Oops - got a little distracted...

[Bluerex]

Ok, so this weekend I was meant to fibreglass/kevlar my fueltank. It got sandblasted, a nice coat of POR15 and was ready for resin and mat action.


Then I started thinking about the problems I had at the last Khana with fuel starvation (seems weber 32/36s don't like rapid direction changes) and the offer Pete (Canberra VW) had made to help fix it ...... I now have a shiny 'new' 45 DOCE and manifold to play with in the Yellow Golf





I had to get a new foam filter insert ($8.00) so the pics don't show the air filter. She started almost immediately and the noise is fantastic!!

Thanks again Peter!!

C

[GoLfMan]

i now regret getting rid of my 45mm dell

looks great! how does it go with it on?

[alex g]

i think that used to my inlet manifold???

looks great

[blackgti1.8]

Looks great mate

Is the engine in the yellow car relatively stock?
Big cams and ported heads are great, but DCOE45's on standard engines are fun too - huge torque. Just what you need for 'Khana's
And yep - sound great too...
Enjoy

[gotrice]

Yeah you have to love that induction noise. I cant wait till my intake is louder than my exhaust.

[Bluerex]

Yeah you have to love that induction noise. I cant wait till my intake is louder than my exhaust.

Hehe welcome to my world

C

[Bluerex]

Looks great mate

Is the engine in the yellow car relatively stock?
Big cams and ported heads are great, but DCOE45's on standard engines are fun too - huge torque. Just what you need for 'Khana's
And yep - sound great too...
Enjoy

I have done nothing (bar a bit of a clean and electronic ignition) to the yellow engine (yet) Steve would know for sure , but I think it's pretty stock. I have been offered a G-grind cam... and I have a spare set of extractors... see now I am distracted again!
Just cant drive it till tomorrow when I can renew the rego

C

[JP-009]

That looks great Peter is a magician with the VWs.

You will have to let us know when you compete so we can see you in action!!! Induction roar and all

[Bluerex]

Wow!!

Took her for a run this morning. No tuning (other than a rough idle speed adjust and a quick wrench at the dizzy for some more advance). Wow what a difference!!! Apart from the noise, she pulls like crazy in all gears (7 grand, screaming and still pulling). First is a challenge but manageable, second sees 90 come up scary quick . I like it!!

C

Did I mention the noise? At one stage I couldn't hear the tyre scream over the induction

[gotrice]

That is it! I am mounting a pod filter in the car and plumbing it up tonight! Must have induction maddness!!!!

[JP-009]

Silly question time...

Standard 1.6 '76 golf - is it ok to sit/cruise on 4k rpm? (approx 115kmh)

Not used to this high revving, as I have only had the car for a couple of weeks.

sorry for the dumb-ass question...

7 grand sounds like a lot of revs, I'd be scared of breaking something.

[Golf Loon]

Youd have to be trying hard to break a 1.6 golf engine, even revving it to 7grand

[blackgti1.8]

I have done nothing (bar a bit of a clean and electronic ignition) to the yellow engine (yet) Steve would know for sure , but I think it's pretty stock. I have been offered a G-grind cam... and I have a spare set of extractors... see now I am distracted again!
Just cant drive it till tomorrow when I can renew the rego

C

Mate, you sound like you're having a ball with this thing - the rally car might have to wait
Goes to show what even a stock 1.6 will do with decent induction

Personally, I'd go for the extractors and skip the cam - I'm assuming that you are using it for khana's, where you want good torque and responsiveness, not big HP...
I guess we all wonder what possessed VW to saddle the engine with that silly Solex...