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Well spring came a little early to Virginia this past Sunday. 65+ degree weather with the sun out. Perfect day for the drag strip.

I attended a import drag race event at Summerduck near Fredricksburg, VA and i had a good time with my friends and even ran the car. Its only a 1/8th mile track but it was still fun. Haven't been to the drag strip to run since High school.

Car ran a 9.16 at 88mph, with a .658 R/T.
Need way more seat time as I bogged on the launch. And need to setup my 2step for sure.

I think I am going to try the drag strip again soon, and see what i can do in the quarter.

Video:
 
Couple More pics from this weekend.

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I thought about sending it to him, and while the service is cheap enough i haven't seen any dyno graphs of a Stock Evo3 vs CB ported Evo3 to help sway me towards porting it. I was thinking of just opening up the TB throat on the manifold and bolting it on.

We will see.
 
2 words... "Turbo Lag"

I'm not chasing any numbers here or going for big power and records. I just want to enjoy my car for what it is, and that is a street car. I only run 25psi on a turbo that's setup to flow 74LB/min. Its a complete pig on my 2.0 motor at that low of a psi level. If i was running 40psi on c16 or something that probably be different story, but im staying 93 pump which limits my boost/fuel/timing options. Maybe I will go flex fuel, but undecided.

Anyways, I think the combo of my 6262 and Magnus intake are the causes for my spool issues. I'm planning to correct those two things this spring.

Currently looking at
FP3065
FP3176
HX/35-40 hybrid
FP Red or Black.
 
Update 3/29/18

Installed my BoostedFab lower cross member bar this weekend. Its honestly a piece of art and the built in jack mount is awesome.

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I also received my EVO 3 manifold this week, and immediately started working on it.
Going to shave off the brackets and ports I don't need. Then powder coat it black.

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Update 4/9/18

I decided to rip a completely fine car apart last week, right before the season starts... What am I thinking?

Well... I honestly cant leave well enough alone, when it comes to this car. And after doing a decent amount of research, and wanting to change out some old stuff along with doing some maintenance. I decided to take advantage of the weather, and start disassembling the setup.

Here are the big changes :
-Removed the Magnus SMIM and sold it. I decided to give the Evo 3 Manifold a try after reading up on it.
-Removed Apex Catback and sold it. I already bought a STM Catback to replace it. Need to modify my DP.
-Purchased a Golf MK3 Radiator off of Ebay. Because I decided I want more room for between the turbo, and core support. And my overall goal is to start tucking as much as I can in the engine bay.
-Thinking about buying a new FMIC setup. One with short route piping to help reduce spool. Still on the fence but I'm looking at VRSF right now. Iv seen them support up to 600+ hp.

Maintenance
-Sending my FIC injectors out to get cleaned, and tested. Should have them back in a week. Since their out might as well.
-Rebuilding my 1G Throttle body and have the vac ports welded shut.
-I will be powder coating a decent amount of items during this process as well.

Not a lot of pics just yet, but I will be working on getting more as I go forward.
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Finding out my new exhaust dosent fit because my DP is too long. (I was pissed to say the least it was 35 degrees outside)
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Got a local friend working on welding shut some ports on the evo 3 manifold. He will also be welding on a larger rear port, on the back of the manifold. This port will feed into to a vacuum block. I'm doing this for a cleaner install, and cleaner lines routing for accessories like Boost, map, afpr.

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Measuring out my fuel line fittings. I may order new ones in black.
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Haha, reminds me of my projects: Buy a bunch of stuff and sell the things they replace only to find the new parts don't work right. Maybe you'll be happier with the 6262 with the new IM.
 
Yes! so far I need to modify the exhaust, and my upper FMIC pipe. So i thought why not just buy a new core with short route piping and eliminate the U-turn piping i have on the intake side.

I'm goanna stay with the PTE for now Since its the cheaper option, and the fastest way to get the car drivable again.

Lucky for me my parts have sold pretty quickly to locals, and helps offset the costs.
 
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Update 4/13/18

Parts are starting to arrive & and Welding on the intake manifold is almost completed.

Got my first round of parts in from STM, Ebay, and VRSF... All of these items will be used to put my Intake manifold back together and tuck some lines behind the manifold.
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Have to reach out to STM. Im missing one of the orings for my new fittings.
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VRSF has some incredibly fast shipping. Arrived two days after I ordered. My one complaint is they could try and package these kits a little nicer. Yes it wasn't damaged or anything, but the foam that was used as packing material got everywhere in the fins of the core. You can see it in the pic below.
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My welder found a crack in my EVO 3 Manifold. Very happy his took his time and inspected the manifold.
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Welded shut all the external ports on the Evo 3 and did one main feed on the back.
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Also decided to modify my TB as well. We welded shut the four top ports and cut off a bracket. Just a little grinding needed now.
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More updates coming soon!!!!!
 
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I really like how Brian (@turbosax2) did his vacuum block on the Evo 3 manifold:
Guess I might as well post my vacuum block setup here for reference.

