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Have any of you K04 guys had reliability problems?

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Old 07-21-2004, 11:30 AM
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Default Have any of you K04 guys had reliability problems?

everytime i search posts over at vwvortex it seems like a bunch of people are complaining about the K04 talking about its reliability. It's making me wonder about it. Any info would be great. Thanks.
Old 07-21-2004, 11:36 AM
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rock solid for 85k....modded from 25k till now....
Old 07-21-2004, 11:41 AM
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No Turbo problems here 53K miles. Had boost up to 30#.
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runs great! only about 3k on it though. push about 21-22#
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60K total miles, 40K chipped, no problems, no oil consumption. Synthetic oil changes every 5K mi.
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What company K04 kits are you guys running?
Old 07-22-2004, 08:45 PM
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Default Spindle failure @ 25k

Failure occurred a few weeks ago while at Thunderhill on a VERY HOT +100F day.

minimal oil consumption present
GIAC 91 & 100 octane programs
Car has had 15 DE open track days

My driving my have been contributory. Inadequate cool down routine at track possibly.
High RPM shift points frequently at track possibly contributory.

2Bennett coming up w/ a solution for me.
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