Red Devil mkII - The Journey Continues

[seangti]

Thanks guys. Eddy, I'm liking the pipework there. Might need to be friendly with some fabricators. Eddy, the fire extinguisher, is that just screwed into the floor? Isn't the fuel tank tucked under there? Will see if I can do something around the front passenger seat.

Just had a short drive to check the IC piping and drove over some metal on the road I didn't see, it got caught between the inside of the front wheel and caliper, hacked up both a bit. Pee'd off.

[Eddy]

Thanks guys. Eddy, I'm liking the pipework there. Might need to be friendly with some fabricators. Eddy, the fire extinguisher, is that just screwed into the floor? Isn't the fuel tank tucked under there?

Hoyhoy.
That bit of pipe work cost me a fair bit.
As to the fire extinguisher its no where near the fuel tank & is screwed through the floor.

[seangti]

Another day at the track, another set of drama's. But the intercooler pipe stayed, for the 2 sessions (10 laps) I got. Still had a much better day than the driver of this Evo. He was uninjured, but the cars fate is self explanatory. Poor fellow.








As for my day, 2 sessions, got a best of 64.4 seconds, so am happy with that. There's a 63sec lap in it, just need more laps to build up to it. Having seen the above drivers accident that was in my mind. But as for pace, braking and handling, I was absolutely chuffed, what a weapon to tame. I was running semi slicks which just got better with heat. The car is also more streetable with the audi TT rims, being a heavier rim it's not as peeky in first and second gear.

As for drama's, seem to have blown an exhaust/turbo gasket, unfortunate. But of greater hassle is I lost power steering and perhaps a few other bits. Gavin was close by and very generously offered assistance, it could be a few things on the car, the MAP sensor is not reading anything (zero current and flow reading), said power steering loss and traction control light is jammed on. Gavin has provided a wiring diagram for some fault finding so will deal with that over the coming weeks. It seems out of my depth at the moment.

[Eddy]

Hoyhoy.

Seeing these pics. remind me as to why I travel to Wakefield Park for fun.
The big kids save track.

[Jmac]

wiring diagrams my favourite pastime.

[seangti]

I had 10mins of initiative this afternoon and constructed the fire extinguisher holder. Was very simple as I had the parts laying around, just a little drilling for the bracket. The car is with Jimmy at the moment getting fixed so have trial fitted to the daily. I'll bolt it down to the seat rails and floor when it goes into the correct car, though will have it removable for daily use. As it is, the seat couldn't be moved which I don't see an issue with. Chuffed.

[Paazuzu]

Nice one. Let's hope you never have to use it!!

[39erman]

Hi Sean,

When were you planning to go to Wakefield Park, I'd like to come out and kick the tyres if you don't mind????

Paul....

[seangti]

Hi Sean,

When were you planning to go to Wakefield Park, I'd like to come out and kick the tyres if you don't mind????

Paul....

Hi, I'm optimistically looking at October/November now, but realistically it probably won't be this year. I've had a few reliability issues so need to get them sorted and regain the confidence that'll it make the round trip. Probably won't have car back till next week.


The electrical issue mentioned above was the oil sensor wiring sheathing having melted and shorted out. The exhaust leak was the turbo bolts having come lose. Still need to change the exhaust 02 sensor and sort out the intercooler piping from popping off. I think I'd damaged the plastic pipe by over tightening, but also think one of the silicon hoses may have been a little short which changed the angle of the hardened plastic pipe entering the rubber pipe from the turbo. At least when comparing to my silver car the hardened plastic pipe is sitting at a greater angle on the red car, rather than square.

Whilst I've had some reliability issues, i'm in no way disappointed or PO'd about having bought the car. When driving on the track everything is pushed very hard, beyond that which can be replicated on the street, in absolute fairness I had anticipated some issues and budgeted for that. I guess I just wanted to reiterate that point.

With regards to the melted sheathing, I believe that's due to how close the wiring runs to the turbo. It's also an 8yr old car so 5hit gets brittle. JMac is sorting this out by glass wrapping it (whatever that means ) and I've been trying to reach Mark from billet turbo's to discuss heat management.

Should get the car back next week in time to try happy laps the following week. Next timeattack will be October.

[h100vw]

I think I replaced the 90 degree bend off the last VW pipe by the sump on my car with an aluminium one Sean. Maybe that would work for you?

The split tube doesn't seem to last well on those wires, mine had fallen to bits and I replaced it with some split sleeve from Jaycar. I left some a Jimmys on monday, not sure if he felt like using it, fibreglass tape would be more robust.

The downpipe and cast section of the turbo are both ceramic coated, so think the only other thing you might do, is some shielding and maybe duct some cold air past it from the grille? Or Eddy's bonnet scoops?

Gavin

[seangti]

I think I replaced the 90 degree bend off the last VW pipe by the sump on my car with an aluminium one Sean. Maybe that would work for you?

ahhh, that could be the picture I recall seeing in Anthony's thread with an aluminium pipe. I'd saved the picture on the home computer and was looking it earlier in the week, scratching my head as to where it was as that pipe didn't exist on the car... it's probably your car. haha. Pic also shows an ECS lower pulley. Jimmy was looking into a resolve, but that's the way I'll head if Jimmy doesn't sort it first.

Re air flow, a 3d printer would come in handy hey. No more scoops to be added

Thanks mate.

[grandturismo]

Red Devil mkII - The Journey Continues

Loving your attitude Sean.
Racing always seems to bring some issues but I'm sure you'll make this little Polo bullet proof. Look forward to catching up soon.

[kaanage]

I had 10mins of initiative this afternoon and constructed the fire extinguisher holder.

I finally found the old pic I had put up for my brackets. It's not the clearest (really crap phone camera back then) but you should get the idea

[seangti]

Time for an update, I got the car back earlier in the week after a few weeks of TLC, Jmac style. Had a few things to fix up from my last track outing. Done about 200kms over the weekend, in lots of rain yesterday, wet happy laps at lakeside, highway and suburbia run around today, all is sweet. Had the pre-cat 02 sensor replaced, intercooler piping which was blowing off has been re-fabricated and turbo bolts done for the meantime till some different ones arrive.

Car feels less like a light switch coming on boost, so more drive-able lower in the rev range. Also had Gavin remove some boost before hitting the track yesterday, I didn't have the gauge connected yeserday, but today looks to be about 18psi in the very brief squirt I gave it. The idea of removing some boost is in the hope of making it a little more friendly on the race track so I can carry heavier throttle in 4th gear through the back of lakeside and minimise some tyre spin. Next track outing will be mid October.

Thanks again to Jimmy for your work, I don't know most of what you did, but happy you did

Gav, re Unitronic software, I have the new USB drivers but they weren't playing nicely to load on my computer. Will keep trying. Thanks for helping.

Some awesome pics were taken yesterday, all credit of the pics to forum member sandwg, Alex. I zoomed in the pics which unintentionally removed his watermark of Ale Renda.








Not sure who took this pic, cheers to this person too.

And lastly, the only pic with the TT rims, which I quite like on the car.

[Paazuzu]

The second pic is the best from the day - car looks ballistic!


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