Diggs24
Autocross Champion
- Location
- de plains! de plains!
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
I like it but that's a rather steep transition to the wood floor.
Yup. I have a rounded lip for it.I like it but that's a rather steep transition to the wood floor.
Yeah there are no Sportlines available for the CC or B6 Passat, which would be the closest cars....just Pro-Kits.Yeah, I saw a post of yours on vortex noting that the 6speaker setup didn’t do well with it.
I want to keep the spare, so I may just install my current CW 12” spare tire sub that I have it the GTI now, since I can now build a custom setup in that ones hatch since I don’t care if dump the spare in that one since I don’t DD it anymore.
In lieu of coilovers I was also looking into just running Bilstein B8s and springs for the simplification and cost… what springs have you seen that will get me like 3/4” lower than the current GT springs? It seems slim pickings for the vr6 b7s with springs. I seen people running non vr kits and while it looks good I question the front to back balance when doing that. My mk6 gli has sportlines - that go low and weren’t harsh at all. But I couldnt find a sportline set when I googled it.
I just checked mine, it’s currently at 27 1/2” at 3 corner and 27 5/8” on one -lol.Yeah there are no Sportlines available for the CC or B6 Passat, which would be the closest cars....just Pro-Kits.
I tried a bunch of different combos trying to get the right height, honestly.
VWR's slammed it (I can't remember if it was just the back or the front, or both)
H&R's were too stiff.
Coilovers were okay, but could get a little stiff.
The best combo I had was (height wise) was CC 4cyl front Eibach Pro-Kit springs paired with CC 6cyl rear Eibach Pro-Kit springs, paired with Koni Sports.
26 1/4" FTG....front & rear
https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/official-lowered-b7-passat-thread.6049844/page-121#post-106985130
Then I also tried some B6 Passat DriverGear springs paired with some Konis again. That left it at 26 3/4"....I tried both the manual and the auto version, as they ARE different, but can't remember which one was better.
In the end, when the wife started driving it, I had stock GT springs on it though.
I think the V6 Eibach CC springs should do the job though, paired with the Koni Sports.
cam cradle reseal
Our cars don’t have a typical valve cover. The cam girdle and the head are line honed together, the top of the engine is the bearing surface area for the camshafts. Basically means a timing job if you need to reseal.Sorry for the possibly obvious question, but is that just another way of saying "valve cover reseal", or is it actually a completely different procedure?
There is any alien in that last cylinder. Unless it's ET it's fucked.@Diggs24
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So bear in mind, these are me taking a picture of the screen….I can the minidisc out and send to my computer, but I’m not doing that right now.
Pics don’t do it Justice…. The screen quality is really clear
Cyl 1-4 in order…..2/3 were up
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Does it not take videos?@Diggs24
@Acadia18
@DrFunkalupicus
So bear in mind, these are me taking a picture of the screen….I can the minidisc out and send to my computer, but I’m not doing that right now.
Pics don’t do it Justice…. The screen quality is really clear
Cyl 1-4 in order…..2/3 were up
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