QDog

Ok it's sorted Turns out whoever fit the lambdas into the downpipe put them in the wrong way round, swapped them to match the original downpipe and bang I now have a proper running car, pulls like a train now.

It's the pre cat lambda so I reckon that's faulty

Ok I have scanned it with my cheap generic eBay scanner and I get codes P0030 and P0135 which I am aware are Lambda, is it normal to get these codes after fitting a decat? Or could one of the sensors be no good? I bought the exhaust second hand and was told by the owner it ran fine on his car

Lambdas connected, no snagging in the engine bay, I do hear the turbo a bit more but I wouldn't say it's mega loud

No nothing else changed, got standard recirc on. No dash lights have come on either. Could it be a maf issue?

Hi all I have just fit a 3" Decat downpipe and non resonated centre section, now the car really feels like it's holding back when I accelerate, doesn't have any punch at all It's a 2003 VRS, new NGK plugs, Simota Panel Filter, Newly recalled Coilpacks. What else do I check?

I replaced it and the s pipe and now I get random hesitation when accelerating mainly in third. Could it be MAF? No other symptoms, Rickover and general driving is fine

https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/271139173893 Saw this today on ebay

I got a new front arm from Eurocarparts, including balljoint for £23.70 (Code TX15ZG gave me an extra 15%) Seemed ok, albeit the bolt for the balljoint seems a little long. I plan to poly bush my old arm and do the same on the other side

Ive been looking at the Turborevs Decat downpipe, a Janspeed (i think it was) centre section and then get my local exhaust place to make me up the back box. The Decat tends to be around £75, the centre section was £100 and I reckon even if the backbox is £150 it would be a pretty good system.

Passenger side mirror? Posted? Power steering high pressure pipe?

Mine does this too

I've been watching the same exhaust on eBay, I'm in the same boat I reckon my car is worth about £1200 so I refuse to pay out nearly half its value on an exhaust lol

Cheers guys I have found a Mk4 Golf being broke near me, he wants £100 for the box. I would rather keep an original in but i seem to be constantly spending money on it at the minute, only bought it a couple of weeks ago. I will keep an eye on classifieds cheers

Really hard to describe and even harder to record lol. It's a sort of brrrrrrrrrrrrr sound as you accelerate in first, doesn't do it in any other gear, clutch bites good, no judder, all gear changes are spot on but just first gear, almost like something is rubbing. Actually do you remember putting playing cards on the back wheel of a bmx to make it sound like a motorbike? It's like that lol