Hi All, am a new MK2 owner purchased the lovely Silver MK2 in the For sale section. Found the lowered suspension to be very harsh and a bit bouncy, also scrubbed a little bit on bigger bumps at speed. its fitted with KYB shocks (excell g) was told short stroke but couldnt find a listing for short stroke, and h and r springs, found listing for sport springs and it said approx 35mm lowered. Was thinking some hot tuning coil overs so i can easilly get the height right. I know low looks super cool but i want it to work aswell. was also thinking of trying to get some second hand standard springs and trying them to see what the standard suspension was like. My daily drive is an BA XR8 ute with some mods so the GTI will probably never seem as fast and the suspension in my ute seems alot more forgiving (Stock XR8 springs with KONI shocks). Would like to achieve a nice ride with reasonable handling without the harshness over sharp edged bumps. Noticed the rear spring has the top half of the coils wound alot closer than the bottom half and they seem to be basically bound up at rest. Any help or tips appreciated.
Also can extractors/headers be fitted to the 8v, do they make any difference. im told i have a 276 degree cam and am hoping that id why the idle is a bit rough (never seemed like stalling) and the airbox has had some extra holes added. also filter is a red unit with a mesh (B and R i think).
Anyone using Bosch Platinum 4 plugs, they are fitted, how long do they last?
Kits for Gearbox linkage slop?
How to reset trip computer, my fuel economy was getting so good i had to stop before the tank started to fill itself.............LOL.
Other than that how can I get rid of the big cheesy grin i now have
Cheers Mark
Also can extractors/headers be fitted to the 8v, do they make any difference. im told i have a 276 degree cam and am hoping that id why the idle is a bit rough (never seemed like stalling) and the airbox has had some extra holes added. also filter is a red unit with a mesh (B and R i think).
Anyone using Bosch Platinum 4 plugs, they are fitted, how long do they last?
Kits for Gearbox linkage slop?
How to reset trip computer, my fuel economy was getting so good i had to stop before the tank started to fill itself.............LOL.
Other than that how can I get rid of the big cheesy grin i now have
Cheers Mark
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