Dieselpower04's Golf TDI build thread

[LiLredTDI]

Here is mine with just a cup kit and an Otteniger spoiler lip. Wheels are 16" with 55 series tires and no spacers.


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Same cup kit with 17" rims and 45 series tires but with spacers and no lip.

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[dieselpower04]

Awesome thanks
I am considering these but I live I Canada and winter would not be fun lol
And the roads here are s#!t and I alrdy smash frame and oil pan so.... I may do just for when at a show and raise it back to compensate
I believe I'm currently at 23 3/4 -24 inch haven't measure since i installed
And with my 3 inch side exit exhaust makes for a scraping good time lol

The nice thing about these bushings is that you can adjust the coilovers up to have more travel with the suspension and keep the same ride height.

 

[dieselpower04]

lilred, measure the center of the wheel hub to the fender. I wouldn't drive my car as low as it is with rough roads. The new roads in Nevada are really smooth, so I am not too worried about it now!

 

[ErackTDI]

yes its pretty bad but I've come accustomed to it and have a skip plate as i smashed oil pan and didn't want to risk that again
i will measure when i get to work in the morning and report that to you guys tomorrow at maybe lunch time maybe after work lol...
thanks for your help and information. and if i can figure it out ill post some pics
lol

 

[dieselpower04]

Tasty...

 

[blondeshady2001]

deeelish. and that vinyl is quite appropriate.

 

[dieselpower04]

deeelish. and that vinyl is quite appropriate.

Thanks!

 

[Gluhkerze]

lilred, measure the center of the wheel hub to the fender. I wouldn't drive my car as low as it is with rough roads. The new roads in Nevada are really smooth, so I am not too worried about it now!

I live in vegas... Lots of road construction and thick warped trench plates everywhere. My car is stock height and I feel too low sometimes! Welcome to Vegas.

PS nice ride.

 

[Ben Dur]

i drove up and down Avalon boulevard and over speedbumps in my neighborhood for 30K miles at 22.75 fender to ground static with no skidplate. my oilpan lived about 1 inch from death, (the hybrid sits nearly an inch higher than that). Avalon has been a construction zone for around 3 years now. i think youll be just fine, and if you decide you have too much trouble just spin it up a bit...

 

[Braga_Dub]

i drove up and down Avalon boulevard and over speedbumps in my neighborhood for 30K miles at 22.75 fender to ground static with no skidplate. my oilpan lived about 1 inch from death, (the hybrid sits nearly an inch higher than that). Avalon has been a construction zone for around 3 years now. i think youll be just fine, and if you decide you have too much trouble just spin it up a bit...

You have balls!

I'm at just under 22.5" right now with the fenders rolled and it's downright brutal at times. The bottom of my subframe has bends and massive amounts of rash. That's with a skidplate to boot lol

I want to go lower, and my axle is doing a great job of self-notching the frame.

 

[Ben Dur]

yeah my subframe has seem its share of earth...

id suggest getting the frame notched and a piece of pipe welded in to at least cap it off from the elements. also keep in mind that when the axle hits the frame it put stress on the cv's that it is not designed to handle (shear rather than twisting or tinsel stresses) that being said the TDI cv's seem to hold up quite well to the extreme angles.

22.5 is ungodly low
actually anything 23 or less imho
you sir have balls

 

[dieselpower04]

Been dealing with some new weather since leaving FL!

 

[Jarrod B]

looks great man!

 

[Ben Dur]

i bet the snow mod put you over 200 =D

not that your tires like it.......

 

[dieselpower04]

looks great man!

Thanks!

 

[dieselpower04]

i bet the snow mod put you over 200 =D

not that your tires like it.......

Hehe let's hope!

My Conti DWS (dry, wet, snow) tires will be used in all 3 climates apparently!

 

[BigMig]

Awesome thread bud well done on all your mods.

 

[dieselpower04]

Awesome thread bud well done on all your mods.

Thanks! Saving up for some interior mods now. Driving 700 miles a week warrants some upgrades

 

[Joshua]

Heated seats for those cold snow days?

 

[dieselpower04]

Heated seats for those cold snow days?

You know it! ESP if I have to move to Denver in 2012!

 

[dieselpower04]

This isn't a scene most Florida plates get:

 

[dieselpower04]

Finally!

Thanks to Josh, I was able to fix my door lock module!

He sent me one that he took apart and fixed all the contacts in it!

All better now!

 

[RedDragon]

Solid car!!! Can you send me more info on the FMIC intercooler please. Also That bad a$$ sticker lol

 

[dieselpower04]

Finally!!

 

[Olit]

Hi!

Can you please sum up your cam-discoveries? I see you are now doing +50 mpg, and I assume there is a connection there somewere. But I cannot seem to find it!

Regards

Olit

 

[dieselpower04]

Hi!

Can you please sum up your cam-discoveries? I see you are now doing +50 mpg, and I assume there is a connection there somewere. But I cannot seem to find it!

Regards

Olit

Cam hasn't done much honestly for mileage. The tune did it all, I was doing 50 mpg tanks with the RC Race tune, 52 mpg with the TDTuning.

The best way for mileage is getting air in and out as easy as possible. That's what I've always kept in mind. That's why my car has some decent power and mileage.

 

[Joshua]

I think it's entirely possible the cam did do something, but the previous tuning strategy didn't take advantage of the change in profile. Either way, we will never know since going back to a stock cam for comparison isn't in the budget.

I'm more curious if I'll ever get to ride in this beast again, or maybe drive it again!

 

[dieselpower04]

I'm more curious if I'll ever get to ride in this beast again, or maybe drive it again!

I sure hope you get to!

 

[dieselpower04]

Pretty pleased

 

[darkhorse]

How close is your Scangauge to a figure calculated off your odometer? In any case you are getting stellar mileage. My last tank ran 43. something but my driving style tends to a heavy foot. Are these figures from long highway miles? Also, I believe that a number of both Colt & Frank06 customers are reporting a bump in mileage. I't hard to really know & each case is a little different. I'm thankful that my stock cam is holding up well. Blackstone says they are impressed with how well it's wearing & to keep running this oil. 21,000 & counting. I still want to try an after market profile. I'll look at what's available at timing belt time.