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    how much oil

    IbiVR replied to tubby's topic in Engine Tuning

    6 will do it if your changing filter, 5 if not.
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    Ahh yeah, also US ecu's are socketed - UK ones are not, so you will need to unsolder the 44 pin surface mount chip and solder the new one in. Tom.
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    Nice one kev, good progress so far, and good write up. Keep us updated! Tom.
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    Also different ecu's. US run motronic 5.9 and uk runs motronic 3.8. Also US spec cars run SAI and EGR. It'll see this missing on a uk engine and will overfuel. It might run, but it wont run right. Tom.
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    Other way round fella... BHP = (lb/ft x rpm) / 5252 Tom.
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    Hehe, i think they'll take a fair bit. If they crack i'll put some other ones in and back it off a bit...
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    Well with the VR in bits for a good service and fitting the ARP main studs, rod bolts and head studs, Didnt really want it to go back together again with the spacer to drop compression, and didnt feel like spending £££ on forged pistons, we thought we'd see what could be done with the std pistons. Stock VR rods with arp bolts can hang on to 600bhp easy, can the pistons... maybe. Worth a go. So a trip to a local machine shop and a bit of asking nicley to borrow their mill, 3 hours later this was the result. Std VR piston as it came out on left, after milling in the middle, and all polished u
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    No £2.5-3k will get it done. Mines been runnign ages, as has pops, and theres at least 4 others completed, with many more on the way. No full kit yet, you'd need to do it custom, although i can help you with mny of the bits and any info you need. 1 bar will give you around 400hp. Tom.
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    arse, didnt see that! Tom.
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    found one of the walbro ones i mean on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GSL392-Walbro-255-HP-Inline-Fuel-Pump-GSL-392-COMPLETE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33555QQihZ008QQitemZ180028272758QQrdZ1 Tom.
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    Walbro pump gets my vote 255lph in line job. Bosch do one to, but its pricey, and noisy. Tom.
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    hehe, well it doesnt take long tbh, miss 24hr and you start missing out! Nice one for the change, great stuff. Tom.
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    Dunno if it was just me, but until today i was limited to the last 50 posts in "new topics" Works a treat now, so whoever did what - ta. Tom.
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    Will, Thanks for that. Just to add to that, neither myself or pops do, or have ever worked for designadubs. My Ibiza was originally converted to VR6 at Designadubs - and its not something i'm ashamed of. It even still has the stickers down the side as they wont come off without taking the paint with it.... When designadubs shut up shop there were a few of us left with nowhere to go, so we all clubbed together and rented a unit and gather there to tinker away, and its here that we completed the turbo conversion that was originally conceptionalised by DD. Along the way it became clear that the w
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    Maf should not be removed. Its limited in the ecu by a clamp. Thats all. with the correct mods in the code and to the maf its good for 28psi. The jap cars your on about remove the maf and replace it with a map sensor. You have 3D maps in the code. RPM versus Load = Fuel or ignition. Remove the load and it all gets confused. There are maps that look at TPS in this situation, but its all guesswork. This is fine in some conditions, but then your compensation maps wont work properly, temp, batt voltage etcetetc. If you want to run it and it works for you great, but your missing out on what the sta
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    Yup you need to heat wrap the 6 branch or it'll melt stuff pretty quickly. Welds are fine unless your engine moves around too much....
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    No not at the moment. We will be supplying the code with the turbo kits as and when we offer them, but we dont really work on other peoples cars as its only a part time business at the mo.
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    We do.
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    There is no need to run a vr without a maf, and a mafless map will never run properly. we map our cars standard ecu up to 25-30 psi (so far) with maf, and it runs like stock. I dont see the problem, and i dont see how anyone can map a car without a load input and expect it to run properly. Glad its sorted now though, and not a bad result! You may want to think about injectors though - fueling can become a bit unreliable over about 80% injector duty, so if your running 94 you should use bigger ones really. Tom.
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    For my 1200 miles a week i do run a deisel - Used to be a PD 150 Bora, now is the 140 GT Mk5. reasonable power, 230lb/ft tourque, but changing at 3500/4000 makes for a lifeless, uninteresting drive imo. To have any sort of entertainment in it you have to drive it hard, which for me retuns an average 36mpg. May as well run a vr tbh. Quick?, yes-ish, great up hills? yes, great on the motorway? yes. Boring? yes. Tom.
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    VR6 is a great engine, but not tuned to anywhere near its potential really. It was never sold as a GTI in the Uk, Its a great all round engine, but was never really intended to be a racer. That said you can rag it as much as you like and its stong enough to hold together - OK these other jap cars can be quicker, more powerful for less cc, but drive it hard and come back in 10 years with your original engine and it'll probably be a different story. Plus if you really wanna wipe the floor with them just add £2k - be it heavily worked NA, or turbo / sc.
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    Yeah wont do anything, but looks tidier imo. Tom.
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