My Mk4 buildup thread...

[Bboy_Sparx]

Do you drive with them all the way down?

[99gti]

Oh god no! - that was just a shot when we were fitting them.

Ride height with springs and half tank of petrol (mm from base of wheel to top of arch):

635 | 635
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661 | 664

New ride height with me in the car with a half tank of petrol with KW's:

645 | 645
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648 | 648

[FknDubbin]

How did you guys end up goin with the top nut neil?

[99gti]

How did you guys end up goin with the top nut neil?

We ran into a prob when fitting them trying to tighten the top nut as the shaft would just spin. Aparently with the V3's, once you load them up it's enough to hold it in place but not so with the V2's. To over come this we took you advice and use an extra long socket with a rattle gun so we didn't damage the adjuster thing on top. Did the trick perfectly. Thanks again for the tip

[FknDubbin]

No probs man! Thats the only way it can really be done. I didnt go spastic with the impact gun. Just enough that it wouldnt come undone and it hasnt yet to this date.

[99gti]

*cough* *cough*

I left the office early cause I have a runny nose and I was coughing. Has nothing to do with the pack of malbro lights I smoked last night I swear.

Anyways, was driving home and I stopped of at an exhaust place to get a price to do some things that have been on my mind. The last place I ended up was the muffler man on Malvern Rd - Prahan. He was great, he said yeah no probs - bring it in and we'll stick her up on the hoist (already more effort than any of the others went to).

Up it went and the guys eyes lit up like a christmas tree. They look new pointing to the KW's suspended in the arches said Trevor.

I know said the fat controller (me).

We poked around as he sussed out what was there and then we talked options. He asked me what I was after and I told him what my plans were for in the future. Then he looked at me again and he said you just want a bit more noise and you want it now dont you?

I looked at my shoes and said yeah under my breath.

$70 later we just removed my middle muffler and now complimented by the reamus box I acquired a while ago I walked out of there with a big fat grin on my face. It's not overly loud, and driving it normally you can barely tell the difference. Give the accelerator a nudge and it opens up to a smooth sounding note that follows with a few nice little burbles when you back of the accelerator at higher revs.

Has it done anything for performance? No. Has it added to the fun factor? Yes.

Once I decide on what I want to do turbo wise I'll then make the decision on what else to do to the exhaust. I just can't afford to have the car off the road for any amount of time atm. Once I'm up in Sydney I'll be able to public transport it to work so perhaps then I'll get the dump pipe done then.

Next up, HID's. Stay tuned to this space. Hopefully I dont have any more impulse purchases between now and then.

[gpk_gti]

you still had your middle muffler on??? hahahahahha....

should get a bit more free flowing through the revs now.

[99gti]

It might be my imagination but the wheels seemed to be screaching alot more through first considering today is as dry as the sahara. I suspect it has more to do with the dogbone mount i fitted but i could be wrong...

[Jarred]

why couldn't you have done this before DOVW??? gah..

hahaha nice work though

[99gti]

Money and time! Two massive killers!

[ope126]

Please dont tell me your are putting the HID Kit into the OEM reflector headlight housing?

[99gti]

I am - why do you ask?

[Water Boy]

Sounding good mate... Keep the updates coming Mate

[DUB 20V]

Please dont tell me your are putting the HID Kit into the OEM reflector headlight housing?

i did they were great, better than in my fk projector lights

[JVLR32]

Like your mods m8....wont go wrong with ARP chip and dogbone mount.Kws look great.