Posting this for a friend third hand, so it will take a while to answer any questions. His son's car, away at college and possibly has to come home.
" He said his transmission started making a weird noise based off axle rotation (as best as I could get from him) and was leaking transmission...
03 beetle parts car, stage 4 complete, Seattle, $1000
front end damage.
X-man GT1749VC based hybrid
PD150 intake and race pipe
Buzzken 2.5 turbo back with resonator
3 BAR MAP
Kerma DLC 764 nozzles
Malone stage 4 tune
South bend stage II endurance clutch and flywheel
It will start and run, but...
Short story:
Wrecked the 03, with stage 4+ tune and parts in it. We have an 02 and my question is, will the ECM drop in there OK ?
We may be getting a different car, so I could keep the 02 and junk/part out the 03.
It has 190k miles on the original pump. Recent filter change.
It's been at Malone stage 4 + with 764s and a 17/22 and the little bits for 20k. Great fun :)
I could get a hard vapor lock on it if I stood on it before it was completely warmed up.
Now it has a dead pedal when cold, that improves...
I pulled all the bulbs and sockets, and removed the trailer wiring harness. With nothing plugged in or hooked up it blows a fuse instantly. I looked at the immediate wiring but have not crawled in too deep yet.
instrument lights, dimmer, and heater illumination works fine, right side running...
My wife's beetle turns over, chugs and smokes a little, but no start. Ran great when she parked it Saturday.
I will check valve and pump timing when I get home.
Any other suggestions?
Using TDI timing in VCDS, I ended up about 2 pixels above the green after many attempts to land right on it. Is that something to worry about, or is it close enough?
I have started the personalization on my Beetle :D
The rounded dash and steering column parts have a nice OEM look, but are not good for new radios, little doodads like a scangauge, etc.
I had it velcroed to the top of the column, but it obscured the fuel and tach, and I had to reach behind it...
Will the Jetta units physically fit into the space in the NB fender?
EDIT: I looked at pictures. I will have to cut off and weld on the outlet to make things work...
Here weeeee go! I got a blinded by a Malone 1.5 tune, and stumbled down the slope :P
I ordered a 1749VC hybrid, so that is on the way.
euro PD150 manifold
DLC 1019 nozzles?
2.5" turbo back exhaust?
3 BAR Map
Tune to taste
Wafflling back and forth between Race pipe and the Malone dynamic EGR...
I know SBC makes great parts and has great customer service, so we can get that out of the way.
My goals are a daily driver with no more than ~170 HP/ mid 200's on torque.
A LUK DMF kit is less than $400, and I can't get near the SBC stuff for less than 500 plus turning my old Sachs DMF...
It is totally drivable, but according to my other car and my friend with a '00 beetle there is something slightly amiss.
I have a scangauge but no VCDS yet.
Car has 148K and has had all the services done at the dealer by the previous owner.
One thing he suggested was possibly a problem with...
If I run through the gears hard it has a serious 'hole' till it gets boost going. Under normal driving it is not noticeable.
I got it used with 145K miles, and have not pulled or inspected the intake yet. I wonder if that is a good symptom of a plugged up intake, it lacks volume till it gets...
Here is the diesel fleet. I added the silver 02 today because my wife wanted to fight over my black 03. I fixed her :)
96 Dodge 2500 CC auto: 2003 GLS with fabric: 2002 GLS with leather
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