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    Which silicone hoses to go for? Brands/makes/places to buy

    The Forge one is Nomex. Silicon is only good to ~200 deg C ambient.
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    Plastidip, yay or nay?

    If the cost is the same then i'd paint. Mate had his bonnet matt black plastidip'd due to stone chips, but two problems were you will need to fill and rub down all the old stone chips first because despite the relative 'thickness' of plastidip you could still see them. Next (worse) problem was...
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    Compound turbo 1.8t s3 advise

    I think you need to ask yourself 'why' you want to do it ? Is it just to be different/unique ? or is it to do away with lag and have massive power? Having just spent a load of time with Garrett i can tell you that the latest gen GTX turbos (and the Borg Warner EFR range) are light years ahead of...
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    main. bearing caps

    I have JE pistons and they are 0.1 undersize which is apparently normal for JE, so '83mm' pistons in my case are 82.90
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    Oil pump gsf or oem??

    Im in Gloucester, about 15 mins from Badger5
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    Oil pump gsf or oem??

    I have a brand new OEM oil pump still in the box and brand new oil pump pickup if you're in need.
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    I've found my SKC with Vagtacho.

    Which Vagtacho did you buy, can you link to it? Need to recode some instruments myself, but couldnt get my version to work.
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    brake light issues

    Brake light switch. The switch has seperate outputs for the clusters and the eye level light so its quite possible the clusters dont work and the eye level one does, had this just a few months back. Get the latest revision (green bodied) switch from GSF but make sure you know how to fit it or...
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    Can anyone help please...Gearbox bolts ???

    Bit small on here, but save it to your PC and you can read it then
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    Can anyone help please...Gearbox bolts ???

    Here you go, your gearbox bottom left
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    S3 Rear Wheel FAILED - HELP PLZ

    Yes but i think Tufftys point is it doesnt matter what the bars are made from, the issue is the bush is seized, not that bar isnt up to the job. With the bush siezed the weight of the car will be bending the bar back and forth ALL the time - accelrating/decellerating/potholes etc., and it has to...
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    Oil pressure light? :(

    I think the 'tractor noises' are the giveaway here. Engine is goosed. Even if you do manage to clean it all out, fill it full of oil and it runs OK, the chances are it wont be OK for long. Get a new engine.
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    oil and coolant lines for gt28 71r

    Doesnt fit if you have a transfer box, be aware...
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    S3 8L Double DIN conversion

    there is a facelift hazard switch on ebay right now: AUDI S3 HAZARD SWITCH A3 MK1 8L0 941 509L | eBay
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    Rear Tie Bars

    Stainless has a lower tensile strength than mild so you're actually MORE likely to snap a stainless bar. That being said the bars dont snap 'by themselves' there is always a contributing factor such as the bush they bolt to seizing.
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    Help Lost All Electrics

    Sounds like the alternator belt has snapped if you lost the power steering as well.
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    Backdraft Motorsport S3 Endurance Race Car build

    Forge Motorsport | Alloy Fabrication
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    TFSI Conversion anyone?

    DSG has been done on a 1.8T already !
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    Hybrid K04 R&D

    Its the vapours that are flammable, so less fuel = more vapour in the the tank = more flammable Of course IF you do actually start a fire then more fuel is a bad thing so just dont start a fire!
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    Wing Advice ??

    Yes