stollen's R32

[stollen]

http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62547-1/r32badge.jpg

Current mod list:
35% tint
STaSIS Engineering Street Sport coilover suspension
18" SSR GT7 lightweight wheels
VF Engineering Pendulum mount
Clear bumper lights
Shorty antenna
Flapper mod
Neuspeed 22mm rear sway bar
Chicago Performance Tuning adjustable rear control arms
Blue tinted aspherical mirrors
Polo rear wiper
"Blue" Haldex ECU upgrade
VF Engineering motor and transmission mounts
VW Motorsport strut bushings
VF Engineering RSS-32 Turbo kit
Autospeed 3" catback exhaust


The story:
Well, it all started when I got bored with my '02 Subaru WRX. It was fast (as long as you were above 3k RPM's) and fun, but driving around town in summer time with the A/C on was just annoying. So I set out to get something different, my requirements were pretty few actually, my next car just had to have AWD and a 6 cylinder motor, oh yeah, and not be insanely expensive.

After doing a ton of looking I stumbled upon the R32. I had never even thought of looking in the direction of VW/Audi, and I honestly don't remember how I stumbled upon this actually. Anyway, I went to the dealer end of Feb 04 when they got some in, test drove one, and instantly thought "This will be my next car", just wasn't ready to buy it that day. I was finally ready in June of 04, I got a phone call from the salesman I was working with saying they got the last two in and were in PDI as we spoke. I went to Jordan just as they pulled them out to the lot (one silver one blue), looked at them for about 2 minutes and told them to put a sold tag on the blue one and have been happy ever since. Actually, I have had it for 3 years as of this month.

Stock beauty:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62541-1/r32_stock.jpg

After tint, clear bumper markers, and antenna:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/18922-2/DSC_0131.jpg

Plus SSR's:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/18934-2/r32ssr.jpg

Plus suspension:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62535-1/lowered2.jpg
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62538-1/lowered3.jpg

New motor pic with turbo kit (before engine cover goes back on):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/turbo/JMS_0620.jpg

[twooly]

mmmmm pure sex........

[DSV]

You know I love it. I still want your motor in my car. Plus the Carbonio intake is just plain sexay. :tu:

[iowaboostin]

I don't even need to tell ya that's just plain gorgeous :tu:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/iowaboostin/Random%20web/4c8mkap-vi.gif

[Prez]

Next time you see me wave. You always mean muggin me in the evo.

Assuming thats you. I sometimes run into a clean blue R32 on Railroad in West Des Moines.

[stollen]

Next time you see me wave. You always mean muggin me in the evo.

Assuming thats you. I sometimes run into a clean blue R32 on Railroad in West Des Moines.

I haven't been on Railroad in a long time. I actually haven't been around WDM much lately since I moved to Johnston. I do know there is another blue one in WDM driven by a retired guy, could be him. I will keep an eye out for ya though :tu:

Thanks for all the compliments so far, its only gonna get better :twisted:

[Prez]

I haven't been on Railroad in a long time. I actually haven't been around WDM much lately since I moved to Johnston. I do know there is another blue one in WDM driven by a retired guy, could be him. I will keep an eye out for ya though :tu:

Thanks for all the compliments so far, its only gonna get better :twisted:

Naw this guy is younger that I see with it.

Either way it's clean like yours. I like the R32's. I think they are a nice cool car. Just wish they had some more ummmmmph to them and where cheaper to mod.

I love the looks though. They are teh sex on wheels.

[stollen]

Oh, there is also a "fake" R32 running around town, I see it at Granite City quite often. It is actually a blue 20th Anniversary edition GTi with a crappy Wings West body kit that makes it look like an R32 at first glance. I have never seen who drives it though.

I agree, I wish they had a little more oomph and were cheaper to mod too, the EVO definitely has the R32 beat in the fast/easier to make faster categories. :tu:

[SirRangeALot]

Next time you see me wave. You always mean muggin me in the evo.

Here's a question...why is a guy driving a Japanese product in a German product forum?!? jw :D

Anywho, nice R32!! :tu:

[Prez]

Here's a question...why is a guy driving a Japanese product in a German product forum?!? jw :D

Anywho, nice R32!! :tu:

Why not? I like some VW's. Also a guy from best buy reffered me here. I'm a board junkie! lol.

