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What’s the Worst Place in a Car to Put an LCD?

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January 7, 2008 in Audi and Other's Mods. Closed

We love us some audio and Audi Avant’s but we do not like em jam packed with audio. However they guys a Oxygen do. It even looks like they went all out and used a broom stick to hold the Lambo style doors. In the bottom pic, one actually looks like a Lambo (left) while the right looks as if it opens straight up to show another LCD..? (The O2 logo does look backwards so it may just be tint)

Either way, it makes for one slow Avant!

Audi A4, pimping courtesy of Oxygen Audio. True, this car sports a lady on the side (a rarity here), but the popping screen/trunk combo a bit too phallic for our tastes.

- Gizmodo

Technorati Tags: Audi, CES 2008

Forge Twintercooler FMIC Review | DEVIANT:SPEED

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Corey Beaman

December 4, 2007 in GTI, Other's Mods and Volkswagen. Closed

Interesting product from Forge. We haven’t heard of this “twintercooler” concept. THe New Beetle is kind of a pain to get a FMIC on but it would be interesting to see.

If your driving an MKV, this kit/review is for you. Head on over to Deviant:Speed for the rest.

Let’s look at an install of Revo Stage 2 software combined with a Forge Twintercooler. A twintercooler is the addition of a Front Mount Intercooler in parallel with the factory intercooler. Quite an odd design, but not only does it work well, you will see a similar setup on VAG cars in the near future where intercoolers are used in parallel.”

Forge Twintercooler FMIC Review | DEVIANT:SPEED

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Volkswagen GTI, Deviant:Speed

BI-TURBO POLO VR6

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Corey Beaman

October 18, 2007 in Other's Mods, Racing and Volkswagen. Closed

Amazing. I don’t even know what to say. It run’s a 10.6! OUCH!

Regular readers will remember we brought you a clip of this superb little monster from Germany. The crazy Polo is powered by a twin-turbocharged VR6 engine and has AWD to thank for its suction-like grip. Well, we’ve found another clip of it in action. Enjoy.

BI-TURBO POLO VR6 – German Car Scene

Technorati Tags: VW, Volkswagen, Polo, VR6, Bi-Turbo, GermanCarScene, oneighturbo

TDIClub member ruins Jetta by using VegOil

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Corey Beaman

August 28, 2007 in biodiesel, How-to, Maintenance, Other's Mods, TDI and Volkswagen. Closed

“Many people disappear when they screw up. I wish to ‘man up’ before this community with my story.”

This is how TDIClub forum member DuluthRooster starts a post explaining how he ran a Jetta Wagon on waste vegetable oil for about 50,000 miles but then, sadly, had a terribly negative experience and ended up replacing the engine. He details the damage done to his engine by using VegOil that probably had too much water in it also probably also wasn’t filtered enough and the steps that he needed to take to figure out what was wrong and how to fix it over in the forums. It’s great reading if you want to know the dangers of using waste oil in your car, even if you think you know what you’re doing.

I don’t want to steal his thunder too much (his pictures are worth checking out, too), but here’s how he ends his post:

Continue reading ‘TDIClub member ruins Jetta by using VegOil’

Dubfest Car Show & Expo

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Corey Beaman

August 27, 2007 in Audi, Events, Other's Mods, Porsche and Volkswagen. Closed

I’m a little late on the post but if your around check out Dubfest! September 9th, 2007 at Southern California’s favorite track – Irwindale Speedway, in the city of Irwindale, CA.

Dubfest Media is proud to announce our sixth annual VW / Audi & Porsche (water cooled & aircooled) car show event to touch ground on September 9th, 2007 at Southern California’s favorite track – Irwindale Speedway, in the city of Irwindale, CA. We have and are still in the mist of offering many things to look forward to . We are working hard to bring the VW / Audi & Porsche scene some great product manufacturers, distributors, and vendors along with top notch show cars (including this years “Cross-Over” brand – BMW & Mercedes) for a fun-filled show & shine day. With ample space for this year’s car show event, it is bound to be yet another great and relaxing event for all.

Dubfest Car Show & Expo

Technorati Tags: Dubfest, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Irwindale Speedway, oneighturbo

STaSIS Engineering Partners With Atlanta’s Nalley Audi

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Corey Beaman

August 20, 2007 in Audi, Audi A4, Other's Mods and Speed WC Touring Car. Closed

Might be time for my A4…

Signature Series Cars to Be Offered in the Greater Atlanta Area

Sonoma, California (August 16, 2007) STaSIS Engineering has partnered with Nalley Audi to offer STaSIS Signature Series cars in Roswell, Georgia and the greater Atlanta area. Nalley Audi will give customers access to the high-performance STaSIS Signature Series product line. Touring and Challenge Edition Audi A3, Audi A4 and Audi TT models can be purchased right off the showroom floor.

Commenting on the partnership, Jim Nalley, the President of the Nalley Companies, said, “We worked with STaSIS last year at Road Atlanta and saw the professionalism of their World Challenge Touring Car team. We’re proud to offer their race-proven performance-enhancing products. The STaSIS Signature Series products will allow customers to experience enhanced performance while maintaining the benefits of buying from a dealership.”

