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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22645799#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Unesco steps into Causeway row]
24 May 2013, by A Unesco report calls for a halt to a proposed £100m golf resort close to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-22659300#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Man murdered wife in 'jealous rage']
24 May 2013, by A man is jailed for life for stabbing to death his wife as she was getting ready for a weekend away with her new boyfriend.
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-22655534#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa How to speak Franglais]
24 May 2013, by Bonjour, mes amis antiques, let's parler Franglais, as le late grand auteur and smith des bonnes mots, Miles Kington, used to dire.
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22658979#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Two held after plane alert over UK]
24 May 2013, by Two men are held on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a passenger plane en route from Pakistan to the UK.
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22655840#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa Shortfall of £62m in mining clean-up]
24 May 2013, by Taxpayers could be left with a bill for as much as £62m pounds for restoring opencast mines in East Ayrshire.
Daniel Robbins
Howdy.
Things To Do
- Create new mirror clean-up script.
Done
- Remove mount-boot eclass dependency from grub (only needed for unifont - address thru boot-update)
- Clean up grub ebuild, generate new version for testing
2010 Volkswagen GTI MK6
Weights (Euro-spec, from vw.com):
- Golf 2.5L Manual 2,968 lbs
- Golf 2.5L Manual 3,023 lbs
- Golf TDI Manual = 2,994 lbs
- Golf TDI DSG = 3,041 lbs
- Golf GTI Manual = 3,034 lbs
- Golf GTI DSG = 3,080 lbs
Note: VW lists no difference in 2-door and 4-door vehicle weights.
Golf MK6 DriverGear Springs
- Golf TDI 4-Door Manual or Golf 2.5 4-Door Manual = 5K4071677A
- Golf TDI 2-Door Manual or Golf 2.5 2-Door Manual = 5K3071677A
- Golf TDI 4-Door DSG = 5K4071677B
- Golf TDI 2-Door DSG = 5K3071677B
Note: There are no DriverGear Golf springs made specifically for the GTI.
Modifications
Audi S3 Intercooler
The Audi S3 intercooler (Audi part number 1K0145803P) can be used to replace the stock VW intercooler, and is reported to result in very significant power gains that exceed that of a downpipe upgrade. The Audi S3 intercooler, while visually similar to the stock GTI intercooler, is slightly deeper and has significantly more surface area and less restrictive airflow.
Total cost for this upgrade is approximately $280 for the upgraded intercooler ordered online from a discount Audi parts supplier, plus about $10 for additional parts (bolts and hose clamps) that are available at a local hardware store:
- 9 ea. 6mmX1.0X16mm bolts (Home Depot) ~ $3.30
- 2 ea. #36 2 3/4" ideal hose clamps (Home Depot, plumbing section) ~ $2.00
Installation time is approximately 2 hours, and it is easier as a 2-person job. The installation steps involve cutting the factory OEM hoses about 2" and using the hose clamps to install the hoses to the intercooler. These steps are detailed in this VWVortex post. APR's intercooler installation instructions may also be a helpful resource for installing the S3 intercooler.
Unibrace XB and UB
It is a common myth that "quality" auto manufacturers design a car's chassis to be extremely rigid. The reality is that this is not true, and things like doors and open spacious cabins tend to create weak points in the rigidity of the chassis. Automobile manufacturers simply ensure that the car's chassis is sufficiently rigid for the driving style of the typical consumer and has sufficient rigidity to meet current safety regulations and ensure passenger safety. Any additional chassis rigidity that exceed these requirements tend to drive up manufacturing costs and weight without providing meaningful benefits to the typical consumer, and the typical consumer cares much more about fuel economy and engine horsepower than chassis rigidity when making a purchasing decision, so there is generally no benefit to the manufacturer to design a car with an extremely rigid chassis.
For this reason, automobile chassis tend to be designed to be "rigid enough" for the average driver on average (good quality) roads, but no more. Some purpose-built cars such as the Honda S2000 are built with very rigid chassis designs from the factory; however, these vehicles are the exception rather than the rule. Even so, cars like the Honda S2000 have weak points in various places (in the case of the Honda S2000, the convertible design introduces some flex in the rear-mid chassis area directly behind the driver, and front underbody X-braces are popular for address a weakness directly below the engine.)
The point here is that unless you are buying a supercar or true race car, it is very likely that the rigidity of your chassis can be improved significantly, to the point that it will make a significant improvement in handling, vibration/harshness, and general "feel".
