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So I was out at Raceline USA today in Temple City CA. I wanted to get an idea of what my stock 2001 Passat has as far as power goes, it is a 5 speed fwd 1.8t with 141,436 at the start of the session. My highest horsepower and torque were on the same pull. This is my base, soon to begin my build...

Two minor mods or upgrades I've had in the car for a while but haven't taken pix yet, till now. I recently swapped my plastic steering wheel for a leather wrapped one. Big difference in look and feel: And while I've had OE fogs on the car since summer, I only recently wired them up. It's...

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Hi there, everyone! Last summer, I bought a 2000 Passat GLS V6 5spd that now has 165k on the clock. There are no leaks of any kind whatsoever, the interior is next to flawless and, other than a few rock chips here and there, the body is beautiful as well. The thing I love most about it is the...

:lol: You just can't make this stuff up. I wasn't sure whether to put this in the Black Hole or Anything Auto, but since it came from the automotive/business section of a publication, here it is in AA. I guess the auto designers will have to go back to the drawing board on this one and do a...

The child proof switch in the driver's door control panel is starting malfunction. While at the beggining it locked OK, now when pushed in, extracts again and I have to hold it down for it to work. I'm thinking of removing the whole panel, and trying to fix just the switch but any info or...

Well for the last 6 months ive been dealing with a nightmear. Push the gas... boost comes up hits 10 p.s.i. and the car misfires. So I take my slightly modified vehicle :wink: over to a dealer where I knew one of the mechanics and he tells me its a vacumn leak. So for the last 6 months Im...

*Update* So I talked to Mark (ZDMAK from ebay) about the situation, he was cool and agreed to ship me out the $22 tool for $15 by priority mail. He started yacking to me about his tool and sports card selling business. Talked to me for quite a bit. If there's every a tool we can't find, he...

Waterfest 10, even after a 9 hour drive to have the event rained out was still one of the best experiences of my Volkswagen life. It was a pleasure to meet some great people and clubb5 members such as BoeserBlick in the sandals, Julian Fang pimping the new set of rims, the guy who was nice...

I need some decent close-up pictures of B5's (98-00) showing the proper spacing of the between the rear fenders and the rear bumper cover and trunk lid. My car was recently rear ended by an uninsured driver. I brought the car to a body shop recommended by my insurance company because they...

I dont care what you say, this is some spicey rice!

Just a quick story about my drive home on Friday afternoon..... Basically, I was driving a little too fast on a slight downhill stretch, with the sun in full winter glare behind me. I couldn't see that the traffic light had turned red -- until I noticed that the two cars in front of me are both...

I am sure this has been discussed before but can not seem to find it. I have been running Amsoil 10-40 for the past 25k. Aside from taking apart the engine is there a way to see if spending the extra $ has done me a heck of good? Yeah sure it is only a few $$ over a year but with a second...

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1048274 980 RWHP on a stock block, rods and pistons? :shock: :shock: :shock: On another note, who the hell graphs dynos versus time?

http://www.scca.org/amateur/solo2/nationals/2003/results/groups/stx.html Yeah, that's right, a WRX wagon took the prize for STX in SCCA SoloII Nationals. :weirdo: They still are kinda ugly though, huh.... :wink:

Background: I bought a rear Votex valance and a Mattig rear window spoiler. Right after purchase of both items I brought them over to Full-EFX, a local “professional” shop. Both items were painted, and installed on my car. Not two weeks passed and I was driving on the on-ramp to the highway and...

I want to change the transmission oil on a 2001 GLS 5 speed. The drain plug takes a 17mm (I think) triple-square tamper proof male socket. I have tried several automotive tool stores and can't find one. Does anyone know where I can get one? TIA Ray

It's been over a year since I joined cb5, and a year on top of that spent lurking. I'm nearing the 1000 post mark and I still haven't shown you all any pictures of my car (no digicam). So, here it is, at long last. It's not exceptionally clean, but then again, my car doesn't get a chance to...

Does anyone have a fool proof method for debadging the Passt letters on the trunk? I'm loaded up with the Goo Gone (great for everything sticky!) and ready to go but don't want to screw it up! Thanks! :nervous: