Thread that combines all my car threads

[mk3pete]

mk5 sumps give an extra half inch clearance plus they have baffles
sits above subframe
not sure about the extra bolt, i know i have to drill a hole in the baffle to allow the dip stick in

[mk3pete]

got my tints done today whooo
pics after DOVW

[mk3pete]

well my cars finally in the shop
ported and polished big valve head
eurospec 268s
hd springs with l/w lifters
+2 intake
+1.8 exhaust
new valve guides and seals






the gear box is in bits for now
it will be a full rebuild
new bearings and 2nd gear synchro
3.94
peloquin LSD
tdi 5th gear
sachs stage 2 clutch
lightened flywheel 13 pound

[Tim]

You have to take me for a run in this when she is all done Pete!
You got the balls to do what I was planning for years

[Shteifen]

hey yeah your head has the same marks/depressions between the coolant galleries as mine does. i called Rob about it, he said he didnt worry about welding it up and resurfacing it cos its between the pressure lines on the head gasket.
yay for engine work!

-steve

[mk3pete]

fly wheels almost before i started machining it

after

balanced

odb2 intake mani gasket matched
had to get it modified to suit obd1

larger throttle body to suit mani
also have to wire it to suit old managment


old one

other random goodies that will be replaced

water pump
thermostat and housing
oil pan
filter housing
coolant expansion
crack pipe

[Mrk_Mickey]

Nice dude, nice. Keep it up!

[rayray086]

Was good to catch up with you again at SEDF Pete. Can't wait to see this done and rolling!

[GoLfMan]

wohoo!!! cant wait to see this thing done matey

[mk3pete]

cheers guys
tim...... 3 words for you JUST DO IT!!!!!

[MK2 GTI]

Thought i'd refresh this post for Pete, The car should finally be up and running this weekend!

[mk3pete]

well the car is finally done its an absolute monster
we had a few small hiccups getting the timing right, due to the mk4 hg and the bigger cams it was impossible to get the slots in the cams exactly horizontal
sorry the pics i took were useless as the size on my phone was set to really small




still have some problems with the tb, its idleing a bit high
and adapting the isv, il have to make some custom pipes for it to sit properly
at the moment iv got it attached by a dodgy hose
il have to source an obd2 throttle cable bracket for that to sit properly too
and an obd2 intake boot
BIG thanks for chris davies for working all friday and saturday night to get it up and running

[Tim]

nice!
Ive been driving my VR6 quite a lot recently and loving it. How did the gearing work out for you? When im winding out 2nd gear I always thinking if only it was a bit shorter so I could get into the torque band earlier from a dig.

[mk3pete]

cheers tim thanks for all the help in sourcing the parts for me by the way, very helpful
the gearing is awesome it really suits the vr perfectly
as some people might think its too short its really not, its definitely well worth the expense

[mk3pete]

just got GIAC,ed today woohoo wat a difference.