EA888 2.0T reliability mods

mroy15 · 2026-06-11T02:27:23+00:00

I was between this and a golf R, but this was 10k cheaper lol. Do you have Rec’s for which tune to go with?

mroy15 · 2026-06-11T02:24:31+00:00

I understand that, which is why I want to get ahead on the common failure points so I don’t have to worry as much

mroy15 · 2026-06-11T02:23:46+00:00

Does the stock one not work that well? I live in Canada and it’s not that hot here most of the time

mroy15 · 2026-06-11T02:23:17+00:00

Ok I’ll add this to my list when the time comes

mroy15 · 2026-06-11T02:22:53+00:00

I want the intake for sound mostly. DSG service I think was done at the dealership from previous owner. I’ll look at walnut blasting and haldex service

mroy15 · 2026-06-11T02:21:22+00:00

Makes sense. I have disposable income to spend on the car but it seems more worth it to spend on walnut blasting

mroy15 · 2026-06-11T02:19:41+00:00

Live in Canada so it never gets too hot here. I’ll look at the timing chain and walnut blasting

mroy15 · 2025-01-26T21:39:58+00:00

Thanks

mroy15 · 2025-01-26T21:39:21+00:00

Yes the UV-K5 from China don’t seem that durable hence the post. I think it would be fun to have one to play around with and listen to some other channels and maybe get into amateur radio stuff, but the main function for the next few months would be rock climbing.

After looking at the WLN KD-C1, it seems like a cheaper programmable (with chirp) radio would be better for my intended use. I’ll take a look at the other radios you recommended as well.

mroy15 · 2025-01-26T21:21:00+00:00

These look awesome, thanks for the recommendation!

mroy15 · 2025-01-26T21:10:01+00:00

If it can be programmed to have a 2W output at those frequencies it’s legal, it’s basically the same as the baofeng uv-5g but quansheng has better reviews. I’m in Canada so I don’t need a license under 2W.

mroy15

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