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  • Really like your build, the attention for detail is huge.

    Just a quick question, does your username refer to Valentino Rossi (MotoGP the doctor)?

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    • I love all of your build threads - great eye for details that most people wouldn't even consider. Top work.

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      • Originally posted by Jay_ View Post
        I love all of your build threads - great eye for details that most people wouldn't even consider. Top work.
        Hello and thank you for the feedback. In the end of the day it's all in the details as they say

        Originally posted by Fudge View Post
        just read though the whole build ! this is a very cool little a1, the interior is so nice and i love the chassis set up

        NICE WORK
        Thank you mate


        Originally posted by Fons View Post
        Really like your build, the attention for detail is huge.

        Just a quick question, does your username refer to Valentino Rossi (MotoGP the doctor)?
        Thank you !

        Actually I love Valentino Rossi.

        However, it also happens that i am a medical doctor in life, a medical oncologist, so that is where my nickname came from

        Cheers

        Mike


        Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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        • So, on thing that had been on my mind for quite some time now, is the fact that the car had a difference in high rpms- well high for a diesel anyways, due to the fact that it overheated on the Intake Air Temps. It was more than obvious that the car needed a bigger IC. Not just in summer time, which in Greece, is the rule during the year, but also in colder conditions, in repeatitive pulls. You could feel the car got hot reducing boost, and thus power.
          We also checked that on the dyno.

          So, you know what comes next.

          Sneak pic





          Wow, that is big





          Lets see how it will look



          Approved !!



          As you can see, i went for a bolt-on solution for this car. At least that was the plan. Darkside seem to know their things on TDi engines so I went for product for my CAYC engine. However, when you always go for universan parts and make them fit your car, you know what happens when you choose a bolt-on part for the first time, dont you.

          Some close-ups, prior to fitting it







          Professional garage lift on the way



          Removed the front end



          This here, is supposed to be an IC



          Lovely out of focus picture for reference



          Crash bar removed





          And I believe this is where it all started going awfully wrong.
          I noticed how the oem ic was held in place, and then saw the fittings of the Darkside IC. I easily understood there was no way it would fit straight away. None. Yes, it says in their product description that it takes some trimming, and some modification to fit, but it surely does not say that none of the fittings, not even one, fits in the stock points.

          Contacted them via email, they replied instantly, however they insisted that it was my fault and that it should fit right away. I am no new to the modding scene, i know when a thing fits and when it doesnt.



          Removed the OEM IC after a lot of swelling, just to see who was right and who was wrong



          Side by side





          Cutting for the piping to go through





          Then I understood that it was either game over and car back to stock, OR, try to mount it and make it work, like always



          Tom came to the rescue

          Two hours later- boom - i was exhausted, but it was ready



          Went to hospital like that the next day hehe



          Refitted the bumper, that went in with zero modifications





          Exactly the look i was hoping for, subtle, yet visible for those who know



          I love it. And I also love how it performs. Difference is massive. Car used to pull strong up till 3500rpm and then, make a pause, so you would be better of changing gear to the next one. Now, you can pull till rev limiter and feeling the car pulling still strong. massive difference without a new ecu file as well.

          As for Darkside, I am happy to say, that after some emails we exchanged, they accepted their fault, and sent me back half the cost as a partial refund. I support their accepting their fault, and I made a new order, which I will show you in the next update

          A teaser pic for now



          Cheers

          Mike, @mgpdoc over at instagram for faster updates on all of my project cars


          Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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          • Damn bud, coming along nicely. What difference has the larger intercooler made?

