Darks NHB Ep3 air and Rubber!
- Thread starter darkhawk
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not been on in ages here a few pics of some stuff iv done recently
Recently went up to Area Motorsport to have camber arms and bolts fitted and a Fast road geometry set up done,
the guys there did a great job and the car feels alot more planted around corners and the turn in is so much better, really makes a differance! could tell on the first round about i found haha!
The set up they use is really good and very accurate taking into account everything!, took them a while to do it as just near the end the pc decided to turn its self off haha, and had to start from the begining again and re do it all!
got my self an e tech strut brace!
brought it looking like this, green ends and a nasty mark on the brace
spent for ever sanding down the paint and prepping the brackets ready for a different colour!
the nasty mark on the brace!
is no longer an issue :WOOT
and now fitted! (excuse the state of the engine bay iv not cleaned it for a while and spilt oil last time i put some in haha)
also got a new cam cover!!
OEM wrinkle with a lil bit of rainbow flake in it. when the sun hits it it looks great but photos dont really do it justice :sad:
im in dire need of a new oil cap now and red bolts!
and the cam plug im debating weather to leave as it is or go carbon fibre!
then today i went to Dynodaze with a few friends for there xmas promotion only £20 for 3 runs!
didnt wanna run mine as i already knew what it runs from when i had it mapped at TDI north
then after the DC5 went on and was loud as hell ( standard back box) i had to put mine on :twisted: it was err rather loud!
ill upload the video later,
only came out at 217.6 which is 10 less than at TDI but my mates 260 BHP VXR came out at 247 so its all good!
she still pulls well and the graph looks great so giving it death everynow and then hasnt hurt it!
brought a huge X brace and floor brace for the back aswell but cant fit them till sunday
haha
cheers for looking ill get the rest of what iv done wrote up later in the week!
Recently went up to Area Motorsport to have camber arms and bolts fitted and a Fast road geometry set up done,
the guys there did a great job and the car feels alot more planted around corners and the turn in is so much better, really makes a differance! could tell on the first round about i found haha!
The set up they use is really good and very accurate taking into account everything!, took them a while to do it as just near the end the pc decided to turn its self off haha, and had to start from the begining again and re do it all!
got my self an e tech strut brace!
brought it looking like this, green ends and a nasty mark on the brace
spent for ever sanding down the paint and prepping the brackets ready for a different colour!
the nasty mark on the brace!
is no longer an issue :WOOT
and now fitted! (excuse the state of the engine bay iv not cleaned it for a while and spilt oil last time i put some in haha)
also got a new cam cover!!
OEM wrinkle with a lil bit of rainbow flake in it. when the sun hits it it looks great but photos dont really do it justice :sad:
im in dire need of a new oil cap now and red bolts!
and the cam plug im debating weather to leave as it is or go carbon fibre!
then today i went to Dynodaze with a few friends for there xmas promotion only £20 for 3 runs!
didnt wanna run mine as i already knew what it runs from when i had it mapped at TDI north
then after the DC5 went on and was loud as hell ( standard back box) i had to put mine on :twisted: it was err rather loud!
ill upload the video later,
only came out at 217.6 which is 10 less than at TDI but my mates 260 BHP VXR came out at 247 so its all good!
she still pulls well and the graph looks great so giving it death everynow and then hasnt hurt it!
brought a huge X brace and floor brace for the back aswell but cant fit them till sunday
haha cheers for looking ill get the rest of what iv done wrote up later in the week!
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looking good mate keep us posted :lol:
Well my xmas pressys turned up today! been waiting for it for ages. so being patient as i am i left it under the xmas tree ready for sunday and i didnt instantly drop what i was doing to spend an hour in the cold to fit them.....
HONEST!
as you can see the rear of my car looks a bit bare.... standard brace i sprayed red just to liven it up a bit
out with the old in with the new ( top is old brace)
Rear Cross brace fitted! looks mint
floor brace behind the front seats!
view from behind! looks awesome! fills the back up nicely and you can see the top when the boot is shut
the view out my rear view mirror, doesnt really affect the view so its all good!
the car feels a hell of alot stiffer now and from the drive iv just been on, seems to handles much better, so in the last week iv gone from no braces to front middle and two at the rear haha,
ill get some proper pictures when its lighter and im not stuck in the car port freezing and no room haha
cheers for looking!
HONEST!
as you can see the rear of my car looks a bit bare.... standard brace i sprayed red just to liven it up a bit
out with the old in with the new ( top is old brace)
Rear Cross brace fitted! looks mint
floor brace behind the front seats!
view from behind! looks awesome! fills the back up nicely and you can see the top when the boot is shut
the view out my rear view mirror, doesnt really affect the view so its all good!
the car feels a hell of alot stiffer now and from the drive iv just been on, seems to handles much better, so in the last week iv gone from no braces to front middle and two at the rear haha,
ill get some proper pictures when its lighter and im not stuck in the car port freezing and no room haha
cheers for looking!
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Where did you get the rear brace form?? Looks very smart.
one small change happened recently!
sold my ITG maxogen intake and brought the all singing all dancing Gruppe M :twisted:
stupidly expensive but yeild by far the best gains so i should hopefully be able to get a proper reading on a dyno now haha
with the itg being in the wing on a dyno there wasnt enough air getting to the filter, so it always ran lower than it should do (228) with the gruppe m being on the scuttle panal it should give me a proper reading ( more like 230-232) and with it being alot better filter i may even gain a few ponies. it does feel and perform alot better now right accross the rev range
iv also brought an RBC inlet manifold which when i get it fitted and mapped i should see more towards 250 bhp as i am mating it with a 74mm Throttle Body and getting it ported to match for maximum air flow
The scoop on the scuttle panel!
the differnce between the stock inlet mani and the RBC inlet.
and a few pictures!
sold my ITG maxogen intake and brought the all singing all dancing Gruppe M :twisted:
stupidly expensive but yeild by far the best gains so i should hopefully be able to get a proper reading on a dyno now haha
with the itg being in the wing on a dyno there wasnt enough air getting to the filter, so it always ran lower than it should do (228) with the gruppe m being on the scuttle panal it should give me a proper reading ( more like 230-232) and with it being alot better filter i may even gain a few ponies. it does feel and perform alot better now right accross the rev range
iv also brought an RBC inlet manifold which when i get it fitted and mapped i should see more towards 250 bhp as i am mating it with a 74mm Throttle Body and getting it ported to match for maximum air flow
The scoop on the scuttle panel!
the differnce between the stock inlet mani and the RBC inlet.
and a few pictures!
