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:lol: The top photo makes the VR look like a Matchbox toy! The Lude is soooo long. Always good to have a go in something different. Certainly drives very well indeed, a bit unusual to begin with and the 4WS certainly would take some getting used to. But it felt very confident 'down the lanes' 8) . Took the VR down that route today and my suspension is waaayyy too hard for the bumps and uneven surface, the Honda just soaked it up and asked for more. The 2.2 VTEC certainly likes the revs and the noise above 6k is highly addictive. Great choice Andy and hopefully a bit less outlay for day to day use. Think we could all do with a bit of that :) Cooooollll Airwolfs on! Sorry got a bit distracted. I'll bring your DVD's to the National Day, cos we both forgot :lol:

I really must get my ass in gear and have a run up to your place to have a good look around your motor. It's certainly shaping up nicely. Spoke to the guy who does the welding on Friday, just to get some ideas of how the short runner manifold could be a folded construction rather than all welded. They should look much better this time around with nice 20mm rads on the corners, may go bigger to go with the smooth look your going for?

M m m m meltdown! :shock: :shock: I never managed to get 440cc injectors to work properly,the ecu kept throwing a fault code and would then run on TPS / engine speed and really really rich at idle (or limp mode). I reckon 9-10 psi would be OK with the 360's but any more and you'll need standalone or maybe a C2 map? The standard mapping has way to much timing for anything above that level and you hit the knock sensor max retard limit, then exhibit A (see above). Don't know anybody who runs C2 code yet though. Great pics though James, if a little costly to produce....

It was just a quick fix for 8psi to 'get you going' but the proper filter still ain't done. Mmm, did wonder how the standard MAF and mapping would cope with 12psi. But I guess 12psi on a 140k engine isn't a very nice thing to do....poor VR :) Think you just wanted a new engine anyway eh James? My main reason for sticking at 8psi is the knock on effect of everything else above that level. Guess you'll be heading for more than 12psi when you get it all back together with a standalone?

Will seem a bit strange not seeing you at meets this year. All the best for the next few months. Can you get on the net at all? We're all so used to being hooked up all the while, would be strange to be without for a few months?

No messing about then Shaun! Think you'll be very happy with a turbo. So a few questions.... How much boost are you going to run? Are JKM setting up boost control through the Emerald? Going sequential injection? How big is the grin going to be :D

It's a whole new world. Think I've had my VW blinkers on for too many years for a change now.

Had one cruise past me on the M45 the other day (whilst drving one of the company Mundains), silver but didn't have the skirts on it? I was also surprised at how long it was. Can see why you like it Andy, nice proper coupe shape. Teak eh?

Very nice work Chris, can't wait to see and hear this one (or not as they are sooooo quiet compared to a 12v!)

Funny old game this.... have a car but don't drive it. Went right against the grain for me, but I did it. The choice of second motor wasn't exactly what I had in mind but it just happened that way. Nice, fairly tidy and totally original 1.8 16v Corrado 1990, MOT had run out, no tax, bargain at £500. Just needed engine mounts and the handbrake cables stuck a bit. Put it in for a test to find out what needed doing.... and it passed!!! Love driving the old gal, fully standard and most things still work. The speedo shows 142k but it sticks every now and again (old analog type) so I suspect its got a lot more miles than it lets on. Starts great, K-jet is smooth as silk. Must check the gearbox oil and cables, cos thats a bit sticky now and again. The VR comes out to play at weekends etc, and the valver gets all the dents, dings and knocks that are a part of daily driving and also gets left for weeks on end at my work while I'm out in pool cars (was never very happy about leaving the VR overnight at work, far too quiet and open for anybody to turn up and have a go). The piece of mind is priceless.

Check the rubber conduit between the door and the bodyshell. If the boot has come adrift the wires might be rubbing on the bodywork and shorting out. My car had this very fault and it was the drivers door boot had fallen out and the loom had rubbed through. Insultated the wires with some tape and refitted the boot, no more problems since.

Time to get that 'lude and give it some love! Well that and 9,000 rpm on the tacho 8)

Now thats a plan! I drove Garys (GVK) MK2 VR6 track car the other week :shock: This forum is so bad for expensive ideas :(

Flush would look better. If you want an extension lead making up for the external temp sensor give me a shout. Just wish it would work on a Corrado, just another reason to go OBD2 eh! For those wondering what we're on about look here. http://www.blafusel.de/misc/obd2lcd_4en.html Nice piece of kit. Bit power hungry then is he :D seemed such a quiet guy :lol:

Cheers Gary, glad you enjoyed it. I did some rough calcs of power to weight and I reckon your VR MK2 is 195ish hp / tonne, and my C is 210hp/tonne. So not a lot in it and with your lower final drive :shock: Corrados are just sooooo heavy. Looking forward to seeing how Steve's VRT Mk2 performs!!!!! Oh and I think the Rubbadubz meet is a week on Wednesday (21st May).

:lol: Yeh, even did the Golf last night, looks great!

About time I learn't something about Hondas! Don't the engines rotate the other way?

Excellent choice! The perfect choice, so quiet and refined just as a Corrado should be :) Nice low mileage too, bet the cams haven't even got any wear marks on them yet. I'll resist the temptation to recommend a pair of baby turbos stashed down the back....opps I just did! Only kidding :D OEM ECU or Standalone?

That's correct, when on boost. But off boost and at low engine speeds the reduction in length of the runners will cause a drop in bottom end torque. The shorty may actually hit another resonant point much higher up the rev range Most people notice the drop in torque between the two types of 16v runners. Most opt for the large diameter runners and the small increase in top end power that this creates. But I've stayed with the small diameter runners to maximise bottom end (I've actually got the large manifold in the garage), cos I'm lazy and don't like thrashing the poor old gal :)

The main benefit is shorter pipework for turbo applications. Gives a better response when coming back on the throttle. The downside is the loss of the tuned pipe length which is designed to boost torque at some part of the rev range, or several parts if you have a variable manifold design (like a Schrick). You may see a slightly better repsonse when opening the throttle as you'll have less pipework to fill and it may also reduce the pipe runs to / from your cooler, so that would help. But be prepared to loose some bottom end torque, especially if you have the smaller (42mm?) manifold on already.

I reckon, on the average day out, 1 in 6 Corrados will break down :) Now how did I arrive at the data for that little stat???

Still a Coupe tho Andy! Unlike the new Iroc..... Looks rather tidy. Put some Corrado badges on it and bring it to the National Day. See if anybody notices!

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Wow James, that looks awesome. I just love red Corrados! Glad it's running OK. I have a few more refinements in the pipeline, should make it even smoother! I drove a MK2 VR6 (thanks to GVK!) that is running OBD2, and it was leagues ahead of OBD1. So looks like that'll be my next plan. Just sooooo smoooooth on part throttle, and the idle is miles better. Kev's been trying to convince us for ages that it's the way forward, and he's right again :D Good work anyway. Can't wait to see your motor, planning on going to any shows soon?