https://www.3sgto.org/blogs/193-n2nsanity 3000GT Stealth GTO Forum en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:43:02 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.3sgto.org/images/misc/rss.jpg https://www.3sgto.org/blogs/193-n2nsanity https://www.3sgto.org/entries/70-Passat-Project Thu, 03 May 2012 07:54:30 GMT Bought this car in June 2010 for $2k. Seemed like a pretty good deal. It's an 01 1.8t auto with tiptronic, was quicker than I expected and get's insane gas mileage. 90k miles on the body and the engine was just rebuilt. The original owner never changed the timing belt or something. I don't think it had ever seen a garage and it needed some TLC all around. The seats were pretty rough, it had a small oil leak and ac wasn't working. KBB trade-in value for fair condition was $3k, so I went for it. The guy I bought it from got it as a project and never ended up finishing it. He had like $3k in receipts, so he definitely took a loss on the deal. It drove pretty smooth and handled the 2 hour trip home with no problems. Got it home, did an oil change, fixed the leak (new oil pressure sensor).

Later on had some issues with pipes popping off. Half the clamps were loose or missing, lol. Tightened them all up and replaced the missing ones. No issues after that. I really want to attempt an FMIC install, but I think I need to get everything working properly in stock form first.

Since then I've also had some issues with the TCU. All gear indicator lights lit up and not shifting properly if at all. I'm pretty sure this was due to water damage. From what I've read these cars are notorious for problems with poor drainage. I'm hoping I can just pull it out and clean it, but if not I can get a used one for $100. I haven't messed with this too much because everything on this car has been a PITA. I'm having a hard time trying to take the interior apart to even get to the TCM, lol.

A little later I found oil in the intake piping. Checked the turbo and it was definitely leaking from there. Also checked the shaft and I'm no expert, but it felt pretty loose to me. I was going to try to rebuild it, but I found a new k04-15 on ebay for like $200 I bought that instead. The k03's were about the same price, so this was the obvious choice. It's supposed to be good for an extra 30hp. Can't wait to find out :)

I quit driving it after these issues. It's been sitting untouched for over a year now. I've had a few other projects since then and along with everything else, I've just been too busy to mess with it. But now, I think I'm ready to dig back into it. Next week I'm done with school until August, and I'm ready to get my hands dirty :) ]]> n2nsanity https://www.3sgto.org/entries/70-Passat-Project https://www.3sgto.org/entries/59-Next-Project-4-0-TT-Build Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:07:03 GMT Maybe it's too early to post this, especially considering the issues I've had with my last project and that I'm not even finished with it yet, but I think it's good to have goals and and better to have them in writing. This isn't going to happen anytime soon unless I somehow run into an extra $10k to $20k. It's also going to be a lot more work, but hopefully the lessons I've learned from my "Swap Everything Project" will help.

My next goal, as the title says will be a 4.0TT build. Not sure how I will get there yet, but I'm pretty sure I will in time.

Things it will have:
Either a 6g72 or 6g74 block bored/stroked to 4.0
Forged Crank and rods
Custom corrected compression pistons
6speed getrag awd setup
Nice set of wheels/tires, maybe slicks
99 front with viper style grille
Removable sunroof ]]> n2nsanity https://www.3sgto.org/entries/59-Next-Project-4-0-TT-Build https://www.3sgto.org/entries/50-Slight-change-of-plans-6g74-built-atx Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:03:30 GMT About a week or so ago I ran across a good deal on a green atx 94 sl with 90k miles. It came with a shift kit, high stall tq converter and lsd along... About a week or so ago I ran across a good deal on a green atx 94 sl with 90k miles. It came with a shift kit, high stall tq converter and lsd along with a few other extras. It also had the removable sunroof, so I was happy about that. The engine in this was blown, making it much more affordable, and I just finished getting my 3.5 ready, so this was good timing. Anyway as soon as I got it home, I went to work on it.



]]> n2nsanity https://www.3sgto.org/entries/50-Slight-change-of-plans-6g74-built-atx https://www.3sgto.org/entries/19-My-6g74-project-Also-my-1st-engine-swap Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:15:26 GMT I've wanted to do this for a few years now, ever since I first heard about it.
I found a great deal on ebay for one. $1100 shipped, and it got here in 3 days.
I also have a good 5 speed transmission with about 120k miles on it from a previous project.
I'm looking to sell my current dd, I think 1500 to 2000 should be an easy goal.
That should give me plenty of funds for a cheap shell in better shape than my current dd (260k miles) as well as a few upgrades.
Also, I hate to tear apart a running car, so I'd really prefer to just sell it.
So that's where I'm at right now. Plenty of info and pics to come. ]]> n2nsanity https://www.3sgto.org/entries/19-My-6g74-project-Also-my-1st-engine-swap