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  1. IwantMKIII

    Turbo death whine?? help!

    I got dynoed the other day when i noticed the turbo wasn't holding its own. Tonight as i went to pick up the pizza i noticed a whine from the turbo, if you can imagine almost a whistling noise on top of just the typical air-flow noise. Is this the end of my turbo?? how long will it last and is...
  2. IwantMKIII

    No spare tire support!

    ^wow? i guess you replaced it?
  3. IwantMKIII

    No spare tire support!

    Well i bought my car over a month ago now. I didn't realize at the time it didn't have the spare in it...woops. Oh well. My battery was relocated to the trunk which then caused the thin plywood in the back to bow rather considerably. I then thought...i have to go back to school soon and will...
  4. IwantMKIII

    Gauge cluster and headlight problems

    ^could you possibly have severed wires by accident during the swap?
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    Gauge cluster and headlight problems

    reguarding the head light...you say you check wiring and such...this is stupid but did you check/replace the actual bulb? reguarding guage cluster...did you check the guage cluster fuse? i know those are dumb suggestions but sometimes you just kind of overlook little things when you do...
  6. IwantMKIII

    Any insight on my stock gauges?

    You did what i would have done, all i can suggest is follow each wire back to the ecu and make sure nothing was severed or knocked loose during the swap.
  7. IwantMKIII

    Power window works half way??

    Well i let my mom drive my car today for fun. We were just messing around and had the windows down since it was warm only when i got back home the passenger window didn't go back up. Neither switch would work. I tried pushing it to go down and heard a click but none going up. I took apart the...
  8. IwantMKIII

    ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

    Sucks man. You never mention you trying to fix anything yourself to solve that sputter problem from the begining...did you? what did you do to try to fix it? Personally if i would of heard those noises from a new engine and it acted the way you describe first place i would have gone is back to...
  9. IwantMKIII

    Dyno...round II

    :x: , I know...garret needs to get a move on and fix those computer problems MDC mentioned
  10. IwantMKIII

    Dyno...round II

    the only two lines close to the rev limit spike b/c he cut the power. I have an uncirculated BOV which also won't help. Thankfully though do to the session today my car no longer stalls after any quick drop in the RPM's after i release the gas pedal after accelerating fast (car is in neutral)...
  11. IwantMKIII

    Dyno...round II

    Keep in mind....that was recorded at only 7.7 lbs of boost. Thats under stock boost but with about 60-70 WHP MORE.
  12. IwantMKIII

    Dyno...round II

    No leaks...has been gas tested, boost controller set for about 10-11PSI, greddy spec II. Safc II has been tuned...you can see the A/F ratio on the green (?) line. Adjustable cams are set to stock right now since i don't have cams yet. Gain/duty cylce on the spec II has been messed around with...
  13. IwantMKIII

    Dyno...round II

    Well as some of you may remember i when i went to the dyno last time my boost was going haywire and only managed about 220HP at about 5~6lbs of boost. I eventually found the tubes going to the greddy control valve were switched and thats when the fun really started. I went back today finally to...
  14. IwantMKIII

    Going to school. Sick of drunken vandalism, need suggestions for an alarm

    Daytime is not when i worry...its night time...thats when the drunks are out...and usually i'm one of them, but i don't go around messing up peoples cars.
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    Going to school. Sick of drunken vandalism, need suggestions for an alarm

    I share your opinion on the "wtf is wrong with people bit" but WVU is not a terrible place in fact its one of the nicer more friendly places i've been in my lifetime, but it only takes one (drunk) person to do stupid messed up things...no matter where you live.
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    Going to school. Sick of drunken vandalism, need suggestions for an alarm

    I'm acutally thinking about the camera thing...i've been for awhile now
  17. IwantMKIII

    Going to school. Sick of drunken vandalism, need suggestions for an alarm

    ^^please...ENOUGH with the 'beaters' suggestions :nono: that is not an option