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Author Topic: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car  (Read 348746 times)

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #540 on: November 05, 2012, 09:36:16 am »
Well, it is easier to have a software update than to take the gearbox off the car.
The software update (for my ECU so not for a newer version of car) did the trick so now I have a 100% functional car  :pomppomp:.

There is one think I do not like, though... The car vibrates a little bit at idle speed. The engine speed is a constant 640RPM but it seems to shiver a little bit (I might be just me)
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #541 on: November 05, 2012, 03:46:12 pm »
Quote from: rex on November 05, 2012, 09:36:16 am
... so now I have a 100% functional car  :pomppomp:.


Did I get this right? Sunset is running again?

 :happy2: :congrats: :happy2: :congrats: :happy2: :congrats:



ps:
guess I never had 640 rpm on the 2.0 TFSI
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #542 on: November 05, 2012, 06:44:51 pm »
Thank you my friend! Yes, the Sunset red car is running again with a 2010 engine  :wink:
I have to change the software because it stock at the moment. I will pay the REVO guys a visit in the following weeks. Seeing what happened to Jake, I am thinking not to do a dyno run this time with winter tires...

Yes, 640 RPM and 0.3l/h  :happy2:.

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #543 on: November 05, 2012, 08:49:09 pm »
Quote from: rex on November 05, 2012, 06:44:51 pm
Thank you my friend! Yes, the Sunset red car is running again with a 2010 engine  :wink:
I have to change the software because it stock at the moment. I will pay the REVO guys a visit in the following weeks. Seeing what happened to Jake, I am thinking not to do a dyno run this time with winter tires...

Yes, 640 RPM and 0.3l/h  :happy2:.

 :driver:

I'm not sure it's down to the type of tyre. But they are 2 years old and can have had a damage, but 2 new tyres are now fitted  :happy2:
It's great you car is running again  :congrats:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #544 on: November 05, 2012, 09:07:51 pm »
Quote from: rex on November 05, 2012, 06:44:51 pm
Thank you my friend! Yes, the Sunset red car is running again with a 2010 engine  :wink:
I have to change the software because it stock at the moment. I will pay the REVO guys a visit in the following weeks. Seeing what happened to Jake, I am thinking not to do a dyno run this time with winter tires...

Yes, 640 RPM and 0.3l/h  :happy2:.

 :driver:

Great news mate, glad to hear your back in business  :happy2:   :driver: :driver:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #545 on: November 05, 2012, 11:51:28 pm »
Great news my friend...it was about time !
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TFSI GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #546 on: November 06, 2012, 09:05:01 am »
Quote from: danishmkvgti on November 05, 2012, 08:49:09 pm
I'm not sure it's down to the type of tyre. But they are 2 years old and can have had a damage, but 2 new tyres are now fitted  :happy2:
It's great you car is running again  :congrats:
Thanks!
My tires are 4 years old but had no damages.... I'll see how it goes...

Quote from: fab5freddy on November 05, 2012, 09:07:51 pm
Great news mate, glad to hear your back in business  :happy2:   :driver: :driver:
Thanks mate!

Quote from: fuscobal on November 05, 2012, 11:51:28 pm
Great news my friend...it was about time !
Yup...  :driver:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #547 on: November 19, 2012, 06:31:31 pm »
Well, as I previously said, a crankshaft wheel was different on this newer 1.4 TSI engine and I needed a VW factory software update to solve the issue. This meant I no longer had the REVO software.
This problem was solved today... I visited my REVO friends to have a software update based on the factory update. So now, the car is pretty much as it was before the engine problems:



The car seems to have gained 8 bhp but it may be the newer engine or the fact that this dyno was made at 10 degrees Celsius and the last one was made at 35 degrees Celsius  :laugh:.
Thanks for watching!  :drinking:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #548 on: November 19, 2012, 07:20:42 pm »
^^^^
Either way, I'm glad to hear that your car is back to 'normal'  :happy2:
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #549 on: November 19, 2012, 07:23:10 pm »
 :congrats: :congrats: Perseverance paid off in full. Well done Rex :happy2:
« Last Edit: November 19, 2012, 11:50:28 pm by Hurdy »
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #550 on: November 19, 2012, 10:17:48 pm »
Great my friend...it was about time. Now raise some dough for a holiday :)
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #551 on: November 20, 2012, 09:46:39 am »
Quote from: RedRobin on November 19, 2012, 07:20:42 pm
^^^^
Either way, I'm glad to hear that your car is back to 'normal'  :happy2:
Thank you RR!  :notworthy:

Quote from: Hurdy on November 19, 2012, 07:23:10 pm
:congrats: :congrats: Perseverance paid off in full. Well done Rex :happy2:
Thank you Hurdy!  :notworthy:

Quote from: fuscobal on November 19, 2012, 10:17:48 pm
Great my friend...it was about time. Now raise some dough for a holiday :)
Not an easy task, I'm afraid... the swap (and prior swap stuff) was much more expensive than I thought...
I hope to sell a few of the remaining parts to get back on track, financially speaking...
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #552 on: November 20, 2012, 06:22:40 pm »
May I recommend you to row a boat or hijack an aircraft instead of paying for the ticket ? The holiday will be much cheaper and you'll get to improve your physical condition for the incoming track days !  :jumpmove:

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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #553 on: January 12, 2013, 09:18:10 pm »

Vlad, you might also get some inspiration from in this:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,59674.msg669054.html#msg669054
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Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
« Reply #554 on: January 13, 2013, 08:23:20 am »
Thank you very much, my friend! Interesting reading!

I already have the future plans for the car but, unfortunately, the engine swap was a very expensive deal and I am still recovering from that. I will tell you the plans as I go...
At the moment, I am planing on doing the brake ducts. Found a hub and now I need to buy/get one extra mud guard and start working...  :driver:
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