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Separate to the national day thread, some pics of mine from the show. Managed to fit the Recaros in yesterday after getting them back from the trimmer. Still think they padded too much just below the headrest but they have grown on me. And yes, I need new mats! Very surprised to have won a trophy too, even with my amber indicators!

Absolutely shattered after a long day. Always nice to meet new people and catch up with old acquaintances. Some very very nice cars today, and an interesting venue. I was (and still am) genuinely shocked at winning a trophy though - I really don't think I deserved it, but I am also very grateful to all of you nutters who voted for me! congrats to ChrisL too :salute: that engine bay! Nick Ps Here are some photos...

Yep, sounds good - others, I guess we should meet there too @ 7:45 Anyone else welcome to come along Nick

Does Cobham mean you have to go out of your way to meet us Darren? (Ie anti clockwise first) because if so we can meet you a bit further up? Flexible on times, what's good for you? (and Ben aka Billzeebub) Surely there are more people from the south coming? :norty:

Bump. Anyone else from the south interested?

If it's low down grunt you want then a turbo is the way forward. The G-Lader is a scroll type, whereas the VR options (Vortech/Rotrex) are centrifugal. As mentioned, the charger is all top end power and IMO made the lower end a lot worse than standard (with my Vortech anyway - Rotrex are meant to be a lot better). Just seemed to lose urgency. 300bhp with a supercharger sounds impressive on paper, but the reality is that it doesn't really feel that fast until you're high up in the revs, at which point the party is over as you hit the red line. They don't give particularly impressive torque gains either. Also, I found heat to be a major problem and was constantly worried about things melting or going pop under the bonnet. Some guys here prefer chargers though, as it's more in keeping with a Standard VR's power delivery. I've attached some pics which show dyno plots of my turbo vs supercharger - think that's all you need to see :) (both mapped and tested at Stealth Racing) As for budget, yep as mentioned £2k will get you charged (if you fit it yourself), but if I were you I'd put that money towards a turbo conversion. There's a reason why quite a few guys have moved on to a turbo from a charger. People told me the same as I'm telling you and I charged it anyway - big (expensive) mistake! Hope this helps

Had both, turbo wins every time. Can explain in more detail tomorrow if nobody else does but just about to head out!

Need one too incidentally (passenger side) but would take a pair. If anyone wants to bring one to the National Day I'll take it :)

Excellent :thumbleft: Hopefully you will, should have some times arranged later this week (and hopefully some more cars - the more the merrier!)

Anyone up for a convoy up to the National Day this Sunday? Always makes a long, boring journey more fun when you're playing with a few other Corrados :norty: Bruntingthorpe (LE17 5QS) is (according to Google) off J20 of the M1, so it would be good for anyone travelling up to meet along the way. I will be picking up a friend, then travelling from M25 J6, so driving from there to the M1 junction (M25 J21) and straight up. I was thinking to get there for around 08:30 +/- 30 minutes, so we'd have to meet early (but I am flexible and can go earlier or later if needed). List of potential meet points are: M25 Cobham Services (near J10) - If anyone is coming via the M25 M1 Premier Inn Luton (J9) - same as Stanford Hall convoy last year M1 Toddington Services (J11-12) M1 Newport Pagnell (J14-15) M1 Northampton Services (J15-15A) M1 Watford Gap (J16-17) Personally I think the Premier Inn Luton worked well last year, as people coming from the M3, M4 and M25 anti clockwise can all meet here with ease. The services further up the M1 could be further meeting points for others from around that way, but we should put it to a vote. Also, if the M1 isn't ideal for some or if there is a better way that I don't know then please speak out and I'll follow the crowd. Thoughts? Times? Nick

Looks like a great example and I'm envious of the mileage! Hopefully catch up with you at some point this year Nick

My MFA tells me I'm getting around 60mpg on the motorway. Ignorance is bliss 8)

Nice car. That plug looks a lot like one for the 4" dash speakers but I can't be certain

Doubt his brakes would fit under speedlines!

Best wheel you can get for the C ;) Looks superb. Which tyres did you go for in the end? Nick

Depends on how low you are, if you're willing to run a stretch on your tyre, or have your arches modified (rolled/flared). I think you may be able to get an extra 1/2" on the rear but personally I would just get a set of stainless/radinox in the original fitment all round

Assuming that you had the fault cleared and it's come back, then I think that code points out a sticky valve in the pump. You could try flushing the system, but before/after you could rag the t*ts off the car, triggering the "ABS" a few times to see if it can free up anything. Failing that you may need a new pump. Don't get a new one from VW though as you'll need to have a stiff drink after they tell you the price! (they can be had fairly cheap from people breaking here) One thing that I did find was that if you buy another pump you can plug just the connector in before anything else to see if it makes the light operate as normal. Didn't think it would until I tried it! A bit tight to squeeze another pump in the bay to reach the connector, but it can be done. Good luck!

You could check the ABS ECU and see if it is water damaged, only takes a couple of minutes to remove

Flawless! Wanna swap? ;)

Thanks for the detailed reply, I did think it sounded too good to be true. I didn't even think you had to notify the DVLA of a turbo. May well have to now in order to keep everything above board. Re. the visual inspection of a cat, I've read varying opinions and apparently the law changed in 2012 stating that a cat needs to be present. How true that is I don't know, but I have my MOT booked later today so I'll find out :)

Couple more pics of the install. Sorry about the general dirtiness. It covers a bit of the screen and a cup blocks one of the vents, but regardless the cup holder is very handy :lol: before: After: MOT later... fingers crossed!

Yup, I did mention earlier in the thread but nobody wanted to fit the kit you had for sale! JMR seemed very keen on the phone, but never got back to the email he asked me to send :/ Anyway, bring it on 8)

Aye, that's a good idea! Still have to remove it one last time though :rambo:

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I just spent an eternity getting the head unit in, so last thing I want to do is remove it all! (cramped back there) so I guess I will begrudgingly remove the glovebox and try and trace it from there. I remember the glovebox being a right PITA to remove last time, I think I used a claw hammer to get the fecker out! Now it's trimmed in leather I'll have to be gentle... got any lube? :camp:

Revival as I'm having this problem and was hoping someone in the know could shed some light before I remove my clocks. Please forgive the fact that I am totally crap at electrical stuff A month or so back, Fuse 21 randomly blew. Every time I put in a new one it would blow instantly with sparks at the fuse board :eek: I first disconnected the glovebox light, the fuse then goes in without a fuss, but does eventually blow a couple of minutes later. If I connect the glovebox light back, sparking re-occurs. Anyone know what the problem could be? As it blows both connected and d/c, just with or without sparks. What would cause the sparks? I have disconnected the cigarette lighter which made no difference. I'm guessing I can also try disconnecting everything else related to Fuse 21 (Clocks, Interior light, Visor light, Boot light), but it worries me that the glovebox light is causing sparking and I really hope I don't have to remove the b*stard thing to investigate! Cheers