Besides some of you are local so it's neat to see whats local for other cars. :)

As far as the fake R32 goes, pretty sure it is a real one. I wanted to buy one for awhile and even looked at them before the Evo.

I haven't seen it in a long time, maybe 2 months have gone by since I have last seen it.

[DSV]

Why not? I like some VW's. Also a guy from best buy reffered me here. I'm a board junkie! lol.

Besides some of you are local so it's neat to see whats local for other cars. :)

As far as the fake R32 goes, pretty sure it is a real one. I wanted to buy one for awhile and even looked at them before the Evo.

I haven't seen it in a long time, maybe 2 months have gone by since I have last seen it.

Well I think it's pretty cool that you're hanging out here. Overall we like to think that we're a friendly bunch and in my book any car is welcome. I hope you are able to make it out to the rally.

[/sidetrack]


Gary, what is next on your list for the .:R? Possibly getting that rear sway bar installed? Also, weren't you talking about shaving the front blinkers? You ought to put that photochop up in here. :D

[Loccusst]

That had to be me who told you about this site Prez...you friends with K.C.? Anyway I love this R32...always have...always will. I would own one but good lord the price is outrageous ... even for a used one.

[stollen]

Gary, what is next on your list for the .:R? Possibly getting that rear sway bar installed? Also, weren't you talking about shaving the front blinkers? You ought to put that photochop up in here. :D

Well, next on the list has to be that sway bar, I have everything I need (might pick up some longer bolts for the endlinks), just havn't had the motivation. Also I will be ordering some adjustable control arms as soon as the place I am getting them from has some in stock. After lowering my car the rear camber is out of spec and the stock control arms offer basically no adjustment.

http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62550-1/aca.jpg

All the stuff for looks is on hold until I get performance done, although I do really want to shave the front bumper markers and get my engine and battery covers painted body color.

[Prez]

That had to be me who told you about this site Prez...you friends with K.C.? Anyway I love this R32...always have...always will. I would own one but good lord the price is outrageous ... even for a used one.

That'd be me. :)

[DSV]

Sounds good, Gary. Maybe now that you have an entire forum bugging you about your sway bar you will get the motivation to work on it, lol. :D

[stollen]

The above mentioned adjustable control arms have been ordered, shipping from Chicago tomorrow and should be here Friday/Monday :yippee:

[turboA4]

YiPPPPPPPPIE!!!!!!!!

[DSV]

The above mentioned adjustable control arms have been ordered, shipping from Chicago tomorrow and should be here Friday/Monday :yippee:

Congrats, Gary! Maybe Suspensions R Us can actually work on your car now...lol

[twooly]

The above mentioned adjustable control arms have been ordered, shipping from Chicago tomorrow and should be here Friday/Monday :yippee:

Woo Hooo

[stollen]

Congrats, Gary! Maybe Suspensions R Us can actually work on your car now...lol

Suspensions R Us got its start on my car, then it just grew :D These should be an easy install (two bolts per control arm) so hopefully I will have them in pretty quick after they get here.

[lenny]

Adjustable control arms are on my next-to-do list as well...God damn I love your car
-Dan

[stollen]

Control arms are here (arrived the day after they shipped from Chicago :eek: ) but the wife took the good camera with her to Seattle so I can't document the install process. Therefore I will be waiting until she gets back to put them on. They look awesome and are very high quality, especially for $300. ECS sells some that are basically stock control arms cut in half with a threaded bolt welded in the middle for adjustment that are $450 :rolleyes:

[twooly]

Fun Fun let me know when you put them on and Ill swing by.

[stollen]

So I got my adjustable control arms and Neuspeed 22 mm rear sway bar installed tonight and the wife took some pics along the way. As far as a review goes, the adjustable control arms look extremely well built for being cheaper then most other options, and they do what they need to do. The only thing that is a little dissapointing is I think I need longer bolts for the end that mounts closest to the wheel (the big U looking end) and didn't know it until I did the install. I put loctite on the existing bolt and will just keep an eye on it (and not drive it much) until I can get a longer bolt.

The 22mm rear sway bar changed the handling much more than I thought it ever would, now I am kicking myself for letting it lay around for the past 2 years. The car used to push a fair amount in the corners when taking them at high speed, most of that understeer is gone now. This combined with the coilovers has GREATLY reduced body roll, there is still maybe a small amount of it, but its vastly improved. The car feels much more nimble on my little test drive I did earlier tonight. Out of all the mods I have done this has been the best bang for the buck.

