01 w/ VF dogbone, heavy vibration under 1100
We have an '01 Golf 4dr with some lite mods along with proper maintenance. 170k on the clock. Bought the car with a 'bad turbo' not making any boost or noise. Turns out it was stuck vains. Cleaned up the turbo, intake manifold, piping and runs great. It has the glow plug harness replaced and starts without issue (garaged over night). We run Motul oil and a Mann filter. Efficiency has been great with 45+ mpg in the winter and ~50-52 mpg in the summer. Mods lists as follows:
Malone stg 1
EGR fully deleted
ASV replace with 'race pipe'
Bilstein shocks & struts w/ H&R sport springs
All new OEM bushings front and rear, including TT LCA bushings.
Just installed VF dogbone mount that I picked up from a friend.
Engine and Trans mounts are OEM and unknown life span on them.
At idle and below 1100 rpm, the vibrations are very heavy. Increasing the engine speed above 1100 in neutral or under load, the vibrations disappear. Is this something due to the engine out of balance and we'll have to live with it? Is there some adjustment in the injectors balancing. The IP seems very loud compared to other TDI's I've heard. No excess smoke, but a little smelly compared to what I think is normal.
Up coming maintenance will be a SMF and Stage 2 clutch this spring with a 17/22 setup next year.
We have an '01 Golf 4dr with some lite mods along with proper maintenance. 170k on the clock. Bought the car with a 'bad turbo' not making any boost or noise. Turns out it was stuck vains. Cleaned up the turbo, intake manifold, piping and runs great. It has the glow plug harness replaced and starts without issue (garaged over night). We run Motul oil and a Mann filter. Efficiency has been great with 45+ mpg in the winter and ~50-52 mpg in the summer. Mods lists as follows:
Malone stg 1
EGR fully deleted
ASV replace with 'race pipe'
Bilstein shocks & struts w/ H&R sport springs
All new OEM bushings front and rear, including TT LCA bushings.
Just installed VF dogbone mount that I picked up from a friend.
Engine and Trans mounts are OEM and unknown life span on them.
At idle and below 1100 rpm, the vibrations are very heavy. Increasing the engine speed above 1100 in neutral or under load, the vibrations disappear. Is this something due to the engine out of balance and we'll have to live with it? Is there some adjustment in the injectors balancing. The IP seems very loud compared to other TDI's I've heard. No excess smoke, but a little smelly compared to what I think is normal.
Up coming maintenance will be a SMF and Stage 2 clutch this spring with a 17/22 setup next year.
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