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tuffty

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  1. Now that the engine had run I started to put the rest of the car back together... Due to the VR engine leaning forward rather than back like the 20v I had to extend and faff with the power steering hoses a bit... This did not do everything I needed clearance wise but was good enough to allow me to cable tie the hose out of the way of the alternator pulley... I actually have 4-motion PS hoses to fit soon so hopefully that will sort it properly I finished off the coolant hoses too... had to order a few that I was missing from TPS but I simplified the ho
  2. For reference this is what I threw together to make sense of what I needed to do to alter the TT loom to work... it wasn't loads to be honest as Ignitron is an ME7 plug and play solution and the TT 3.2 uses ME7 too as standard... ECU TT 3.2 DSG loom small plug mappings... 14 pin plug mappings... IECU input mappings... IECU output mappings... Obviously don't take this as gospal as there are subtle differences across the VAG range and across years on the same vehicles This is the result of me buzzing o
  3. The TT's loom wasn't going to be a straight swap as expected so after a bit of research and comparing pinouts between the S3 1.8t and the TT VR6 I arrived at this as a work in progress I removed stuff I didn't need like SAI, inlet flap control and the PCV valve and added in the wires I needed for the N75 valve, MAP and IAT sensors... I also ran the wires for a second MAP sensor that will be used by the ColorMFA I have in my dash for boost along with the wires for the fuel and oil pressure sensors... N75 shares 12v with the VVT on the S3 so tapped off that for the
  4. Thanks dude... appreciated.... So now the the engine is coming back together there are a couple of other little jobs to do to get it all ready... I drilled and tapped the mount hole for the dipstick tube.. I knew that it wouldn't line up but there was only one place that made sense to drill it as anywhere else would have gone through to the plenum... So modded the mount tab to suit... Painted the tube (obvs) and pulled the top away from the plenum for a little extra clearance Nice... now for the throttle body... while th
  5. So by now the head has returned back... the guides were perfect by all accounts which was a nice surprise as every 20v head over 50k seems to need at least exhaust guides (turbo + heat etc) and only needed the meerest kiss to resurface... First off... lapping the inlet valves... Then the Supertech exhaust valves... these are single groove collets which are generally better for high revving and cammed setups but tbh its all Supertech do for the VR6 it seems which is fine as the 20v had a full supertech valvetrain including springs and titanium re
  6. So while waiting for the head to come back I turned my attention so some other jobs.... the inlet manifold I bought was not the best casting in the world and on inspection I noticed it was in fact full of casting sand!!!... not the best really... I did try the usual hot wash/aqua blast process to see if it would shift it but tbh I could not risk there being any chance of sand getting into the engine sooooo... ...I cut it in half The casting sand is pretty obvious... So this time at least I could get into all the nooks and crannies with the aqua
  7. The BHE engine came with a transfer box and DQ250 DSG box but the mechatronic unit had been removed so it was pretty much useless to me... I got the engine onto a stand... I am aware that there is a bracket available to fit the engine sideways on but the stand in use is a bit of a monster and only complained a little bit under the weight The inside of the engine looked fairly typical for what was no doubt the longlife service schedule in play here... Not a big worry tbh as I was stripping and cleaning it all anyway... first up was the cam cover..
  8. Hi all... I have owned my S3 for nearly 13 years so far and she has been through a few transformations modding wise... started with the usual, mapping and suspension etc... moved on to a relatively basic GT3071 install (still on the original engine but with rods etc) and then built a full on 2ltr stroker with tubular manifold and GT3582r which ended up with 620hp, 440ftlbs.. Sadly a failed H beam rod ended my 20v's reign of terror... ..and rather than go to another expensive rebuild of what will still be a highly strung engine at the levels of power it was at I dec
  9. Hi everyone... hopefully my being here is ok as my VR6 ownership is not as pure as others :) Little bit of background... I have owned my 2001 Audi S3 8L for nearly 13 years and in that time she has evolved a little bit from a cheeky map to a full build of the 20v engine and now a 3.2 VR6... About 8 years ago I rebuilt the 20v into a 2ltr stroker on a GT3582r... after a little bit of tweaking and running a fairly new to market ECU called Ignitron I eventually ended up with 620hp and 440ftlbs... I also managed to keep the engine bay pretty OE looking...
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