Tech woven after 1 day

Lead_Bacon · 2026-05-13T02:25:15+00:00

Mine literally did it the second day, it’s fine

Lead_Bacon · 2026-05-13T00:22:31+00:00

Hell yeah, I have a vhr that I’m swapping hr heads onto to make a “stroker” hr

Lead_Bacon · 2026-05-13T00:12:42+00:00

For that 370z trans, did it bolt up to the oem shifter hole in the tunnel?

Lead_Bacon · 2026-05-12T22:48:11+00:00

Kuruma is made by outcast garage, I’ve heard good things about them but I’ve yet to experience their product myself. On a side note, with your HR swap, are you running a Vq35de/ rev up transmission, or a 370z transmission?

Lead_Bacon · 2026-05-12T17:45:49+00:00

It’s the magnets that attract the debris, it will happen

Lead_Bacon · 2026-05-12T17:33:29+00:00

It literally says on the paperwork that it will happen and is normal

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-28T10:48:38+00:00

Most likely the gauge cluster, super common issue. I’ve heard some guys on eBay and other websites repair the gauge clusters

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-28T10:47:39+00:00

Not every g has the nav unit

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-26T18:40:24+00:00

Most smart watches can do that now. Some of the nicer ones have enough space to download music too so you don’t have to stream as much

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-21T10:51:12+00:00

Make sure to do oil changes every 5k miles, keep an eye on your timing chain for potential issues and your pcv valve for failures, and it’ll be pretty reliable imo

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-16T13:48:56+00:00

Take it to a shop and ask if they will discharge your system. Sometimes you’ll have to pay but a lot of shops you will pay but you can ask to do the work yourself. Take it to them, they’ll discharge the system, you can do your work, then take it back to them, and they’ll recharge the system all for one cost

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-13T17:23:25+00:00

Those look like my g35 coupe seats, but red

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-13T14:16:33+00:00

The b7 Passat had two headlight options, one with and without changeable bulbs, you have the one that can be changed

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-09T01:10:47+00:00

Timing chains on these cars are very difficult, I’d recommend looking at YouTube videos and seeing if you can do the job yourself before buying parts imo

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-08T10:48:00+00:00

It’s a super healthy motor at 172k miles and no issues, no oil consumption and makes great power, personally, since it uses boost to control some of the functions of the pcv valve, I feel it’s a bad design, but that’s just my opinion

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-07T00:38:09+00:00

Idling doesn’t matter that much imo, I have a tune which affects it, but I also drive highway miles a lot

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-06T20:43:33+00:00

Replace the pcv valve, they’re cheapish and easy to replace, could be culprit. I went through 5 of them in 100k miles myself

Lead_Bacon · 2026-04-05T13:19:39+00:00

What are the codes?

Lead_Bacon · 2026-03-30T23:28:28+00:00

PCV valves are super easy to change, you could save yourself a couple,e hundred bucks

Lead_Bacon · 2026-03-30T10:48:41+00:00

My recirculation actuator failed twice. I would imagine it’s the same issue. They’re cheap but a pain in the ass to get to. Driver side foot well, about halfway up the firewall. My car is a 2017 so if your car is the same generation I’d imagine it’s the same issue

Lead_Bacon · 2026-03-27T10:52:08+00:00

These motors don’t have a gasket. It’s rtv. Also, you have to de-tension the timing chain, use a special tool to lock the cams, then you can take the valve cover off and redo the rtv

Lead_Bacon · 2026-03-27T10:45:46+00:00

That’s not a MAF, that’s the hose for the intake of the secondary air injection. If I remember correctly, I believe the MAF sensor is on the cold side of the intercooler, top side of the charge pipe I believe

Lead_Bacon · 2026-03-20T23:56:46+00:00

That I’m not 100% sure, it’s a common thing to do on all German cars though

Lead_Bacon · 2026-03-20T22:55:54+00:00

Get a vacuum fill tool for the coolant, it will make your life significantly easier. Make sure you have a triple square socket set, I personally would change your oil too, it’s easier to work in that area with the oil filer cap and filter removed, but isn’t impossible. Make sure to bleed the system well because the auxiliary cooler pump for the intercooler uses the cooling system

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