Camber using stock control arms (probably a little out of spec :D )
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62576-1/precamber.jpg

Camber after the install was done and a little adjusting by eye:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62573-1/newcamber.jpg

Ends of the new adjustable arms:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62558-1/cptend.jpg
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62561-1/cptend2.jpg

Stock control arms vs new adjustable control arms
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62579-1/stockvscpt.jpg

Installing the arms
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62564-1/cptinstall.jpg

Didn't get a shot of the arms installed, will get that tomorrow sometime.

Next up was the sway bar install, to get it done the exhaust had to be dropped down a little:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62567-1/exhaustdown.jpg

To get to four bolts (two per side as shown) that hold the sway bar to the chassis:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62588-1/swaymount.jpg

Yeah, the new one is slightly bigger than stock ;)
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62582-1/stockvsneu.jpg

Tightening the last of the four chassis bolts:
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62585-1/swaydone.jpg

My car is getting quite a few different colors going on, not sure I like that
http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62591-1/swayside.jpg

[07GTI]

looks good

[DSV]

Looking good, Gary. Can't wait to ride in the .:R again now. :tu:

The colors of parts and cars is something that always gets to me as well. I had a really hard time putting red springs and yellow shocks on my car, but it WAS the best option out there for me.

[twooly]

Nice man. Can't wait for that ride.

[stollen]

I think I am going to make a run and get some longer bolts today so I can just put them on before I do any more driving. Then I may have to go do some driving :twisted:

[cadwiz]

Sweet Gary i know how stoked you have been.....glad you got it done.
i'm sure the sway bar speaks for itself. and as far as bang for the buck...
new tires (due to inside wear) vs adjustable control arms
need i say more!

[kleinergti1]

quick question where did you get the rear adj arms at.

[850 T-5]

I didn't realize how much you had done to the R32. That pretty sweet. Must be nice working on suspension that hasn't been welded by time (rust).

[stollen]

quick question where did you get the rear adj arms at.

A company called Chicago Performance Tuning www.gocpt.com Awesome customer service and I got the arms the day after I ordered :tu:


I didn't realize how much you had done to the R32. That pretty sweet. Must be nice working on suspension that hasn't been welded by time (rust).

I sometimes forget how much I have done to it too. :D

[stollen]

So last week I get home from work in the A4 and Jess (my car) wanted to have a conversation. Here is how it went:

Jess: Excuse me, but why am I spending so much time in the garage, have I been bad?
Me: Oh no, not at all. You are just getting close to 40,000 miles and I have been forgetting to schedule your maintenance.
Jess: Oh, well I really miss being out on the road, could you schedule that soon?
Me: I will get right on it, I promise!
Jess: By the way, I really enjoyed going to the track the other day, I like it rough sometimes ;)

So to make her happy I talked to Kevin (vwmeister) and got a day figured out that I could come to his shop and get all the fluids changed. The dealer was going to charge me something like $700 for the 40k maintenance and I spent around $275 on parts and even after all is said and done I will get much more done for way less than $700, thanks again for helping me out Kevin!

There was a nice box from ECS waiting for me when I got home today:

http://images2.rdefined.com/d/62594-1/maint.jpg

Enough stuff to change my transmission fluid, rear diff fluid, Haldex fluid and filter (the odd wrench is needed to change the haldex filter), spark plugs, fuel filter, and cabin filter. Not exactly a mod you normally think of, but gotta keep her running in top notch shape so its time :cool:

[DSV]

Like you said, the regular maintenance stuff is not something we always think about, but it definitely needs to be done. I'm sure Jess will feel great after you get all that stuff changed out. It ought to be just in time for me to take Jess on a date myself... :drive:

[twooly]

Awesome, Ill have to talk to Kevin after my 10k service (that i'm doing myself) to meet up with him to pay him to do my service!

[stollen]

Twooly and I went up to Kevin's shop yesterday to give my R all its new "blood". First of all HUGE thumbs up :tu: to Kevin for letting me use his shop/tools/experience to get all the fluids changed. Sure I could have done it in my garage with the car up on jackstands but the lift at his place made the job a million times easier. Plus his extensive knowledge on working on cars came in handy several times, having all the right tools nearby was nice as well.

