Gavin's cheapy but getting more expensive GTI ;)

[VWindahouse]

Bloody awesome

[h100vw]

Bloody awesome

Thanks.

Ade says no 20mm ARB bushes. Need to double check and get some on the next order. everything else ready to ship.

[VWindahouse]

No problem mate, cheers!

[guile]

nice work mate, not sure i approve of the safety footwear though. might have to write you up for a hazob....

ps ecs order is meant to ship on the 26th so hopefully back just in time for when i land.

[vwthunder]

Love watching your thread Gavin

When you buy parts i just get so tempted to go on ebay lol, some gauges would be nice, AFR and EGT, guess they help in tuning and as failsafe's ?

Must be awesome to build up a engine with all the go fast bits and watch it come together

[h100vw]

nice work mate, not sure i approve of the safety footwear though. might have to write you up for a hazob....

ps ecs order is meant to ship on the 26th so hopefully back just in time for when i land.

The safety shoes are the least of my worries. I'd get shut down for the trip hazards and a lot more besides!!

Sorry Troy, not my intention I assure you EGTs I am curious about with the cracks you see in manifolds and hotsides.

AFR is good too though, fuel pump failures or dying slowly.

[Bullet Fast]

Gavin's cheapy but getting more expensive GTI

Gav if you have a big front ARB in, might be a good time...

[guile]

The safety shoes are the least of my worries.

you know i'm just p1ssing around mate, i deffo want you to take me for a spin in this when its finished please. keep up the good work...

also have an innovate afr gauge going free to you if you want it, just gauge only though sorry.

[h100vw]

Gav if you have a big front ARB in, might be a good time...

I am dead set intent on wearing my mirrors down Pete. I know what you mean about access and I probably should have thought about it ages ago. Cash flow not really up to it, still not paid for the snail.

you know i'm just p1ssing around mate, i deffo want you to take me for a spin in this when its finished please. keep up the good work...

also have an innovate afr gauge going free to you if you want it, just gauge only though sorry.

What's need to make that work Richard, just a probe?

Gavin

[quattro5v]

Re: Gavin's cheapy but getting more expensive GTI

What's need to make that work Richard, just a probe?

Gavin

You'd need a wb o2 sensor (probe), and a translator box to recognize the signal for the gauge.

Some people make use of the existing o2 sensors but voltage spread across two translating sources (ie: OEM ecu and external box) becomes a little iffy which can cause inaccurate reads.

There are kits available (innovative) which are cheap insurance to monitor a/f during operation at real time.

Mike.

[h100vw]

You'd need a wb o2 sensor (probe), and a translator box to recognize the signal for the gauge.

Some people make use of the existing o2 sensors but voltage spread across two translating sources (ie: OEM ecu and external box) becomes a little iffy which can cause inaccurate reads.

There are kits available (innovative) which are cheap insurance to monitor a/f during operation at real time.

Mike.

Thanks Mike, I have an Innovate LM1 and data box for logging MK4s for AFR and boost when doing Phase 3 tunes like Lito's. I'll have a look at Innovates site and see what comes in the kit.

Gavin

[rgvlee]

I have the lm2 which is the later model of the lm1. Sensor as you probably know is a vag part.

It depends on the gauge as to what you need. The mtx-l series have the wideband controller built in for example.

They have some excellent multidisplay gauges (in concept at least, I've not tried them).

[h100vw]

I have the lm2 which is the later model of the lm1. Sensor as you probably know is a vag part.

It depends on the gauge as to what you need. The mtx-l series have the wideband controller built in for example.

They have some excellent multidisplay gauges (in concept at least, I've not tried them).

Will get the full sp from Richard and go from there.




Manifold gets some ceramic paint.



Charge pipe caught in the crossfire



Box fitted



Wiring looms reinstalled



Cup spoiler, not sure if I like it better without the ends on the C pillars??

[TDIfan]

here is mine with the bits on the C pillars
just to help you decide which one you prefer

[h100vw]

I painted them already but I reckon I'll wait til I can roll it outside again before try them on.

I hope that's this week.