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LOL geez dude. Turn down the boost! Snow tires!

Yea, I filed a claim with their insurance provider this morning. Also, the car is being parked for a couple days while the ecu is being shipped out to CT for a reflash. I'm excited about the latest code for more boost and more power! Also excited about the potential for another add-on for the car to make +25hp +35tq, the FSI pump can be swapped out and boost cranked down extra hard up top. APR lists their pump for $1100, so if its anywhere near that, the car will be staying as-is....and getting the bumper fixed :)

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At least it's just the black part of the bumper that got messed up, those are super simple to replace. From the sounds of the accident it wasn't her fault and she did everything right on her part, so hopefully she won't have too much trouble getting her confidence back behind the wheel in snowy conditions.

I almost got in an accident on the way to work last night. Some guy was stopping in the right lane (no shoulder) to let his passenger out at a bus stop, and there was an SUV behind him. So the SUV slows way down, and just as I got about 50 feet behind them in the left lane, the SUV decides he's gonna cut me off so he can go around the stopped car. So I hit my brakes and they instantly locked up, so I started pumping them and got slowed down enough to not hit the guy, but I was only probably about a foot away from his back bumper. After about 100 feet, he decided that he would get back in the right lane, so I honked at him when I went around him.

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Well this weekend is supposed to be in the 40's so hopefully none of us will have to deal with snowy driving for much longer!!

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Doubt it, march isn't over yet...

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Estimates are in, $450-750 to fix the bumper. Should be pretty easy fix, I'm about 5% considering doing it myself right now, I dunno.

In the meantime, I sent the ECU back out to Connecticut to get reflashed with EPL software. Sometime in the next who knows when they'll have direct port flashing available locally, so if you know anyone with a 2.0t looking for some extra ponies, let me know :)

Here's logs with the new tune:

http://scheides.com/misc/pics/vw/GLI...timing-afr.JPG

Boost tapers worse than an evo or 2G with a T25 cause the K03 is just baby baby baby, but it turns out the main thing holding the car back now is the FSI (direct injection) fuel pump. With the BOV mods I've done there is WGDC left, meaning there are spots I can run more boost but the car is out of fuel right now. AFR's look perfect, low 12's dipping to high 11's. Timing is a little low right when boost spikes, but I'm not sure I really care to be honest; it doesn't knock and the car feels smooth and powerful from 2000-6000. Timing all over is a little janky on this pull actually, but it's just one pull. Looking at some other logs, it still dips below 0, but doesn't bounce around so much in the midrange.

This car is really fun now, it makes Anna giggle and makes me smile. I think I'll sign it up for the spring dyno day at DB, hopefully were at the 200whp mark but mainly I'd like to see where torque is at. It feels like mid 230's.

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Wow, that boost really tapers off

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Sweet, ive been thinking about EPL but since its not offered here yet... and you cant revert back to stock settings on the fly- APR is winning.

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That boost really does taper off, wow. AFR's seem to be pretty steady though. Bringing it to the dyno day?

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So I just got an email from tony; he reminded me that the 2.0t is 10:1 compression....thus the low timing at boost onset, this is normal for these motors :)

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That makes sense dropping the timing as the boost goes up, then advancing the timing as the boost tapers. Thats gotta make for some smooth acceleration. I think My WRX is similar to that, although I haven't had it on the dyno to see for sure. Boost tapers off slowly after about 4k rpm but it accelerates faster than when I'm in boost, making me think the ECU advances the timing a good amount.

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heh, edit, it's 10.3:1. Geez!

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Sweet. Throw some c16 in that bitch and let 'er buck!

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Nice! glad to see it back in fighting shape... (minus the cosmetic aspect)

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Why would you ever want to revert it to stock? To slow the car down? The dealer isn't going to notice/care, the only thing that would happen is they would flash over your APR rom, just like they did with anna's car....then you'd be in the same boat :)

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Fixed :D

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Just saw this thread, Glad to hear she didnt get hurt at all!

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Aside from the cost, I'd much rather use c16. The reason I said that and not e85 is because you can leave the injection system alone and turn up the boost or add timing. With e85, you have to add fuel no matter what. :)

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Heh, no it won't see either. The turbo is damn near maxed on straight pump gas, and the direct injection fuel system is maxed out currently on pump gas as well.

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I don't want to read backwards through the thread to see if you said, but what are you going to do next to it "mod-wise"?

