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:lol: I'll have to get divorced first before I spend that sort of money but yeah one day! Finally he sees "the light" :lol: :lol: :lol: :clap: And so do you through your steering UJ boot. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: I'll have to get divorced first before I spend that sort of money but yeah one day!

I've been throwing a few ideas around in my head, I think my next car to play with will be an Audi of some sort Probably Audi 90 quattro as the handling is rather good. I have a FWD 2.3 10v as a run around at the moment. Can't decide on the engine but as they are longitudinal I'll be FI'ing with a turbo :ignore: I don't doubt. Thanks for sharing, :thumb right: This is the sort of stuff we need to know. If the grease in that steering boot had reached flash temperature though you would of known about it very quickly. :wink: The insulation on the bonnet I have seen on some cars get very oil soaked and could potentially be a problem with a turbo mounted higher in the engine bay.

OK so what your saying is yes turbo's do produce a large amount of heat at the back of the engine bay which is not ideal but the point your making is that you need to be aware of this fact and ensure that this heat is kept in the turbo it's manifold and the exhaust gasses. It's a big point for me that a lot of people may not be aware of and believe me an engine bay fire is no fun at all and the rate at which the cabin fills with smoke is alarming, believe me I know!

Nope, nothing is melting. The only thing that's happened is the glue has dried up under the sound deadening sheet under the wipers. Obviously a CF bonnet is resin based and I didn't want it catching fire. SO you wanted the vents to stop the bonnet getting too hot and not anything else! Did you have to remove the standard bonnet sound insulation then when you fitted the turbo as I imagine that doesn't take to kindly to getting a little warm.

I dont really see a downside to putting a turbo at the back of your engine, if you are prepared to invest the money in good quality parts and enjoy the extra power there is no issues. Im all in for new things and trying different stuff, you could get a 16v run nicely on a lysholm but not on the small version that BBM offer. You have to then think about the extra noise ect and the ability to to change settings ie vary boost ect. You must mount the lysholm properly otherwise they can seize. The other issue is that chargers are not as easy to get hold of and you cant really spec them out more custom to you particular needs, theres not much market out there to so you only have a few brands you could chose from, think about warranty on product offered too. Turbos are much easy to spec to your needs, customize, rebuilt and are readily available. Then you have to think about the engines ability, you can make a 16v flow well and rev to 8000rpm with few valvetrain components ie springs/retainers. If you have good flow you have quick spoolup and can make very good power. Engine will also rev easier on those high revs as you wont have a charger strapped to it. In terms of having a hot turbo near the firewall thats not an issue really, you can use things like heatwrap tape to protect all your wiring back there, turbo bag to cover the turbo hotside, ceramic coatings on the turbo hotside, firewall aluminium barrier, exhaust wrap on the manifold and downpipe, if your downpipe is too close to engine mount then just make a shield for it. All these products are not that expensive either. I like to raise the back of the bonnet with a few washers, this acts as a huge vent. There is no reason engine mounts will suffer from a turbo, if you are making good power you will most likley change your mounts to stronger ones regardless of how you boost your engine. Mounts can be damaged more by improper launch of car or clutch release/driving style than by turbo spool up. If you need additional engine stability an engine damper can also help. I think some of these issues have made most VR6 owners switch from supercharged to turbo, or maybe they are just power hungry :lol: . Thanks for the detailed response, I've often thought about turbo applications to different engines and cars but I've always been put off by the heat issue as the turbo always ends up at the back of the engine. Always thinking/dreaming of the next project you see. Off Topic: Current favorite would be a Golf mk3 VR6 syncro. :grin: It's all there just need to apply the FI. :ignore:

There are no issues with these things, if the job is done properly. Over 18 months of daily VRT use, I've had no issues in these areas at all, and my turbo is an inch away from the steering UJ. I think if a 2.8 - 3.0 VR6 turbo can survive in a Corrado engine bay, a 16V T has positively acres of room to breathe. All aspects of VR6T ownership, warts and all, arem frequently mentioned by the VRT owners on here. Correct me if I'm wrong but I do remember you posting on here somewhere your interest in a carbon fibre bonnet with vents in it to get rid of some of the turbo heat as stuff was melting. :scratch:

Can you tell us all a bit more about the downsides of a turbo in a corrado engine bay? I'm not anti turbo I too think a 16v turbo VW is a good idea but some people would prefer to do something different or less common purely because they enjoy the challenge or the engineering or the unknown/uncertainty or the end result. I'd be really interested to hear what the difficulties are in running a turbo at the back of an engine where there is not much air movement and lots of things to get hot like the steering U-J boot the wiring loom running over the back of the bulkhead, the windscreen washer jet pipes, etc. What about the engine mounts required to hold on to an engine producing over 300lb/ft in an sudden rush over say 500-1000 rpm, do they cause excessive noise and vibration or other problems. These are things that rarely get discussed.

