FishWick 21 Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thanks Jim and good idea about the meets!I need to get a decent remap first. My tuning on the road works OK, but I want a custom one on the dyno to get all the load points tuned correctly :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Radostormvr6 2 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Kev , need some updates mate. Must be finished Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Not really, just been driving it :-)Going up to Vince on the 12th to take the gearbox off as it seems the clutch release fork is bent. Very common problem with uprated clutches. Gonna stick an O2J diesel release fork in, new clutch and the Schimmel flywheel.Drove a mates bog standard Corrado VR6 the other night and my god was that slow!! Not from being non turboed, but just the stupidly tall gearing and linear, flat feeling power delivery!!VR6s NEED turbos :-) Link to post Share on other sites
sharky_70 0 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 hows it going then Kev?whens the 24v going in lol Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 The release fork wasn't bent after all, but I put a beefed up one in anyway :-)Seems the gear selection issues were down to a seized lower shift cable (too close to the downpipe) and a worn shift tower. Sorted all that and the shift is very nice now :-)24V is sat in the garage but is a long term project. I'm waiting for a short runner to be made that clears the Corrado slam panel. The 24V head is a lot wider than the 12V one and apparently currently available SRIs foul the radiator when fitted to Corrados. I feel a custom box section slam panel is in order! Can fit a much bigger rad at the same time as Corrado ones are a fair bit smaller than the Golf's.Out of interest, I worked out the economy with my current map. I did 355 miles on 57 litres and that's 28.5mpg by my calculations, which for a 1300kg 400hp car is pretty good, even by today's standards! Not even a standard R32 can do much better than 25 overall and that's 150hp less....but 300kg heavier :-) Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 good results kev.. i too have a burned lower shifter cable. it's working at the mo but it does notice.just signe up for ultimate torque at woodbridge on the 16th august , so we will finally see how good a circa 375 - 400 bhp golf holds up against tvrs, holdens etc.. should be fun Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Yeah I got used to the stiff cable so didn't really notice it. It wasn't until I compared the old cable to a new one that i noticed how bad it was, LOL!New cables totally transform the shift quality, but it's a ball ache job.Yeah good luck with that on the 16th mate, I may even pop down as Woodbridge isn't a million miles away :-) Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 know what you mean about a stiff cable, i didnt notice it until it refused to go into gear after a session on track.. once it had cooled down properly. it free'd up.yeah be good to see you.. and fingers crossed the 16th goes well.. Link to post Share on other sites
MaidenVR6 26 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I really really like your car Kev. You have no "cheap" or easy parts on it. Its all very right!Good luck.Kristian Link to post Share on other sites
VR6BOY 2 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Hey Kev I cant wait to see you car in person have seen plenty of pics of the evolution of your rado I think its time to see it for real I know I wont be dissapointed Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thanks guys! I tried the cheap parts and they kept letting me down, so this time round I took no chances and it's all working nicely Link to post Share on other sites
VW POS blood group 0 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 i have just sat here for over 1 hour reading through 29 pages and im not going to lie to you all...... i understood about 20% of what was being said and about 2% of the acronyms, thats providing tbh= to be honest, if it doesnt then i understood 0%, but it was a great read and a fantastic job you done kev, im really jealous, and what do you do for a living to afford that conversion not once but twice. Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Thanks mate! Don't worry about not understanding it, I didn't at first either but you soon get the hang!I work in IT :-) Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Kinda on subject here but where would a good place be to wire gauges into. The easier the better as in all same place really.Gauges are boost, oil pressure and wideband AF Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I was gonna run em all direct off batery with a inline fuse, but they would be on all the time Link to post Share on other sites
CALICO 130 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 if you have an empty fuse space in your fuse box you cloud run an ignition switched live to the fuse then run the output side to the gauges Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 yep ignition swicth , with a fuse.. mine comes off the radio loom, as it was the only thing that wernt butchered, by the last owner. Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Gonna be ripping stuff out to have a look at how the wiring is as ive never saw it. Here's hoping Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 i just ran wires over from the back of the fuse board on an ing live and there is a big earth point on the car body near the air vent on the drivers side ... Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I wanna try and keep em all on one feed from somewhere if possible as it makes it easier and a bit neater Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 thats wot i done mate just ran one wire from the board and then wired them in all of that one feed and earth from the earth point Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Cool, where abouts on fuseboard can you remember as im a bit lost on that side of things Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 can show u at the weekend if u want ??? or u need to know now ??? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 well can get them all in place and have wire hanging near fuse box. Or could by a cheaper tester to find a switched live...want one thats live when ign on and off when ign off yes Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 wanna try and get em in thurs/fri...busy couple of days before weekend Link to post Share on other sites
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