Quote: Very cool project car, I always thought they were unique but have never really seen anyone do anything with them. As for the battery, check into making a capacitor battery. A guy at my work just made one and it is pretty light weight.

Quote: Software is what I was referring to. I'll be interested to see what you do with it. Here's a pic of my MKVI GTI:   It has been my first "newer" car and I don't really enjoy it that much. I'll be trying to sell it next summer once my project car is on the road.

Quote:   Check out the APR tunes, that is pretty much what everyone has had the most success with. You're pretty limited on what turbo's you can run in the MkVI's because there are only like 3-5 tunes out there.

Quote: Same, lets see some pics!

Quote: Don't be ashamed. They look really nice on it.   Quote: I was thinking about going APR stage 2 on mine but decided to go a different route. I read too many horror stories about people going to start their cars but the ECU was fried. Now I am probably going to sell mine in a...

What sort of tune did you have done? APR?   Quote:  Looks beautiful! What kind/specs are the rims?

Quote:     Oh hey I have one of those  

That's awesome. I was thinking a tractor trailer when I saw it but I have never actually seen one. Didn't want to sound stupid which is why I didn't say anything but dang that's big.  

I know it was an addable option for our generation vehicles so I am guessing you don't have it which isn't a big deal but you decide to go with the touch screen display look into getting it second hand from an enthusiast. It's easier on the wallet and (usually) is still in good condition.  

Quote: I agree, my second VW was a vrt and it only had 5 gears yet it could spin wheels in 4th. I still miss it sometimes but it was too much of a beast for a daily driver.   What did the Volvo turbo in the picture come off of?   Quote: If you have the Dynaudio system I hear it...

The lower the ride height usually the better! Well as far as the VW crowd is considered anyways... Some dealers will do a stage 1 APR flash under warranty so you might want to check that out if your antsy for the K04. There are other smaller mods you can do that make it look nice without voiding...

Mmm you can get really good deals on them right now? I heard they were stopping production... is that all kias or just certain models?

E46?

I'll be exchanging mine out for the winter rims shortly considering I woke up today to snow . My friend and I are going to start a video photography blog type of deal for cars and I have been trying to hold out taking them off until we can get a picture session in.  

I'd say if your only going to own one car got with the Subie. If you are going to have a separate car for winter then the Beamer.

I don't know easily upwards of 130mph, then my eyes stayed on the road and rev limiter. Thing just kept climbing too. I think i have a video somewhere of the tac when doing a light pull for a for a friend.

Quote: Quote: This is pretty much correct except Revo is not a popular VW tuning company. APR is supposedly had the best tuning out there right now for the mkVI, for the GTi stage 3 would put you around 400hp and 400ft lb of tx. TDI is a little different... I haven't really seen any...

I am currently driving a 2010 GTI and would highly recommend it. It gets good gas mileage and if you ever want more power you can do a stage 1 flash or ko4 turbo upgrade. If you want to know any information about them just let me know.   If you want to pay considerably less than 25k the mkV...

Quote: They would probably have more of an idea than most of us. I've never owned a BMW so I cant really say but once the e36 start dying out I will be trying to pick one up. Quote: This. Quote: Quote: I agree with loxxrider on this. Or if the newer models are out of your...

Had to chime in, that green is beautiful.

What? I get all my OEM parts from germanautoparts with basically 2 day shipping for the same price as domestic parts. As long as you can do the work yourself it isn't really a problem. I can see maybe dealerships charging more for German than Japanese maybe. You don't have to use 93 octane and...

I have seen mk1 rabbits with the mk4 TDI swaps but my favorite which I haven't seen yet is the mk1 awd twin turbo r32 engine. The build is on vwvortex if you wanted to read it. I'm trying to start a restore project next year, just have to wait for my lease to be up so I can find a place with a...

I agree in some cases. Thing was I only responded to ads posted that specifically said looking for a faster car. :/ I ended up getting another Vw anyways so it was still a win

My overall favorite BMW ever. I tried trading my old heavily modified GTI for one but all the deals fell through. The owners were all snotty and hoity-toity saying that my car wasn't worth the trade and they wanted extra money. Just don't become like most BMW owners and you will be fine Okay...

I used to drive around with a 3" straight pipe turbo-back. No cat and no muffler... it was ungodly loud so I eventually put a high flow cat and muffler on. You could definitely tell it lost some power but it was a fair trade for less headaches.     Quote: I've always wanted to own an...