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If it ever needs to go in for warranty work, I dont want it voided... And im pretty sure with APR you dont need to send the ecu to them?

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Correct, there's local dealers; direct port is a huge plus. I've been waiting since January for EPL to get direct port working in their dealer network. It's close, but I didn't want to wait any longer so I just sent it out.

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In all honesty, probably nothing. The car makes good torque and power for Anna and its fast/fun enough for me whenever I land in the driver's seat (which is often). The only things I would do are an uprated FSI fuel pump (with new flash is supposed to be +25hp/+35tq...unconfirmed), FMIC, aquamist....it gets easy to make the list longer but its only going to get super expensive from here on out. If I get a super good deal on a part here or there it might happen, but um...I have something else in the garage to keep me happy power-wise. :)

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E85 = add more timing!

And if you can't tell, I'm kidding. I know you're not trying to push the limits on this thing.

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Yeah, but it's not german, therefore not quite up there.

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If you decide to do the bumper yourself, let me know, I have taken apart a few of these bumpers and they're pretty simple. I'd be glad to give you a hand with it.

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ORLY....maybe I should have you take a look at it and see if you know how to adjust this one part... :)

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Why the thought of doing it yourself when the other guy's insurance is paying for it? Pocket the cash?

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Fo sho.

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Will his insurance cut a check straight to you? I know your own would if you make a claim, but I've never been in an accident so haven't had to deal with someone else's insurance.

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Yeah, their insurance will cut him a check, and he can do whatever he wants with it. So I would advise to get two of the highest estimates possible, and submit them to their insurance company.

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So these first-gen direct-injection (FSI) motors have this cam lobe on the end of the camshaft with 3 bumps on it, that drive a the mechanical FSI fuel pump mounted on top of the motor. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the retarded design, its a flat piston. The later models (2008+ I think) have a more logical roller-style cam follower, rather than this stupid flat design.


After seeing all of the nasty nasty pics online, I got worried and just HAD to yank the FSI pump for a look. I ordered up a new follower just in case and swapped in new spark plugs at the same time (was due around 60k anyways). I went with 1-range colder plugs from NKG.

Here's an EXAMPLE pics of a cam follower gone wrong. MOST of these are on cars with upgraded FSI pumps, which tend to put extra wear on these things (and sometimes eat through teh cam!) Completely worn through, and cam is effed:
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/k...e/IMG_4531.jpg

On to the pics, old vs new:
http://imgur.com/4GW53.jpg

http://imgur.com/GGnrw.jpg

http://imgur.com/gVR4O.jpg

Aweful pic of the cam lobe. It looked good, some very light scratches, but they could just have been from me sticking my finger in there (just oil marks).
http://imgur.com/k8kxp.jpg

And finally, I wipped off the vacuum pump (goes where the CAS is on our 4G63's, crazyness!) to see what cam this thing has in it. Yippee! It's the Revision B two-piece cam. Note the second piece of metal surrounding the main cam core. This is an extra-hard piece (or something) that is also replaceable (if it gets damaged):

http://imgur.com/hiOY0.jpg

I went ahead and replaced the follower. The coating was pretty much worn away, but it was very smooth. PITA swap on this car, it has all hardlines going to the pump.

Special thanks to these threads:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3750088

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44321

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I'm glad that thing didn't completely wear though, but from the looks of it its good you replaced it when you did!

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Update, massive projects taking place on this thing lately. It's Anna's birthday, so I went ahead and cleaned, vacuumed, scrubbed, washed, polished, and waxed her car for her today. 63k miles and going strong!

http://www.scheides.com/albums/gli/IMG_2904.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/gli/IMG_2907.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/gli/IMG_2908.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/gli/IMG_2910.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/gli/IMG_2911.sized.jpg

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Lookin Good!

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needz a 50 shot ;)

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Very nice!

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Looking good!

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I'm thinking about bleeding in it again.

I was actually just thinking back about all my experiences in the GLI over the years and remembered our crazy trip out to Chicago/Ann Arbor to pick up my IX.

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Haha that thing only gets a yearly scrubbing?? Come on Scheides. :)

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Hey I've got an X that demands a lot of my attention, not to mention Anna herself :) She'll never clean it, it's pretty much up to me. We have a running joke that 'it's father's day, time to clean anna's car!' Seriously though it does get regular washes and such, just been a while since its gotten a full cleaning like this :)

Like hughes said, it's been a warrior. Bar nights, road trips, and shit, she's been autoX'ing the thing this summer!