CTWG60

Haven't measured the head volume on a G60 head but it is the same as a 8v GTi head which I have measured at 30cc. Some people say the G60 head volume is 31cc. G60 head can be used without modification on a 3A block, but always check your valve clearance before turning the engine over as if your piston deck height has increased your valves may come into contact witht the pistons. Breathing will be improved with a CNC head and more so with bigger valves. What engine mods do you have currently?

I see! Thank you.

How do you make a hybrid turbo. :scratch:

Glad to be of service. Enjoy yourself and take your time/get your money's worth. 8)

Agree on the noise thing. I think most aftermarket pistons are forged purely because they are actually cheaper to make than having a custom cast piston created. Obviously forged is stronger for high power engines. Henny runs modified SEAT cast pistons in his engine and hasn't come unstuck because of them and he quotes 240ish bhp and matching torque figures. I don't think his engine is runnig at the moment due to headbolt thread/gasket issues but his cast pistons didn't cause the problem. If you do find a set of 9:1ish low compression cast pistons you will end up getting forged rods either made up or customised or your engine height reduced or using a thicker head gasket. I've found a set of cast pistons that should give me around 9:1 compression but I don't want to mess around with the deck height of the block or thicker head gaskets so I'm having a set of forged rods from another engine modified for the purpose of getting the pistons to the exact same height as the origional 3A pistons were. It's alot of trouble to go to but I've read too many books (even one on engine thermo-dynamics) to be taking short cuts/easy options, but on a budjet (I'm Married) it ain't easy. I'm keeping this sort of stuff to myself at the moment incase I've made a horrible mistake in my calulations somewhere along the way and wouldn't want to point someone in the wrong direction. EDIT: If your doing short journeys everyday especially in the winter I think forged pistons would be a let down. I only drive 7 miles to work hardly time to get the oil warmed up (which is why I kept the oil to water cooler) and I can't drive it flat out to work and home everyday so it's more a case of a daily driver but if you want the power it's there waiting with as few compromises along the way.

Yep they are hard to find I bought a whole car for £150 and have now sold enough parts to have made my money back. So whats the plan cast/forged pistons? cast/forged rods?

Whats the engine in it? How much did you pay? Break it to get your money back that you paid for it.

Do you mean "Short Engine" ? Short is used to refer to the engine without the cylinder head. So tall would be the enigine with the cylinder head. There are mistakes in ETKA but I've not found more than 1 or 2 IIRC.

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Yes it'll be bored to 83.01mm to accept the pistons I've found.

What's a DTA P8Pro?

Oh and your ABK and ADW block use different connecting rods to the ACE and 6A which incidently are the same as 3A rods.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oooh just while I was having a quick look on ETKA the short engine for the 6A was the same as the ACE you metioned earlier so their's your answer for the ACE block

Not sure about the 6A thing I just know that a lot of golf mk2 gti boys do straight swap for them which makes them a little sort after. The way to check is to get a copy of ETKA and see which gasket/block parts are the same. It's difficult because you have to right down all the numbers for the parts then cross check them. I open two Virtual Machines running XP and run two copies of ETKA and ALT-TAB (or should I say APPLE-TAB) between them. I'm pretty sure they are the same block just with different pistons. Oh the KH of the pistons is 30.2mm add the rod length of 144mm and half the crank stroke which will be 92.8mm and you arrive at 220.6 which is the same as the 3A from what I have measured myself, including the compression lump on the top of the piston that is.

I wonder how drivable it is as a road car I know he can switch the rear diff off. I wonder if he can switch engine maps. I'd like to see the power graphs. It's making me get all excited about 1.8T engines and 4WD systems. :roll:

Ohh that a shame. They didn't mention in the article that he blew it up. They just said he was putting in a crank to take it to 2ltrs. I couldn't get my head around it apparently it has NOS foggers to help spin up the turbo faster and retards the timing to dump in more feul while holding the revs to 4k ? And this is before it has even left the start line I think? Oh and it has some sort of launch control system the same as subaru impreza rally cars. Money Money Money!!!

Yes sorry in Golf+

Has anyone seen this article/car in action or know anymore details. I think it's an astonishing car. Is he a forum member? O-60 in 3.2secs 100 in 7secs and a QMT OF 10.6SECS 127MPH. And it's road legal with a full interior. My God I want one.

Maybe we should set up a support forum were we have therapist online to help us come to terms with hassle. :lol: Oh and why are the smilies only on the preview page and why does it keep putting my cursor at the beginning of the masseage AAAAhhhh!

Anyone for Corrado's Anonymous :|

Here's an example. I got a set of audi S2 front brake calipers. stripped them down myself had them replated then took them to a established engineering company that do work for rolls royce to get one threaded hole on each caliper retapped due to damage. A week later they phone me up to say that they are ready and when I go to pick them up he tells me the engineer has retapped all the holes in both calipers. OK I can deal with that give me a discount and I'll get some custom braided hoses and some more larger threaded nipples. Take them to the brake and clutch place and they inform me that that two of the threads have been badly tapped and the calipers are scrap. I took them back to the engineering place and they said if they can't repair them they'll replace them, which I thought ok here we go another f'ing nightmare but good enough and true to his word one week later I had a set of refurbed calipers ready to paint and fit.

I know what you mean Rob_B. Every time you decide to change/do something to a G60 (and other cars I suppose) you take a monetary risk but you also take an emotional one. When I decided to do the exhaust on my car I had that much hassle, bad luck, conflicting advise or lack of advise and problems I was dreaming about it and having bad nights sleep. But what makes it really difficult for me is when you realise it all could so easily have been avoided. At the end of the day I see it as playing with fire, it's fantastic fun but when it all goes horribly wrong it isn't any fun at all. I'm just really careful about who I buy stuff off and take all advise with a pinch of salt. If it doesn't add I work it all out for myself from now on, then there is only me to blame if something goes wrong which I can deal with alot easier. I haven't fallen out with anyone that had anything to do with the exhaust on my car, and neither can be blamed for the hassle I had with it, sometimes it just all goes wrong wrong wrong.

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