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I've read about Dave Walker finding big gains on 24V Ts by increasing overlap (via the inlet cam) in the midrange, so on the face of it the AUE seems too basic for that? Although basic is good for reliability in my experience.
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I don't like the metal rocker cover mate :-)
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Not true variable cam control as in mechanically in the head, or via the electronics? In other words, does AUE have a different head to the BFE?
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If you can't get one s/hand from a Corrado G60 gearbox, you'll have to get a new one from VW. £150+VAT I believe.
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And ironically the original VW red leads are the best quality ones you can get, bar NONE!! I can see why folk go aftermarket - it's because the VW leads are stupidly expensive, well over £100 for the set of 6. But they are a good investment as they last for years and work very well.
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Your normally lose about 40hp through the VR6 drivetrain. And Drivetrain includes brakes, tyres, driveshafts, gear oil etc etc. Remember the "flywheel" figure is calculated from coast down losses, so is open to some creative number making. All dynos measure KW at the wheels, so take that reading and ignore the flywheel one.
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It's marketing horse schitt mate, save your money. The stock leads are plenty good enough. People only find improvments from spark related products if the standard parts weren't working properly to begin with. A match will burn a house down just as easily as a blow torch. Engine power comes from the correct air / fuel mixture, not the spark. A properly set up mixture only needs a minimal spark to ignite it.
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4000rpm for 90mph instead of 100 is hardly revving it's guts out is it?
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There's a few flavours of 2.8 24V as far as I know.... Early coilpack with 1mb ECU Later coil-over-plug 1mb ECU Later coil-over-plug 2mb ECU The "1mb" refers to the ME7 management type and revision and the later the management, the better in terms of remapping for a turbo. Aside from the coil type, they are the same AFAIK. Personally, I would favour the older coilpack engine because coil-over-plugs are notoriously unreliable on the standard engine, let alone when turboed!!
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I like the look of that one a lot, added to my favourites!! Good find mate! Can't see any pics of one fitted to a car, so it's hard to gauge whether it will fit or not. Decent runner lengths on that one, should have nice torque off boost.
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Good point mate. Having looked at them again, I can see the following:- 034 Motorsports - Yep, no trouble there in terms of TIP on the offside, but now I'm wondering about the T3 flange being kicked up slightly. Will there be bonnet to turbo clearance issues? PagParts - Could be a pain in the backside. It's designed for 4WD cars as the wastegate sits where the brake servo etc would be and the turbo sits with the cold side facing the nearside. Might work, but will be a lot more work than the 034 item. ATP - Personally I would only use that if the stock intake is going to be used and if y
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Crank scraper and billet steel main caps for vr6. Opinions please :)
FishWick replied to sacvwgolf's topic in Engine Tuning
Yeah I saw those! Much better priced than HPA's! I did a bit of asking around on the Vortex and it seems the stock VW rod and main bearings are perfectly fine unless pushing for mega power. The HPA ones are apparently just Audi RS4 ones as suspected, but with a 50% HPA tax on top! -
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2.8 24Vs shouldn't be commanding big money at all! What sort of prices are you seeing? My mate paid £1500 for an R32 with about 600 miles on it, so a decent 2.8 should come in well under that. If I see a well priced 2.8 in my travels, I'll let you know. I think with manifolds, the 034 Motosport one is looking the best candidate at the moment as it sits the turbo in more or less the same place as my ATP currently does, which is spot on. Turbo nice and easy to get to for maintenance and easier for the downpipe too, with good gear cable clearance. Manifolds like the SPA turbo one and the AT
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Blimey, I don't think I've seen so many pictures in advert before! Yeah that looks genuine and a damn site better than the peices of faked schitt I was sold. The oblong ports are still more oval than oblong though, but at least the stud holes are drilled in the right place, so you shouldn't get any gasket leaking issues like I had. Buy one from Strictlydubs mate. I know he's used a few genuine SPAs with no problems at all. Saves you all the import hassles.
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Ah jolly good on the ARPs then!! It was Raceware or nothing last time I looked into it, but figured it the ARPs would be along sooner or later. Seems the Racewares get bad reviews anyway, so it's just aswell! I haven't looked at C2's website for ages but good stuff if they make a DP! 4WD & FWD DPs are totally different because the 4WD one has to route around the transfer box. That ATP 24V manifold is actually designed for the very car you just mentioned, the FWD 02M gearboxed 24Vs :-) But their steering rack is on the other side, well away from the turbo. My fab guy is always up for it
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Alu mate, dissipates heat better than steel and doesn't melt like plastic :-)
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LOL, cheers mate! I've been quietly researching it in the background :-) If you use the standard Bosch MAF, you'll need a 4" housing as per 12V turbo setups. I think we could probably use an Audi TT maf element in the housing, which measures flow in both directions, so will detect the flow of air from the recirc valve and adapt accordingly. That was always an issue in the past with the S/C 12Vs causing part throttle snatching and was what led to the 'Mafless' map. But software hacks found a way round it in the end. As for the Pro Maf, it is better and stronger but I don't know how it will
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Is the Corrado quicker to 60 than the Golf then? Can't say I've ever compared them tbh! The differences over the Golf are very minor mate. I doubt the extra cc plays a part, not when you're talking hauling 1300kg around! The main difference is the 2.9 has a bit more top end due to the intake manifold and VW increased the rev limit, so it's literally just hanging onto 2nd gear for longer, which probably pips the Golf's 0-60 time I guess? The Corrado is more streamlined aswell to achieve it's 150mph top speed, or 146 or what ever it is, which may help in the 0-60 dash aswell I suppose!
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Yes, let's :-) And yep, what you've said is all correct. Funny you should bring this up as I have a 2.8 24V sat in my garage awaiting a role in life. It was always going to turboed, no question but I haven't yet decided whether to sell off my entire 12V Turbo setup including the mapped DTA management etc and start over with the 24V. Or just transfer the turbo and management etc over to the 24V, but obviously using the appropriate exhaust and intake manifolds. I'm leaning towards the former plan because the 24V is going to need a whole new downpipe and everything, so the sale of one project
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Yep, Golf and Corrado VR6 gearboxes = Identical :-) Where you're getting your Corrado = 3.68 from is because A), the yank VR6 (aka Corrado SLC) got a 3.68 diff because it was only 2.8 and made schitt power due to the californian emissions crap....so the shorter gearing kept the 0-60 in line with the Euro 2.9 model......and Corrado G60s had the 3.68 diff :-)
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Yep, the guys down at Emerald are superb. Go to them direct, they know more about their own product than JKM anyway and Mr Walker himeself mapped quite a few VRTs ;-)
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3.94 is too short but that's from a Passat or something? The FD we're discussing here is the G60 3.68 one ;-)
