Ferbie
Active member
Hi guys,
Quick question for everybody. I have had my 2003 TDI since about 2009, love it, just starting to get into modding it for some extra fun!
I'm more in the camp of "upgrade things when they need fixing" instead of spending the money just because, so I am upgrading mildly and slowly. It is currently stock, and I am getting a Malone Stage 1 tune done. I was toying with the Stage 1.5 (the most I can get without doing clutch, but my clutch is still shifting like butter) but would need nozzles for that.
The nozzles and install (not confident in my own abilities) would cost about $400, which is more than I would like to spend for a 12hp gain (from the Malone site) if I don't need to right now. Which leads to my question:
How could I tell if the nozzles are actually getting close to needing replacement anyways? Are there signs to look for, etc? The car is just shy of 350,000kms right now.
Thanks for your input!
P.S. If the clutch was needing replacing, this wouldn't be a question. I would do the nozzles at that point for sure because I could then jump up to the Stage 3, which is well worth it to me. The 1.5 just doesn't feel like enough value if the stock nozzles are still fine.
Quick question for everybody. I have had my 2003 TDI since about 2009, love it, just starting to get into modding it for some extra fun!
I'm more in the camp of "upgrade things when they need fixing" instead of spending the money just because, so I am upgrading mildly and slowly. It is currently stock, and I am getting a Malone Stage 1 tune done. I was toying with the Stage 1.5 (the most I can get without doing clutch, but my clutch is still shifting like butter) but would need nozzles for that.
The nozzles and install (not confident in my own abilities) would cost about $400, which is more than I would like to spend for a 12hp gain (from the Malone site) if I don't need to right now. Which leads to my question:
How could I tell if the nozzles are actually getting close to needing replacement anyways? Are there signs to look for, etc? The car is just shy of 350,000kms right now.
Thanks for your input!
P.S. If the clutch was needing replacing, this wouldn't be a question. I would do the nozzles at that point for sure because I could then jump up to the Stage 3, which is well worth it to me. The 1.5 just doesn't feel like enough value if the stock nozzles are still fine.
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