cb1111
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Sway bar bushings
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MK7 "Random / "Stupid" Questions Thread"
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cb1111
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It was always the sway bar, every single time I've had a metal clunk - my Yukon, my S6, my MkV and my buddy's Porsche.
cb1111
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So this is a really off the wall question and I'm certain the answer is no (unless I get the engineers in Wolfsburg to do it), but is it conceivable to pair one key to two identical cars? I'm contemplating swapping both of our cars for two new VWs (with Kessy). It would be nice if each of us had a key that could work on either car.
jimlloyd40
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I would doubt it but I don't know for certain. What would you do if you got rid of just one of the cars. Reprogram it?
cb1111
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Sell it on the other coast? I guess it might be easier to just get different colored key covers.
I experience a fast jump in RPM 4k-redline in first gear, but my tires aren't spinning. Where is that power being lost, is it possible for the clutch to be slipping with no burn smell? Is it possibly related to something else within the transmission? The reason I ask, it feels like the RPMs are racing in first gear, but the way the car pulls... the power doesn't seem to match. It's possible this is all in my head...
Second question -- What would be causing RPMs to outright hang in second gear? The car is at temp and running WOT, RPMs increasing all the way to 6,000 where they hang for a second before I decide to let off the gas.
2016 6MT on firehawks with a Jb4.
Second question -- What would be causing RPMs to outright hang in second gear? The car is at temp and running WOT, RPMs increasing all the way to 6,000 where they hang for a second before I decide to let off the gas.
2016 6MT on firehawks with a Jb4.
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JC_451
Autocross Champion
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If the clutch were slipping the RPM would fly up with zero acceleration. If this were happening regularly the clutch would be trashed in very short order.
Your second question is confusing. If you haven't let go of the gas yet the RPM are going to fall slower.
Seems like you may just be accustomed to the power of the JB4. So while the car is as fast as it ever was, it feels slower now since you're used to it.
If the clutch were slipping the RPM would fly up with zero acceleration. If this were happening regularly the clutch would be trashed in very short order.
Your second question is confusing. If you haven't let go of the gas yet the RPM are going to fall slower.
Seems like you may just be accustomed to the power of the JB4. So while the car is as fast as it ever was, it feels slower now since you're used to it.
The second question is in regard to RPMs hanging before I let off the gas.
cbr600rr
Go Kart Champion
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You are still on the gas,,, that is why the RPMs are hanging.
WOT, RPMs hung at 5500-6k
Dog Dad Wagon
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cars come with 2 keys. You both have one of each car’s keys on your rings
Dog Dad Wagon
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sounds like drastic timing pull. your engine probably experienced a knock event. What map/ boost are you running?
cb1111
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Yes, less of an issue for my wife who carries a steamer trunk for a purse, but I don't want to carry two - in addition, if we're both in the car, then the car may get confused because there ARE both fobs for one car in the car.
Dog Dad Wagon
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yeah, that was a knee-jerk, armchair response from me lol. A pretty inelegant solution regardless