The Signature Series features technology developed by STaSIS Engineering for their Audi A4 race cars that run in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Series. The high-performance brake, suspension, wheel, tire, exhaust and engine modifications add performance while maintaining factory comfort, allowing enthusiasts to experience a unique blend of power, responsiveness and comfort.

Paul Lambert, the president of STaSIS Engineering, commented, “Our experience working with Nalley Audi in the past was fantastic. They are the type of dealership we want presenting STaSIS Signature Series products.”

STaSIS Signature Series cars are available for a test drive at Nalley Audi allowing enthusiasts to experience the STaSIS Signature Series first hand. Contact Nalley Audi’s STaSIS Sales Specialist Greg Savitt at 404-391-3312, Parts Manager Scott Madison at 404-644-7791 or call toll free at 888-683-5544 to setup a test drive.

Technorati Tags: Audi, Audi A4, Nalley Audi, STaSIS Engineering, oneighturbo

H&R: Ultra-light Premium Coilovers

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Corey Beaman

July 30, 2007 in Maintenance and Other's Mods. Closed

I ride on Eibach/Koni setup but these are damn light and would put my stance right where I want it.

H&R Ultra-light Premium Coilovers

H&R continues its innovative design and manufacture of new suspension technologies with the introduction of Premium Performance Coil-Overs. These new coil overs feature Aluminum front struts that significantly reduce unsprung weight. Weight is reduced 30 to 40%over stock struts. Reduced unsprung weight improves suspension articulation resulting in optimized performance and ride. The Aluminum struts are black hard anodized for strength and beauty. All other features are the same as the famous H&R Street Performance Coil Overs.

The new Premium Coil Overs are available for popular Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen applications. Featuring H&R’s exclusive damper technology, each shock is specifically engineered to work smoothly with the progressive rate springs. The new H&R Coil-Overs will give your car superb comfort, performance and German style.

Like all of H&R’s products, H&R Coil-Overs are 100% made in Germany and use inductively tempered spring steel for unparalleled tensile strength and resiliency, allowing the use of a smaller wire diameter for reduced unsprung weight. H&R Coil-Over shocks are hand made monotube gas charged dampeners to maximize service life and performance. H&R is an A1 level product supplier to the automotive industry.

Contact:
H&R Special Springs
(888) 827-8881
www.hrsprings.com
info@hrsprings.com

Technorati Tags: H&R, H&R Springs, H7R Coilovers, vwvortex, oneighturbo

VF-Engineering and GIAC’s RSS and RSR GTIs

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Corey Beaman

July 22, 2007 in GTI, Other's Mods, Test Drives and Volkswagen. Closed

HOLY S**T! VF-Engineering and GIAC have partnered to put out two outstanding GTI’s. Both the RSS and RSR will be offered but the RSR will need a rebuild of the engine. Why? Well hows 414hp sound to ya?

*On 91-octane California Premium, the RSS GTI spins the dyno to the tune of 300 whp and 281 lb-ft. On 100-octane race gas those numbers are bumped to 336 whp and 283 lb-ft. At just 17 psi, these power figures are an indisputable indicator of maximized efficiency and GIAC’s tuning prowess.

*The RSR GTI puts down an astonishing 414 whp and 355 lb-ft on 109-octane race gas and 355 whp and 320 lb-ft on 91-octane pump gas. Like all GIAC equipped cars, the programs are easily changed with the hand held Flashloader.

VF-Engineering has been providing complete forced induction solutions for enthusiasts for more than a dozen years, and they are perhaps best known for pairing their centrifugal supercharger kits with GIAC software on everything from R32s, M3s and even 911s. But when VW introduced the 2.0T, VF-Engineering founder Nik Saran saw the obvious performance potential in the motor and decided it was time to dive back into turbos once again. After some research with software partner GIAC it was decided that two unique tuning options should be offered, and work began on the development cars.

Both GTIs utilize larger Garrett turbochargers, each chosen for different power levels. The RSS (street version) car was developed with the intention of selling a kit through a series of VF & GIAC dealers. The more powerful RSR (race version) model was designed to be purchased as a completed unit straight from VF as it requires a complete engine teardown and rebuild with new internals. For this, VF-Engineering developed an engine rebuilding program.

Both cars seen here are equipped with STaSIS suspension systems and brake upgrades. The RSS car uses the Touring suspension package and 13.5-inch front brake upgrade. The brake upgrade utilizes the factory calipers with different carriers and two-piece rotors. The RSR is equipped with a Street Sport Coilover System and 14-inch front brakes. These larger brakes use Alcon Monobloc 4-Piston calipers with the larger two-piece floating rotor and aluminum hats. Both cars ride on 19-inch OZ Ultraleggerra wheels wrapped in Toyo R888 DOT-Legal race tires.

Head on over to vwvortex for the complete article and gallery!

Technorati Tags: VF-Engineering, GIAC, vwvortex, GTI, VW, Volkswagen, oneighturbo