Euro Sport Assembly
With all the parts collected, we needed a reliable and experienced workshop. We've always had exemplary service and plenty of entertainment from brothers Raffi and Vic Kazanjian at Euro Sport Accessories in Anaheim, CA. With race and show cars littering their workshop, we know they can screw together a car without much trouble, so the mods on our B6 wouldn't present any major obstacles.
The shop also has a dyno, which would have been useful since we plan to look at the power gains from the 1.8T. However, it's a 2WD dyno so our Quattro would have to go elsewhere.
We plan to report on the power numbers in the next issue. For now, we're going to run through the fitting procedure in this issue. You'll find a condensed version here, with a more detailed step-by-step guide online at www.eurotuner.com for anybody who wants to tackle these tasks.
According the Euro Sport, everything is fairly straightforward except for the coilovers. Needing a spring compressor and ideally a lift among the specialized tools, it's something you might not want to tackle unless you're experienced. Whiel the car's on the lift, it's then a doddle to install the exhaust and sway bars, taking Vic no time at all.
COILOVERS
Project B6 was previously fitted with lowering springs, but we wanted a more complete solution. We used H&R's Street Performance coilover kit. The front features a threaded shock body with 1.2-2.2" of height adjustment. The rear has an independent spring and shock combo with height adjuster to lower the car 0.75-1.7".
This kit runs for $1450. For lowering, we have the rears all the way down and the fronts about a third of the way down.
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