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  • Nope. What should they have measured?

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    • The mechanical advance automatically advances the timing as the engine gets faster. To get the best out of the dizzy the advance should match what's needed by the engine. That's why getting the weights correct is important. Too heavy and it advances too much too early, not heavy enough and you can lose a couple of hp.

      It will never be as good as an ECU which takes measurements 1000 times a second but a well set up mechanical dizzy is the next best thing.
      1978 MK1 2.0 16v http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...-46488-70.html
      1991 MK2 GTI 2.0 8v, white (RIP) and it's red replacement http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...gti-42078.html
      1997 MK3 CL http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ml#post1292061
      2001 & 2002 Bora 4motion. http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...st-123823.html

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      • He did quiz me on the specs of the motor and seemed like he's done a few. He did have a spreadsheet of the idea factory advancement but other than that, no clue.

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        • Sounds like he knew what he was doing.

          Old guy?
          1978 MK1 2.0 16v http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...-46488-70.html
          1991 MK2 GTI 2.0 8v, white (RIP) and it's red replacement http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...gti-42078.html
          1997 MK3 CL http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...ml#post1292061
          2001 & 2002 Bora 4motion. http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...st-123823.html

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          • Yeah the bloke had high milage, you could say. Reckons he owned a 1600 GTI mk1 back in the day

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            • Keen to see if any improvements are made, if anything at least it will be more reliable right?
              - Orange Golf mk1 LS, 1.8 5speed, 32/36 - sold
              - Golf mk1 Swallowtail rebuild, completely stripped
              - Brown U.S import 81 cabby
              - 88 Honda crx b18cr

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              • Well the car never ran vac advance due to the vac canister having a split diaphram, but cold starts we're never too much of an issue. It would idle relatively smooth but still fairly harsh and also had a huge flat spot/hiccup getting on WOT from a cruise. Car starts easier and idles better now and has made the power feel more linear without any flat spots. It's set to 10° btdc at idle now but I reckon it'll have a few more degrees in it power wise, still feels the same after 3.5k but definitely runs better Bellow that

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                • Just some cheeky shots from Winton this weekend and just cruising around

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                  • NEONS <3

                    How'd you go at Winton? What sort of times?

                    Also any overheating or any other issues? Looks at home on the track
                    - Orange Golf mk1 LS, 1.8 5speed, 32/36 - sold
                    - Golf mk1 Swallowtail rebuild, completely stripped
                    - Brown U.S import 81 cabby
                    - 88 Honda crx b18cr

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                    • 1:51 buddy no overheating at all, barely got over 85° water temp

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                      • Moar pics

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                        • Very good work man. Lots of room for improvement ehehe. I'm glad no issues were had! It's a bold move to drive, race, and drive the mk1 back home. I did that with my Honda many times, but.... it's a Honda haha.

                          Last pic LOL. How fun is coming off the track haha. Are you running RSRs?
                          - Orange Golf mk1 LS, 1.8 5speed, 32/36 - sold
                          - Golf mk1 Swallowtail rebuild, completely stripped
                          - Brown U.S import 81 cabby
                          - 88 Honda crx b18cr

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                          • My goal is a reliable daily/track doing well so far I guess haha
                            595 super steel. Pretty **** tyre after it gets warm, but they were 70$ a piece so no complaints. Will be setting up with a set of nitto nt01's in 205/55/14. Not many tyre options for the 14 and I have no plans in changing the e30 bottle caps. They look to good for the price I paid

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                            Last edited by MarcusAurelius; 06-09-2017, 09:13 AM.

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                            • 205/55 for some epic monster trucking
                              77 Mk1 GLS 2 door - That sinking feeling
                              76 Mk1 Swallowtail 2 door - Replace that BMW & 76 Sweetheart

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                              • Originally posted by Browneye View Post
                                205/55 for some epic monster trucking
                                It'll only sit 10mm higher, fair trade off for mental grip

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