Icelandic VTR - big update!!

[josh11490]

Originally Posted by forbessid

looks nice mate

Thanks, got a small update now though

[josh11490]

Right then, small update, ive managed to find a mint supersprint 4-2-1 manifold.

Ill be paying it on the weekend when i get paid and then hopefully ill get it fitted in the next few weeks.

Might get a video of it if someone wants?

Hopefully it wont be too loud

[Brettles1986]

Coming on nicely now Josh.

[josh11490]

Originally Posted by Brettles1986

Coming on nicely now Josh.

It is, just need to find a job then i can move on faster

Any updates on your golf?

[Brettles1986]

Originally Posted by josh11490

It is, just need to find a job then i can move on faster

Any updates on your golf?

MOT in 2 weeks, skint ATM with paying for court.

Next year I plan on getting new dished wheels, slam it and get some new skirts as mine are a bit knackered.

I would like a remap but that is gonna be the last thing I do.

[josh11490]

Originally Posted by Brettles1986

MOT in 2 weeks, skint ATM with paying for court.

Next year I plan on getting new dished wheels, slam it and get some new skirts as mine are a bit knackered.

I would like a remap but that is gonna be the last thing I do.

I had my MOT 2 weeks back, needed a bit of welding under ECU, hate a seized rear caliper (it come out the garage seized after the MOT lol) and i needed 2 drop links.

So was pretty pleased with the little french tin lol

Dont the 1.8T respond well to mapping?

[Brettles1986]

Originally Posted by josh11490

I had my MOT 2 weeks back, needed a bit of welding under ECU, hate a seized rear caliper (it come out the garage seized after the MOT lol) and i needed 2 drop links.

So was pretty pleased with the little french tin lol

Dont the 1.8T respond well to mapping?

Yeah because it's an AUM and has a K03s turbo as well it will go from 150BHP to around 207BHP.

I am after a full exhaust system as well shortly I forgot to mention but they are steep.

[josh11490]

Also like i just said in a previous post, i passed the MOT a few weeks back so that was good!

[Brettles1986]

These are them

[josh11490]

Originally Posted by Brettles1986

These are them

They look nice, think you would need to be pretty low to pull them off.

[Oli-VTR]

ive got an ice grey and am heatwrapping a supersprint 4-2-1 for it as i type this! should have it on tomorrow

[Oli-VTR]

4-1 even

[josh11490]

Is heat wrapping it worth it? I'm waiting for mine to come through but not having a job would mean I would have to wait age before I could hear wrap it and put it on :/

[Oli-VTR]

i think it is, ive got a raceland/simota style induction kit and i dont want it to melt, and also ive noticed since having a stainless manifold my engine temperature seems always to be pretty high. plus it might make it a bit more poppy and its pwetty

[Brettles1986]

By heatwrapping it you are preventing heat soak in the engine and for the price of the wrap I would say do it.

[josh11490]

How much is wrap and where's the best place to get it from? Might do it, I've managed to get a job interview so never know I might be able to make a move on with the car

[Oli-VTR]

can get poop stuff off ebay i bought mine for merlinmotorsport have gone for some 15 quid stuff, theres a pick of it in my progress thread (ASW)

[josh11490]

Ill have a look later, ill probably put the manifold on and then see what it's like if it gets hot or anything ill wrap it

[lwigmore]

Originally Posted by josh11490

Ill have a look later, ill probably put the manifold on and then see what it's like if it gets hot or anything ill wrap it

It'll be easier to wrap the manifold before you put it on

Saves with faffing about fitting it then removing it to wrap it etc

[josh11490]

Yeah, I know what you mean but in impatient and Ill want to get it on as soon as I can lol