It was awesome hanging out and working on the car with you Kevin, I had a blast and you are an awesome guy for helping out. Also thanks to Todd for coming along and pitching in, even though you almost got doused with transmission fluid :eek:

The R is running well, can't say the fluid changes made a huge difference, but the peace of mind is well worth the cost and sweat of getting the job done.

[berserker]

:tu: New blood is ALWAYS good.. even more so when it attacks Todd :laugh:

[vwmeister]

It was my pleasure guys! :drive:

[senseless1707]

R32 is looking awesome:tu: can't wait to see a finished product

[stollen]

Wow, can't believe it has been almost a month since I have done anything to the R. Well today I got my blue tinted "blind spot" mirrors and Polo rear wiper from ECS.

The stock mirror viewing area:
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/diy/DSC_0620.jpg

Now (can basically see everything behind the B pillar, notice the back of the Audi sitting next to me can be seen in the mirror):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/diy/DSC_0623.jpg


Stock rear wiper (yeah, the car is dirty, it rained...):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/diy/DSC_0617.jpg

New rear wiper (has an "aero" blade to match the fronts and is slightly beefier):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/diy/DSC_0636.jpg

[07GTI]

looks good :tu:

[twooly]

Nice....I have to say the mirrors is the best thing I bought for my car. Looks good, wait until you drive at night.

[OrangeDUB]

The new wiper looks good!

I bought new aspherical mirror glass just like that for mine and really love it! It's alot better for seeing your blind spot. For some reason my car came with a clear glass driver's side one and a blue glass passenger side one :sly:

[justin]

Sweet. That wiper is much cleaner looking.

[chuNknorris]

Wow that rear wiper you had on there had a HUGE swipe area. That is a neat wiper though, i may copy you on that one. Im partial to my wiper, no delete for me. Those mirrors are really interesting aswell, i wasnt aware they even made something like that. Nice job

[stollen]

Wow that rear wiper you had on there had a HUGE swipe area. That is a neat wiper though, i may copy you on that one. Im partial to my wiper, no delete for me. Those mirrors are really interesting aswell, i wasnt aware they even made something like that. Nice job

And I may be copying your 5 brake light mod soon, so we are even :D

The new wiper is about an inch shorter than the stock one, not a big deal, but yeah, the stock one was huge.

[Loccusst]

The rear is starting to look nice....what's next?

[stollen]

The rear is starting to look nice....what's next?

Picked up stuff to do the 5 brake light mod like chunk has today, not sure after that though... Starting to get into really expensive territory and the wife and I want a bigger house so we will see how much more I get to do to the car.

[stollen]

So I decided that 4 months is long enough without doing new mods to the car so I ordered more goodies. In keeping with my go > show philosophy I ordered more performance goodies instead of appearance mods. I got the remaining 2 VF motor mounts I didn't have (already have the pendulum mount) and an upgraded haldex (AWD system in the R) controller. I haven't gotten the haldex controller yet, but its on its way.

I was shocked at the size of the motor mounts (cd included for reference):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/DSC_0860.jpg

The haldex controller is just a little module that goes under the car near the rear diff (yes I am excited it matches my car, even though you can't usually see it):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/haldex.jpg

And since I know there are some tech junkies around here, the tech document showing what the upgraded haldex controller does can be found here (http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/haldex_hpp.pdf) (notice the scales are different between stock software and tuned software, showing the increase in amount of torque transferred to the rear with upgraded controller).

Not sure when I am gonna get this stuff installed since its so freaking cold lately, but the haldex controller was about to go up in price $250 so I figured I should get it ordered now.

[cadwiz]

:tu: sWEET......MY NEXT UPGRADE WILL BE A NEW CAR! MINE KEEPS GETTING DAMAGED.
LET ME KNOW HOW IT PULLS WHEN YOU GET EVERYTHING IN.

[07GTI]

the .:R just keeps getting more sweet :tu:

[OrangeDUB]

Nice Gary! The R pull pull harder now for sure :tu:

Are you still set on getting a catback exhaust for this beast?

[stollen]

Are you still set on getting a catback exhaust for this beast?

Not sure, if I can figure out why my flapper isn't working (maybe just a busted vacuum hose or something) I will probably stay stock. After all, its not like my stock exhaust sounds bad, and yeah aftermarket ones are lighter, but that would be removing weight from the wrong end of the car (its already nose heavy).....

