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IE catted with straight and no CEL. P0036 without.

4000 miles on my auto tech no issues. No mpi 430whp on 93 octane with a std vortex

I did a thing- Added a Eurocode Front Strut Bar

Very pleased with my standard vortex. Full spool by 3500.

Golf R Vortex Turbo Std. TLDR: Now that I’ve put a couple thousand miles on this- Spools fully by 3500rpm vs. stock turbo 2900rpm. It feel very comparable to a 20G on a Subaru but has 80whp more on 93 octane (430whp at 31psi). MPG down from 30->27.5. Leave it alone Jeff. Still remains the most...

I had my steering rack and strut bearings or whatever they’re called no fix. I’m convinced it’s the LCA bushings or my shocks are done altogether. 72K miles

You got the wrong gauge

Very cool. Im thinking of nabbing an early 00s Toyota for a backup. Mine has reached my goals for power- brakes and suspension to follow…orrrr get a cayman.

Awesome! Will you be daily driving this still? What is the goal behind this?

I have no intention of pushing this vehicle past 430whp. That is quite enough from a 4 cylinder. I will run 93 and be happy with it. If I want more I’m getting greedy. This isn’t my first rodeo -Ive owned Subarus and Evos this is really the furthest I would go without ruining reliability.

I’ll let you know when if and when I get stranded.

What’s that expression “opinions are like assholes, everyone’s got them and they all stink.” Here’s Ed’s from EQTs thoughts on MPI vs HPFP. https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/eqt-vortex-mqb-turbo.356402/page-203#post-7707152

I’m not chasing 500whp. Hpfp is just fine on a vortex std. there’s less areas of failure.Eqt has agreed if power goals are not aggressive this is perfectly fine. I do not do anything with UM

Please show me engines that have blown from hpfp upgrades and not bearing or overpushing it?

My take is just stick with your Stage 1 high torque file. The gains are not worth it IMO.