Tuesday 29 December 2015

Crankshaft dumper upgrade

This damper reduces crankshaft torsional vibration, which is the end-to-end twisting/rebound motion, that is naturally generated during each power stroke.

A harmonic balancer inside this damper contributes to greater valve train and timing efficiency, and reduces wear of critical engine components such as main bearings, oil pump and the crankshaft itself.

Fluidampr crankshaft damper
For more information you may visit an official site.

Odometer: 63,200 km.

Turbo outlet pipe upgrade

The reason to install the aftermarket TOP (Turbo Outlet Pipe) is to remove the factory pipe with the muffler that designed to reduce the engine bay acoustics.

The aftermarket muffler delete tube screws into place, forming a full, uninterrupted path for airflow.

Aftermarked muffler VS Stock

SPULEN 2.0T FSI Turbo Outlet Pipe Kit
The throttle pipe was already changed before.

Odometer: 63,200 km.

Monday 7 December 2015

Adjustable sway bar endlinks

In order to make further proper suspension adjustments for the desired car's road behavior I replaced the sway bars endlinks with the adjustable ones.

They allows to reveal all the stiffer sway bars potential and not lead to the undesired sway bar pre-load condition that may occur when attempting to adjust sway bar hardness with the stock endlinks.

I chose the Spulen front end-links and Whiteline for the rear.

Spulen front end-links

Whiteline rear end-links
Of course, the setup must be adjusted properly, according to the sway bar position at the normal vehicle load conditions.

For more information on the sway bar and endlinks - see the following links:
1. Swaybar/Endlink FAQ2. Setting Adjustable End Links For Ride Height

Odometer: 61,500 km.