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I didnt know about needing a sealed unit and allowing ventillation so thanks. the rubber grommit i did take into consideration though. i was just going to basicaly relocate by current battery box into the trunk then run all the cables back so thanks for the info. I will admit i am extremely new...

yea i will get some pictures up in a couple days. and thanks for the help.

i really like the shaved engine bay look and i want to take a go at it but i have never done anything like that before. i was wondering if somebody could give some pointers or point me to some info somewhere. i plan on relocating the battery. what else can i relocate and/ or remove. i have heard...

ok first off never did an engine swap. i found an engine and i want to know what people think of the swap including what other stuff i will need to buy and how hard it will be to match it up with what i already have. i have the 1999.5 VW golf 2.0L the 4 door hatch back with engine code AEG. and...

never done an engine swap either. what is necessary to do such a swap ie any new parts to make everything work together, new ecu, that sort of stuff. i mean how compatible are they?

except i cant find a 1.8t you would think it would be easy

so i know its easier to add a supercharger as apposed to a turbo and sounds like a mod i have enough mechanical know how to do where as i would need somebody to do the turbo for me. so financially a supercharger makes more sense but i want to hear other peoples opinion and some experience from...

i Just purchased a fidanza short throw shifter for my MKIV. It didnt come with install instructions and the shifter is different then the OEM. any body know where i could get some instructions or anybody put one in before?

So i recently bought a GLS from a friend and im trying to tune it up. This is my first vw so i dont know much. it took me awhile to understand some of the common terms with vw but i know it is a MK4 from my understanding. but i guess there arent to many of the GLS's and way more GTI's. anyways...

I had thought about dropping in a 1.8T but i had not made a decision. i was contemplating just getting a turbo for my engine. I still have the original muffler on it which is way to heavy so thats getting changed this weekend.

its the 2.0L with an engine code AEG for that model. its technically a 1999.5 they changed some things so half of that year is made a certain way and the other half another.

hello. so i cam across this site because i know a little about cars but not to much and im currently looking to upgrade my car because i have two friends that think there bad ass in an eclipse and Tiburon, however neither one of them can drive. so im looking to upgrade my VW golf GLS so that i...