MeTsU's 9N3 TDi - Sooty from South Africa

[MeTsU]

I got around to taking a quick snap of one of the blank off's I had laser cut. I decided to go with Stainless Steel, 304 grade. I'm really happy with the quality.



I can't believe how much soot build up I had in my EGR & Anti-shudder valve, after only 15k km's. I would've been able to show you my documented photo's, had I remembered to put the memory card back in my camera - DOH!

What I can say, is that Sooty's got a lovely purr on idle now, as the EGR is in a permanent "closed" position. This means when idling you can really hear the turbo spinning. I can't comment on whether it takes longer to heat up or not at this stage. It certainly does make sense that it would affect it, but with the temperature around the 10C mark, it's difficult to say. What I have been thinking about, is that I need to look at getting my map redone, as a lot has changed since the initial map, as well as the fact that it does make sense that the car could possibly run a little leaner due to not having the EGR active. I do have a few blank off sets which I will put up for sale shortly.

My good friend Darren was kind enough to invite me to Cape Town to watch the German vs Argentina game - what an awesome roadtrip and game! The reason for mentioning this is that I happened to do an impulsive purchase and I hope to post up a couple of photo's of the progress of these items. :mrgreen:

[MeTsU]

I've been wanting these parts for almost a year now!! I just never got around to actually sourcing them - but luckily - a special someone took note and gave them to me for my birthday. Subtle, but draws just the right amount of attention - I love them.










I will be fitting these during the course of the week - although I'm sure it's safer to say on the weekend, LOL.

[MeTsU]

Here was a sneak preview of what the guys were expected to see in Durban for the annual DubRun '10.






DubRun 2010 - what an awesome event, enjoyed it thoroughly once again.

Here's a quick snap of Rob trying to convince me to run an LED tailpiece on Sooty - the salesman is strong in this one :



Here's two photo's from DubRun 2010 - having a break at Shane's place. I'm really happy with the depth and wetness the detail I did gave the paintwork - I'm really impressed with the CG Top Coat & Collinite 476S combo.

[MeTsU]

I was at Aldo Scribante two weekends ago to watch some of the Regional Racing (a large number of the CT guys came down to race). I met up with Redrum there and we were discussing how Sooty isn't really that low - and although this is true, the "limiting" factor is actually the belly pan being rather low. He decided to take a look and saw this for himself, LOL.

This is a shot of his cigarettes under Sooy:



I decided to drop Sooty further after the outing to the track where the "Aspen" shot was taken. The front is down another 5mm, which is very little, I know...but belly pan clearance is already an issue. The rear probably dropped around 15mm, not sure to be honest, but I can't go lower. Here's a shot I snapped, excuse the dirty car (water restrictions FTL ), I'll look for more tonight.

[MeTsU]

I thought I'd post up some test fitment photo's of the OZ's on the front right side. I was trying to get an idea of the clearances and whether it was necessary to run a 205/40 or not.

















The centre caps have been fitted this morning.

[MeTsU]

FINALLY...

The thread is up to date with how Sooty currently looks and stands. I'm sure I've left out details along the way, but it should give you guys a rough idea of what happened and happening.

[MeTsU]

This small update is incredibly long overdue.

I've been meaning to get these cut for months. I've almost finished with the OZ's, last things to do are to apply the last of the OEM stickers and to paint the wheel bolts black.

After that, it's time for something that's taken over a year to get around to doing, and finally, it should be arriving in January 2011 - I hope.

[vwthunder]

Holy Crap

That looks so hot, the OZ's look amazing, i want them lol

I like the water/methanol setup, I was thinking about one a while ago but kind of forgot about it. Did you notice any difference, or is it just that it allows you to tune more agressivly without fear of detonation

Well done

[MeTsU]

Holy Crap

That looks so hot, the OZ's look amazing, i want them lol

I like the water/methanol setup, I was thinking about one a while ago but kind of forgot about it. Did you notice any difference, or is it just that it allows you to tune more agressivly without fear of detonation

Well done

Thanks for the comments vwthunder, I love your wheels, we've got a set for the Polo Vivo Tarmac Rally car we are busy building.

I searched long and hard for a set of these. It's funny how when you're not exactly looking, these things tend to crop up.

I love my WMI - it has different roles when comparing diesel to petrol. Let's just my real data as an example:

1st dyno run made 103Kw & 330Nm with the WMI inactive, run 2, which was done 30seconds later, WMI active, she made 114Kw & 360Nm.

So that's an 11Kw & 30Nm gain, on a stock standard car.



In a petrol turbo application, running WMI aids in raising your octane rating, preventing detonation and allowing more boost and more timing, all of course within reason.

Ciao, Matteo.

[vwthunder]

Maybe I will PM you oneday for some polishing tips, got a machine but haven't tried it yet, someone said be carefull as I might get swirls with it

[vwthunder]

Oh

Whats the difference between the Stage 1 and 2 WMI Kit

[Jarred]

WOW, that looks amazing with the appropriate amount of lowness and super cool wheels!

[Gti Dave]

Carbon interior pieces look awesome. Been trying to find them but no luck yet. Do you mind pointing me in the right direction to obtain them? Thanks. Your car looks awesome.

[Plautos]

nice wheels! your car is looking good!

[Greg Roles]

Ahh great to see another diesel being worked over, and you've certainly been busy!

Great work, gee you polo guys sure lead the charge in crazy modded VW's : )