Life with TDI swap # 1 (Page 3/11)
rpro JUL 14, 06:25 PM
The space coast gang anticipate seeing it at Daytona in March.
CoolBlue87GT JUL 15, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by rpro:

The space coast gang anticipate seeing it at Daytona in March.




Hmm, lets see, Daytona is 226 miles from here, going to use about 4.1 gallons, I think that might be possible.

Like any Fiero, I do have a list of projects to get done before it could be concidered show ready.

Replacement nose, side windows, (going to see if my PPG supplier still has some), headliner, rear struts, sunroof hardware, Mrmikes leathers, Swap the radio, new paint job.
It currently has a 10' paint job, which looks good in photo's.
CoolBlue87GT AUG 04, 02:19 AM
Still getting to know the car, have been driving it daily. Swapped out the radio with the stock one I removed from other formula years ago. Sounds good.

Replaced the hardware on the sunroof glass, was missing the in & outside gaskets. Now it doesn't leak during the frequent afternoon thunder showers.

Still charting the fuel mileage, Only filled once since bringing it home. Enjoying the automatiac, as my right shoulder has been hurting due to an old injury, seems to flare up now & then durning the rainy season.

Here's a short video of the Jetta gauges at night, I like the blue w/ red pointers.

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CoolBlue87GT SEP 05, 03:01 PM
Due to the intence sun here in Florida, I made a sunshield out of some 1/4" plastic sheets I had laying around. Had to made it in two sections, as the stock was only so wide. I put some thin weather stripping down on the body of the sunroof to take care of any noise the plastic made w/out it.



It does the trick, with the glass in place , You can not see the white.

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chetw77cruiser SEP 05, 04:41 PM
Does this cut down on some of the wind noise as well? I have a sheet of coroplast (corrugated plastic) that is about 5X8 FEET, plenty to make a sunshade from. Amazing what you can find during an election year.
CoolBlue87GT SEP 06, 07:46 AM

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Originally posted by chetw77cruiser:

Does this cut down on some of the wind noise as well? I have a sheet of coroplast (corrugated plastic) that is about 5X8 FEET, plenty to make a sunshade from. Amazing what you can find during an election year.



Can't say it does help with wind noise, as my sunroof was fairly quite to start with. It does help with the inside temp, I could feel a big differance in the cooling ability of the A/C. Next sunny day, feel how hot the inside glass is with your hand. I do have the factory sunroof pad, but it's not in the best shape, this was a short term fix until I get another one.
CoolBlue87GT SEP 16, 09:47 PM
On the way home tonight, a kid in a Mazda Miata convertible was taunting me to run him, he nailed it from about 40 mph, I nailed the TDI Fiero.

Result ?

I blew him away !!! I couldn't believe it, when I nailed it, I could feel the front suspension raise up, the car just got up & hauled butt !!

At the next light he asked what I had in there, when I told him a TDI, his jaw dropped, and said What ? It was kind of funny. It was the first time I nailed it.

I don't usuallly race on the street, but it just had to be done this time !
bmwguru SEP 17, 04:55 AM
I told ya it was quick....lol.

I'm glad you are enjoying it. Ryan and I were talking about it yesterday and wondering how you and the Tiddle are doing.

Dave
CoolBlue87GT OCT 08, 12:54 AM
3 months and counting since I picked up the TDI Fiero. Have been enjoy it and driving it every day. The performance is very good. Had a local shop reprogram the transmission into "touring economy mode"

That makes it shifts into higher gears sooner when your driving in a "normal" manner, which suits me fine. If I drive it harder, the transmisson will wind out as needed. It had been in adaptive mode, which according to the TDI forums, generally blamed for some erratic behavior and may not live up to the marketing literature. Coding to economy or sport modes disables the adaptive programming.

It is interesting watching people when I start it, you can tell they are trying to figure out why is sounds different, and while refueling, I'm sure some are thinking I'm using the wrong pump when filling. I just love driving it.
TXOPIE OCT 08, 01:13 AM
I am so glad that the swap is working well for you! I can't wait to do get mine done...mine is going to be with a 5 speed.
Please keep posting, because I like to follow your updates and see if there are any issues or challenges after the swap.