What did you do to your vehicle today?

[djstyles]

I remember reading that you'd like to upgrade to a bigger turbo at some point? if your going IS38 route I can recommend the HPA unit. I've had this used HPA IS38+ on my car with the APR high TQ tune for 5 years now and it hasn't blown up!

[bcuzracecarz]

Yea I'll definitely be upgrading to the IS38 at some point and will be going with an upgraded one for sure; HPA IS38+ is elite, Stratified STR38 I've heard good things about.

Originally Posted by EvoFire

DSG farts only happen when you are on it and upshifting. Otherwise I don't think it does anything.

Wouldn't Golf R springs be undersprung on the rear? Or you mean Golf R wagon springs from Europe?

Yea need stage 2 tune and have the burbles programmed (fuel cutoff tweak), won't be doing that though....and yes they would be, need to throw TTRS bumpstops on the rear and it levels it out.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by bcuzracecarz

Yea I'll definitely be upgrading to the IS38 at some point and will be going with an upgraded one for sure; HPA IS38+ is elite, Stratified STR38 I've heard good things about.



Yea need stage 2 tune and have the burbles programmed (fuel cutoff tweak), won't be doing that though....and yes they would be, need to throw TTRS bumpstops on the rear and it levels it out.

They would be the hatch springs or they would be the wagon springs? The suspension guy in me thinks your car is going to drive horrible with hatch springs and a heavy bump stop. You'll hit the bumpstop so often it's going to suck.

I kind of want to turn off the burbles on my car, but I can't do that without going for a tune, and I don't want to unlock the DME for anything. So I'm stuck with burbles.

[djstyles]

I think he means the Audi TT rear spring pads, which I have installed on my GTI. Members on the Golf MK7 forums have used this combo with success so it's definitely easier than getting Euro Golf R wagon springs.

Speaking of which, there was someone local who has done the Golf R wagon front and rear bumpers and it looks great!

[320icar]

Barely driven the car last year. After ice racing the clutch was slipping (ended up being a leaky release bearing) so I couldn’t go too crazy with it. No track days, a little autocross. Because I need to drop the trans to do the clutch I figured I’d do a full trans upgrade. So spent time ordering parts.

While waiting I wrapped the car. Didn’t 100% finish before this horrendous unrelenting rain crept in. Will finish things like mirrors/wing at some point.





Dropped the trans. New seals, upgraded bearings, braided clutch lines, act throwout bearing, billet shift forks, carbon synchros, quaife lsd, bronze bushings, light flywheel, twin plate clutch etc etc. a bit overkill, but I want it to keep surviving awd clutch drops

[immorality]

That looks awesome! I'd love to do billet forks one day... I forget what's actually in mine because Toyota went from steel to aluminum forks at one point. It's not a common failure point, but it has happened. Synchros are another issue, they just aren't made any more, so I've been hording transmission parts, but there was a refresh (along with the forks), so there's newer and older versions that are not interchangeable, and the shape of the gears are different too, even if the ratios are the same.

[JDMDreams]

Did you diy wrap? How long did it take you?

[320icar]

Ugh ford has a typical modern mindset. If you break something internally they say “no sorry we don’t sell that. Buy a whole new transmission” lol.

The synchros are a known weak spot in the ST/RS as the tabs are floating cast aluminum. The syncrotech upgrades are solid brass, much stronger. Also the shift forks have these nylon bushings that do the movement, they’re known to crack off. So 2 I replaced with billet pieces and the other 2 are oem but Jacks Trandmissions welds on a bronze bushing to replace the nylon.

The only thing post inspection I had to replace was 2nd gear. Everything in the Tran’s looked brand new, except the synchro engagement teeth on 2nd gear. Not too much of a shock with all the hard 1-2 shifts. But that single gear is about $500 and 6 week wait. And ford doesn’t even sell them either. Stupid

[320icar]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

Did you diy wrap? How long did it take you?

Of course. Everything DIY on this car for better or for worse hah. Took a few weeks as I just did it panel by panel in spare time. It looks good for someone with no experience, perfect for track car. Not a show car (though I did see some of those sema wrap jobs lol)

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by immorality

That looks awesome! I'd love to do billet forks one day... I forget what's actually in mine because Toyota went from steel to aluminum forks at one point. It's not a common failure point, but it has happened. Synchros are another issue, they just aren't made any more, so I've been hording transmission parts, but there was a refresh (along with the forks), so there's newer and older versions that are not interchangeable, and the shape of the gears are different too, even if the ratios are the same.

Aren't there a ton of E153 around? Or are they not all made equal?

[immorality]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

Aren't there a ton of E153 around? Or are they not all made equal?

I wouldn't say there was ever a ton, but very few these days.

[underscore]

Anything 25+ years old gets pretty sparse. Add in the cost and hassle of shipping something the size of a transmission and I can't imagine they're easy to find now.

[320icar]

Same reason why I just picked up 2 spare cylinder heads. Better to grab them now before they’re unobtanium

[underscore]

I feel better about picking up a spare set of full strut/spring assemblies with Koni inserts tomorrow lol. Once the OEM supplies of special bits dry up some of them can skyrocket in price too. I just sold a used bumper skin for ~4x more than what they cost brand new, after having paid over 3x for it myself a few years ago.

[EvoFire]

Do I need to start stockpiling M3 parts now?

[bcrdukes]

Yes. Continue your Guangdong hoarding traditions.

[underscore]

Depends on the brand + age of the car really. For Toyota it was start hoarding a few things around 15 years, ramp up at 20, and really ramp up at 25+. With Honda I was running into NLA parts at 15 years old. Jeep at 10 cause their product support is complete trash lol.

I would guess an M3 would be easier to find long-term support for since they're such an icon, but I'm curious what the E46 guys and westopher with the E36 and E30 have to say.

[BIC_BAWS]

It's been a while since I've been a BMW guy, but the F80 should follow the below trends, aside from abnormal factors like COVIDflation. There are some parts you should hoard if you can even find it... Like a set of square 513M rears 18x10+40.

For an E46, parts availability at the 15 year mark for my MY (2002) was pretty decent, it wasn't cheap by any means but you get good finds every now and then. Pick up rare parts around this time.

At the 16-17 year mark, things became dirt cheap, especially if you buy from the states. It's always cheaper to buy/better to sell in the US vs Canada, not sure if this is still the case. Rare parts like the BMW Performance Intake + Sway bar + wheels, were getting close to the point of unobtainium, but if found, it could still be had for a pretty penny.

At the 18 year mark, and maybe we can blame COVID for this, parts availability was pretty scarce/expensive, and those rare parts? Now, unobtainium or stupid money. Funny enough, this is when I learned about the BMW Performance wheels, that's how rare they are. Also, I sold the BMW Performance Intake for $1400 USD, something that only costed $400-600 USD a few years ago. I've always wanted the strut bar, but that was unobtainium earlier than the intake. Iirc the strut bar could cost upwards of $3000 USD around this time period.

For an E36, at the 25 year mark, parts were widely available locally and for a reasonable or cheap cost. OEM parts are still available as I knew a few people that were rebuilding with all new OEM parts for their Euro specs. For the current E36 guys, has OEM pricing on parts changed significantly since the introduction of the classics program?







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[EvoFire]

I'm at 7 years, I'll keep things in mind. We never got 513M in Canada so those were always going to be rare here regardless, however they have dropped in price.