herbys autocross 2007
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Jason Christiansen & Joseph Stampfl

Philadelphia, PA / Brooklyn, NY
1990 G60
 

Current Car setup for 2008 season

Interior
fully stripped interior including all accessory-electrical, AC/heater core, etc
Corbeau fiberglass F1 “racing” seat mounted on custom water-jet cut brackets
Autopower 4pnt roll bar
G-Force 5 point 3” racing harness
Sparco “Corsa” pedal covers
Sparco 330mm “Ring” steering wheel
Autometer “Pro-Comp” tach, mech. water temp. and mech. oil temp. gauges
custom aluminum dash insert and accessory toggles switches for rad fan, ECU power, accessories, windows, headlights, wipers, etc.
all new custom electrical, including relay panel and fuse block for all non-ECU accessories
Honda S2000 start button
battery key
2lb fire extinguisher
custom video camera mount
custom aluminum 2 way radio box for integrated push-to-talk button on steering wheel and fully wired helmets
battery relocated to back seat tub
Summit Racing shift light
custom aluminum driver’s side floor pan overlay
relocated fuse block and ECU to passenger side foot well

Suspension
front:
B&G coilovers w/450F springs
sway bar delete
VR6 control arms and hub assembly (5 lug)
Eurosport camber plates
rear:
B&G coilovers w/390F springs
Atomic rear sway bar

Brakes
non ABS swap
front:
SS lines
11.1” “rally” slotted rotors
Wilwood “Dynalite” 4-pot calipers
Hawk HPT-10 brake pads
rear:
SS lines
plain rotors
stock calipers
EBS “redstuff” brake pads

Wheels/Tires
track:
15”x7” Kosei K-1 wheels
225/50/15 BFG RA-1 tires
5mm spacers-front
8mm spacers-rear
testing/street:
15”x7” factory SLC wheels
205/45/15 Falken Azenis tires
8mm spacers-front
12mm spacers-rear

Body
factory G60 panels include hood, fenders and bumpers
two-tone gloss red & matte black paint w/ matte red engine bay
shaved rear exhaust hole
shaved windshield washer nozzles
shaved side markers
shaved antenna hole
shaved side/door moldings
custom molded-in fiberglass sunroof-delete panel
SS hood pins w/ SS pin tethers
fog/turn delete – replaced with custom brake duct inlets, engine intake inlet and tow hook
rear tow hook

Engine setup for 2008 season

Engine
stock 1995 OBD-I VR6 Passat engine
delete of all emissions & secondary water pump
AC delete
custom 3.25” cold-air intake using a BMC CDA filter canister and front bumper inlet
Camaro upper radiator hose replacement
Moroso aluminum coolant expansion/overflow tank
aftermarket aluminum power steering fluid reservoir
6 port to collector Genie headers with heat wrap
custom aluminum header/firewall heat shield
4” Magnaflow round muffler to 6” Magnaflow round muffler to turn-down tip before rear axle beam
Morcal sandwich plate and oil cooler w/ -8AN SS lines
10” Flex-a-lite radiator fan
BlackForest “stage II” engine mounts

Transmission
stock 1995 O2A VR6 Passat

Past Season Success

TBA

Mike @ Tyrol Sport: www.tyrolsport.com
Olaf @ Atomic Motorsports: www.atomicmotorsports.net
James @ ECS Tuning: www.ecstuning.com
Allen @ Herbys53: www.herbys53store.com
All of these guys have been a huge help to us. Thanks to all the guys on VWVortex who replied to our threads and for the continued support and help on the build.