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Thanks Scotty thats a start.. Didnt know it was BB or ceramic.. though what about compressor/turbine diameter ED/ID? A/R? etc? I am trying to work out the efficiency of the turbo at the boost i am running.. cheers.

never heard of it! any specs on that?

M35 Anyone know what turbo it runs? Any specifics? Would love to know. Thanks! (I did search first!)

i installed my own.. took a couple of hours.. i had a factory single DIN that had to go. Mini Disc setup.

immobiliser was a factory option.. do you have a little alarm sensor on the passenger side dash and another behind the drivers head on the pillar? if so you have an immobiliser. where are you located and show us some pics of your baby!

check out trademe.co.nz couple of people wrecking m35's there.

cheers Scotty going to have another tinker this weekend though i may just take you up on that

cheers mate. sorry i thought we were onto something different. this is a bit beyond me

so how do i go about fixing this?

i thought id do a bit of debrief.. well first thing the car is much nicer to drive! heaps more boost downlow and gets on boost much faster.. very happy with it so far.. done 200kms no error yet for not having the factory unit plugged in.. only thing i dont like is that it seems have trouble running anything over 12psi.. occasionally it will run 14 though it seems to have trouble holding it even lower in the rev range.. does this mean i need a scotty special wastegate spring?

i like the ones that are already on it! they look good! i run ARX 18s myself i love the tough factory look.

yes it does mean business hehe here is another couple of pics

thanks for the comments guys. your exactly right scotty its loosing a bit of puff up top.. thought that might be the wastegate though.. i am just using the factory boost gauge currently.. i dont see a reason to change dont think your right zei20l cause if i close the tap completely i run 7psi (approx wastegate pressure).. i turn it up and up it goes.. i run 10.. then 12 then 14.. so its working as it is right now.. if the ECU throws a CEL what will my symptom be? its been unplugged for approx 100kms so far without issue.. appreciate all the info i can get

here are a couple of mine.. old and current.. dont have any of the golf at hand..

Ok i had a shot at this on the weekend. seems to have worked (boost is going up when i dial it up!) Just showing you what i did so people can comment on a better way or if i did it wrong.. So i removed the factory boost solenoid completely. and simply plugged in a turbosmart in its place. Mounted it up to the same bracket job done! boost comes on a fair bit quicker.. no more two stage and now sitting at 1bar. though it seems like the turbo might be running out of puff up top.. boost seems to drop down once i hit a bit over of 5k..

damn sucks mate. hope you will still sitck around and share your knowledge of m35s!

ironpaw. told seaview about the gas smell they said bring it back. was a leak. all fixed

Thanks for the info guys. Looks like im getting the hacksaw out soon

sorted thanks guys!

yup! pics of before and after! :)

pics???

They do a 35mm lowered. Can get them delivered from NZ for approx $350AUD. Whatcha think?

Anyone got anything that can help?

big bump though back on lowering my baby on the cheap.. how about these jamex springs i see on trademe.co.nz? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/suspension-braces/auction-402185250.htm

damn heavy?? awesome.. its gonna go! im more interested in the weight reduction just hope the factory muffler still keeps the noise down. thanks for the info gents!