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Brilliant! This has started my friday with a smile :D

Fecking awesome Mr_Rossy!!!! The low burble you get between 2000 & 3000 revs when you give a little press on the fast pedal sounds like a V8 burble........on m'way cruising at 70mph ish it is quiet as a mouse.......from low revs to redline the sound changes & builds from the low rumble i mentioned to a full on roar that overpowers even a moderately high volume on the stereo The main issue is the noise is so god damn addictive lol

Its not just on long journeys either :) I have a 12 mile each way journey to work & is a mixture of dual carriageways, 40mph & 30mph country roads & i normally see around the 32-33mpg mark on the dash when nearly home :D I find a good thing about the VR is there is so much low down torque you barely need to press the accelerator to build up speed to the appropriate road conditions My valver last week produced a dash reading of 67 IIRC over what cant have been more than 20 odd miles......not so sure thats correct tho lol I should probably mention that the 32-33mpg is with the 263 cams, BMC & remap carried out ;)

gearbox off + new clutch kit + labour of chosen establishment I took the opportunity to renew the gearbox mounts whilst the box was off too ;) my main point if you order a valeo clutch would be to check the release bearing is genuine valeo manufactured one & not from one of their subsidiaries [as per my previous post]

Thanks Mic, much appreciated - funnily enough that is the exact place i have been salivating over them & yes that painful price is the one i thought it would be

Mmmmm Mic those AP brakes are droolsome!!!!!! want want want lol can i ask where you sourced them? was it direct from AP or via a reseller? & what specs are they? thanks :D

I had a very annoying chirping noise after the work at stealth, which included new valeo clutch & release bearing (vince also fitted new clutch arm & a couple of other things whilst he was in there) vince replaced the new clutch with another & the chirping remained. vince logged a claim with valeo but to stop me having to wait for them to process it he then tried a new valeo clutch plate but with an LUK release bearing - chirping remained grrrr! vince wasnt totally convinced it was the release bearing & thus he checked my master & slave clutch cylinders - both tested ok but he made a small adjustment to reduce the travel of the clutch pedal by about 10mm (as if you dip the clutch a small amount the chirping stopped) but this too ended up with a still chirping clutch......very annoying finally after several months of vince chasing valeo he ended up getting a valeo rep in as they were rejecting the claim & vince proved the point to him - valeo in the end agreed the release bearing was at fault & issued him with a 'revised' bearing interestingly vince found that although the 1st clutch was a valeo boxed product upon inspection the release bearing itself was not valeo but one of their subsidiaries. once valeo had issued vince with the revised bearing direct from themselves it was fitted & guess what....no chirping :D good luck with yours - i hope the info helps

Definitely worth checking the connector onto the sensor and also the wire for any breaks etc as if the voltage along the wire is effected it will throw out the dash readings Im not sure what laser tool vince used to check the temp at the sensor but it would be a sanity check to confirm what the actual temp is (rather than rely on the dash reading)

hi m8 a little more detail would help here......what kind of temps are you seeing & how does this compare to after the recent parts you have fitted/removed my spurious oil temp readings on the dash was found to be due to corrosion on the connector which plugged into the new oil temp sensor - i had a reading of 150 at one point & went into panic mode lol the new oil temp sensor was fitted during work at stealth & they put a fresh connector on there & normal oil temp activity was resumed oddly though i had asked them to check if there was any difference between the temp at the oil sensor & the reading on the dash & their laser tool showed that the dash reading was 6 degrees higher than at the sensor itself Also regarding oil pumps, yes they can cause issues - if you can then check your oil pressure when the engine is cold, IIRC it should be at around 1 to 1.5 bar Again when my VR was at stealth it was found that my sump oil pump was not well & it was resulting in way too high a pressure - about 9 bar on the pic vince sent me - & had caused it to force a leak out of the new head gasket

Thanks VR6 South - ive found the guide :D hofmiester and anyone else, its here http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=13624

Thank you thats great info & what i was hoping for :) I have found a few refurb guides online but they are all for the full 3 piece splits (still good info though) - i will have a search for the polo forum one you mention

Hi all I have recently brought some BBS RX 2's from a Martin_B (thanks muchly) & have a couple of questions as ive never worked with split rims before. They currently have tires on them which i want to make use of but the wheels need a refurb - can anyone clarify if i would be able to let the air out of the tires to release all the pressure & then remove the bolts & split the rims ok or would it be an issue? Also, is there a special bolt removal tool or is it just a particular size of star driver? Thanks in advance

Saturday - I treated the blackberry VR to a soak & wash, t-cut all over (bloody bits of tar were a nightmare) & a coat of ultra deep shine whilst the gf washed & super resin polished her storm I also took the white valver for a run & returned home to find that the bonnet catch on the drivers side is not closing properly - another job on the list for that then! Sunday - the gf was up when the birds were & very kindly super resin polished my VR & then put the extra gloss protection on ready for me to shine up once id dragged my ass outta bed. We then had a nice drive to Stanford Hall & had a walk around in the lovely sunshine :)

err maybe there is logic i there somehwere....but i cant see it either sean ;) lol

OK thanks m8! & very helpful with the part number, much appreciated :)

Thanks both for confirming the difference. Supercharged - have you plans for both of your new RHD ones?

bugger its LDH :(

I recently had similar - a loud rattle from the back of the engine bay & increased exhaust noise - it was found to be one of my exhaust manifold pipes had broken away from the part that mounts it on the back of the block it was a scary noise but thankfully a quick weld later & all was well

I will have some wolf race 4*100 wheels available soon but they currently rub the inner arches restricting full lock, which is why i am changing them. PM me if you want any info

good luck nick - let us know how you get on!

^^^^ ha ha ha brilliant lol

I have looked & looked for potential exhaust replacements & after many hours i think i will be going for a longlife system They quoted me recently for a full stainless system, from downpipe back, & to include a high flo cat & with a 'transferable between owners' lifetime warranty (rather than it expiring if/when you sell the car) & it came in around £400 odd mark Interestingly i did get 2 different quotes from 2 alternative branches so they can move on quote price

Get yourself a BMC CDA - they sound very subtle & throaty at low revs & then give a cracking almighty roar when foot is down :D also, they are quiet when cruising on motorway but give a lovely burble with a blip of throttle

Thanks again for your offer m8, much appreciated! Ive managed to scrape some pennies together for the BBS splits in the classifieds though :)

Glad to help & go for it!! lots of us get carried away when its corrado related......i did 2 weeks ago & brought my old valver back lol