Jarred's Mk 2 GTI & silly questions.

[h100vw]

Got a weighted rod here Jarrad, yours for the cost of postage if you cannot find one local. Or I can send it back with the boys after the DOVW.

Gavin

EDIT Make the shift quicker your self. Take the bracket off the gearbox, the one with the ball on the bottom. If you reduce the height of it, the shift will be quicker. You can do it in a vice with a big hammer. A blowtorch for some heat helps too.

[Tim]

i have heard nothing but good things about putting on the mk3 downpipe. i really need to do this next month....keep you eyes out for a mk3 in the scrapy...i need some bits off one too

still, glad your having fun

there was a mk3 GL at centre rd wreckers last time i went there if thats the downpipe youre looking for. Was a month or 2 ago though. so might not be much left

[william]

hey jarrod i have a set of vr6 brakes kicking around at home make me an offer should bolt up just redrill the discs

[jayjay]

you should check out the crustyness of the coolant lines to the alternator. i flushed my system for the first time in its life about a year ago. we got about a kilo of mud out...

new bushes and weighted shift are all you need for mk2 shifting pleasure. oh also that alignment tool

( 3104 ) + mk3 weighted rod + bushes = orsm. I've heard the USRT rose jointed kits are a bit of a pain to fit. but they apparently dont wear out... ?

yeah the mk3 GL set up is definitely the cheap option. i got it as soon as it trashed my golf into a kerb... oops.

[dubai gti]

Good buy Jarred..love those wheels, which I watched John clean b4 the pre-SEDF cruise..........I spotted you (or maybe John ?) in the beast on North Road, Huntingdale last Friday around 5pm on my way to Wilson's Prom (I was in my Subaru Outback..)

[Jarred]

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]

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

[jayjay]

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

[benough]

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

[Jarred]

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

[mikinoz]

If you are ordering from OS, please let me know.

You will love the stopping power!! Get to it son.

[GoLfMan]

good to hear you're getting stuck into it.

[Water Boy]

Please get a single pipe out the back...

[Jarred]

Please get a single pipe out the back...

twins are standard I thought? although it has chrome tips on them atm.

[Water Boy]

twins are standard I thought? although it has chrome tips on them atm.

They are standard but single pipe FTW.