Let's start a retrospective thread

[raveracer77 at yahoo.ca (Rave Racer 77)]

    Hello ALL

        It's been a fantastic week and a bit with my wife in town (not 
getting much sleep, but I'm not complaining) and I've got a ton done both on 
the house and on the cars.  Rocky hasn't gotten anywhere new but I've gotten 
knee deep in my PL teardown and that's the important part... getting 
started.  So in the spirit of this thread I'll get into what I like.

    Do's:
        After three hoods flying up on me... Hood pins are a must now.
        Burned up three 2Y's so swapping to ACH or ATH deisel trannys are 
always a plus for DD's, was great in the GTX, still looking for one for the 
GLI.
        Koni yellows were comfortable but stiff enough to handle better then 
stock
        Weitechs are holding up real well on the GLI
        Rear discs on Rocky so far have proven fruitless but a new MC is in 
order, Jury's out on this still
        brake bleeder pressure bottle.  Neat toy but very useful for track 
days.
        Toyo T1R's for track, low pro of course 195/45/14, best track tire 
I've ever used so far
        Cooper Cobras good all season tire on the GTX back in the day
        Kenwood deck is a necessity, can't jam without a rhythm
        2.0 (9A) throttle body on the 1.8 16V was minor improvement but 
cheap from pick and pull
        K&N worked well in the GTX, not there yet on the GLI
        Lightened flywheel, also helps a bunch with getting the revs into 
the right place when you shift
        Sach's stage II was great in the GTX
        Removing AC, saves fuel and power in non DD cars
        Bumper bolts...  embarassing yes, not as embarassing as losing your 
bumper driving down the road
        Honkin' chin spoiler.  GTX turned in so good
        Mobil 1 full synthetic, like teflon for inside the motor, stopped my 
lifter tick on the Audi
        ABD shift kit, not for the smaller throws but for tighter linkage
        lobster claw rubber bands around the ball in the shift linkage on 
the tranny, try it out, it's great.
        Digi 2 works great in Rocky


    Don'ts:
        Turbo II muffler, removing Cat, pointless.  No sound improvement, no 
perf improvement, get a proper system
        Plugs and wires, unless you have some reason for needing more spark 
power, I got no gains
        Cassette deck with changer... 10 years ago maybe, now... WTF?
        Alpine anything.... don't waste your money

    Upcoming hopefull do's:
        PL head on the 9A block for NA DD's
        Exhaust header and DP for the 9A
        Autotech chip in the 9A
        Bilstein race shocks and H&R springs for the flying squirrel
        rebuilt 2Y (one left) with a shorter FD ratio also for Rocky
        Motronic harness with the Digi 2 for potential turbo upgrade


    That's it for now, I'll come back again once the wife goes home next 
week.

      Rave Racer
'81 Scirocco Mk1 1.8L 8V Digifant 2
'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
'87 Audi 4000 Quattro
 http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewCar&carid=110
'72 Triumph GT6
 http://www.triumphowners.com/uploaded/34/50-50-111014_20raveracer-gt6-1.jpg

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 07:34
Subject: Let's start a retrospective thread


> Yeah, to steal the term from another thread, retrospective it is.
>
> Like what have you done that was good, or a waste of time/money?
> I'll start:
> Engine swaps for more displacement: Very good!
> I was discussing with the boy this morning that the only VeeDub in the
> driveway with the original engine was the bug.
> So for my 8V? Going from the stock 1.6 to the high compression 1.8 with a
> few nice bolt ons: Hp increase from 66.6 to 97.7. Yeah, that was worth it.
> And I'd say the same for the 2L 16V, but that was also a case of non
> running to running, not like I had a good engine taken out.
>
> Styling? Euro bumpers: SO worth it, saves weight too.
> Lighting: Getting rid of the sealed beams... SO worth it.....
> So let's hear it then, the list is WAY too slow.....what would you do
> again, and what would you not bother with or avoid like the plague....
>
> Cathy
>
>
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