Thread that combines all my car threads

[mk3pete]

as you may or may not know i will soon be getting the following work done

gearbox rebuild..... ring and pinion set (shorter final drive), peloquin diff
also longer fifth gear for highway driving

stage2 sachs clutch kit along with DIY lightened flywheel

im wondering how this will go with forced induction not that i will be soon but maybe down the track?

[Mrk_Mickey]

It will go good. /discussion. Hahaha

[mk3pete]

hehe nah what i meant was, would it be stupid to do ie.. too much wheel spin.........
i dont really know

[mk3pete]

whooooo





just have to get them installed
THANKS TIM

[Mrk_Mickey]

Yummo dude! Jealous.

[mk3pete]

bit of an update....

i got me msds on, just rough for now, to test for the week
will post pics soon

[KI11Z]

dont get the shorter final drive if you plan on going fi?! you'll want the long gears . . .

[mk3pete]

why for alex..?

[Tim]

depends on how much power youre going to make really. Stock vr6 gearing is too tall for the standard power output and the car takes ages to wind up. Big HP cars can overcome the tall gearing whereas with shorter gearing it will be a wheelspin fest.

But yeah.. How much power are you chasing

[mk3pete]

to be honest i dont really have a goal
im just slowly workin it.... hehe

[mk3pete]

ok here are some pics for now sorry bout the bad quality


pic of coilpack with the grounding washer on due to grounding issues they need to be removed only as a precorsionary


heres me milling them out


washer removed


i made some nylon washers in the lathe just in case any more metal could of made contact


only needed three nylon washers as there is only one side of the coil with the grounding washer


pic of the icm with the tabs folded over so they dont point out
and so they dont get damaged


finished wiring


also used hot melt inbetween the tabs to further prevent any grounding issues

more pics tomorrow on the car

[mk3pete]

a few pics roughed in for now



msd leads are slightly thicker than the oem so i had to nip the tabs off
i just used a sharp blade

[V®6]

That looks awesome Pete, well done.

Wish I had the cash and expertise to attempt it myself. Knowing my luck i'd do it and the coil packs would blow up

[MattyT]

If i tried all that i'd set fire to my car!! Well done pete!

[Mrk_Mickey]

That's quite an extensive approach to what I thought wouldn't have taken so much work. Hat goes off to you dude, you've done a very good job and I would bet money that it will run perfectly because of your methods!