GrahamU

You are probably correct that the tyre you have fitted now should be adjusted for pressure. I have customers that for exactly the same car with same size tyres the pressure changes depending on if it has Pirelli or Michelin fitted, then also depending on if the Pirelli are Pzero or trofeo so yes, different compounds do get set at different pressures. The thing you should look at is the load rating which is how stiff the sidewall is, I dont know what the original tyre specs were for load but that could be why you are noticing a difference in ride comfort. The problem with tyre pressures is that unless the temperature is the same every time you set them, you wont set it the same on different days, then there are the inaccurate gauges on garage forecourts. Lots of things will affect what happens with your tyres, do you drive on your own or with pasengers (different weight distribution), do you have any or both the air ducts for the front brakes (cooling of tyres aswell as brakes) do you have coilovers and are they set correctly (one corner set higher will put more pressure on a tyre so more heat/pressure) just to name a few. To sum up, I always recommend that people start with what VW state (but that should be set at 20°C), and use their own gauge to check them. Then keep an eye on the wear pattern and adjust accordingly. There is a tolerance because as with all things in the car world, the OEMs have to compromise for all the different conditions around the world. My biggest bug bear is to see someone ask what pressure others set their tyres to and get a load of answers with a huge variation, all of them saying they are correct. No one else can tell you what pressure you need for your car because that is what they run. Them and their car is probably different to yours especially if its been modified. Some of the bluetooth TPMS systems that show on your phone are quite cheap now and are accurate (at least the ones I have tested are) so for a small investment you can keep an eye on the pressure and temperatures then set them the same every time, you could even calculate the adjustment your pressure to the temperature in the same way Porsche and Bugatti do :) (that is what I do on my Golf and will on the corrado when its back on the road).

looks great, very clean

Proper marmite car but I like it, good job

I was running it with a renault traffic cooler but that was very wide so I will be changing to a smaller one, something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FMIC-Front-Mount-Alloy-Intercooler-420-x-160-x-65mm-Core-Universal-2-5-In-Out/332477934391?_trkparms=pageci%3Af16bb16f-23cb-11e8-9b2e-74dbd1809950%7Cparentrq%3A0c21888a1620a8664416cbb5fffd66e2%7Ciid%3A1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236

Although a little dirty, it still looked good, especially that leather recaro interior

Sometimes I really love my job, todays mission - drive a McLaren Senna around the track at Millbrook :) (I just wish they had made the seats wider)

Great looking Corrado, my old G60 was a J CUC :)

Green storm tonight in the BP garage on the A421 Bedford. Had a chat but forgot to ask if you were on here.

I had a snow day, went in the garage, fired up the space heater, it lasted 10mins and ran out of gas, so I went back in the warm house :)

TPMS application engineer working with McLaren, Aston, Ferrari, Lambo, Maserati, Bugatti. Get to go and test these cars aswell :)

Wouldn't this ^^^ rule out clutch problems ? And if it is dragging the car would move with the clutch down ? I've not heard of people fitting an 02a tower to an 02J,could that not be a problem? Shouldn't be I know but Just throwing it out there :)

I had the same issue with a mk5 golf, most likely the same parts or similar, its caused by dirt and salt getting into it and it seizes up inside. first time I fixed it by spraying lots of wd40 into it and pulling the cable back and fourth, eventually it popped the bonnet and I could get in a clean it up. Unfortunately that didnt last 2 long and the next winter I had the same but being in a hurry I had to unbolt the lock, one screw was visible but for the second I had to drill a hole in the grill to get to it. Best bet is to replace the lock when you get it open.

Alot of work but well worth it

Not good Oli, sorry to hear about the job and hope you find something soon

Got mine :)

Not been a good week for Corrado's, makes me glad I havent worked on mine for a while Hope you get it sorted

S___t man, Just saw the pics on insta. Not good, but glad to see you haven't given up

Very nice, I'm doing the same but on the other side of the car with the cables coming through the inner wing to hide them

His blue C looked great, sad loss RIP

If you are lowering it aswell you could design and machine some that raise the stub position and also shift it back to center the wheel in the arch

Thats better than the mk4 golf I keep seeing on facebook with the intercooler outlet pipes facing forward with the pipework poking out the front with 180° bends Cant find the pic now I want it :(

I just used Evo-Stick Impact, worked a treat https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bostik-STIK-Tube-Impact-Adhesive/dp/B00KRDPTD8 You can get in bigger tins aswell

Nice work. We put a 20v in a mk1 a few years back and they are good fun

Sounds a bit harsh Good to see another one passed now, good work

Definitely needs more pics Oli