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            • Can'5 get over how clean and well kept this thing is. Love what you've done so far. Looking forward to more! Any plans to have give the recaro's some red stitching to match the rest of the interior?
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              1998 EK hatch Civic Build

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              • Originally posted by Nuts View Post
                Damn bud, coming along nicely. What difference has the larger intercooler made?
                Like I said in the post, massive. I expected it to have some difference, but not that noticeable.
                Expect some more power mods and then a new dyno

                Originally posted by Randomofodication View Post
                Can'5 get over how clean and well kept this thing is. Love what you've done so far. Looking forward to more! Any plans to have give the recaro's some red stitching to match the rest of the interior?

                thank yo uvery much for the good words
                yes there are some plans, although to be honest, i like it very very much the way it is now. But in my mind i know how to make them even better

                Thanks

                mike


                Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                • Car saw some time at the track, and also did really really well for what it is, especially since it was also my first time at that track. Gave some MX5's a pretty rough time, especially my friend Tom's that recently bought one, a late NB one











                  Had some serious issues with Oil Temps, had to push for maximum 2 rounds and then cool off for lik 3-4 laps. It was 40o Celcius, and car did not like that at all.





                  Almost 4 sec slower than me







                  I had really missed some track time, so will be revisiting soon enough, with this car, or the golf as well.

                  Also, I wanted to do something about the back side, where having removed the rear seat bench, there was red exposed metal, which i didnt like







                  Quick visit to my trim shop







                  Pics dont do it justice, came out great IRL





                  Also, got around to fitting my oem rear parking sensors on the S-Line bumper i installed

                  Removal





                  Said sensors



                  Installed





                  Looking great



                  When I find some time, i will also retrofit them to make them work as well hehe



                  Cheers, plenty of more to come

                  Mike


                  Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                  • Wow.
                    You put so much love and work into all these little details - amazing!

                    I think I would have used some velcro to install the rear floor..


                    Other then that, amazing car!

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                    • Hello guys. Been some days that i was ready to update my build threads of all the cars, when I logged in to my threads, and saw all my pics gone missing. I thought i had gone overboard with bandwidth, but then I also remembered, that i have a premium account, so that doesnt happen. Long story short, I figured out what PhotoBucket had done.

                      So, currently, more than 8-9 years of build threads are useless. All that work and effort is lost.
                      And what is more, Photobucket gave us NO warning, nor did they send their thoughts on this change whatsoever
                      .

                      I accept paying for using one's services. I dont accept being bullied into doing it, in such a non-professional way.

                      I cant tell right now how I will continue blogging my build threads, but i wil definitely WONT be paying photobucket not 400, but not even a single cent.

                      Cheers

                      Mike


                      Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                      • So many many things have happened while Photobucker has been letting us down, and I havent posted updates ever since. But, I decided I must keep this going on, cant afford to lose all this after all these year.

                        So, first I did a proper engine bay wash

                        Some befores

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        And some afters

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Washing engine bay by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Washing engine bay by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Washing engine bay by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        Engine bay wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        And here is the location that some things will change.

                        Dpf by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                        But all that in the next post.

                        Cheers for now.


                        Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                        • Some weeks ago I ordered and received the Dpf delete 2,5 inch Downpipe from Darkside Developments. Quality was great as you will see yourselves in the picture.

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Also bought some EGR blanks

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Adapter for the lambda senson which is the only one that will be re-used

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Darkside De-Dpf Downpipe by mgpdoc, on Flickr

                          Next posts will be about installing it and much much more to bring you up to date

                          Cheers


                          Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                          • Photobucket has really screwed up literally every forum I go to. I'm glad to see you still at it. What type of products did you use to clean the bay? It turned out amazing! It looks better than new. Keep it up
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                            • Originally posted by 06RawRsx View Post
                              Photobucket has really screwed up literally every forum I go to. I'm glad to see you still at it. What type of products did you use to clean the bay? It turned out amazing! It looks better than new. Keep it up
                              I really dont know what to say to be honest. All this work, all these years, and now i just cant see my build threads again.
                              It is really disappointing. One should have time to go against them to be honest. I am sure something can be done.

                              Thank you for your support mate.

                              As for the engine bay, I used some Meg's APC dilluted to begin with, agitated, and scrubbed with various brushes even toothbrushes.
                              Then, wiped everything off. Finished it with Meg's All Season Dressing which is an amazing product.

                              Cheers

                              Mike


                              Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                              • Your cleaning skills are amazing, glad to see you posting again with all the bs that photbucket has pulled. I even got an email about it and I haven't used it in years which I thought was funny. That down pipe looks great.
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