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by pmacutay
Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)

Still dubbin' huh Phil? :lol: I respect that you still have this car though. My friend's VR project is currently stagnating in his garage. I mean, I know school is important and all but he hasn't touched it in over a year :( Dude, the VR exhaust note is intoxicating. I really can't let go of her no...
by pmacutay
Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:03 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)

With such horrible roads, do you have any reason to worry that you'll get a sidewall blowout and be stuck without that spare? I have AAA, lol. But the road quality for the most part isn't the limiting factor of where I can drive the car, it's things like ridiculously steep driveways and such. (the ...
by pmacutay
Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:21 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)

11-12-13 I like how my photo quality got worse over time, since I've been spending all my time behind video cameras for work, and well, that whole Instagram thing got invented since I started this thread. Work has a way of sapping your free time; plus, she's kinda camera shy right now after the who...
by pmacutay
Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:26 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)

Yeah, a few kinks. The fuel pump is the same one from my 2.0, so it's always been old. One of the few remaining original parts on this thing (short of the chassis)...225k miles isn't that kind to a fuel pump apparently. I need to switch my friend's speedometer sensor into my car just to test if it's...
by pmacutay
Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:09 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)

Small stuff worked out fine, still don't have a speedometer but oh well. Wheel bearings and rad fan worked fine for the trip to Vegas. However, the fuel pump gave out in the heat on the way back, just waited till night time and all was well. Car show was kinda cool, didn't shoot any footage of it be...
by pmacutay
Thu May 24, 2012 12:32 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)

It's kind of funny, I spent a lot of effort trying to get the 2.0 to rev faster and have less rev-hang because that engine was so lethargic... Now, with the VR6, the revs fall so fast that I don't have time to execute a relaxed shift. I either have to blip a bit to revmatch (an upshift, lol) or don'...
by pmacutay
Wed May 23, 2012 2:39 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

watkins wrote:Just a slight difference.
:lol:
by pmacutay
Wed May 23, 2012 1:35 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

this is awesomeness :) . any vids of driving it?? :D Here's a quick exhaust sound video I did just now since more than a few people are curious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhnB84YIilI 2.25" crush-bent exhaust system is as follows: Downpipe - Test Pipe w/ O2 sensor - Small Resonator - Magna...
by pmacutay
Mon May 21, 2012 11:35 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

Do you prefer hydraulic, or was the cable system not compatible? VR6 transmission is a different transmission, and is hydro clutch. And having driven both, I prefer the hydro clutch. It's actually heavier than my 2.0's clutch, so it's easier to modulate, and the actuation is very smooth and doesn't...
by pmacutay
Mon May 21, 2012 6:44 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

theholycow wrote:Why didn't you keep your old clutch master cylinder?
2.0 transmission is cable clutch actuated.

5-20-12
T-Minus 11 days to car show

by pmacutay
Sun May 20, 2012 3:07 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

5-19-12 T-Minus 12 days to car show http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3335772/vrswap20.jpg Pulling the 2.0 out went smoothly. Then, we ran into another obstacle: the clutch master cylinder didn't fit into the pedal! Turns out, passat master cylinders are different than the mk3 ones. Cue a hurried trip down t...
by pmacutay
Sat May 19, 2012 12:41 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

5-18-12 T-Minus 13 days to car show Our buddy rolled thru with the trailer at 3:45pm. We rolled the Passat shell onto the trailer, and started ripping the wheels and hubs off while I called Ecology Auto Recycling to see what time they closed. "You close at 5pm, right?" "4:45, sir.&qu...
by pmacutay
Fri May 18, 2012 2:26 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

5-17-12
T-Minus 14 days to car show

I was out on a video shoot for work tonight, but I did receive one pic from a buddy:

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"Chains done! She's ready to go in"

:D

You have no idea how excited I am.
by pmacutay
Thu May 17, 2012 6:17 pm
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport VR6 (Update: exhaust clip!)
Replies: 176
Views: 34231

Re: Phil's '95 VW Golf Sport (Update: First Real Setback...)

The best part about him is that he actually gives stuff to me for cheaper than online distributors, because he's saving on shipping vs. me where i'm buying individual parts, so it's a win-win situation!

Can't believe I didn't know about them until now.
by pmacutay
Thu May 17, 2012 6:07 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55900
Views: 3256615

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

I drove an '07 WRX today. Wow! That car was awesome. I had wanted to drive an 02-07 WRX for a while now, and I saw one sitting at the Fiat dealer and said "F it, let's drive it". It had an Invidia catback exhaust and it sounded great, a really nice signature flat-4 burble/growl/roar depen...