RoW 030 sway bar installation on a 2.5L 5spd.

[blinkwatt]

While @ IPB today I had them take care of my air leak & I had them install the RoW 030 2.5L 5spd front sway bar. F.Y.I. the "s" front sway bar is the same as the 2.5L RoW 030. Now for everyone who is afraid of spinning out by adding sway bars,fear no more. I really like the new slightly adjusted handling feel after the install. The new front sway bar took away some(read not all) understeer in the handling,but not too much,keep in mind I still want to be able to drive it everywhere under any condition. The bar didn't transform the suspension into some monster that I'm afraid to drive,it's still very drivable and very predictable! It was a nice little mod that I will be glad to keep!

Cost of parts/labor;
OEM RoW 030 2.5L 5spd/"S" front sway bar - $50
Labor,1 hour - $98

Finally the car idles how it should(800 RPM steadily), and no more air leak!

[dcporsche99]

Sweet! Looks like you got a pretty good deal on the parts with labor too! :dance:

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by dcporsche99

Sweet! Looks like you got a pretty good deal on the parts with labor too! :dance:

Well the front sway bar came from a 02' "S" suspension I have sitting in the garage that I picked up for $50 awhile back.

As for labor my dad knows the guy,they used to work on VWs together when they were younger so he is willing to help me out some. Ron Kaine at IPB Motorsport kicks butt! He let's me go in the back and check out the work they are doing to my car,he even explained everything to me. When he found the air leak,he came to grab me and show me where it's at and what caused it(missing o ring). I don't know how many other shops will do that.

[dcporsche99]

Even better!!! You definitely got a good deal then!

BTW, where exactly was the leak?? What brought it on?? You didn't by chance take any pictures...did you?? I don't know if you posted something about this before on another thread?? Was it related to your O2 sensor possible issue?? Or maybe it was someone else that posted this??

Anyway, good to hear all is well!!

[blinkwatt]

BTW, where exactly was the leak?? What brought it on??

Awhile ago when I went to clean my throttle body I ran into a little trouble with that project. One of the 4 bolts that connecting the TB to the shaft between the intakes snapped on me,leaving half of the bolt in the shaft....Well I ordered a whole new shaft and forgot to take the "o" ring from the old shaft and put it on the new one. Because I forgot about the shaft "o" ring there was a tiny bit of space between the shaft and TB=air leak.

You didn't by chance take any pictures...did you??

Nope but they smoked test my intake and whala,air leak ahoy!

I don't know if you posted something about this before on another thread?? Was it related to your O2 sensor possible issue?? Or maybe it was someone else that posted this??

Nope that was me,Ron Kaine noticed it and couldn't figure it out why it was pending and the other codes were already there. He took care of the air leak and everything went away.

[dcporsche99]

Ohhh, now I remember...that's right! Well, glad it worked out!