-10 bung welded to manifold
Earl's Prolite hose and fittings
Golden Eagle vacuum block
Stock bov and fpr nipples removed, plugged with 1/16" SS NPT set screws
Stock pcv nipple removed, tapped for 1/8" NPT, used a 90* fitting for easier hose routing towards the passenger side

Boost gauge, brake booster, fpr, bov, and mbc are fed from the block, pcv and map are in the intake manifold (map is where brake booster used to be for quick response).

The block mounting points happened to be the perfect spacing to use the bosses on the manifold that used to hold the support bracket. I put two bolts in those bosses, then drilled/tapped through the middle of the head down the length of the bolt, then the little bolts for the block thread into the big bolts. I did this to clean up and hide some hoses, but more importantly so I could eliminate any T's and so my map sensor could be directly threaded into the intake manifold. As you can see in the pictures above, the whole setup is basically unnoticeable. At the NE DSM meet, only one person actually noticed the line off the intake manifold.

(You can also see my IAT placement for speed density).

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I have read a handful of reviews about the Carbonetics CSL that whatever resin he may have used made the entire trunk shrink. Since you actually drive yours have you noticed any ill effects? I am looking into getting the same hatch, but will stick with fiberglass. Did you see the Talon/Eclipse hybrid bumper he recently posted on FaceBook?

Thanks for the heads up on BoostedFab! That's a real nice piece for me to spend my tax return on!
 
I really like how Brian (@turbosax2) did his vacuum block on the Evo 3 manifold:

That post actually gave me a couple Ideas. I need to re-read it again.


I have read a handful of reviews about the Carbonetics CSL that whatever resin he may have used made the entire trunk shrink. Since you actually drive yours have you noticed any ill effects? I am looking into getting the same hatch, but will stick with fiberglass. Did you see the Talon/Eclipse hybrid bumper he recently posted on FaceBook?

Thanks for the heads up on BoostedFab! That's a real nice piece for me to spend my tax return on!

BoostedFab is a great company and awesome owner. He makes a super nice product! I will use him again.

Regarding the CSL Truck. At this time I haven't seen anything regarding quality issues ie. fading, shrinking, alignment not closing correctly. It a very nice piece of work. I would state that there are probably some minor differences from hatch to hatch because they are made to order. But mine is fine and im very happy with it.
 
Build Update 4/19/18

I got my intake and throttle body back form the welder. Very pleased with the price and workmanship. Picked up some black cap bolt hardware for reassembly.
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Cleaned out my Throttle body to do some paint work, and get it ready for the new Mil-spec seals. Also installed the FIAV block off plate from STM.
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Also I got my Injectors back from InjectorPulse yesterday. I had them Cleaned and Flow tested. Honestly a great company to work with, I don't have enough good things to say about them. I highly recommend using them for Injector cleaning, and testing. I will also post my results below for my 1450cc FIC.
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Also I cleaned out my Coolant and oil catch cans, to get them ready for Powder Coating.
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Build Update 4/23/18

Dropped my Engine parts off for powder coating this weekend. I'm going with Wrinkle black.

Also I got a lot of work done on the gsx getting my old Radiator, and FMIC kit removed for the new ones. This post is mostly going to be about the new Rad setup and what iv learned, so I can share it with others who want to do the same. The reason I went with this radiator is to accomplish a "tucked" radiator setup, while also freeing up more room in the bay for turbo setups, cosmetics, heat etc.

Here are the specs of my new VW MK3 Radiator:
Brand: HR Racing
Model: VW Golf MK3 2.0 MT 93-99 year.
Specs: Dual Pass.
28 x 12.5 x 2.25 (overall size)
Price: $130.00 shipped Ebay.

Pic for reference:
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To do this install here is what I needed to remove from the GSX
-Bumper
-Crash Bar
-FMIC Kit
-Both Headlights.
-2G Style Radiator.
-Both Fans
-Power steering cooler.

Once all of that is removed. I took a look at this thread, and post #21 that showed another member doing this install, and what he had to cut.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/vw-golf-mk3-radiator-like-scirocco-radiator-but-longer.434776/

Unfortunately, I think the dimensions have changed over the last couple years and my rad seemed to need more trimming of the core support to get it to fit. I ended up having to cut out material on both sides of the core support near the headlights. Along with some metal on the bottom part of the core. I also drilled holes in the bottom of the core to allow the post of the rad to sit in. I will buy some grommets later to finish it off.

At this time I was able to save my stock hood latch. I have proven to myself it is possible to keep it while doing this tucked core. So FYI to anyone who wants to do this and not have to run hood latches. I may still remove my stock latch but I am undecided at this time.

Right now I am figuring out Coolant hoses. It seems the OEM bottom one will fit fine. The top one needs to be replaced. I will probably also delete my power steering cooler as well.

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Build Update 4/27/18

My buddy has this whole powder coating system and gave me a great price to coat a handful of engine parts Wrinkle black. He sent me some pics so I thought Id share. They came out pretty good grated we didn't sand blast them or anything, just a lot of oven cleaner and scrubbing.
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Also Decided to swap out my thermostat since the coolant was drained. No idea how old it is. For $12.00 its worth it. FYI I didn't put the silicon there.
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