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90k miles of mods - chips, bleeds, injectors, air filters, CCV breathers, cat-back exhaust - and I finally did some damage! My wife and I took the 98 Jetta TDI to New Mexico for a much needed vacation. On the day of infamy, I held a constant 95 mph from Santa Fe to Albq. That is not however...

Here's the article on GermanCarFans.com This 180 hp, 2.0l TDI will absolutely rock!!!! I also love the syling and at there's a fighting chance we'll the TDI in the States. Check out this guys dream car posted on the Vortex.... D' Here's the image.....

Found this article at germancarfans.com Gas-to-Liquid Fuel D'nardo

As you all probably know, Audi is planning on bringing the A3 to North America in late 2004. I am on a personal mission to make sure the engine offerings include the 2.0 liter 16V TDI. So I started a poll on the VW Vortex asking which engine you'd like to see in the new A3. Right now it...

Omigod! I\'m buying an Audi I just read this on GermanCarFans.com Page 4 has all you need to read: 2.0l 16V TDI coupled with the DSG transmission. The best part is I guess Audi is bringing the 5-dorr hatch to the US first. I'm calling the dealer tomorrow..... wants the wife to dump her GTI...

I want one!!! Let's see my car was 0-60 in 12 secs. Now it's under 8 secs. This li'l number has the same potential at 2l/100km. Wow!!! Gimme!!! D'nardo

Quaife in MN - $750 This is new in the box. A great upgrade if you're pulling with more than just the stock motor. Install is another $4-500 or so if you don't do it yourself. I love mine! D'nardo

Bettlebuzz has more info on the 2003 Passat 130 hp TDI and the G/J 100-110 TDIs. Very cool.... D'nardo

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I just thought I'd post some pics of the catch-can I just installed. The can is $50 from RoadRace Engineering a Mitsubishi tuner. The whole install cost $60 with hoses and a GM CCV part. It's a little pricey I guess, but I much prefer this to just the breather atop the engine. Notice in the...

The VW Vortex just released an article about the new VW SUV - Touareg. While I could care less about another oversized vehicle on the roads, the fact that the new TDI engines are in this is pretty cool. I know about the V10, but I wonder what they mean by a "new 2.5 l 6-cyl TDI"? And it...

She may be the coolest TDI Mom ever! Found this on the Vortex. Click above for the whole article. D'nardo

I posted a couple weeks back about my turbo blowing up. Well it didn't but things are still amiss. I'm hoping you guys can suggest where I can find the problem. Craig's diagnosis that my CCV breather froze up airtight causing oil pressure to build an pour out of every seal seems to be the...

Not. But I came close. I'm hoping someone here can explain what just happened. I just got my injection timing advanced to 57/110 (it was retarded out of spec at 25/110) Now the car runs better than ever - smoother, no smoke on cold weather starts, 3 mpg improvement and WAY more top end...

These chips work in the 97 and 98 Jetta TDIs which have socketed ECUs for easy upgrading. I drove 50k trouble-free miles with these chips. Now I'm on the Upsolute train. They offer nearly identical peak HP as Upsolute, but because they don't advance the timing, they are a little peaky in the...

Here's the article in the Star Tribune. ********* Minnesota would become the first state in the country to mandate a blend of the additive known as biodiesel. It requires a 2 percent blend by at least 2005 and possibly sooner if certain triggers are met. 2% is not nearly enough, but it is a...

I've always used 17% power loss between the engine and the wheels for VWs because that's the accepted standard. Today a respected member (1979 scirocco, 14.1 s in the 1/4 mile) of the Mpls VW club Volksport came up with the following observation; <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana...

After 3 1/2 years, I've finally achieved 600+ miles per tank - 621 miles on 12.9 gals to be exact. That's 48 mpg on Pilot #2 diesel. The next tank used Amoco (not necessarily Premier) and only got 42 mpg. This remarkable (for me) achievement occured while my friend and I drove from Mpls to...

I have a 3-pot Upsolute tuning box for sale. It's for A3 cars (Jettas and I think Passats). $150 includes shipping. D'nardo [ October 21, 2001: Message edited by: colucci ]</p>

Right On! I haven't even read the article yet, but there's some of it on the website - Super Diesels! Let's hear it for the best car mag I know of! D'nardo