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atypical_engineer Sep 16, 2005 11:49 AM

The New Guy
 
Yeah, that's me. I just bought a 2002 1.8T Passat. I really like it... It is my first VW.

I joined this forum for support and advice. There are no VW dealers close by, so I will be doing most of the lesser-medium maintenance things myself.
I would like to mod my car some, but I want to keep it classy. There is no way I'm going to drive around like a little ricer guy splitting eardrums and getting laughed at. I wanted help with the modding, also. It seems to me that it is a little more difficult to find performance parts for VW's (or at least my particular model) than it is for other makes. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places...? Who knows?!

Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself. Hello all.

Cheers,
Kevin

patrick Sep 20, 2005 02:43 PM

RE: The New Guy
 
welcome to the forum!1

exactly what kind of things were you thinking about doing??

03jet Oct 2, 2005 11:18 PM

RE: The New Guy
 
Hey Atypical

I want the same things you do. I want performance w/o following the crowd. My last car was an Eclipse. yes, I went w/ the pipe and intake and fit right in. Now I sport an 03 Jetta w/ 1.8t engine. The best car i've had. welcome to the site.

Jsd Oct 3, 2005 12:31 AM

RE: The New Guy
 
Yea, anti-ricer here....best bet, make the engine breathe
better. Do complete exhaust systems. You can hear the
difference. Good suspension, good rubber, good to go.

-Jeff

Oct 16, 2005 12:06 AM

RE: The New Guy
 
Welcome to the forum... :)

~Amanda

vwj8987 Oct 25, 2005 11:23 PM

RE: The New Guy
 
i want to put a 1987 GIT golf engine in a 1989 GLI jetta will i have to change computers

patrick Oct 26, 2005 01:40 PM

RE: The New Guy
 
i would guess that if there is ANY change in the engine,then yes, you will have to change the computer, unless they current computer offers some tuning ability, which most do not.


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