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only thing is, its not running indevidual coils, its on a single coil pack, if it is 24v then it must be using old 12v ignition?

not as far as i know mate, just use a 172 cup box instead if you fancy a ph2 box?

no probs fella :)

its more about the size of the ports mate, both inlets were not matched together at factory, so usually the holes are different sizes

Beg to differ mate, iv worked for VW since 1998 now, and i have found its quite common for air con systems to loose a bit of gas over time, check it out, most places agree, im taking a small amount, maybe 10% of the system in a year or so, thats why manufacturers suggest a re gas every 2 years...

Fuel cut off switch, it is a cut off switch that operates if you have a crash, to cut the fuel supply off

they haven't knocked the emergency cut off switch have they?

so id best stay away from the K&N stuff then?

After looking at the picture slide for a BDE lump, i will say same mate, the 2.8 V6 out of the Golf 4motion, why didn't i think of that before :S swear im loosing it...

It was so it could be mounted transversly in a selected engine bay fella, means they could make the Golf for example try to compete with bigger engined cars, and so it could be fitted into the passat and Sharan too

I think this is going to go nowhere, the higher the octane rating the better, so therefore super unleaded WILL be better for your engine than 95 ron, its been tested a million times over again, taking performance out of it, as there will be no if any little performance difference, super WILL be...

OBD1 was upto 1995, then OBD2 took over

its all to do with making the engine run its best, we all spend ££££ to get minimal gains (filters, exhausts,cams etc) why not use the most efficiant fuel?

Iv tried an experiment, i ran my 172 on 95 ron, for 1000 miles, and then on tesco's 99 for a further 1000,( i didnt post this as i knew people would tell me im wrong blah blah) and the tesco's came back as making the car idle better, and made on average 3 mpg better, no real performance increase...

Its a different rocker cover thats all, it is a VR, cant tell if its a Golf/passat engine (2.8 engine code AAA) or the Corrado lump (2.9 engine code AVB) Its the 1993 onwards engine though as its running a coil, in place of a dizzy

i have a ITG filter which i have aquired and fully cleaned, but it now needs re-oiling. I have from a few years ago i re-oiling kit for a K&N 57i kit i used to have, will the oil for the K&N be ok on the ITG, bearing in mind the ITG is a foam filter and the K&N isn't? Ta

Brakes and suspension, make the car faster and safer for under £350

Id like to see this too, here is a pic if someone can shop it?

^^^^^ what he said mate, cant fause advertise it

Re: The PH1 172 Aprreciation Thread. if i must ;)

no mate, she gave up a few years ago, damaged her back, once she got back fit she opted not to carry on, she was sponcered by Giant, her bike was 6k's worth, i could pick it up with my lil finger

yup me too, UK over JDM

remember though matey different tuners do different levels of re maps, some more powerfull than others

yeah wiggling out of Quarry's fun lol, but he must have still been unsettled when starting to brake which is one big no no

must have braked late, and lost control, though thats a really flat piece of track, so god knows

noice, i used to race mountain bikes, mainly CC with a bit of downhill, my cousin was no 1 british female rider

Normal M3 wheels: CSL wheels:

Where you been then mate?

yeah matey i want a new one, mines gone too grey

its got CSL wheels, where's Englebert when we need him! is it a CSL?