Recent content by Blade3562

I cannot contain my excitement, thanks to the new trans tune I finally squeaked out a fastest overall time! 47.321 with second place being a 47.8XX. I averaged the fastest times all day long and ran a 47.123 during fun runs. It had a 46 in it, but I accidentally upshifted when I meant to...

8100 X-cess. All my buddies with track prepped VWs run it as well. One guy tried the 300v but had oil temp issues. With the Castrol and Liqui-Moly MoS2 my oil temps are up 10-20 degrees on my commute to work and up 20-25 while towing my ~350lb trailer despite lower ambient temps. So long as I...

I feel dirty. This was my first non Motul oil change since I bought the car. Sadly no Motul dealers over here. At least I have something else to blame a potential engine failure on lol. Malone/Tunezilla custom trans tune is also flashed and feeling great. Will be switching to their ECU and...

Sounds like a good ole 2 speed car. There was a red '72 Chevelle 454 2 speed powerglide we always saw at Summit Motorsports Park that consistently ran 10.31 or 10.51 like an atomic clock without fail. Was amazing. Out here the DA is disgusting. Track is roughly 39 feet above sea level, but DA...

Drag strip shenanigans. Slowly dialing in the DSG tune for the QSP swap. Should hit 11s one of these days.

Decided it's time to part ways with my VWs. They've all been fun and brought joy through the years. I bought my 2015 Golf new in February 2015 and have every record/receipt to go with it. I bought it with the intention of building a track day toy. It hits well above its pay grade and is an...

Sadly my infotainment screen failed today after 137,650 miles. No warning just went blank. Radio still works, buttons still respond but no button lights or screen. Still troubleshooting, but I think it's dead. Are there any sources for 8" mute non nav screens still? Took a break from my wagon...

Stuck in SEA for a 6 hour layover on my way back to HI. Got to drive my '06 Mk4 and moved my Mk7 Golf around while I was over here. Thinking it's actually time to part ways with my Mk7s. They are fun, but after nearly 9 and 5.5 years with the same cars I've just lost interest. Storage is going...

I thought I deleted my post fast enough guess not haha; definitely not trying to start anything. For anyone going please take the time to check the Karmann Jetta out. It's a very cool car. If you can find someone with an '87 or earlier Cabriolet to park next to it for comparison you'll quickly...

I need to read the class rules more, but for now I just ran in SM like I do with my GSW4Mo. Stock it's HS, but with the modifications it's likely STS or FSP. Once I install the VNT-17 I'll have a better torque curve. I'm not trying to ruin anyone's season with my diesel shenanigans lol.

Camped about a 1/4 mile downhill from the 2022 Mauna Loa flow in the Martian landscape around 8800 feet. By far the coolest place I have ever camped. I think the only place that could top it is in Alaska, within the Arctic Circle, under the Northern Lights. On the way back down ran into Paradise...

About a month ago a kid with expired tags, expired safety, and illegal tires on his Toyota threw a fist sized rock out of his tread and shattered my windshield. Hawaii does not have zero dollar deductible glass claims and despite his truck not being legal for road use I have zero recourse. I...

I'm a couple days late, but finally hit 5 years with my GSW 4Motion. 135,000 miles, 165mph, 27 states (technically 28 when it was loaded up in CA but I didn't drive it there), 15 sets of tires, 10 sets of wheels, 1 transmission, 20 spark plugs, 4 brake rotors, 6 sets of brake pads, 2 sets of...

I know it's a super simple and boring mod, but words cannot express how stoked I am to have working trailer lights! I was able to do it without a converter box thanks to LED bulbs, DIY euro tails and the custom pigtail harnesses from @ZERO815!

I'll take a pic but the recall added some sort of small box in line between the body harness and the shifter selector. It's likely a resistor or chip with additional tolerances if I had to guess. I have a feeling something in the shift mechanism is plastic that shouldn't be and after 133k miles...