Grahame

Thankyou. Nah the coolant leak isn't too bad lol

New wheels

Thanks, appreciate it. Can't take credit for the photos. My mate Luke took them - think hes using a Canon350D.

New Pics

That is lovely, something for me to aim for! And to think I sold my rm's last year because I though they would be too small for the Corrado, Doh!

Forgot I had this thread! Over a year later, I still have this car, so time for an update I think! I still have not had the rust bubbles sorted, but the whole car WILL be resprayed this year to bring it up to a standard that matches the rest of the car. No new wheels yet either. However, I did manage a bit of performance work. When I bought the car, the engine had a rebuild with every gasket replaced, new rings, tappets, chain, pumps etc etc. But it also had a bit of headwork done, KR cam and an unknown downpipe and sports cat fitted. So I took it to a local fella that sets up alot of race/rally cars and he put it on the rolling road. It made 145Bhp @fly. We then fitted a kent cams vernier pulley, adjusted the cam and ignition timings until we ended up with 161Bhp. Our local ClubGti is having another rolling road day next month so it will be interesting to see if its still making the same. I'm also starting a new job next week and will be using the bus/train instead of Corrado so am thinking about more power as I won't be driving as much. I would like to aim for 190/200 ish Bhp. What has everyone else done to get to this on a 16v? I like the idea of throttle bodies and aftermarket management but they are expensive. Any cheaper methods people can recommend?

Looks really nice mate. Haven't seen it about. You should try and get to our clubgti.net meets

I have a temp related problem too. Before, my 2.0 16v water temp always sat at 90 no matter what, but it took a 15mile drive to reach that. I had the thermostat replaced, the fella also replaced two temp sensors on the block, and replaced coolant. Now, it rises much quicker, and the thermostat opens at about 86deg as it should. Trouble is, the temp needle now reads 110 all the time! The actual temp has been checked with a laser thermometer and is 90 when the needle reads 110. I've been told faulty clocks, anyone else had this?. Two temp sensors are new so shouldn't be them (are these the senders for the guage?)

I tinted mine red today. Quite chuffed. Before: After:

Thanks. Its a 92 with 140k. Last dealer stamp was at 138k and its only done about 500miles since the rebuild. The interior still smells like new. Everything works except the passenger handle which, hopefully, Daves16v will sort out for me! Apart from that it needs a bit of paint here and there (scratch on bonnet and rear bumper scuffed) which will hopefully be sorted in the next month or two. More pictures to come at the weekend hopefully.

Just bought this last week. I've had a couple of volkswagens before including a mk2 golf, but this is my first corrado. I love it. Full dealer history and just had an engine rebuild by the previous owner. Interior is like it has never been sat in. Plan to change wheels at some stage.