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Make sure all boost connections are totally tight, and that the pot on the big pressure hose towards the inlet, is cleaned (I use brake cleaner spray). Thin rubberhose to injectionbox must be tight and exactly 1000mm. Look at other hoses similar in size and put new on. So you get a good start before tuning. Seems to me that late 91 and onwards G60's have late spec cylinderhead, inlet- and exhaustmanifold, Standard all should show some 178-180 hp's. Get a sportscat into the system so you can get rid of all the pressure. Should show you more free hp's. Surely keep a standard airbox and standard paperfilter, not k&n (I threw out mine). Congrats on your new Corrado. Getting rarer by the day. Cheers, Redfox.

A small update, Just before I put the Corrado away, I had a main light switch problem, as main dipped beam wouldn't turn on, unless I flipped the switch back a little. I took it apart and cleaned etc, but to no avail. So I got an original new one (old style) and things are back to how thay should be ;) Also I got hold of the old style double seat heating switch ;) Looking for a wireing net and relays etc, so I can get it all up and running. Then I finally got an original G60 front badge. Badgeless is nice, but G60 badge is nicer! So I'll run it next season, and see what it feels like. Maybe a modded badge is on it's way... [ATTACH=CONFIG]71620[/ATTACH] Finally I also got hold of an original leather covered hand brake handle. I tried a web one earlier, but it fitted so badly that I threw it out. Original fits and is installed in 3 seconds. So easy to get off and on, if one knows how. [ATTACH=CONFIG]71621[/ATTACH] Cheers, Redfox.

Never daily, Ever. I only use a car or motorcycle for fun driving, and only sometimes, when weather and time permits. Allways did that. I did take longer drives through Europe many times, but in a hurry so to say and for the fun of it. My car and motorcycle are allways prepared for winter hibernation, and very very rarely see rain during summer, sice I started driving. That's ehrm... 27 years ago... Mglp... :shocked!: SSHHhhhh! I use a racebicycle as a daily, and that get's daily maintenance. Really don't need a car. If I should need a daily, I'd keep what I have and get a Golf 2 Country 4wd high up with all the goodies, crome stickers etc. ;) because it's also fun actually. But I'd explode if I had to use a car daily, so no no for me. I should mention, that I never ever had any problems at all after a hibernation, covers off, pour fresh oil onto cams, cylinderwalls etc. New fluids every year, new full synth oil every 5000Km's religiously, new full synth gearbox oil every 2'nd year and so on. I exercise the batteries at least once a month during hibernation. Put a bulb on, and recharge. My last battery lasted 12 years on my modified Golf 2, and still works after selling it. Cheers, Redfox.

Best mod for all of us must be changing wheels... Nearly everyone does that and even once in a while. Many other good mods are already mentioned. As a package, best mod for me was a set of BBS RC 17" * 7,5" together with polys and KW coilovers in stainless together with Eibach fat arb's and extra bar between track arms, plus Eibach front strut tower bar and ditto rear too. That package sorted my Corrado for fast driving. Drives like it's glued to the tarmac in corners with no comfort. Nice ;) Cheers, Redfox.

To everyone here and you family & friends, I send you a wish of a Happy New Year 2013! And let's see some more Corrado's out there this next year! And may vw make some spares... ;) Best wishes, Redfox ;)

I feel a little differently about not driving the Corrado during the wintertime. It's off the road for at least 4 months every winter. During that time I can work on it or not, as I am not in a hurry to get it back on the road. The break from driving it, just makes me feel even better in the springtime, when it suddenly feels fast and noisy again. And I rediscover how low it is compared to all the modern pieces of soap that drives around these days. Great with a break. I do the same with my motorcycle. Cheers and happy New Year, Redfox.

Very nice indeed. Merry Christmas, Redfox.

Merry Christmas everyone :) [ATTACH=CONFIG]71259[/ATTACH] Redfox

Polished, tripplewaxed and gave it an extra couple of layers of MeGuiars something wonderstuff that should repell dirt and water better on top og wax layers. Same treatment for the wheels. We'll see as it won't get out untill spring. Right now I am looing for spares on the net... what a Christmas ;) Cheers, Redfox.

Hello James, My bad, as I should have told that. Anyway the old style switches have a more angular look with some crossing lines on the surface, while the faceliftes model switches have a more slick flat surface with a small round bubble where the fingers press. Of course I may have to have facelifted one, but I would really prefer the old style to match the rest of the interior switches. I am new to Corrado's too btw. ;) Merry Christmas, Redfox.

Thanks clumpy1, I'll think it over, but I would really prefer the old style switch, as I really dislike the facelifted ones. I also read positively on the remade new style ones from Matt. Price is of no concern at all, only the sparepart. Cheers, Redfox.

Went for a drive, and saw my headlight is now off, pressed a bit on the headlight switch, and the dipped light was back. Took out the old style head light switch and took it apart, cleaned it up, nothing apart from the same reaction. Then took it completely apart and bent a few things - nothing apart from the same reaction - press a bit on the button, and the dipped main beam is back, but cannot really drive like that. So, I need a new old style head light switch. So went to VW dealer to buy one - nothing. Argh, darn VW and their LOUSY sparepart policy. Should have bought a Lotus instead. At least everything can be bought. So, does anyone have a new old style head light switch? I don't have automatic driveing light, as my car is originally from Germany. 1991 zmk chassis number. In fact a second hand one is also okay, as long as it is in good working order, and no melting down ;) Cheers, and Merry Christmas, Nolightfox.

And I think that was exactly what the gentleman who started this thread wanted anyway... ;) About the mercedes, audi and bmw's, I share your point of view. Way too many to be interesting, and many are fast ones, but that does not make them a rare sportscar. No amount of money can do that. I think many old much more simple cars are more interesting that those mentioned above. Take for example a citroën mehari. Believe it or not, but I think it was made all the way up to 1988 - the year of the Corrado. Probably an outright dangerous car to drive, but great fun ;) Cheers, Redfox.

I'm using UK based Furniture Clinic's products, and while their colouring plus some added x-linker etc. seems good and their leather care also seems okay, the later does not seem to last very long. It smells of some sort of artificial leather, and wears out after maximum one week. Furniture clinic says you can use their cleaner and their care cream a few times per year, but I've used for almost a year now every single week. The leather cleaning I allways use first, then the treatment product. It's supple and looks very good, but reinstate the leather smell like they write in their advertising - no. it does not. I have just bought some leather care from McGuiars called "Gold Class Rich Leather Cleaner/Conditioner". If it's any good, I'll have to see, as I haven't tried it out yet. Guess that there's not much you can do to 20 year old leather. Cheers, Redfox.

Been thinking a bit about it, and I think that standard filter is the way to go, together with the standard airbox. But removal of the snorkel. The thing is that the snorkel is probably there for two reasons. First, is because of induction noise that must be supressed to become legal on all markets it should be sold on. On my G60 I removed the K&N and inserted a standard paper filter. Plus I removed the snorkel. The standard length on the snorkel is really really long, and the air have to pass all the way through the long snorkel, and then turn 180 degrees inside the airbox, goinf forward towards the headlight, and then reverse at the front of the box or somewhere around there, and then into filter, through that and then into the rest of the system. That can hardly be good for performance. So off went the snorkel. I did not do a rolling road test before and aft. this, so I would not know for a fact what it does, but my engine is otherwise completely standars, and I get 177 Bhp and 228 Nm on my G60 (1991 P-head engine). After I installed a 2½" system from cat back, but that is going to be cut up completely and changed, also with a free flowing cat and samt size 2½ inch tube, with no small decreases in diameter, like the standard cat has, on a flow bench to get max power. But only in the Spring, now everything is covered in ½ m. snow. I report bach on my findings when time comes. Secondly, the venturi effect that Driver VR6 is mentioning. On many motorcycles there cannot just be a lot of cold airfeed into the box, that just disturbs the performance by making strange swirwls in the air. A controlled pattern is more wanted. So, I would think that cutting the snorkel to e specific length is the way to go. But of course this is all offset, depending of each engine type, state of tune, and is also changed, if you introduce a changed variable, such adding other cams later on etc. Only a rolling road could tell that. And yet some motorcycle tests have shown a ram air effect to give some 4-6 bhp more that just standing still on a bench. On my motorcycles carbs I've experimented with different gasvalves, )or rather different cutting of the opening on them), and a bit smaller hole created bigger airspeed,which led to an increase of two Bhp's in power. On a forced fed engine like a G60 or turbo'ed, it's completely different, as it can eat enourmously more air. I'm sure someone here did a test on a charged engine, so maybe they could tell? Cheers, Redfox.

Hi Troy, I'll take the G-lader belt cover, if it's for the normal sized generator and have the little small black metal bracket? Cheers, Redfox.

Nah, not that much, I just put on a new one on mine. Be determined, and it'll go on. Cheers, Redfox.

I surely would like that bonnet.... ;) Very nice car, and some good mods, without too much being ripped off or molested. I'd say let the sticker stay, and take your car to the ring in the spring. Look out for staying away for mad driving days though and remember, there's little room for off course driving on that track. Cheers, Redfox.

Ultra sick looking wheels. Mean looking. Mean. Cheers, Redfox.

Small update; Well, didn't do much lately on the Corrado, as it just drives so nicely, and my grandmother died, plus we have been looking on a house. Didn't buy it though as it's a bit far away from job, and I will not use the Corrado for commuting. Never ever. I can add though that the change of fluid on the clutch did help greatly, but I'll do it again later as there may be small airbubbles still trapped inside. I think springtime is great for that, and it'll be ready to cross Europe from West to East at the Black Sea, with lot's of mountain driving! Looking forward to test out the modified Recaro's on that trip. So, winter have come, and I just managed to clean the Corrado up inside and outside, before heavy snow hit the streets: [ATTACH=CONFIG]70989[/ATTACH] And a lot more is coming. For me that's a no go in Corrado, so it's been put to hibernation untill spring. Better to gather a bunch of spares for when the time is ready. So I am doing that: things for my BMW backrest seat project, all kinds of spares for the brake project, more for the g-ladder (would like an extra on the shelf), and then some. More to follow. It is on a day like this that you realise how wonderfull public transportation is. No need to add wintertires, no saltspray, and ripped off frontspoiler, and most importantly, no dents, as noone can crash into your car. It's a bit cold in the garage, so time is better spent on the internet, reading on this site for example, or playing my guitar. Btw. a friend came by and dropped off his tig welder, so it's ready to cut open the entire exhaust system and redo it propperly, now that I've learned that a manufacturer is not able to do a system propperly for the Corrado. A freeflowing cat and larger diameter tubes are on their way to prevent loss of good Bhp's. My friend who have done this over and over and allways rolled them before and after, told me on this model, we'll make a gain of some 8-10 bhp. We'll see. I have some other nice little details on their way to further improve the engine horsepowers, without actually tuning the g-ladder, as there are some places that VW chose to limit things to pass regulations. Fortunately This is not California, so I can do what i want (within limits). More later. Cheers, Winterfox.

Great work so far. Cheers, Redfox.

Cool, Thanks! Cheers, Redfox.

Looking through this post, the first picture showing all things lighted up, there seems to be light in a Karmann sign. Can someone please tell me a little about exactly that? Cheers, Redfox.

Then obvioulsy Wullie, it was not a matter of your Corrado in need of your attention. It was more like a matter of threatening it, so now it know that if it does not behave propperly, you'll eat it... Cheers, Redfox.