Shaggy

I need one of these 16VG60s in my ED1 !!! lol What 16v Bottom end are you using as a base? ABF? or 9A?

I dont think the waterways are different as i think my mate has fitted an ABF head gasket to his NA 8v 2 litre conversion, so i guess if that matches an 8v head the waterways should be the same...?? The only problem maybe physically fitting the G-lader and parts from the PG engine to an ABF block...??

I believe the bottom end from the 8V ABA engine is pretty much the same as the ABF 16v engine in terms of spec etc... not sure if they will just bolt onto a G60 head tho??? Ive never understood why we couldnt just make a 2L ABF bottom end fit onto a G60 (albeit with low comp pistons) ??? THese engines are used alot for Turbo conversions, so why not for a Base for a 2L bottom end for the G60??

Gotta admit it looks bloody stunning on the move!! although i reckon it could still go lower! 8)

I take it you have the G60 Rallye outlet kit for the Lysholm Charger?

Or go for a Diesel Gearbox like i have on mine now..? Mk3 golf 1.9 tdi (CTN) You can pick these up for around £200 - £300 , seems to do the job nicely on mine anyway! 8)

OZ splitties...?? :D come on... show us a full piccy :lol:

Hmmm...they look like they might be RSs... should look awesome! 8)

At Inters Fella!!![/quote:f7898] Cool! will prob see ya there then mate!

I am fairly certain that you cant get these new anymore, secondhand only now i think... THe ones i had are the 17" LMS. 8)

Video footage please sam!!...lol :lol:

Well it certainly isnt slow getting too 140... but from the 140 to 147 it was a bit more of a trek..but how often to you go that sorta speed! the 0 - 100 figure is the one i am more interested in tbh 8) But yeh 4th gear is awesome too! infact the whole setup is awesome! wish i had known about this sooner, as it would have saved me some cash when sorting out the rado gearbox. The car at the moment is prob putting aout about 205 - 215 bhp from what i can gather, havent had it rollered yet tho.

Well after living with the box for a week or so, i can defo say it was worth all the hassle!! I dont really get any wheel spin in 2nd gear now, it just rockets up to 65 ish and as soon as you're in 3rd your approaching 95 - 100mph very rapidly, as mentioned earlier there is now alot more low down power action in the gears now rather than running out of revs so quickly... much more suited to the g60 power delivery. 5th gear is more of cruising gear now.. i couldnt really get her past 147 @ 5300rpms , but i guess that has alot to do with the top end power and aero dynamics. ( all on private roads of course.. :D ) IMO , with the higher power cars (250 - 300+), i think the gearbox would be made even better with a LSD.. not thats its not good anyway but fitting an LSD would get the absolute most out of the setup.

Just a small update.... :D Fitted the new grille and yellow fogs.... think it needs smoked indicators and maybe some different lights...?

Hi mate!! What car you got now then Andy! ? The Mk2 is a lovely daily driver! loving it at them mo! Still kinda miss the rado but i think i am over it now. :D I ve got a few choice euro looking mods awaiting fitment very soon... just gotta wait till the weather is better in order to fit them.. 8) Then i can get cracking on with the engine work! lol

This CTN box is defo a good start! Like i said earlier give me a week to have a few proper drives in it and i will have a much better idea of whats going on.. 8) but yeah i think it would work very well in your car indeed! With your power you may even get a bit closer to the 175mph top speed the gear ratios will give in 5th gear! I have no chance in my "boxy" Golf...lol And tbh, its only going to cost you £250 max for a decent low mileage box.. which is quite cheap when you consider the cost of a custom box...? :D Believe me i had a huge grin on my face when i first took the car for a spin! to say i was chuffed was an understatement...

What do you mean by quicker?? The car doesnt really feel any slower.. I can barely notice the difference when giving it some, apart from the fact i am now doing approx an Extra 10mph in each gear. And as i am planning on more power it will only get quicker! lol The Gearing now seems to make better use of the engines torque as it should be.. I felt with the standard box i was always running out of revs too quickly.. with this setup it feels like there is alot more to play with. Its very hard to describe..The car feels just as quick as it did but just different, almost like the car has another 1k revs to play with. Its definately better than the standard box by far tho. IMO.

You havent accidently pulled the hall sender plug out of the dizzy have you?? i managed to do this the other day... took me ages to realise what i had done! THe car turned over fine but didnt start at all.. untill i found that hall sender plug had come away from the dizzy! lol

There doesnt seem to be much torque steer at all tbh... just loads of traction...! only span up today due to the rain. In terms of how does it compare with the VR cogs.. time will tell.. i am going to have to drive it around for a week or two to gain a better opinion, but i think the CTN is looking like it may just pip the good old VR cog swap.. 8) Although the VR Box can get to 60 in second... this CTN box does defo feel likes it alot more capable of getting to 60 without ragging the nuts out of the car..Even with the VR cogs in the G60 box you still had to gun it to get it to hit 60... the CTN seems to get to 60 alot easier and as soon as you change into 3rd your already at 70 aproaching the ton! Very impressive setup, considering its basically just a gearbox change.. Fifth gear is nice aswell! i can cruise at 70 at 2500rpms!

TBH, i really dont know yet.. I havent had chance to take the car through the gears properly yet... although it does feel very good indeed. With the VR 1st and 2nd the only difference to me was obviously 1st and 2nd... as this CTN box is a different box all together...;-) THe ratios in the CTN box do feel longer tho.. perfect for the G60 Torque, as you stated.. i think this box will defo be the box to have from now on....rather than forking out all that money to get VR cogs put in etc. I will post up a few more comments when the i ve had chance to take the car out for a proper drive. :)

I will second that! i have had these cams in 2 cars now..by far the best cam in terms of quality.. and does the job very well too!

Just fitted my CTN Diesel box... All i can say is.....OMG!! what a difference! The traction is unbelievable! Easily 65mph in second now...All gears feel very smooth!! May need a bit more adjustment to get perfect gear change but i am well happy!!!!! Havent had chance to test out fifth gear yet at cruising speeds .. i ve only just finished fitting it!.lol will give that a go on Sunday after i ve given the car another checkover. Thanks CTW for all you research...Top Man!!!

Just the usual G60 stuff.. and check for the usual rust... Most Mk2s will have a little rust.. mainly on the front scuttle and rear tailgate.. even mine has a little tiny bit.. but this is fairly common and can be fixed. Obviously as much Serivce history as you can get hold off also helps.. :D Other than that just wait untill you find the right one, i was very very lucky that this one came up when it did! hence why i had to sell the rado so quickly! otherwise this particular ED1 would have sold within hours of being advertised! A big Thankyou to Darren @ G-werks! If he had'nt mentioned anything i would still be driving the rado now..!! :)

Will get that plugged asap! cheers

I undid the bolts on the CTN box and the tower mech came straight out no probs...? maybe i was just lucky... 8)