Whatever buddy. :salute: I'll have to restrain myself from saying anymore I'm afraid. :ignore:

Can you tell us all the downsides of this light you are showing us like cracked manifolds very high under bonnet temperatures melted s**t etc. Last time I checked this was the corrado forum not the turbo-a-vw forum FFS. :camp: He's onl messing about mate... He's actually got a standard G60 now with a massive gimp mask bonnet bra.... ;) :lol: Very good :lol: Exactly a Forced Induction Discussion Thread where people talk about all forms of FI not just Turbos. Some people just bang on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on

Can you tell us all the downsides of this light you are showing us like cracked manifolds very high under bonnet temperatures melted sh1t etc. Last time I checked this was the corrado forum not the turbo-a-vw forum FFS.

To be honest it looks like the only oem type short shifter available that doesn't require you to strip down or modify an existing shifter. I've found them delivered from the US for around £200 but this does not not included the b'stard tax mans cut. I'll add it to the list of things to do one day. Hoping they are just a tighter version of the current shifter but with less throw and slightly more effort required as the only down side.

It's the B&M one that's notchy and horrible. The Neuspeed one is a proper bit of kit. Expensive though. Have you got one on your car?

http://neuspeed.com/products/product_de ... o&p_id=462 Does anyone have any experience of these? Looking to buy one of these or do a group buy but really need to find out more about it's quality and useability.

You'd be wasting your time last I saw they were covered in brake dust! The mucky pup! :grin: I thought they were gunmetal powder-coated for a bit. :)

I'd ignore that wheel loss figure if I were you, cars just don't loose 25% of their power through the running gear and wheels without a serious fault. I'd take it to a rolling road day and then you can at least compare your car to others which will give you a better indication of what power your car has. As for future mods I'd get yourself a Golf G60 front mounted intercooler, I got mine from bar-tek they have 2nd hand refurbed stock with all the pipework you will just need to spend about £50 at vw to get all the right clamps and screw and then they are pretty much a straight fit only requiring a little bit fiddling. Real easy to fit with the front end off, the hardest bit is getting out the old charger under the wing which makes a nice space for an oil cooler. :D bar-tek charged me about £500 odd IIRC. Honestly makes a massive difference to the car. Do it! :grin: http://www.bar-tek-tuning.de/lshop,show ... teile,.htm

Of course it did. :lol:

Believe me it won't and then you'll be driving over to pipewerxs making very loud noises. Mine wouldn't mate to a stock cat and exhaust and getting the cat to move under the car was nigh on impossible. It's just not worth the hassle. I will transfer mine over with the engine out the car and just slide it into place. By the way I bought an 1989 Audi 90 2.3 10v 5 cylinder as a run around so now I can take my time putting the new engine in. :) But now I have two project cars. :brickwall:

your car looks very mean! As in evil. :) Where does the law stand on those lights, always wondered. Well done standing your ground on that manifold. :salute: Might be worth getting it fitted by Ian birch at pipewerxs he had to refit mine as I had a gasket backwards. :roll: Only charged me £50 or something and they are a b'stard to fit not like the original cast one which is comparatively a doddle.

LOL.

I got my stainless exhaust built on to the car at pipewerxs by Ian birch himself, they aren't far from the M58/M6 junction. £350 including a cat bypass and three boxes. Just make sure you get a perforated tube in the first box or it'll be loud with lots of cabin rattle. I know this for a fact, believe me it ain't pleasant. I have had issues with exhaust movement but have put this down to the G-Werkes tubular manifold and the lack of a flexi in the down pipe but have since had a flexi fitted into the cat bypass. This reduced vibration and noise further but I think you get movement issues with whatever aftermarket exhaust you have fitted. It's the early hanger system it's just pants.

Good numbers, is joes standard as there is no spec next to his image on the website.I assume joe's is the one with the early grill in black with BBS's? Wish I'd known about this I would of tagged along need to my car back on the Awesome rollers to see if I've fixed the fueling issue I had last year. Oh well! :| Your looking at around 200lb/ft at the flywheel from what I can workout. :) If you know of any other days at awesome before Spetember/October time please let me know. :)

I understand what your saying we all have bum dynos but they can be pretty inaccurate. And yes a graph will only tell what a car puts out in a certain gear at FT. But dirtytorque and myself spend time working on our cars trying different things and I think like to be a bit more scientific about what the changes we have made have done to the power graph. A lot of the changes I have made have been all about drivability and daily use not at all about maximum hp. I think you understand where we are coming from. I agree a lot of people want a certain hp or lb/ft and go balls out for it but the cars are horrible to drive. :wink:

:thumbleft: Will you put it on a Rolling Road for us? :) Interested to see the graph!

Looking good! :thumbleft: What's next on the horizon for this fine example of automotive engineering? PS. Is that herringbone brick paving in the foreground? :grin: