95 Tsi Awd PPPPPProject

[notsostockgalant]

thx ya i havent mounted up the 2gb bumper yet dont wanna catch it on some stupid ice chunk n destroy it haha.

[notsostockgalant]

well i have some more carnage/ upgrade pics

apparently the 2g accelerator pedal arm is made of fuckin plastic.

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i used a strip of aluminum to brace it on the back and some hose clamps and got it back together for now, but forgot to take pics of it was too frusturated.

I also finally got around to installing my -8an filter to rail line, magnus fuel rail, and -8an to Fuel Lab Fpr.
The first three pics are from when i first got it and then some of the remodeled engine bay, with the rail and fpr installed.

Also since the last time i updated i cleaned out my intercooler and piping and fixed a small boost leak. (dont mind my gear oil bottle catch can, i had it vented but it is now sealed works awesome as well.

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These are last ones are before the fuel rail was installed.

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[notsostockgalant]

Forgot to add, i got a pair of new WestLake SV308 tires mounted at National Tire n Battery in chaska yester day 225/45/17 $163.37 out the door not too bad, now for the bad, my rear toe is way way off on the drivers rear and passenger rear.
I tried to adjust it last night before the snow but the adjusters move very little so i sprayed the shit out of em with jb-80 and will probably take it in to get aligned on monday just the rear though.

I got 4x new tires installed in late july and the rear two were bald with wires sticking out and cords showing all the way across when i got the new ones put on last night, but the front two look like new, so the overall diameter of all 4 wheels is plenty close again for the sake of the center diff.

Plans are to re wire the fuel pump asap to see if it solves this lean condition I've been seeing as of late.

I Have good air fuel ratios via monitoring my o2 voltage, thru all of 1st and 2nd gear, but when i shift to third it just goes lean instantly, but if i let off for about ten seconds and put it back down itll be fine all the way through 3rd.

If some one has some ideas on the lean condition thatd be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for the novel i should update more frequently.

[notsostockgalant]

The dsm gods strike down on me once again.......

Two weekends ago the car started overheating which was odd to me then i realized that the fan wasnt kicking on checked it out and , I had my fan bolt back out and the fan blade was just sitting in the shroud not attached, so i go to my buddies take it out since i was aways from my place and smashed my hand like 3x trying to get the bolt out on the bottom got pissed and punched the windsheild.
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The night didnt end there though, so i get the fan off and repaired and proceed to head home for the evening and the alignment got the best of me, when going from a slick to a dry spot the rear end jerks all over the place and i lost control and met the ditch at like 45, the car at this point had started to over heat and reeked like coolant. Got pulled out and notice the entire exhaust is laying in the ditch in like 4x pieces threw em in my buddys truck n i was on my way once again. I made it all of a mile and the clutch started to slip then the car wouldnt move at all said fuck it and towed it home. ended up getting it apart last weekend.

Upon disassembly i realized the fan motor was shorted out or something stupid it got so hot it melted the blades off of the motor and melted its self out of the shroud.

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so i got the radiator out and its cracked figured thats where the coolant went, nope one of the coolant lines for the turbo burst.
heres a couple pics of disassembly.

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and then it was out.....
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heres a pic of whats left of my exhaust.
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Got the pressure plate and clutch off
heres a massive crack in the pressure plate kinda hard to see though
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heres the clutch with no friction material left
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and a couple bolts decided to come out of the friction surface on the fidanza and Mar the piss out of the back of it, im undecided on whether or not ill run this Flywheel again because of the damage and all the friction surface screws were loose as were the starter ring gear retaining bolts.
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and the kick in the nuts, leaking rear main seal
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so massive amounts of destruction so far new parts listed in next post

[notsostockgalant]

New parts include
XTD stage 4 UNSPRUNG 6 puck clutch and pressure plate (in the mail)
DIY full 3" exhaust with carbon wrapped ebay muffler (need to pick up pipe yet mufflers in the mail)
new windsheild (havent gotten yet)
picking up a rad n fan from a member on here tomorrow hopefully.
After everythings fixed then i need to get an alignment done and figure out some of the other small issues.

Looking for a dirt cheap usable 7bolt flywheel also

[way2fastalon]

i feel your pain .... 4 turbos later and still dont run

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

At least you found the leaking rear main seal now, when it's nice and easy to replace. Also, I just noticed the go kart in your pics. I have a single seater that has a 9hp motor for now, but will be getting a 440cc snowmobile engine come spring.

[notsostockgalant]

its like i fix something then 2 things break fix them 2 then 4 other things go wrong haha.

ya that one was independent front and swing arm rear suspension with a 600cc articat snowmobile motor on it, was fun but I'm way too tall so i sold it earlier this winter.

[notsostockgalant]

updated mod list in 1st post, 3" Exhaust will be made after i get the clutch and new radiator in and i order the down pipe. Ill take pics as i make progress just gathering parts right now.

[notsostockgalant]

I have been slacking on fixing this thing due too lack of funds with christmas and the ol' ladys B-Day, but some of the stuff that was ordered showed up so with out further a dew heres a couple pics of the new stuff that has arrived.

XTD stage 4 UNSPRUNG 6 puck clutch kit ( pressure plate not pictured ) Just ordered it because there seems to be good reviews about it amongst alot of 3/s ers and DSMERs as well. Figured for the price it was worth a try.

I know most say unsprung is not for daily driving but i had the XTD stage 3 6 puck sprung clutch in my old civic, and even with that torqueless wonder it drove like a stock clutch and held the 250 FWHP no problem.
So hopefully this thing isnt too bad being that i dont deal with any stop n go traffic or do much city driving.

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My front motor mount was sagging pretty bad like most 2g's, and being that I'm a welder I took the cheap way out, its not pretty due since there wasn't alot of time spent on it. I had though about getting another set of stock mounts and doing this with polished stainless just for shits n giggles.

I was going to do the rear one but I haven't a Clue how bad It would be vibration wise and annoying wise for a daily driver? If any one has any input on this it'd be greatly appreciated, so I can weld up the rear one if its not gunna be too bad before the trans goes back in.

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And last but not least I was planning on Fabbing my own 3" Exhaust at the time I was going apeshit ordering stuff so I ended up purchasing this EBAY 3" inlet Carbon Fiber canister muffler, it says its real carbon fiber wrapped and it appears to be the quality appears to be alright, although on the one my buddy ordered the whole perforated inner portion basically fell out within 5000 miles.

Just figured if I do end up fabbing my exhaust it'll Hopefully Look alright and sound decent I was thinking of running a glass pack/resonator to mellow out the sound due to the mufflers lack of length.

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