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tonyp5467

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well my astras going tonight im swapping it for a p reg vw passat 1.8 20v turbo sat on 18's lowered 40mm light smoke tints etc
heres a pic of my astra
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and a pic of the passat
passat.jpg

its the only pic i got of it at the moment
ill still be popping in here every day or so as i like the community spirit on here and who knows i might return to another mk3 someday
 
hmm vag, but thats gonna be abit heavy
 
unfortunatly needs must i need a bigger car for now as the kids are growing and the astras no good with 3 kids on booster seats as the booster seats are too wide to close the doors :doh:
you never know i might build another mk3 for a fun car
 
aye needs must hey mate, shame as the astra looked nice, shame you cant keep it and just buy a derv passate, v good on fuel my mate had one
 
Passat does look rather nice mate.
 
passasts are good cars i keep looking at the diesels!
 
im really gonna miss the astra but i have been fancying a change for a while and even toyed with building a mk3 saloon touring style car but needs must for now so im getting the passat,i would have liked a td passat but i like the power in this one so hey ho i went for it lol
i dont think i got a bad deal a straight swap for my astra
 
ive been told a remap and a k04 turbo will see excellent results
 
i was told a remap and ko4 turbo as its already a turbo but ill just look into it further then decide
 
LEE69 said:
k04 you'll need the injectors, turbo exhaust, ecu
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^^^^ Correct you need all to do this injectors and ecu! For the price its not worth it as they fetch good money I have a 20v turbo k03s turbo remapped =225bhp for 350 euro!

For parts look at
http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/

And a tip go and service it, 5w-30 only and worth taking the sump off to check the pick up pipe is clear these engines have a history of blocking the pick up pipe from over due dervice or wrong/bad quality oil!

Peace of mind :nod:
 
Jayc20xe said:
^^^^ Correct you need all to do this injectors and ecu! For the price its not worth it as they fetch good money I have a 20v turbo k03s turbo remapped =225bhp for 350 euro!

For parts look at
http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/

And a tip go and service it, 5w-30 only and worth taking the sump off to check the pick up pipe is clear these engines have a history of blocking the pick up pipe from over due dervice or wrong/bad quality oil!

Peace of mind :nod:
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thanks for the info
i already knew about the problem with the pick up pipe so thats the 1st thing on my agenda
its just had a full cambelt kit fitted so thats one less worry
and the other bonus is that the bloke im getting it off works in a car spares so if its needed anything its had it all the front suspension arms are new as are the rear wheel bearings and the front discs and pads
he says it will need new rear discs when the pads get changed next as theyre getting ready but im probably gonna get drilled and grooved discs all round anyway
 
well the astras now gone and the passat is here
 
Should have bought a TDI..... you could have done a de-cat without any downsides!

Still, it does look good & they are nice to drive. the 20v engine is supposed to be a good base to work with! there was one of those around my way! Had a good exhaust on it and it obviously benefited from it!

oh and get some VW centre caps on those wheels :lol:
 
Astraguy09 said:
Should have bought a TDI..... you could have done a de-cat without any downsides!

Still, it does look good & they are nice to drive. the 20v engine is supposed to be a good base to work with! there was one of those around my way! Had a good exhaust on it and it obviously benefited from it!

oh and get some VW centre caps on those wheels :lol:
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tdi's was out of my range:redface: they still doing good money and when i got offered this one i couldnt turn down the offer of a straight swap for my astra
yeh ive heard they can be tuned well but im just going to see if i get along with the car 1st as im used to hot hatches :heh:
and yes im definately going to get some centrecaps for the wheels they look pants without them
 
If thats the case make sure that its not had a bodge re-map and there is no blue smoke coming from the exhaust, if there is the turbo is likley to be knackered!
 
no smoke and the engines totally standard apart from a pants dump valve
i think i got a gay dump valve it sounds a bit limp wristed lol
 
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