A broken crangshaft sure would stingChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:31 pmI keep telling you how to fix it. The repair is orange with bits of carbon.dubshow wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:22 am
I really do like the car. I do. Its great. I take everything I read on car forums with a solid dose of as well.
BUT, there are some unsettling things emerging as I dip my toe back into places like vwvortex to see what people are doing. I have a pretty long list of mildly modded cars and never had any terrible problems.
I fear the is designed near limit. Which makes no sense as the mk6 platform in GTI and R could hold 400hp pretty regularly. I know over 400hp you need head studs, especially if changing the turbo.
Apparently there is a prevalent crank walk issue from any clutch with more spring force on the thrust bearing. Its an issue that has plagued numerous car brands through the years and is a sort of time bomb thing. When you tune, you will upgrade the clutch (and I was coming to peace with that). I was on board with this until I started see more of these issues described. A hack work around is disable the clutch pedal sensor and dont press clutch on cold starts. Maybe I am over thinking it? Maybe its just internet lore. Maybe its an issue that might show up in 30-80k miles down the road? But my joyful feelings of some light modding has def been soured. reading the mk7 forum on vortex had a solid role in my feels. Also a full bolt on APR guy just windowed his block on a 2018 under 30k miles.
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread. ... lown-motor
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread. ... 6MT-Ownerz
I have lost the desire to mod based on "rolling the dice" of luck. Also, vortex is one of the last places people arent readily censored by advertisers.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:32 pmA broken crangshaft sure would stingChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:31 pm
I keep telling you how to fix it. The repair is orange with bits of carbon.
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ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:31 pmI keep telling you how to fix it. The repair is orange with bits of carbon.dubshow wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:22 am
I really do like the car. I do. Its great. I take everything I read on car forums with a solid dose of as well.
BUT, there are some unsettling things emerging as I dip my toe back into places like vwvortex to see what people are doing. I have a pretty long list of mildly modded cars and never had any terrible problems.
I fear the is designed near limit. Which makes no sense as the mk6 platform in GTI and R could hold 400hp pretty regularly. I know over 400hp you need head studs, especially if changing the turbo.
Apparently there is a prevalent crank walk issue from any clutch with more spring force on the thrust bearing. Its an issue that has plagued numerous car brands through the years and is a sort of time bomb thing. When you tune, you will upgrade the clutch (and I was coming to peace with that). I was on board with this until I started see more of these issues described. A hack work around is disable the clutch pedal sensor and dont press clutch on cold starts. Maybe I am over thinking it? Maybe its just internet lore. Maybe its an issue that might show up in 30-80k miles down the road? But my joyful feelings of some light modding has def been soured. reading the mk7 forum on vortex had a solid role in my feels. Also a full bolt on APR guy just windowed his block on a 2018 under 30k miles.
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread. ... lown-motor
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread. ... 6MT-Ownerz
I have lost the desire to mod based on "rolling the dice" of luck. Also, vortex is one of the last places people arent readily censored by advertisers.
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Trade Miata for it.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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My bmw brakes are set to last 150k miles. Does it matter that the rotors are $600 you’ll drive it 30k miles tops before hits you. I’d be more worried about tires and random vulva shit
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:32 pmA broken crangshaft sure would stingChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:31 pm
I keep telling you how to fix it. The repair is orange with bits of carbon.
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The man. The MYTH. TheChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:31 pmI keep telling you how to fix it. The repair is orange with bits of carbon.dubshow wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:22 am
I really do like the car. I do. Its great. I take everything I read on car forums with a solid dose of as well.
BUT, there are some unsettling things emerging as I dip my toe back into places like vwvortex to see what people are doing. I have a pretty long list of mildly modded cars and never had any terrible problems.
I fear the is designed near limit. Which makes no sense as the mk6 platform in GTI and R could hold 400hp pretty regularly. I know over 400hp you need head studs, especially if changing the turbo.
Apparently there is a prevalent crank walk issue from any clutch with more spring force on the thrust bearing. Its an issue that has plagued numerous car brands through the years and is a sort of time bomb thing. When you tune, you will upgrade the clutch (and I was coming to peace with that). I was on board with this until I started see more of these issues described. A hack work around is disable the clutch pedal sensor and dont press clutch on cold starts. Maybe I am over thinking it? Maybe its just internet lore. Maybe its an issue that might show up in 30-80k miles down the road? But my joyful feelings of some light modding has def been soured. reading the mk7 forum on vortex had a solid role in my feels. Also a full bolt on APR guy just windowed his block on a 2018 under 30k miles.
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread. ... lown-motor
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread. ... 6MT-Ownerz
I have lost the desire to mod based on "rolling the dice" of luck. Also, vortex is one of the last places people arent readily censored by advertisers.
you should hang around more to me.
no, youd add a blower to it with slicks and it would no longer be driveable.ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:32 amThe SS was a great car. I loved driving it. 5/7 would daily.
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IMO should have had LSA from factory. If it did, I'd still have mine!dubshow wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:42 amno, youd add a blower to it with slicks and it would no longer be driveable.ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:32 am
The SS was a great car. I loved driving it. 5/7 would daily.
thats a down right lie.ChalupaBatman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:28 amIMO should have had LSA from factory. If it did, I'd still have mine!
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I've always liked these. Glad to hear they're worth the[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:30 amYeah, pretty much.
I need to stop driving it, I don't want to take my dealer plate off.
It's fucking fantastic.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:38 amI've always liked these. Glad to hear they're worth the[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:30 am
Yeah, pretty much.
I need to stop driving it, I don't want to take my dealer plate off.
It's fucking fantastic.
I'd happily rock a "regular" V60 but the Powlstar is next level
? Way better than the All Road IMO. If you really wanted to jump down to one car, this kinda hits the nail on the head with the utilitarian + uniqueness + some fun + some quickness.
I feel like you're far too bent on this rotor thing... I don't remember ever needing to replace rotors on any car I've owned other than the , which was only due to track use. Also, there's no NAPA/Rock Auto option?
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How does it handle bullshit roads? Those wheels look pretty large.[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:30 amYeah, pretty much.
I need to stop driving it, I don't want to take my dealer plate off.
It's fucking fantastic.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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20's? Ugh. Think it could fit 18s?[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:02 pmI'm actually quite impressed with how well it rides given the 20"
Dem Ohlins dampers,
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Probably a stretch iirc those are like 14" rotors with 6or 8 piston calipers.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:06 pm20's? Ugh. Think it could fit 18s?[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:02 pm
I'm actually quite impressed with how well it rides given the 20"
Dem Ohlins dampers,