what have you done to your car today ?

[Leon20vt4]

Thats the car telling you it wants you to keep it.

Yea I know mate! Haha but I have another Cupra 4x4 waiting to be built into a track car! I think this one is jealous!


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[CooptoCupra]

Good news everyone! She passed! The old girl is back again! Missed driving this car!

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[lightup]

Fitted new engine yesterday. Getting excited. Waiting for the downpipe to get adjusted to clear the propshaft to the rear.

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[BadBoy03]

I wouldn't bet on it, says the voice of bitter experience a grand out of pocket!

Lol. We're getting rid of our silver Cupra, more of a pain in the arse than our black Badboy. Like teenagers, need to be driven about & cost money daily!

 

[Rich.T]

Tried to make some adjustments to my air filter housing. Got a badger5 intake pipe (Tip?) and its not the best fit.When fitted to a standard air filter housing it doent fit onto the airflow meter very well.So with a bit of jiggery pokery, raised the rear of the filter housing a little to take the pressure off the pipe. But to be honest i think a cone filter (eugh) is on the cards.

Rich

 

[Thai-wronghorse]

Tried to make some adjustments to my air filter housing. Got a badger5 intake pipe (Tip?) and its not the best fit.When fitted to a standard air filter housing it doent fit onto the airflow meter very well.So with a bit of jiggery pokery, raised the rear of the filter housing a little to take the pressure off the pipe. But to be honest i think a cone filter (eugh) is on the cards.

Rich

I had to faff around with mine as well mate and like yourself was kind of reluctant to go with a cone filter but after so heavy reading the standard air box was proven to be a considerable restriction on these engines and counter intuitive to installing an oversized TIP anyway.

Another thing to bare in mind is a heatshield as they do vary in size and placement which in turn also created more headaches for me installing this set up.


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[Leon20vt4]

I had to faff around with mine as well mate and like yourself was kind of reluctant to go with a cone filter but after so heavy reading the standard air box was proven to be a considerable restriction on these engines and counter intuitive to installing an oversized TIP anyway.

Another thing to bare in mind is a heatshield as they do vary in size and placement which in turn also created more headaches for me installing this set up.


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Hey Thai I dropped you a pm bud cheers


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[Rich.T]

I had to faff around with mine as well mate and like yourself was kind of reluctant to go with a cone filter but after so heavy reading the standard air box was proven to be a considerable restriction on these engines and counter intuitive to installing an oversized TIP anyway.

Another thing to bare in mind is a heatshield as they do vary in size and placement which in turn also created more headaches for me installing this set up.


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Ok, id better have a look for one then.
Ram Air seem popular.
Better check my bank balance again......

 

[Connor H]

Ok, id better have a look for one then.
Ram Air seem popular.
Better check my bank balance again......

I have one, it does the job well. The heat shield does nothing but act as a nice MAF stabiliser

 

[iammooks]

The list of things I've got to do is growing daily. Mentioned a few weeks back that I lost power on a drive home, and the engine just doesn't have as much power as I remember. Looking around, sounds like that's the old TDI turbo vanes issue, so will be doing that. Pancake pipe was caked in grubbiness when I last looked at it, so it's probably that.

If I've got time, I might have a go at cleaning the intake manifold too, but that's on the list with removing rust and repainting inside the offside rear door, repairing lacquer peel, cutting and polishing and fitting new pedals.

Is the turbo vane Mr Muscle job a straightforward one? It seems pretty important...


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[Rich.T]

I had to faff around with mine as well mate and like yourself was kind of reluctant to go with a cone filter but after so heavy reading the standard air box was proven to be a considerable restriction on these engines and counter intuitive to installing an oversized TIP anyway.

Another thing to bare in mind is a heatshield as they do vary in size and placement which in turn also created more headaches for me installing this set up.


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Got a cone filter on order.
Do these need spraying with filter oil?
Looking at the k&n stuff on ebay, it says its for cotton panel filters.


Rich

 

[Thai-wronghorse]

Which filter did you order exactly?
I went with the Pro-Ram on mine.
Also I wouldn't recommend an oil fliter as they're renowned for killing MAFs.

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[Rich.T]

Reasonable price and good reviews.

 

[Rich.T]

Is the turbo vane Mr Muscle job a straightforward one? It seems pretty important...


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Yeh, its pretty easy to do if you can lift the front up to get under there.

Theres a chap on YouTube with a MK4 Golf that does diesel turbo clean with oven cleaner.

Did it loads on my old car as i had a 10 minute commute every day and only ever got to full temp at the weekends.
Dont forget to work the actuator whilst you are doing it.

Also protective goggles, gloves etc a must.

Rich

 

[bruceR]

Fitted new Green Panel Filter


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[Rich.T]

I was off work thursday and yesterday.
Came back today and there were 2 packages waiting for me.
New air filter with heat shield and dogbone polly bushes.
Going to try and fit them after work (12pm),

 

[bruceR]

I was off work thursday and yesterday.
Came back today and there were 2 packages waiting for me.
New air filter with heat shield and dogbone polly bushes.
Going to try and fit them after work (12pm),

Make sure you soak the dog-bone mount bolts with plus-gas/wd40 etc as they have a tendency to shear


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[Rich.T]

Ruined my car!

Fitted the air filter and dogbone bushes.

The bushes will be for sale next week.
And will be fitting a new standard dogbone and bushes.

Its made it sound like a track car. Which might be good for some but not me.

Cant comment on the air filter as i havnt been able to hear it yet lol

 

[Thai-wronghorse]

Which poly bushes did you fit into the dogbone mount exactly?

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[Rich.T]

Power flex black series.

My reasoning being......i had a Mk1 Escort up until just before lockdown. And replaced every bush on it with black series and they worked and fitted faultlesly.

Overkill on the Seat me thinks