Accusump. What is it and how does it work ?
Since fitting one to the Golf, I`m frequenty asked what the Accusump actually does and how it works. There are several explanations already online but I`ll try and break it […]
Read More »Since fitting one to the Golf, I`m frequenty asked what the Accusump actually does and how it works. There are several explanations already online but I`ll try and break it […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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. […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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, […]
Read More »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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