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Hi guys, I have a problem that is making life very difficult at the track. The problem is the rear suspension. I have a severe "Bounce" when I dive hard into corners. When I qualify and have the track to myself, I am consistently in the top 5 out of 22 cars. In the race, I get "pinched" and...

Hello, The car I'm working with is a circle track car and the track is requiring me to add approximately 350lbs to get to 2100 lbs. with driver included. My question is, what is a good front to rear percentage? I've ran Mustangs in the past and they really liked rear weight in the 51%-52%...

Hello, I've decided to install power steering on my Golf Ministock which has manual steering currently. The question that I have is: Are there any things to look out for when doing the swap? Things like steering column size or spline counts, different sized tie rod ends, etc. I have an '85...

Hi guys, I am wondering if the benefits of faster effortless steering in a race car with a locked differential are worth the horsepower drain of running a power steering pump. I feel that my turn in could be alot better (particularly in traffic) if I didn't need so much elbow grease to turn the...

Hi guys, Got a tough one for you. Here's the question. I've heard that all early oil pumps for watercooled VW's featured a 90lb pressure relief spring. Sometime later VW switched to a 60lb spring for lower pressure. Does anyone know when the cutoff was or what engines have this pump? I have...

I was wondering if anyone has come up with a stronger CV joint than the 90mm outer ones that my standard Golf came with. I've broken 2 of them in 7 nights of racing. Are the GTI 100mm ones a big improvement or don't they really make much difference? I haven't had any problems with my inner...

Hello, I have a VW GTI head that suffered a difficult night Sat. On my first lap of qualifying, the engine sounded like it loaded up suddenly going into the first corner and then quit. After removing the valve cover, I found one of the lifter bore holes cracked and it has a rather large hole...

Hey guys, I have a question. Upon cold start-up, I have over 100psi of oil pressure. I have a 1.8L with a solid lifter GTI head. I am running the '84 GTI oil pump also. I had Valvoline 20W50 and the pressure was just over 100psi. When I went to straight 30wt, I lost a small amount of...

Hey guys, I was wondering what radiator would be best for racing. I plan on having a toggle switch to control the fan, But I was wondering what you guys are using. My rules state that I can have any radiator that doesn't interfere with the appearance of the body. (basically has to fit under...

Hello, Here's what I've got. 1.8L 8v with 83mm Wiseco flat tops. .015" rise on the pistons above the deck. The head is an '83 Rabbit GTI big valve solid lifter head. The question is: What kind of oil pump should I be running? The motor is all together now except for the head and oil pump...

I was wondering if anyone would know the part number for the fuel pump that everyone is using to replace the in-tank fuel pump when you switch to a fuel cell. My class requires a fuel cell so the stock tank will not work for me. I am looking for this part number so I can order one. It seems...

I was wondering if I can use a standard allen head bolt to replace the triple square bolts that hold the cv's to the output flanges on the transaxle. The triple square bolts seem to round out so easy. Are there any hardness concerns, etc? Thanks alot, Scott

I am attempting to put coilover sleeves on a '85 golf. I have to use stock replacement struts as per my rules. The problem I have is that the sleeve won't fit over the struts end cap that holds the rod and piston in. I've measured the sleeve and the strut's body, and it would fit perfectly...

I have a '85 golf that I will be racing with a welded diff. My question is: Where can I find the bolt kit for the ring gear and spider gear retainer. I think that since the transaxle is apart, it probably pays to get rid of the rivets. I would really appreciate your answer. What does a kit...

I am fabricating an oval track car and am wondering which fuel injection system to run. I know that many different variables effect my choice, but I was wondering what you guys think. Here's the specs. I Have a 1.8L with stock rods, stock crank, Wiseco forged Flat tops (83MM). 14:1...

Hey guys, I've been reading this forum and without a doubt, the most intelligent racing conversations happen here. It's really hard to find VW info that people really understand. I'm racing in a Mini-Stock Class that's dominated by 2300 powered Mustangs. I can have a 150 lb. weight brake to...