This is my 2003 TDI... owned since new (Nov 2002)... it currently has 555,000+ km on it and was restored Nov 2014-June 2015, which included a complete disassembly of the body, removal of all rust and new metal replacement... and custom bare metal paint... the VW hood logo, "Beetle" across hatch, and stripes are all painted and airbrushed, no decals...
Mods include:
1) 17/22 turbo, 2) 216 injectors, 3) Malone Stage 4 tune, 4) limited slip differential, 5) SB stage 3 endurance clutch, 6) rebuilt transmission (manual), 7) Raxle "bullet proof" axles, 8) high performance head gasket with ARP head studs, 9) SS turbo back 2.5" exhaust with SS 2.5" downpipe, 10) SS braided oil line, 11) 3 Bar MAP sensor, 12) Aluminum skid pan, 13) Bernt wiper cowl, 14) Bernt 3 gauge instrument pod (the Bernt products were very difficult to source), 15) NewSouth Boost, EGT, Oil Temp gauges, 16) 18" O.Z. rims with custom paint, 17) Colt Cam Stage 2, 18) Eibach front and rear sway bars, 19) Adjustable Eibach springs, 20) Koni shocks, 21) HID headlights, 22) LED foglamps that use a Philips controller and are used as my DRL's, 23) Stemless tire valves, 24) 4" Gibson Polished SS downturn tailpipe, 25) currently running Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R 225/40/18 ...
This started out as a stage 1.5 Malone tune... my VNT 15 blew during the tune test drive, so I replaced it with a VNT 17, which failed after 2000 km (Garrett said it was due to a foreign ingestion, but I think it was faulty from the get go, as it had a supercharger whine when ever I started and shutdown the car - Turbos don't normally sound that way)... I then got a VNT 17/22 and went down the dark path...
As soon as I figure out how to upload pictures, I will... It keeps asking me for a URL instead of letting me browse for the pictures...
Mods include:
1) 17/22 turbo, 2) 216 injectors, 3) Malone Stage 4 tune, 4) limited slip differential, 5) SB stage 3 endurance clutch, 6) rebuilt transmission (manual), 7) Raxle "bullet proof" axles, 8) high performance head gasket with ARP head studs, 9) SS turbo back 2.5" exhaust with SS 2.5" downpipe, 10) SS braided oil line, 11) 3 Bar MAP sensor, 12) Aluminum skid pan, 13) Bernt wiper cowl, 14) Bernt 3 gauge instrument pod (the Bernt products were very difficult to source), 15) NewSouth Boost, EGT, Oil Temp gauges, 16) 18" O.Z. rims with custom paint, 17) Colt Cam Stage 2, 18) Eibach front and rear sway bars, 19) Adjustable Eibach springs, 20) Koni shocks, 21) HID headlights, 22) LED foglamps that use a Philips controller and are used as my DRL's, 23) Stemless tire valves, 24) 4" Gibson Polished SS downturn tailpipe, 25) currently running Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R 225/40/18 ...
This started out as a stage 1.5 Malone tune... my VNT 15 blew during the tune test drive, so I replaced it with a VNT 17, which failed after 2000 km (Garrett said it was due to a foreign ingestion, but I think it was faulty from the get go, as it had a supercharger whine when ever I started and shutdown the car - Turbos don't normally sound that way)... I then got a VNT 17/22 and went down the dark path...
As soon as I figure out how to upload pictures, I will... It keeps asking me for a URL instead of letting me browse for the pictures...
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