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[brandonb85]

So like usual all of my funds have been going to my GTI . Love peoples opinions (minus you Pat  ) and input. I will be making alot of changes this winter so this will be the black beast's thread.

Took of these...


To make room for this...


And took off this...


To add this...


Pics are filthy and by far the dirtiest my car has been. But i dont drive it as much. And the paint stinks but all of that will change soon

[SwiftMKIII]

So, How's it running now?

[brandonb85]

3.5 pounds of boost.. 7 hg of Vac. Tried using starter fluid and carb cleaner on the vac lines and couldnt get it to work. So finally in anger i pull one of the main lines of the intake mani and sprayed fluid in it hoping it would rev up and it still didnt. Am i not making enough vac or why wouldnt it. I tested my gauge in another car and it reads correct . I'm lost.

[brandonb85]

Been so worried about modding i left out the love for maintenance. Vag will be here tomorrow so i can read and log all of my stuff.

o2's are shot they will be replaced in a week or so.

The plug wires with holes that were shocking the life out of us will be replaced this week.

Hopefully after these and the vacuum issues i will see a solid 6psi put with it not cutting out.

Remember how new my tires looked? Yea that look is long gone lol 

[Corrado Adolescent]

excited to see all the badassery in person..which means you need to come down to the springs.

[scurvy_bandit]

excited to see all the badassery in person..which means you need to come down to the springs.

meet in lamar!   

[Barry]

do me a favor.... before you "finish" the install of that gli bumper, put a new rub strip with no hole on it....


than add one of these:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3954523


oh yea.... get your vac leak fixed

 meet in lamar!  

La-where? fuck that... fix yo shit! and come to the springs

[brandonb85]

do me a favor.... before you "finish" the install of that gli bumper, put a new rub strip with no hole on it....


than add one of these:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3954523


oh yea.... get your vac leak fixed


La-where? fuck that... fix yo shit! and come to the springs

Im actually making something for a license plate now, But trying to find a n/a rub strip without the holes in it. I'm just going to jb or superglue two magnets  behind the rub strip and stick the plate on that way. I don't have to have a plate in town only when i get on the highway. Swift hasnt really designed one that is mk4 friendly without cutting.

No GLI lip here.. 20th anniversary. GLI requires to be cut and shortened and all that good stuff. This one was made to fit the n/a gti bumper. I have to pull it off and sand it down cause the guy painted it a rough texture. But hopefully by then I'll be trimming it for a front mount

These damn vacuum leaks are kicking my ass. I'm about to throw in the towel and let shop use the smoke machine on it. Unless someone on here has better methods.

excited to see all the badassery in person..which means you need to come down to the springs.

I believe at will be at next weekends GTG. No promises but i do think so

meet in lamar!  

Only real kick ass dudes would drive that far to hang out. Whats up Scurv? How is everything?

[Smokestack]

These damn vacuum leaks are kicking my ass. I'm about to throw in the towel and let shop use the smoke machine on it. Unless someone on here has better methods.

Do you have an air compressor/air tank? You can try making a plug with an air fitting on it and stick it onto the piping after the s/c. Put a pressure regulator on it, set it to around 10psi and listen for the whistles.

[Barry]

yeah.... thats how you look for boost leaks as well... You will need to make a custom adapter, but check out some of Ryan's (dreadlocks) threads, because I have seen how he made one on here or DZ before

[scurvy_bandit]

Only real kick ass dudes would drive that far to hang out. Whats up Scurv? How is everything?

Life is good here, waiting until the f11th of Oct, then I am halfway finished!! I also may be finally getting my extra 600 bones from the stimulus check    They sent a letter sayying it couldnt be delivered because of the change of address. Oh well, when I get it I will get it. I am ready to come back home!!

[brandonb85]

Hey Jeff i found one of my boost leaks... Remember the homeade oil catch? Leaked out the bottom of that. Took it out and ran the lines direct to each other and according to 5 pounds of compressed air to the charger there is no more leaks. Still only pulling  7hg of vac and the car is dying when i let off the throttle after getting on it. Still confused.
Finally bought a vag and showing a misfire for cyl #4.

I think someone is poking holes in my plug wires 

[brandonb85]

Ordering new wires tonight... Need to decide. Pick one.

Red:


Blue


or Black


I'm liking the blue.. What do you guys think?

[SwiftMKIII]

Hey Jeff i found one of my boost leaks... Remember the homeade oil catch? Leaked out the bottom of that. Took it out and ran the lines direct to each other and according to 5 pounds of compressed air to the charger there is no more leaks. Still only pulling  7hg of vac and the car is dying when i let off the throttle after getting on it. Still confused.
Finally bought a vag and showing a misfire for cyl #4.

Well, that just suck.  Here I thought I was helping you out.  Put in a replacement yet?

oh, and I like how clean the black looks.  Second is blue

[slownomore]

Go with black and no you are still not getting my rear bumper lol... 

[brandonb85]

Go with black and no you are still not getting my rear bumper lol... 

Fine I'll go with the blue   ... just trade me bumpers... and then I'll pay you to replace every vacuum line on my car. I'm tired of messing with it.

[slownomore]

Lol how about I keep my bumper and you still pay me to replace every vacuum line on your car    And seriously get black wires... you're doing good with the whole black everything theme... Keep it that way

[brandonb85]

Ryan what the hell is my problem with vacuum... I've just about pulled every hair on my head out.


Barry answer you god damn phone once in a while.

[scurvy_bandit]

Go with the black wires. The blue looks good, but I say black!!!!!!!


Oh and rule #1, Barry never answers his phone.

[slownomore]

Dude I've lost sleep over your car... Im lost.  I can try and borrow the smoke machine but i doubt they'll let me.  Just pull the fucker out and i'll take it off ur hands 

[brandonb85]

I am about ready to. I wish i would have went turbo from the start, but pulling it,selling it, and buying a turbo would still all be on a motor that has a hidden vac leak.

[scurvy_bandit]

man that is pretty strange... so you have still not found the Vac leak? hmmm.... one thing you should check would be the BOV or Diverter valve for the charger. A friend of mine had a similar problem on a Civic turbo, apparently his BOV had two nipples on it. I think it was a Greddy Type S, and we ended up using the lower nipple instead of the upper one??? It was 3 years ago, but just some food for thought. You may have NO leaks, and it could be whatever you are using to relieve the pressure.

[brandonb85]

I have the plastic Bosch that the kit came with.. I will try that tonight just to eliminate any possibilities. The one on it is a forge DV with only one nipple. The one nipple is hooked up to a vacuum line about the intake mani per VF's install instructions.

[scurvy_bandit]

Its just a thought. Also I thought that the DV vac came straight off the compressor side. I could be wrong... Nothing wrong with following the instructions 

Let me know how the plastic one works 

[brandonb85]

Slapped on some new wires... what do you guys think? Man the old red wires were trash.. Holes everywhere. Also replaced the cabin air that smelt like poo...