_Christ
Veteran Member
She's in rough condition, fellas... take it easy on me.
As of the time of this post, the rears are actually a pair of Orlandos I picked up as part of a set, but the tires are crap and I left the snows on the front for now.
Planned and upcoming work includes:
Moreover, I have a few questions.
Other than the obvious, are there any real benefits to installing a lift pump when I'm not really looking for much in the line of additional power?
Exhaust pipe sizing... I'm thinking 2.5'', cat delete, straight pipe is probably more than enough flow for a measly 90 horsepower, and should support any power level I'd be looking for in the future as well..
I feel like I read in the brake swapping FAQ somewhere on the internet that when doing the rears, it's really just a matter of bolting on the rear discs when you already have rear discs [the Passat has them] to get 5 lug, and that brake size and calipers are the same between VR6 [GLX] and TDi models... so using the Passat's rear calipers or the Jetta's [donor car] won't really matter, right?
...I think that's all for now. I think. Probably.
As of the time of this post, the rears are actually a pair of Orlandos I picked up as part of a set, but the tires are crap and I left the snows on the front for now.
Planned and upcoming work includes:
- 5 lug swap
- MK3 coilover set [should net 2'' drop with full spring preload]
- basic maintenance/cleaning [lots of it]
- full belly pan
- cat delete, downpipe and full exhaust
- 5th injector and cat temp sensor delete
- probably some additional stuff I'm forgetting...
Moreover, I have a few questions.
Other than the obvious, are there any real benefits to installing a lift pump when I'm not really looking for much in the line of additional power?
Exhaust pipe sizing... I'm thinking 2.5'', cat delete, straight pipe is probably more than enough flow for a measly 90 horsepower, and should support any power level I'd be looking for in the future as well..
I feel like I read in the brake swapping FAQ somewhere on the internet that when doing the rears, it's really just a matter of bolting on the rear discs when you already have rear discs [the Passat has them] to get 5 lug, and that brake size and calipers are the same between VR6 [GLX] and TDi models... so using the Passat's rear calipers or the Jetta's [donor car] won't really matter, right?
...I think that's all for now. I think. Probably.