[berserker]

Let us know how you like the motor mounts... they are a sweet built in back massage system :laugh:

[twooly]

Awesome Gary, if you want we can always use my dad's garage since its heated. That is if you don't want to wait :D

[stollen]

Awesome Gary, if you want we can always use my dad's garage since its heated. That is if you don't want to wait :D

Thats a possibility Todd, although the other thought is maybe talking Kevin into letting me use his shop again since the lift may make doing the Haldex controller much easier :cool: I have some used oil to give him anyway for his oil burner :D

[twooly]

Thats a possibility Todd, although the other thought is maybe talking Kevin into letting me use his shop again since the lift may make doing the Haldex controller much easier :cool: I have some used oil to give him anyway for his oil burner :D

Nice....I have some oil also :cool:

[John2.0T]

Thats a possibility Todd, although the other thought is maybe talking Kevin into letting me use his shop again since the lift may make doing the Haldex controller much easier :cool: I have some used oil to give him anyway for his oil burner :D

OH yes lifts are excellent :) *COUGH*turbokitinstall*COUGH*

[stollen]

Well in celebration of the nice weather I decided today was the day to install my Haldex upgrade. I don't think I have ever installed something that was only two wiring harnesses and two bolts that was such a pain to do. Mostly because of where its located the choice of tools to get the bolts in/out is quite limited.

Anyway, it's in and definitely worth the effort of the install. The nose of the car doesn't seem to lift as much under heavy acceleration anymore, and going around corners under heavy acceleration (where the upgrade really shines) makes the rear feel like its driving the car through the corner more than the front is dragging it through. The slight sense of torque steer when hammering on the gas at 3k-4k rpms is gone as well. Definitely money well spent, I don't know that I will take advantage of it everyday on the streets (driving like a normal person), but when I want to have fun or am on the track I will be glad I did this upgrade. :drive:

Installed pic (yeah, it was a tight fit, and my car is dirty, and my hands are scraped up....)

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/haldexin.jpg

[twooly]

nice....you'll have to take me for a spin :drive:

[07GTI]

Sweet, :tu:

[OrangeDUB]

Good stuff Gary :tu:

I vote for a custom exhaust next :)

[lenny]

Good stuff Gary :tu:

I vote for a custom exhaust next :)

X2.....turboback......hahahahaha
-Dan

[Putter]

Hows the noise transfer from the heim jointed control arms?

[stollen]

Hows the noise transfer from the heim jointed control arms?

I couldn't tell a difference when I installed them. All I know is I could get my rear camber back in spec after lowering with those adjustable control arms so that made me happy.

I managed to install my VF Engineering motor mounts today, the additional vibration isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It feels like all the power is getting put down now, instead of the engine rocking all over the place under full throttle, and shifting when accelerating in a hurry seems improved as well. Overall I am a huge fan of my weekend additions to the car.

Stock weenie motor mounts:
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/stockmotor.jpg

VF goodness on the passenger side:
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/vfps.jpg

Driver's side:
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/vfds.jpg


X2.....turboback......hahahahaha
-Dan

Its almost getting to the point that a turboback would be the only thing left to do ;)

[stollen]

Well yesterday with help from Marcus (turboa4), Todd (twooly), and Sam (sam) I installed Hawk HPS brake pads all the way around and flushed my brake fluid with some high temp Amsoil dot 4 brake fluid (Thanks Head at JJperf for the brake fluid hook up!).

It was kinda neat to see the car up on 4 jackstands again
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/pics/IMG_8593_sized.JPG

My car had the fluid flushed 2 years and 24k miles ago and the stuff that came out this time looked nasty again, lots of crud came out during the flush. Here is a shot of what came out while flushing the clutch, there is some good fluid diluting the nasty stuff, but it still wound up looking like this (good fluid looks basically like cooking oil):

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/diy/oldfluid.jpg

Went out and bedded in the new pads this morning and the stopping power is awesome for street use, I will see in a couple weeks how they hold up on the track.

[SDKmann]

Mmmm, delicious. Full track report required!

