Does anyone recognize this component in the engine bay? Is mine aftermarket?

[Jose_Gti]

I hope it wasn't this old lady.

too funny

 

[2slowvw]

Thank you!! That makes so much more sense haha. There's an aftermarket weighted shift knob on the shifter, and it feels good but is a little hard to find neutral, and knowing there's this short throw adapter on it definitely clears things up. Now I wonder what else was done.... hmm

Remove the engine cover and take a picture of the engine bay, we will tell you if anything else is done.

 

[pdisguise]

Would they actually be able to tell it was currently tuned? Or just know it has been tuned by the flash counter?

 

[TheMechanicDude]

What’s boost show in gauges?

 

[Syncmaster]

I don’t have the performance gauges on my head unit. It’s a 2015.

Here's the engine:

 

[Diggs24]

livin that roadsalt lyfe

 

[Subliminal]

I don’t have the performance gauges on my head unit. It’s a 2015.

Here's the engine:
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Doesn't look like there's much else to see from that pic, but what about behind the engine? Looks like the stock dp has come off before (looks like the bolt head is facing the firewall), but can't tell from pic if it's back on there or an aftermarket pipe

 

[Syncmaster]

Doesn't look like there's much else to see from that pic, but what about behind the engine? Looks like the stock dp has come off before (looks like the bolt head is facing the firewall), but can't tell from pic if it's back on there or an aftermarket pipe

 

[Subliminal]

yup, looks like it had an aftermarket downpipe before but he returned it to stock before selling/trading it

(unless im remembering it wrong, but im pretty sure that bolt faces the other way from the factory)

 

[Diggs24]

stock. lotta oil spray up on that turbo heat shield though.

 

[ZuMBLe]

yup, looks like it had an aftermarket downpipe before but he returned it to stock before selling/trading it

(unless im remembering it wrong, but im pretty sure that bolt faces the other way from the factory)

The head faces the firewall from the factory. I've installed DPs on a few MK7s now. It's always a PITA and I always rotate the vband clamp when I put it back in.

 

[ZuMBLe]

And the Boomba short shift is garbage in my opinion.

 

[Syncmaster]

And the Boomba short shift is garbage in my opinion.

What don’t you like about it?

 

[ZuMBLe]

What don’t you like about it?

It didn't evenly shorten the top and bottom throw. Felt weird. Ended up going with the audi short shifter and it feels much better.

 

[Subliminal]

It didn't evenly shorten the top and bottom throw. Felt weird. Ended up going with the audi short shifter and it feels much better.

Haven't noticed that with mine. Wouldn't that be an issue with the shifter alignment? It did take me a few tries to get it aligned just right after the dealer tech butchered it