76er Swallowtail K-Jet turbo build

[straight_fresh]

just went throught the whole thread, awesome work man, you made it look so easy to!

[Oneofthegreats]

Well, I finally got some time to bed in the clutch & take the old banger for a spin.

The old diesel 4spd ratios weren't half bad with the NA's 276TT cammed setup, but with the turbo.....

diesel ratios are 1st & 2nd are close then a long jump to 3rd with a short jump into 4th


So now it will light the tyres up just about where ever & when ever it feels in 2nd, whereas before it would still light them up, but would power on through to nearly 100. It was the power gear!

Now with the shorter ratio, its all over & done with much early & you have to shift into a far away 3rd & bogs down for a split second & then away it goes again.

Coming home it spun up in 3rd through a corner, so its still not tall enough that it can't break traction in 3rd pushing 100!


Will have to deal with it until the next gearbox failure!

[Oneofthegreats]

Bordom has been kicking lately with this car so I thought I'd add something for stupidity & laughs.

Behold.

Garfield!

My nephew & niece love it. Even though they don't actually know who Garfield is!




Also removed the stock wheel chrome centre caps for a more conservative base model black cap. I like it, but its a bit more of a pain to clean.

But much better than cleaning the old Ronal R8's & Porsche wheels






Oh nearly 25K on the turbo setup & "still" going strong too! hahaha.

[GOLFBALLS]

Dude i love that thing. Looks sooooo innocent heheee!
You must have an awesome time embarassing 'quick' cars in that...

[Oneofthegreats]

Dude i love that thing. Looks sooooo innocent heheee!
You must have an awesome time embarassing 'quick' cars in that...

Cheers dude.

Yeah, I still get a laugh out of driving it.

Most drivers don't even give it a 2nd glance. But I did take off from some lights to have a P-Plater almost snap his neck when he turned around looking for the car with the BOV! Then he nailed it to prove a point that his car was faster, which I got a laugh out of cause he nearly ran into the car in front of him! hahaha

Although with winter coming up & more & more rain, its becoming more of a hazard than a enjoyment but being my daily, I have to put up with it. Suprised wheel spin at 100 in the wet really wakes you up!

[velly_16v_cab]

love it tim, car is a real sleeper now with those rims and a cuddly friend licking the window lol

[Jace]

Even sleepier! That's a winner.

[Preen59]

Bordom has been kicking lately with this car so I thought I'd add something for stupidity & laughs.

Behold.

Garfield!

My nephew & niece love it. Even though they don't actually know who Garfield is!

That is ****ing AWESOME!!

Now all you need is a tissue box on the parcel shelf! hahaha.

[GoLfMan]

thats awesome bro! Looks tops

[GOLFBALLS]

Ok, I just spent the last two days reading this WHOLE thread. Talk about givin my ass a schoolin on turbocharging!! Great resource thread.

Now I need to go outside and get some fresh air, and it also won't make such a mess when my brain explodes!

Cheers

[Oneofthegreats]

Well it had to happen again sooner or later.

The brand new, less than a month old 210mm clutch just can't stand up to the abuse anymore & has already started to slip in 3rd under full power.

Less than a month for a new clutch! haha

Plant the foot in 3rd & the revs flare straight upto 5000rpm!

So no racing on the horizon for me or this car for a very long time & was hoping to race it later this week.

Car & myself will also be off the road for a period of a month while I wear out a pair of sneakers & BMX tyres later next month or July.

[DubSteve]

Good to hear tim, do a skid!

[Oneofthegreats]

Well I finally got around to racing the HOS (mk1 golf) this arvo/tonight.

Yes I did trailer it this time too! Call it what you like eg. trailer queen, but with as crap history as I have with racing VW's, they always break on me, so its better to be safe than sorry.


My prediction as many people would know was approx a high 13 @ 100mph.

Tonight didn't disappoint!

Ran the car in full street trim, as I drive it to work everyday. All that was removed was the spare wheel & jack.
Full seat's, trim everything, even down to the crummy 13" Bob Jane Allrounders!

I did cop alittle bit of flack while waiting in line, but after the first run & with that mph & high time, the true drag racers & people that know whats going on took notice, & then alot of people were interested & when I said its my daily driver that does 700+km a week, they were dumb founded & instantly said "that much be one fun street car!"



1st run

14.36 @ 101.8mph 2.6 60ft! Yes very lazy take off, but was also on the bald 165/65R13's!!

2nd

Fitted up the stickier road tyres with 10psi

13.99 @ 101.53mph 2.3 60ft. Still lazy & slow on the take off. Slight wheel spin & mild clutch slip

3rd

13.78 @ 101.6mph 2.2 60 ft. Still very slow take off as I didn't want to just rev it up & dump it & break it "AGAIN!", slight wheel spin & mild clutch slip.


I reckon with a proper race clutch, alittle bit more track time & a few suspension tweaks there is still a few tenth's in it.

Not bad for a a so called "crap" Fuel Injection that people told me it couldn't work & a car that cost less than a just a APR/GIAC remap, Exhaust & CAI on a mk5/6 GTI.

[Oneofthegreats]

Not bad for a s%$t heap than can stay with if, not beat stock R36's which the tyres alone for an R36 cost more than my car to build!

(not that I'm too concern with R36 drivers! I get more enjoyment out of running with Cammed up Gen3's & XR6T's etc)

It also has alittle bit left in it too!



Forgot to add.

Running on PULP & 1/3rd tank of fuel

13.9 pass

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13.7 pass


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[static1800]

Great stuff Tim!

I was thinking about this sort of thing lastnight on the drive home, I paid $1000 for my car and I will have a ball in it next week at the track i'm sure. How can ou go wrong with that!

Also, how did the guy's ou raced feel after you kept up and beat them