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My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.

Subject: My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.
From: dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)
Date: Tue Jul 25 21:02:55 2006
In-reply-to: <a7231fe2e7684a528645b7eb9f346343@thescirocco.com>
References: <a7231fe2e7684a528645b7eb9f346343@thescirocco.com>

Nope that is not what I bought.  It was the 251.255 and appears to not have
a replacement.  IT is the 16V Street Header to be used with the
253.155Cat.  I talked to Darryl Vitone last year after I purchased
them about the
extremly poor workmanship.  I had to spend several hours grinding out the
openings to allow the proper exhaust flow.  One chamber only had about 1" of
openings because of the protrusion of the interconnecting pipes.  He claimed
that they did not manufacture them in house.  I have yet to see their own
made version of it.  Let me know you you know anything about the replacement
for the 16V Street Header.

Here is a picture of it that I got from TT web site back when I bought it.
ftp://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org:69/Don_Walter/Exhaust/TT%2016V%20downpipe.jpg


On 7/23/06, Peter TheScirocco <peter@thescirocco.com> wrote:
>
> It's only available in stainless now.
>
> 253.154S   Catalytic Converter/Downpipe (Scirocco 16V)
>
> TT hid it under catalytic converters.
>
> Peter
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> > From: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@gmail.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:25 PM
> > To: "DY Wong" <sailingfc@dslextreme.com>, "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net
> >
> > Subject: Re: My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.
> >
> > I just remembered that this car doesn't have a front sway bar.  Luckly I
> > have one laying around and it has poly bushings on it, whoo hoo.  I will
> be
> > putting that on to see if it helps the problem although I never had it
> unitl
> > I put in this new rebuilt motor with the TT 16V down pipe which it looks
> > like they don't sell anymore.
> >
> > On 7/23/06, DY Wong <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ben,
> > >
> > > Actually tie rods are not the same as control arm bushings.
> > >
> > > I may have confused you be saying "lower" control arm.  Our cars only
> have
> > > one control arm (per side).  The arm I am referring to is the "L"
> shaped
> > > part attached to the bottom of the strut (ball joint) and to two
> points on
> > > the body.
> > >
> > > -Dick-
> > > 78 Scirocco
> > > Original Owner
> > > 95 Passat
> > > Second Owner
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ben Walter [mailto:toofast4you89@gmail.com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:13 AM
> > > To: sailingfc@dslextreme.com
> > > Cc: Don Walter; Scirocco List
> > > Subject: Re: My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.
> > >
> > > i checked his tie rods when i took his car to work on Friday(i work at
> a
> > > shop), you can rule that out
> > > On 7/20/06, sailingfc@dslextreme.com <mailto:sailingfc@dslextreme.com
> >  <
> > > sailingfc@dslextreme.com <mailto:sailingfc@dslextreme.com>  > wrote:
> > > Check the lower control arm bushings.  Saw this problem in a Quantum
> once.
> > > It was worn/loose enough to oscillate when the tire had less than
> ideal
> > > traction.  The wheel assembly was actually vibrating not the engine,
> but
> > > it felt like it was the engine.
> > > Good Luck.
> > >
> > > -Dick-
> > > 78 Scirocco
> > > Original Owner
> > > 95 Passat GLX
> > > Second Owner
> > >
> > >
> > > Don Walter
> > > > Something very strange starts to happens when I am driving on roads
> that
> > > > have a good amount of water on them.  The engine and exhaust system
> > > starts
> > > > to vibrate horribly.  I can feel the exhaust system banging against
> the
> > > > tunnel.  I don't know if this is the result of something else
> happening.
> > > > All the motor mounts were replaced last year when I rebuilt the
> > > motor.  I
> > > > have just recently put the stiffest rubber rear motor mount TT sells
> so
> > > I
> > > > don't think it is due to bad motor mounts.  I have a Poly front
> motor
> > > > mount
> > > > also. I can't believe it is because the motor is flexing.  You can
> > > hardly
> > > > move it by hand.  Since the last rain I got under the car and
> loosened
> > > the
> > > > rear and used a pry bar to move it forward as far as I could as it
> was
> > > all
> > > > the way toward the rear.  This only happens when there is a good
> amount
> > > of
> > > > water on the roads.  On dry roads it is perfect.  I have never
> > > experienced
> > > > this in my other Sciroccos.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > > > 1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
> > > > 1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
> > > > 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> > > > http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> > > > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> > > > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > > > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > > > 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > > > 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > > > 1969 Beetle (sold)
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> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > The Punk
> > >
> > > 1986 2.0L 16v scirocco
> > > "there will be more to come..."
> > >
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> > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > 1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
> > 1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
> > 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> > http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Beetle (sold)
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>


-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)

References:
- My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.
  - From: peter at thescirocco.com (Peter TheScirocco)

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