well seeing as my sai pump doesnt work and seems to be on the car for no good reason i thought i would remove it, read the few guides knocking around on the net and seems fairly straight forward, a few fiddly bits but nothing major
one thing that came to my attention is the fact that i will need a blanking plate to fit on the side of the block where the combi valve would normally enter, now the only place i could find that makes/sells these is in america: http://www.intengineering.com/VW/18T/Accessories/18t-SAI-Blockoff-Plate-p3333558.html
they are charging $35 for these (roughly £22) plus whatever shipping they want to charge, and also there maybe import/duty tax to pay although im not 100% on that, safe to say £30 is a minimum for this simple metal plate
being an engineer im more than capable of producing such an item and have access to all the necessary machines/tools needed, so therefore will be making my own blanking plate, it may not be as shiney as the one they are selling but it will be just as functional and a damn sight cheaper
i thought i would post this on here as i know there are some others out there wanting to do the sai removal too and if those people would like a blanking plate made too i would be more than happy, i think £10 would be fair of me to ask for my time and effort?
also when i do this i will do a 'how to guide' specifically for the s3 as the ones i am looking at arent and therefore variate slightly, so il get that up asap too
anyway please post your thoughts on this, and if anyone has found someone producing these plates in the uk let me know as i couldnt find anything!!
cheers
one thing that came to my attention is the fact that i will need a blanking plate to fit on the side of the block where the combi valve would normally enter, now the only place i could find that makes/sells these is in america: http://www.intengineering.com/VW/18T/Accessories/18t-SAI-Blockoff-Plate-p3333558.html
they are charging $35 for these (roughly £22) plus whatever shipping they want to charge, and also there maybe import/duty tax to pay although im not 100% on that, safe to say £30 is a minimum for this simple metal plate
being an engineer im more than capable of producing such an item and have access to all the necessary machines/tools needed, so therefore will be making my own blanking plate, it may not be as shiney as the one they are selling but it will be just as functional and a damn sight cheaper
i thought i would post this on here as i know there are some others out there wanting to do the sai removal too and if those people would like a blanking plate made too i would be more than happy, i think £10 would be fair of me to ask for my time and effort?
also when i do this i will do a 'how to guide' specifically for the s3 as the ones i am looking at arent and therefore variate slightly, so il get that up asap too
anyway please post your thoughts on this, and if anyone has found someone producing these plates in the uk let me know as i couldnt find anything!!
cheers