Dallas' MK4 jetta build

[_FUBAR_]

those o2 sockets are junk. i break one everytime i use one. the make a heavy duty crows foot style that is much stronger.

[Pssst...passed you]

I always just used a box wrench on mine to break them free and then hand loosen them.

[_FUBAR_]

plus if you are replacing them for sure. just cut the wires. make sure the battery is disconnected before though.

[dallas257]

Yeah i learned my lesson on it. Useless piece of metal lol

[dallas257]

As promised here it is my new front mounted inter cooler. Install went really well. It was for sure an easier install than a euro jet because it doesn't change the route of the hot side at all.

[dallas257]

Got my exhaust on today, and got it tuned yesterday. All I have left to do is the turbo which should be on in the next couple days. Heres a picture or two of 42Draft designs awesome exhaust, worth every penny.
Whole 3 inches of breathing room

Dual wall tips were definitely worth it.

[Miller7204]

Looks good Make a sound clip asap so we can all hear the results

[Pssst...passed you]

Damn, wish I had a lift.

[dallas257]

Iv got 2 lifts back home I can use, and I did the exhaust on Ft Campbell at the DIY shop. Cost about 30 bucks for 4 hours on the lift . Sadly none of them are actually mine. Ill get a clip up tomorrow of how it sounds now.

[_FUBAR_]

looks good. good progress.

[Pssst...passed you]

Reminds me, i have never posted a sound clip of my exhaust yet. I have the same 3" 42DD, that I v-banded. Sounds amazing, a little loud at times though.

[dallas257]

So I went on leave at midnight today, and for some reason I decided to just drive the 10 hours home right then and there instead of sleeping. Well about 4 hours into my trip I got attacked by a rouge tire. It snapped my parking break, tore out my inner fender well plastic thing, my old front valance (which I was going to take off today anyway,) and ripped my plastic skid plate out and half of the passenger side engine cover that hides the belts. I haven't gotten it on a lift to see if anything else is wrong, but tomorrow I will.

Well here is the look good stuff I got done when I made it back.

Went ahead and put my shiny new used gli front valance on that I bought last week thanks to the help of this forum, put a new grill on, and changed out the old clear and amber side markers for smoked ones to match the headlights and tail lights (when ever I got those on )


And here it is, a short little video of me beings a dick in the drive way for you guys.
IMG_0214_zps16d696aa.mp4 video by dallas257 | Photobucket

[tom5191]

Damn that sounds good. And you need windshield wiper fluid.

[dallas257]

Yeahhhhh...Iv got a brand new bottle in the back seat. Just haven't done it for some reason.

[Shameless]

Damn that sounds amazing through all rpms.