[OrangeDUB]

Looks liek it will be a bit more fun to drive :tu:

"Hover .:R to base, requesting wheels, over, krssssh"

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/pics/IMG_8593_sized.JPG

[swirlfree]

The car is hot Gary. Love the progress. :tu:

[SirRangeALot]

"Hover .:R to base, requesting wheels, over, krssssh"

Lawlz! :D

[stollen]

More stuff is on the way :twisted: I expect to get some VW Motorsport front strut bushings to replace the soft, crappy, failure prone stock bushings and a Pioneer DEH-P5000UB CD player today. I picked up the bushings from parts4vws.com and the Pioneer from Crutchfield. I know, what am I doing buying from Crutchfield, but for "cheap" cd players its probably the best place to go. They included everything, dash pocket to take up the extra space, wiring harness, amplified antenna adaptor, stock radio removal keys and instructions and shipped it all for free.

I got the P5000 because I wanted something that:
1. Didn't look gaudy and came close to matching dash lights.
2. Had USB input on the rear and built in iPod control (no extra modules to buy).
3. (bonus) RCA plugs on the back instead of leads, meaning less crap to try to fit behind the radio.

I plan on running a USB cable to the glove box so I can plug in a flash drive or iPod and not have it floating around in the main cabin of the car. Hopefully will be installing both this weekend :yippee:

[roksax]

I've always liked Pioneer's stuff. I have a 6800MP sitting in my closet right now from my WRX that I'm thinking of installing in my GTI. It's been a solid unit, I just wish it had time correction and more adjustable crossovers.

[Loccusst]

Wow Gary....careful, you might get bit by the audio bug again and way down the car with heavy subs and amps. lol:hide:
My new acquisition for the rally is getting installed wed. Maybe I will swing by this weekend and check things out.

[Mk4Gasm]

More stuff is on the way :twisted: I expect to get some VW Motorsport front strut bushings to replace the soft, crappy, failure prone stock bushings and a Pioneer DEH-P5000UB CD player today. I picked up the bushings from parts4vws.com and the Pioneer from Crutchfield. I know, what am I doing buying from Crutchfield, but for "cheap" cd players its probably the best place to go. They included everything, dash pocket to take up the extra space, wiring harness, amplified antenna adaptor, stock radio removal keys and instructions and shipped it all for free.

I got the P5000 because I wanted something that:
1. Didn't look gaudy and came close to matching dash lights.
2. Had USB input on the rear and built in iPod control (no extra modules to buy).
3. (bonus) RCA plugs on the back instead of leads, meaning less crap to try to fit behind the radio.

I plan on running a USB cable to the glove box so I can plug in a flash drive or iPod and not have it floating around in the main cabin of the car. Hopefully will be installing both this weekend :yippee:

Now you jsut need that 450/4 and a 13TW5 ;) both for 880 shipped :)

[stollen]

Wow Gary....careful, you might get bit by the audio bug again and way down the car with heavy subs and amps. lol:hide:
My new acquisition for the rally is getting installed wed. Maybe I will swing by this weekend and check things out.

I swear I am just doing a different deck and that's it :hide:

Probably shouldn't do much else anyway, we just bought 2 acres of land to build a house on so extra money (if there is such a thing) is gonna be pretty much non-existant for a while....

[cadwiz]

we just bought 2 acres of land to build a house on so extra money (if there is such a thing) is gonna be pretty much non-existant for a while....

And the only thing i got out of the statment above ,that i got excited about was your land. Happy to hear that Gary new house and 2 acres :tu: great news . I'm happy for you and Jill. Good Luck

[stollen]

And the only thing i got out of the statment above ,that i got excited about was your land. Happy to hear that Gary new house and 2 acres :tu: great news . I'm happy for you and Jill. Good Luck

Yeah, its gonna be sweet. 2 acre walk out lot at the end of a culdesac in Cumming :D Hopefully start building in a year or so.

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/misc/land.jpg

[Mk4Gasm]

Yeah, its gonna be sweet. 2 acre walk out lot at the end of a culdesac in Cumming :D Hopefully start building in a year or so.

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/misc/land.jpg

Muahaha now I know where your lot is...I'm going to dig trenches under the foundation!

[berserker]

Yeah, its gonna be sweet. 2 acre walk out lot at the end of a culdesac in Cumming :D Hopefully start building in a year or so.

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/misc/land.jpg

Woaahh thats awesome, congrats on the purchase!!

[07GTI]

Awesome Congrats Gary :tu:

[stollen]

Well got a couple small things put on, I put a Pioneer CD player in that has USB input so now I just plug a flash drive in and don't have to deal with CD's in my car anymore, which is pretty cool.

