Hezz Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Keep thinking my gti needs turbo power 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 few more build pics from this, after the block and gearbox were bolted up i collected the head from my local machine shop, fully rebuilt, pressure tested skimmed, new valve guides, valve seats re cut, piper uprated springs fitted etc etc http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/003_zps9a7403fe.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/004_zps8ba7902c.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/005_zps8a7fa2d2.jpg then fitted the cams and new cambelt, bolted up the blacktop inlet and t3 turbo on cvh maifold etc http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/009_zps332c06b5.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/015_zps8e8b2df0.jpg at this point it dawned on me that i hadn't refitted the oil gallery bung behind the flywheel when i cleaned the block out after machining so gearbox out again which was a bit of a pain. then realised that the blacktop inlet was sitting tight against the brake cross bar so i ended up digging out a rover inlet and homemade adapter plate i had left over from a previous project pic of adaptor plate before it was finished off http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/001_zps4e4fdb76.jpg i chopped the inlet and had a plate welded on to take the frst throttle body http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/001_zpse298001a.jpg also drilled and tapped the inlet for some vacuum pipe outlets http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/002_zps1278c0ff.jpg then bolted it up and finished the pipework and a few other bits and ended up with this http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/003_zps56610682.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/005_zps9bc87fd6.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/006_zps4fdaacad.jpg fast forward to thursday this week, i needed the base map tweaked as it wasn't quite right so took it for a rolling road tune at power engineering long story short, the most we could get out of it was 206 bhp and 220 lb/ft of torque at 7 psi, we tried to run more boost but the clutch started slipping. i think its down to the standard cover not being up to the job so when i get bored with the power i'll fit the helix uprated cover and take it back for another session.I grabbed a few pics while i was there...... http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/001_zpsba2a9c39.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/002_zps00f0f2c7.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/003_zps0f0af5fd.jpg thats all for now, thanks for looking :thumb: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 nice mate,shame about the clutch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 nice mate,shame about the clutch though.cheers bud, it is a bit of a pain, i'm convinced the cover supplied was wrong, theres plently of people out there running the same set up with more power so somethings amiss. on the plus side i've done 505 miles now and haven't broken it up yet so its doing better than the last mk6 i had 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 lol 205 miles more,nah its a great car, bet you've been surprising a few people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 lol 205 miles more,nah its a great car, bet you've been surprising a few people! yeah it has caught a few people out lol! any joy getting yours running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 waiting for my new diesel starter motor and some new starter cables i had made,hopefully be here tue/wed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 waiting for my new diesel starter motor and some new starter cables i had made,hopefully be here tue/wed.cool mate, i will keep an eye on your thread for updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I really shouldn't read threads like this , gets me thinking silly thoughts... bet you're well chuffed with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 I really shouldn't read threads like this , gets me thinking silly thoughts... bet you're well chuffed with itdo it, mate been racking up the miles on the escort over the last couple of weeks and clocked up 992 miles in total. last weekend me and a mate went up to cambridge to visit a friend of ours and ended up going b road bashing for a few hours. we stopped for a few pics http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/cambridge1_zpsb121d75e.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/cambridge2_zps62bbb470.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/cambridge3_zpscf910808.jpg then off to santa pod yesterday, it would have been rude not to put the car up the strip and see what it could do.... http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/santapodque_zps250a9ebb.jpg http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa83/michaeld4316/santapodstrip_zpsf7f48b67.jpg this highlighted a few small issues with the car that need to be addressed, my best time was 15.06 which i was a little disappointed with but the surface was a bit greasy and was struggling with grip... anyway the car survived the day and drove home faultlessly so over all very happy with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 15 sec is good for a 200 bhp car I thought,hows the clutch hold out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Might have better on some smaller wheels perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezmanian devil Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 well done matey! looks good! good I need another escort to play with!! you fancy a swop for a modified vw bora tdi? haha I might be up your way soon meeting someone so could grab a beer or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 u could pick up an escort for peanuts nowadays mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 15's isn't bad. Turbos aren't good for drags unless they're anti lagged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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