 7kw atw apparently.

**Jarred** · 04-03-2010, 01:58 PM

With many thanks to Pete Jones, I know have mk 3 256 brakes and a 2L downpipe.

I put the brakes & hubs on today, went without a hitch (almost) & only took about 3 hours, all using hand tools. Just need to bleed the brakes now.

As for the manifold, I'm going to try and find a cat off a bigger capacity car (ie falcon or something) that comes standard with a 2" pipe. That way it'll flow better & be a heap cheaper than buying a generic off the shelf 'highflow' cat. It already has a 2" from the cat back, I'll also get the back box swapped out, cause atm, it's much too boomy for my liking!

Also I think I've fixed up the idle issue. Just need to grab a new o-ring for the idle screw and I think that'll do it.

Also need an antenna and some central locking. & to service it soon. I'll probably buy some parts from GAP. I still havn't decided whether to just get a short shifter and new bushes, or go the whole hog and get weighted and short shifter with metal balls/joints. Will probably end up being decided by the cash.

Also found out today that I have Zender springs