I also got some VW Motorsport strut bushings put in. I ordered them from parts4vws.com and they came with a sweet pack of Starburst, neat. Anyone that has a MKIV knows their front strut bushings are squishy and crappy and fail easily, leading to something that looks like this up front (these are stock mounts that only had about 11,000 miles on them):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/JMS_0194.jpg

The motorsport bushings are much harder, without being poly mounts that would be noisy and annoying, resulting in something that looks like this:
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/JMS_0247.jpg

Turn in response is greatly improved, they transmit just a little more noise to the cabin, but very little really. I'm happy with them, even though it was quite the ordeal to get them on successfully... :rolleyes:

[OrangeDUB]

Nice! I just replaced mine when I got my coilovers on, and REALLY enjoy no clunking noise over bumps, large or small :D

Mine will be good for a bit but my next set might be like yours! With free starburst too? Nice. How much were they?

[stollen]

They were actually pretty expensive for what they are... They are up to $180 (includes new strut bearings) but last for years from what I have read. They are kind of hard to come by though, not in stock very often... http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=1J0412331CMS

[OrangeDUB]

Woah those are pretty pricey... I think I got my oem replacements on clearance for $25/set! Hmm... Still, it seems like a great upgrade :tu:

[IaR32]

sweet upgrade, i think i should be getting a set soon from the way my car is handeling lately. also congrats on the land perchase and if you ever want someones opinion on house plans that does it every day let me know, id be more then happy to look at them.

[stollen]

Updated with the turbo kit added to the mod list :drive:

Couple random pics from the turbo install thread (http://forums.projektgerman.com/showthread.php?t=6855):
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/turbo/JMS_0416.jpg

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/turbo/JMS_0417.jpg

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/turbo/JMS_0556.jpg

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/turbo/JMS_0599.jpg

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/turbo/JMS_0616.jpg

[gtiupb2002]

Nice!!! whats that kit bump ur car up too!

[berserker]

:yippee:

[stollen]

Nice!!! whats that kit bump ur car up too!

Rated for 375 bhp (320 to all 4 wheels), hopefully I will get to a dyno after getting a custom exhaust done to see exactly where I am at :twisted:

Oh yeah, stock was basically 250 bhp (195ish to all 4 wheels).

[sam]

You should wait to dyno it til you get a wing.

[OrangeDUB]

I would just laugh out loud when I punched the gas. Like a giddy, excited, overwhelmed laugh. :laugh:

[swirlfree]

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[stollen]

Well, I decided against doing a custom exhaust and picked up an Autospeed 3" resonated catback (4" tips) after getting some feedback from other guys that have this exhaust with turbo R's. I didn't get any pics of it off the car, but it is quite shiny (polished T304 stainless steel construction) and it was almost a shame to put it under the car where nobody will see it :D The only problem was they sent the wrong size clamps for the tips so I am currently rolling with super ghetto U Clamps on there, hopefully to get replaced soon, but they work for now. Most importantly, baby got some growl back, it was way to quiet with the stock exhaust and I picked up about another half pound of boost as well :twisted:

Thanks to Ryan, Jason and Mike that came by to help/supervise :tu:

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/JMS_0672.jpg

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/JMS_0673.jpg

The tips are kind of diagonal cut, they follow the contour of the lower bumper perfectly.
http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/JMS_0674.jpg

http://web.mac.com/gjstoll/r32/mods/JMS_0676.jpg

[07GTI]

sounds GRRRRRReat, nice growl to it

[SirRangeALot]

Mmmm...I can haz sound clipz? :D

[stollen]

Mmmm...I can haz sound clipz? :D

Soon you can, but not yet. Hey Ryan, you busy on Tuesday late afternoon/evening? :D

[turboA4]

i would also say it sounded greaaaaaaaaaat! I didn't get to hear it at WOT, but idling around, it was very nice sounding...almost had a "flapper" tone to it!

[1FastB5]

i still need to get a rid in this thing!!! :D

[MrFlippant]

Awesome :D

What's the plan for charge cooling?

[Kelso]

SWEET! Cant wait to hear it!!!!

[stollen]

Awesome :D

What's the plan for charge cooling?

