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Wally
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T4T: 2,4ltr Type 4 Turbo engine, 10.58 1/4 mi in a streetlegal 1303

"Mine isn't turbo'd to make a slow engine fast, but to make a fast engine insane" - Chip Birks
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Its not quite that the variant got stiffer springs. It did...and didn't. It took me a LONG time to figure this out and I had to ask some astute spring makers what the difference was in the Variant yellow coils and the yellow or blue coils from sedan. The real deal is that the load coails at the bottom of the variant are stiffer and closer packed and bigger in cross section...Bur actually in teh sedan blue coails the actual mid stroke rate is tighter. If you lower by cutting....use the variant. If yo lower by using new shocks and restrict the stroke...use the sedan blues. Ray
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what is the spoiler off of? i wish to put one on my 412... been thinking of it for awhile now
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Wally
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vwfye wrote:what is the spoiler off of?
Kamai, originally for 1302/03 models.
before anyone gets further ideas: Its not mounted and the original holes do not match. Its just hung on the bumper, wedged onder the front tow hook..
T4T: 2,4ltr Type 4 Turbo engine, 10.58 1/4 mi in a streetlegal 1303

"Mine isn't turbo'd to make a slow engine fast, but to make a fast engine insane" - Chip Birks
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i don't really car about the holes not lining up... i'm willing to cut hack and otherwise alter one if it is the correct width!
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