Custom Driveshafts
Since fitting 17″ wheels and tyres I`ve broken 7 outer CV joints, stripped the teeth off one 3rd gear and snapped 2 driveshafts. The Driveshafts both snapped at the same […]
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Quaife Gearset
I`ve been running a variant of the 02A gearbox for the last 15 years. The box was released by VW back in 1991. The 02J was basically the same but […]
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Coilover testing and repair Vol.2
2 years ago I had my coilovers refurbished at Cornering Force in Harrogate. They are one of the very few companies in the country who can service KW coilovers. […]
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Dyno Mapping Part 3. Boost-By-Gear
The Golf has been on the Dyno at EFI-Parts twice since I fitted the DTA S80Pro ECU. The first time was with the TD04-HL19T Turbo and then a few months later […]
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Engine build August 2020 Supertech Valve fitment issues and resolution.
Shortly after the engine build in 2015, I replaced the OEM pistons and twin head gaskets with some Wossner low compression pistons. Since then, I’ve heard nothing but bad things […]
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Laser cut custom sill stands
A couple of years ago I added some Sill jacking points to the Golf, the long term plan was to use something like these sill stands to be able to work under […]
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Sill jacking point. #Updated June 2020 with rear tubes.
The problem with adding a flat floor and side skirts to aid Aero on the car means jacking the car becomes tricky. I had to drive the Golf onto some […]
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Gripper plate differential fitting and gearbox bearing preload setting
I felt something was amiss with my diff in September but simply haven`t had the time to remove the gearbox for inspection . Upon stripping it was clear the the […]
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Over tyre trailer strap
The question of how to strap your car onto a trailer is something that gets asked pretty regularly so I`ve put together a short post showing what I believe is […]
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Bedford GT 10th June 2019
After fitting the new turbo and getting the golf remapped on the Dyno I was very keen to do a trackday before Ringmeisters at the nurburgring in July. As I work […]
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Converting a standard rubber engine mount to polyurethane
I noticed when the car was on the Dyno earlier this year there was more engine movement than expected. Looking closely and it was obvious the rear engine mount was […]
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440HP @ 1.5Bar. Dyno mapping part 2.
Arrived at EFI-Parts for Chris to map DTAFast S80Pro ECU on the Golf with the new Owen Developments GT2868HTA turbo I’d fitted. This is a used turbo from a BTCC […]
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Exhaust manifold collector failure and repair 2019
At the Circuit Days event, both Matt and I were sure we could smell some exhaust fumes under the bonnet but couldn`t find the source anywhere. I decided to remove […]
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On the Dyno with a new DTA S80Pro ECU
I swapped from the Megasquirt 2 ECU I`ve run for the last 8 years to a new DTA S80Pro over the winter. The DTA ECU offers quite a few features I […]
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Coilover Servicing
Servicing Coilovers ? Why would they even need servicing ? I thought exactly the same but felt something didn’t appear quite right on the Golf and it seemed to be […]
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Nurburgring April 2018 Circuit Days
It usually happens early December during the period where this years trackdays are over and you have an eye on the upcoming year but no dates have been released. Then […]
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What is the Pinderwagen ?
Back in April 2007 I bought this MK2 Golf CL shell to replace the previous one I`d crashed at the Nurburgring. I`ve spent the last 11 years continually modifying the […]
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Raise Suspension Top mounts
In very simple terms, a suspension damper is a piston within a cylinder that has restrictions inside to slow the travel of the piston. For the sake of this explanation, […]
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Spa April 2018
The Javelin dates for Spa couldn’t have been planned any better. 2 days during the Easter holidays when Louise was off work and right in the gap between my night […]
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Croft 12th March 2018
First trackday of 2018 after the winter check and overhaul was at Croft with Javelin Trackdays. Took a friend from work along, he`s a biker but has never been on […]
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