They are working on a regular air to air FMIC as an addition to the kit as it currently is, without any additional upgrades. Once that is available you will probably see it fitted to my car :cool:

[Kelso]

They are working on a regular air to air FMIC as an addition to the kit as it currently is, without any additional upgrades. Once that is available you will probably see it fitted to my car :cool:

:tu: sweet!

[rroossinck]

Hey Ryan, you busy on Tuesday late afternoon/evening? :D

I think I'm available. Might have to break out some high quality recording apparatus to give this exhaust the respect it's due.

[OrangeDUB]

Awesome! Did you replace the clutch yet?

[stollen]

Awesome! Did you replace the clutch yet?

Nope, clutch is actually fine (for now), I thought it was going out but the noise I was hearing was mostly due to a broken bushing on my pendulum mount. I got a new set of bushings from VF Engineering swapped into it already and it drives perfectly now :drive:

[OrangeDUB]

Ah that's good to hear. We need sound clips man :cool:

[Loccusst]

The sound and pull this thing has when Gary punches it is amazing. Gary took me on a "hot lap" around the neighborhood and I returned with a huge smile. I'm sure Jill is glad to finally be able to tell when you leave and come home from now on. lol

[rroossinck]

For the record, Mike's hat was on facing forwards when he buckled in. When he got out, it was backwards and he was blushing. :D

[lenny]

This car is slow, i have the VCDS logs to prove it!
-Dan

[stollen]

This car is slow, i have the VCDS logs to prove it!
-Dan

:finger: Maybe I should send you some new logs then :twisted:

There might be a video or two online tomorrow as well :hmm:

[lenny]

:finger: Maybe I should send you some new logs then :twisted:

There might be a video or two online tomorrow as well :hmm:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
-Dan

[Saab900CE]

AWESOME! Looks great! We the people demand VIDEOS! :drive:

[stollen]

AWESOME! Looks great! We the people demand VIDEOS! :drive:

And VIDEOS you shall have!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMhwvHESyw4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgiPEOKL9s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOidxlMyNlc

[stollen]

More videos....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZiXjLyxcXs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww4cgWNdr44

[roksax]

sounds nice! I look forward to hearing it in person

[SirRangeALot]

VERY nice, Gary! :worship: :drool: :hump: I bet that puts a big evil grin on your face every time. You should post a clip of the .:R at start-up as well! :D


I look forward to hearing it in person

Definitely...sound clips doesn't do a nice exhaust setup justice at all!

[twooly]

Very nice Gary. Ill have to come over to see how it sounds now compared to before.

[Kelso]

:drool: Very nice!! Cant wait to hear it in person.

[Saab900CE]

WOOT for videos! Sounds awesome and much louder. I wanna see this in person and get a ride. :D

[OrangeDUB]

Hotness. Pure hotness :)

[stollen]

Thanks for all the comments guys, on initial startup when the car is cold and the secondary air injection system is running it is kinda loud, but really mean sounding :twisted: The best part about this exhaust is there is absolutely NO DRONE when cruising down the interstate. That is the biggest complaint with 3" exhaust systems on the R32. I am extremely happy with it :hoff:

[rroossinck]

I pretty distinctly remember that when we started it up for the first time on Saturday, that Gary was really trying hard not to run around like a gleeful little schoolgirl...:D

(Sorry Gary, I just couldn't resist. I'd been saving that one up for 5 whole days. You are now free to tell the story about our brainiac ideas regarding the attachment of my intake.):)

[CROWN]

badass. did u say u bought land in cumming? thats like 4 min from me

[stollen]

badass. did u say u bought land in cumming? thats like 4 min from me

Yep, we did. As it stands now we will probably have to wait till next year to build a house, there are way too many other townhouses for sale in our development right now :mad:

[zlarson]

Yep, we did. As it stands now we will probably have to wait till next year to build a house, there are way too many other townhouses for sale in our development right now :mad:

x2 on the townhomes.

im pretty sure i saw this R32 heading South on Keo Way last Wednesday morning. Sounded awesome!

[weltzinm]

i like it :) sounds nice

[stollen]

x2 on the townhomes.

im pretty sure i saw this R32 heading South on Keo Way last Wednesday morning. Sounded awesome!

Wouldn't have been me last Wednesday morning, the last time my R32 has been on Keo Way was December 28th :) There is another guy (older guy) that has a blue R32 that is downtown once in a while and he always parks on the street right outside the building I work in. I get probably 10 people asking me why I parked on the street those days....