So you’re going to yank the 2.0 and swap in a tdi? I wonder which trans you have, there are several. Give us a heads up when you eBay the old parts. The last time I had mine smogged it was at a buddy’s shop, they were dyno testing them back then and it was close to passing with a hollowed out cat, so there’s a lot of headroom. They don’t dyno test anymore here in NJ and anyway I’m exempt now as it’s registered as a classic. Also, if you do go back to a stock suspension, give us another heads up if you eBay the coilovers.
> On Apr 25, 2016, at 1:25 PM, damac2004 <[email protected]> wrote: > > i think i sold them for best offer on ebay for $75, had allot of interest. i > took a bunch of pictures, etc. > > i noticed on my emissions tests barely anything registered. so i guess an > engine that is basically working with a tune up and new catalytic converter > will do that? i think california cats have to have a 7 year 70,000 warranty > on them. i wonder if it will last. i don't care to find out, i will be > restoring the car for fun to get better at painting, will restore the ac, and > put it on stock suspension and let the next person enjoy it. it has been so > annoying driving this thing on coilovers, im surprised the bumper is still > attached. i do love the go kart feel of the chasis, but have been surprised > that the bigger tires are allowing me to peel out so easy. i guess i'm going > to have to be carefull when i put the tdi in it. > > On Monday, April 25, 2016 at 9:33:28 AM UTC-7, stevenarguello wrote: > Congrats. > What did you do with the old cams? Just curious. > > On Apr 25, 2016, at 12:21 PM, damac2004 <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > looks like i forgot to update my thread. i ended up leaving the second knock > sensor hooked up to the engine which was between cylinder 2 and 3. never > detected any pinging on this car. drove the hell out of it, it seems happy > at current timing and isn't hesitating when i stomp on the pedal. car is > definately slower without those mods, i thought they were bs. > > i went to the 4th smog shop that also did repairs and pleaded for help to > find out why these other shops were jerks to me and kept telling me about the > check engine light. > > this guy was nice, listened to what i had to say and took my smog test out to > his tech. he said the light and egr stuff was seperate, that i had a federal > emissions car and the light wasn't applicable but he saw other cars from this > generation that needed a light and thought it was interesting. he smogged me > on the spot and i passed! > > i don't think this bigger repair shop did me any favors? but i'm glad to > finally have it done. nobody could really answer why some shops said this > car needed a light. one shop saw my fail and freaked on me saying i needed a > light blindly and wouldn't even look it up. moral of the story is find a > good shop when it comes to any kind of service. you can't believe these guys > at face value. > > thanks for all the help!!! > > i know i was freaking out since it was just me working on all this stuff. i > really hate these gassers and can't wait to get to my mtdi conversions, never > will buy an old gasser again! > > > On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:49:28 PM UTC-7, hollandphillips wrote: > It may not see any codes until you put some miles on it. If the block has 2 > knock sensors, it's a 9A block. The Motronic ECU wants to see both sensors. > The previous owner has left you a real mess. As I said before, I would just > find a test station that offers free retests and go for it. You really don't > have any other options at this point. The reduced power and smoother idle is > probably due to the stock cams. > > ~Holland > > On Apr 8, 2016 20:31, "damac2004" < > ... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v > <https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/7d1cccff-08d8-42f2-bec2-10ef311a8128%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/7d1cccff-08d8-42f2-bec2-10ef311a8128%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/1CB897A0-C18D-4C6C-87B0-24D69134172A%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
