Testing Waters 91 TSi AWD Options

[mark95turbo]

$2600 as it sits!

-Evo III 16G
-Hacked Intake with K&N
-ACT 2600 Pressure Plate
-ACT full face organic Clutch Disc
-No name brand Manual MBC
-6-bolt block
-Bottom end has under 40K on it
-Top end is freshly cast with 20K on it
-New OEM copper headgasket
-The engine yields 160-170 PSI across the board
-Transmission I just put in along with the x-fer case and it shifts good
-Slightly ported EVO III O2 housing
-Custom mandrel bent 3" exhaust from the O2 housing to the rear axle where it turns to 2.5" and goes into a magnaflow muffler
-SAFC II
-Walbro 255 LPH fuel pump
-Autometer phantom boost gauge
-New tie rod ends
-Stock wheels with brand new Falken Ziex 512 Z rated tires
-APR head studs
-New head gasket
-New T-belt tensioner (t-belt was in great shape when I replaced the tensioner)
-Suspension is stock
-interior is halfway gutted
-4 bolt rear end
-Stock intercooler with stock pipes and crushed 1st gen BOV
-Custom sheet metal airbox that completely blocks the intake from underhood
-EGR blocked off
-Stock stereo
-Balance shafts removed

Clutch seems to have some binding. It doesnt like to go into gear but it does and the RPM's drop and make a whirring noise when you push the clutch in. I'm pretty sure its either the Throw out bearing or the clutch disc. I have an entire stock clutch assembly that I would include with the car along with anything else that I have that goes with a DSM including all of the interior. Car runs great aside from the clutch I just dont feel like pulling the tranny for the 4th time in 7 months so my loss is your gain! I just dumped 2K into this car after paying $2700 for it initially less than a year ago and putting less than 6K on it in that year!

[natedogg]

I think the problem is people throw parts at a car and expect it to automatically be fast. Then they get discouraged when it isn't. It takes time and a lot of tuning to get all the parts to work together like they should. It requires patience from the owner to realize this and understand what needs to be troubleshot, fixed, and tuned. (Awd4kicks is the perfect example of some extreme patience.) This isn't directed at anyone in particular, more a just a general statement of what I've observed.