[DaveSTi]

looking forward to a mini project this weekend on this car. Now that I've gotten used to the feel of the upgraded shifter bushings, I plan on installing the short throw shifter.

While I'm in there, I plan on addressing one of the weak points of the driving experience in this car: the clutch delay valve.

When pushing the GTI and shifting quickly, the clutch pedal does not keep up with my feet due to this delay valve. After each shift, the pedal will hang before returning to its normal position. This may make the car easier to drive for novice manual transmission drivers, but it causes the car to delay putting the power down after a quick shift and bogs the engine a little bit as the clutch gets sacrificed.

I was wondering why I smelled clutch whenever I drove the car hard. This is why (to a large extent).

Pictures and observations to come. I think with the shifter and clutch addressed, my chief complaints of the car will go away.

Then I can install the rear swaybar and endlinks to give the rear end a little tighter response.