2017 GTi PP at VIR

[tigeo]

Busy prepping the car for VIR. Doing a nut and bolt check. Fluid change for engine and trans. Rear slide pins clean and lube. Brake flush and bleed.

It’s been a 2-year break from the track. It’s been way too long. Looking forward to joining TSCC. Cool December temps will make for HP and slippery track conditions.

Bummer I can't make this one.

 

[Mini7]

Got the GTi prepped for VIR this weekend. Flushed the brake system with new SRF and bled the brakes. track pads are in.
Alignment is scheduled at VW tomorrow morning. I clearanced the towers a little to squeeze out a few extra cambers.

 

[Mini7]

Alignment for this weekend at VIR

Front Camber: -3.6°/-3.55°

Front Caster: 9.33°/9.48°

Front Toe: Zero

Rear Camber: -2.01°/-2.1°

Rear Toe In: 0° 08' on ea side

Total Rear Toe In: 0° 16'


Only change from my last event 2-years ago is the addition of an 034 FSB.

 

[victorofhavoc]

Alignment for this weekend at VIR

Front Camber: -3.6°/-3.55°

Front Caster: 9.33°/9.48°

Front Toe: Zero

Rear Camber: -2.01°/-2.1°

Rear Toe In: 0° 08' on ea side

Total Rear Toe In: 0° 16'


Only change from my last event 2-years ago is the addition of an 034 FSB.

That alignment shouts, "put slicks on me!" ?

 

[Mini7]

I’ll be running an old set of RR’s. But I need to get some used R7’s

 

[victorofhavoc]

I’ll be running an old set of RR’s. But I need to get some used R7’s

Have you signed up for the trackdaytire sponsorship? Their cost on R7 is pretty good. I actually don't mind the RR, but they take a lot more camber (-4.2 in my case) and much much higher pressures (I run 44/40). The rr are half the cost of the R7 though!

 

[SierraCarrera]

My brother will be moving to NC next year and VIR is the closest track, hoping to see some of y'all there! Guess I'm gonna get a trailer now ?

 

[Mini7]

My brother will be moving to NC next year and VIR is the closest track, hoping to see some of y'all there! Guess I'm gonna get a trailer now ?

Welcome! VIR rocks!

 

[Mini7]

Looks like I have two injectors that are not spraying correctly. Had misfires on #3 & #4 At VIR. Car would go into limp mode after 3-4 laps.

Oil sample came back with 4.8% fuel dilution. Which isn’t terrible if you have 5-7.5k on the oil, but I had 400 miles.

The car drives fine at highway speeds. No issues driving back from the track.

 

[Mini7]

Did a compression test over the weekend.
Still holding up great considering the miles and number of track days.

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[tigeo]

Did a compression test over the weekend.
Still holding up great considering the miles and number of track days.

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I'm at 115k on my 1.8 and 180 across all 4.

 

[Mini7]

Secondary Air Re-location

Been working on relocating my secondary air pump to create room to relocate my oil cooler to the driver side fender well. I had to jettison the washer fluid reservoir (a puzzle for another day).
As I have a R-bumper conversion on my GTi, I decided to go the OEM route.
R aux bracket, front and rear ducts. I had the R lower wheel liner for years so air is directed through the front and out the wheel liner.
Re-drilled the mounting holes on the bracket to rotate the air pump. Trimmed a tab to clear the IC hose. Shifted the slotted mounting bracket as far as it would go to clear the aux bracket.

I will be divorcing the oil cooling from the coolant circuit using the 529 Innovation oil takeoff adapter.

 

[tigeo]

Got the Auxiliary radiator installed this afternoon.

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Hopefully you still check in here? I'm doing this same thing and can't figure out how to add the cross pipe that goes across the top of the radiator. R has a 2-fan setup and different shroud than the Golf/GTI - I think I can just zip tie up there somehow but the brackets on that pipe don't line up to anything useable to bolt it down.