group buy: powertdi.pl injectors (.260s)

[SeattleMK4Golf_BEW]

Be careful, powertdi is a cheater .

He sell very Bad produits.

For exemple, he say sell Sachs, but he sens Vika.
I have évidence, of course.
And I make an european complaint

Whoa, HOT TAKE!

 

[Camel413]

What is the deadline to get payment in for this order?

 

[Nuje]

Sent my money for the .260s.
As mentioned earlier, if you have the wherewithal to top up the PayPal send to ~$350 (or more), I think that'd be a nice gesture to thank @burpod for his time and effort in putting this together.

 

[J_dude]

Sent my money for the .260s.
As mentioned earlier, if you have the wherewithal to top up the PayPal send to ~$350 (or more), I think that'd be a nice gesture to thank @burpod for his time and effort in putting this together.

Oh I didn't know you were in on this, is the Canada order happening right away too then? @CanadianALH

 

[CanadianALH]

Oh I didn't know you were in on this, is the Canada order happening right away too then? @CanadianALH

Tbh I’m not total sure. I think we have 5 now. So if that is enough to split up the duties and shipping cost between I’m game.

 

[fatmobile]

Paypal sent for .260 injectors. They are for the 2003 wagon, which looks like it has a square plug on number 3.
If that sounds wrong let me know.
I haven't seen both types of injectors and am not sure what a D-shaped plug looks like.

 

[Nuje]

Courtesy of dbwllc.net:
(BTW, instructions at that link on how to swap between the two.)

"Old" rectangular shape:

Newer "D"-shape":

 

[Bradm]

03 should be D
Maybe you could find some pics on google, i could snap some tomorrow if not

 

[fatmobile]

Thanks for the pictures, if it's supposed to be D-shaped, I'll unplug it and take a better look.

 

[jmodge]

Thanks for the pictures, if it's supposed to be D-shaped, I'll unplug it and take a better look.

You can tell the difference without unplugging it. The D shape has a typical plastic lock, the rectangle plug has wire handles that you squeeze to unlock it

 

[burpod]

You can tell the difference without unplugging it. The D shape has a typical plastic lock, the rectangle plug has wire handles that you squeeze to unlock it

i much prefer the older square style with the wire clips. they never break. crappy new d-shaped connectors always breaking... especially when it's cold out and you're having to fix something. fingers freezing as you make swear words and try to unclip a connector and then it breaks.. and now you have a 2nd problem... ugh, dumb

 

[jmodge]

i much prefer the older square style with the wire clips. they never break. crappy new d-shaped connectors always breaking... especially when it's cold out and you're having to fix something. fingers freezing as you make swear words and try to unclip a connector and then it breaks.. and now you have a 2nd problem... ugh, dumb

No doubt, I have a small jar of tiny zip ties, which are also fun to fumble with freezing fingers.
Something I always did in the shop because of all the salt and oxidation was to clean connectors and work a little bit of dielectric grease into them. I still do it, they come apart so much easier. It’s a myth that dielectric grease causes bad connections. It may find them though.

 

[burpod]

No doubt, I have a small jar of tiny zip ties, which are also fun to fumble with freezing fingers.
Something I always did in the shop because of all the salt and oxidation was to clean connectors and work a little bit of dielectric grease into them. I still do it, they come apart so much easier. It’s a myth that dielectric grease causes bad connections. It may find them though.

that grease will most definitely cause poor connections - IF its on the actual terminal itself - seen it happen numerous times, even with log data to prove it BUT - dielectric grease/lube on the mating parts and around the seal is a very GOOD idea - helps prevent seals from binding/leaking and can keep salty corrosion/grime from freezing the connector bits together which then lead to breaking upon removal

 

[jmodge]

You would have to prove that to me with more than just a statement

 

[burpod]

You would have to prove that to me with more than just a statement

years ago when i had put a bunch of dielectric grease on all my terminals (before realizing that's not what its for), i had some quirky electrical issues/codes that popped up over time. once i blew all that crap out with compressed air + brake cleaner, never again had any of those electrical quirks.

a few months ago i was working with someone who was having issues, and i suggestd check/clean all the IP/crank/3rd injector connections, which he did, but then he slathered the 3rd injector terminals with dielectric grease. we were checking injector balance - previously, they were normal looking, but not super great. with the grease in there, his injector balance were wayyyy out of whack. after i told him to clean all that out with brake clean/compressed air. injector balance went back to reading pretty normal.

dielectric grease is an insulator, it stands to reason that if you cover electrical connections with it, it would cause problems....

 

[jmodge]

….and also don’t use brakleen on plastic

 

[burpod]

….and also don’t use brakleen on plastic

right, it's probably not the best for it, but does a better job of getting the dielectric grease out than contact cleaner, so for a onetime thing, i think is ok normally i would use contact cleaner for regular cleaning of terminals

 

[P2B]

You would have to prove that to me with more than just a statement

Silicon grease aka dielectric grease is an insulator.

Silicone grease - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[jmodge]

Silicon grease aka dielectric grease is an insulator.

Silicone grease - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I realize that. If there’s a loose connection it could definitely cause an issue. I’ve never thought of it causing resistance as long as the connection is tight…but maybe. It’s never caused a problem for me that I’ve ever noticed, I’ve been doing for a long time

 

[burpod]

heard from powertdi today. thinks he should have them in 2 weeks from now.... so hopefully that will be the case

 

[Soupinmycoupe]

Silly question, but these are for 4 complete injectors, not just the nozzles correct? and how much of a difference in power will it be since i'm running stock VNT15?

2003 w/ 5 speed.

thanks in advance!

PS when is the deadline?

 

[Nuje]

Yes.
Without tune...some.
With tune (courtesy of @burpod) - LOTS!
(And just way more fun to drive...with better fuel economy to boot.)

 

[BlueOnBlack]

Am I able to get in for one set of .260s?

 

[burpod]

Am I able to get in for one set of .260s?

Still open, still waiting for powertdi to get them in stock. Hopefully any day now...

 

[burpod]

well, just was looking at powertdi website today - injectors supposedly in stock.

maybe give it one more week before closing the group buy? march 6th?

 

[burpod]

actually thinking close group buy sunday evening march 3rd. waited long enough.... just give it a few more days for stragglers final decision

 

[burpod]

so getting ready to pull the trigger sunday evening.. if i have missed anyone on the list, let me know.... and if you didn't let me know what shape connector, please do so i have de-pin tools + extra connectors to swap the correct one on if i dont get the exact right ones in the order.

 

[csstevej]

Order placed and payment sent .

 

[T15redbaron]

so getting ready to pull the trigger sunday evening.. if i have missed anyone on the list, let me know.... and if you didn't let me know what shape connector, please do so i have de-pin tools + extra connectors to swap the correct one on if i dont get the exact right ones in the order.

I sent you a pm, double checking this is still open before I send money. I’m interested in a set of injectors

 

[burpod]

open til sunday.... evening. my paypals aren't transferring to my bank til monday or tues it seems (to transfer without fees), so anything i get before sunday night works.