thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
Thanks, mate:thumbsup: I'm in the good town of Bethlehem, PA so APTuning is about an hour for me but they are good dudes and do good work.
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Dude's R Build
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Thanks, mate:thumbsup: I'm in the good town of Bethlehem, PA so APTuning is about an hour for me but they are good dudes and do good work.
thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
I had no idea there even was an RSR debate:laugh:
I'm sure you meant RSC, but yeah that got out of hand quick. I have the RSC exhaust and am glad I do. It does its job well, sounds great with no drone, and is civil in daily driving. 10/10 would recommend to anyone.
thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
I bought 30ft. I used it to wrap the charge/discharge pipes and have about 14 ft left for when I get around to the intake. I think that should be enough but who knows... I might be a little short so we shall see. I'll update when I do it. I'm waiting for a day when I have time to run some logs.
thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
Didn't do much with the R today. In fact, all I did was pull it into the garage, which isn't as simple as it sounds. Had to spend 4 hours cleaning out the garage and reorganizing to even fit her in there. Also mounted the new car vac to the wall. It's actually pretty decent for a sub $100 vacuum. Not that great of a blower.
Then took the gf to my buddy's place to get the tails he took off his R before he traded it in. Did the coding for her after the install and added gauge sweeping while I was at it.
Then took the gf to my buddy's place to get the tails he took off his R before he traded it in. Did the coding for her after the install and added gauge sweeping while I was at it.
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thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
A new steering wheel should be arriving today. This is just a total OCD move by me because of a small scratch that you can barely see. Plus it'll be a new project. Like Plac, I need to stay busy with my car:laugh: This will be my first steering wheel swap and I looked at a bunch of DIY's. Getting the airbag off seems like that will be the biggest challenge.
2013R
Drag Race Newbie
don't you always get a bit nervous and uncomfortable when you are about to perform a parts job for the first time? I do.
thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
Without a doubt. Especially when easily breakable plastic tabs are involved. Changing my first cam follower was a bit scary too.
2013R
Drag Race Newbie
my first WRX downpipe job was like that. took 3 hours. but last night i did a swap in 1.2 hours. i love learning a job.
thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
Did you ever pull the airbag of your GTI wheel? I don't recall if you had to or not in your steering whee alignment vid.
2013R
Drag Race Newbie
nope. never wanted to touch that job.
thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
I finally got around to wrapping the Unitronic Intake. Sadly, I did not run any logs. I really did intend to measure IAT's before and after but it rained a bunch and I didn't feel safe running logs when it was wet out. The other option was to wait another week or two but I was impatient and wanted to get this done.
The bend came out fairly well:
Sadly I ran out of tape near the turbo... I knew I might after being a bit aggressive and wrapping my turbo charge/discharge pipes before putting them in:
Last update (I actually did this a few thousand miles ago but never posted about it) is the Deutsche Auto Parts cam follower stud conversion kit:
The stud conversion kit allows you to remove the pump without messing with the bolts or threads which can cause failure. From the factory they weren't intended to be constantly removed and re-tightened every 10-15k for cam follower checks. It's a cheap preventive measure that gives piece of mind.
The bend came out fairly well:
Sadly I ran out of tape near the turbo... I knew I might after being a bit aggressive and wrapping my turbo charge/discharge pipes before putting them in:
Last update (I actually did this a few thousand miles ago but never posted about it) is the Deutsche Auto Parts cam follower stud conversion kit:
The stud conversion kit allows you to remove the pump without messing with the bolts or threads which can cause failure. From the factory they weren't intended to be constantly removed and re-tightened every 10-15k for cam follower checks. It's a cheap preventive measure that gives piece of mind.
2013R
Drag Race Newbie
nice touch on those HPFP studs. i always admire how complete your build is. If I had a Golf R that is how i would want it.
I finally got around to wrapping the Unitronic Intake. Sadly, I did not run any logs. I really did intend to measure IAT's before and after but it rained a bunch and I didn't feel safe running logs when it was wet out. The other option was to wait another week or two but I was impatient and wanted to get this done.
The bend came out fairly well:
Sadly I ran out of tape near the turbo... I knew I might after being a bit aggressive and wrapping my turbo charge/discharge pipes before putting them in:
Last update (I actually did this a few thousand miles ago but never posted about it) is the Deutsche Auto Parts cam follower stud conversion kit:
The stud conversion kit allows you to remove the pump without messing with the bolts or threads which can cause failure. From the factory they weren't intended to be constantly removed and re-tightened every 10-15k for cam follower checks. It's a cheap preventive measure that gives piece of mind.