Sam16v

marcocorrado wrote: As a reply to that last post, How did you know what temperature to set the gauge too? Cheers Good point! well i just waited for fan to come on and set gauge to about 90 degrees. works well enough to see if the engine is getting to hot? If you wanted it spot on sure you could use a thermometer?

i used a variable resistor to bring the temperature back down to what it should be on the gauge works spot on now.

right had my 20v in and running for months and love it! but i still haven't got my rev counter working! i am running Qpeng management and have identified which wire from the new ecu is the tacho signal but am not sure as to which wire i should conect this to? the car was originally a 1.8 16v. Does anyone know what colour wire is the tacho on the original engine? do i need a tacho/converter driver? and if not does anyone know which pin at the instrument cluster is the tacho? thanks for any help

right had my 20v in and running for months and love it! but i still haven't got my rev counter working! i am running Qpeng management and have identified which wire from the new ecu is the tacho signal but am not sure as to which wire i should conect this to? the car was originally a 1.8 16v. Does anyone know what colour wire is the tacho on the original engine? do i need a tacho/converter driver? and if not does anyone know which pin at the instrument cluster is the tacho? thanks for any help

right had my 20v in and running for months and love it! but i still haven't got my rev counter working! i am running Qpeng management and have identified which wire from the new ecu is the tacho signal but am not sure as to which wire i should conect this to? the car was originally a 1.8 16v. Does anyone know what colour wire is the tacho on the original engine? do i need a tacho/converter driver? and if not does anyone know which pin at the instrument cluster is the tacho? thanks for any help

right had my 20v in and running for months and love it! but i still haven't got my rev counter working! i am running Qpeng management and have identified which wire from the new ecu is the tacho signal but am not sure as to which wire i should conect this to? the car was originally a 1.8 16v. Does anyone know what colour wire is the tacho on the original engine? do i need a tacho/converter driver? and if not does anyone know which pin at the instrument cluster is the tacho? thanks for any help

Yeah all work has been caried out by myself. Used a Qpeng Diy kit and was pretty straight forward would definately recomend! Would be happy to help if i can mate what u need to know?

Cheers mate is running qpeng management they claim 230bhp but yet to put it on the rollers. recognise the rear lights?

Been on here for a while now and though it was about time i posted some pictures of my corrado! had it about 8 months and was pretty standard when i got it it started out as a 1.8 16v but that didnt last for long. now has 20v turbo engine form a leon cupra,lowered on fk konigsports, porsche boxster s wheel and 205/40 tyres, rear end smoothed and have fitted mx5 mirrors. Future pland include a full golf mk4 dash conversion and Awd. What u guys think any comments would be appreciated ...

thnaks a a lot mate have sourced a pair and are on the way any info u could get would be awesome!

How easy is it to fit he mk2 mazda mx5 door mirrors to a corrado? have seen a few done and they look spot on! was just wondering how much welding drilling altering of mirrors etc is required if any? Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance!

on my ecu there is only one wire for the temperature gauge as i am running qpeng management

awesome 30 ohm resitor it is then! rev counter is still baffling me though may have to try and find another set of second hand clocks. Am getting a signal out of the ecu as i have a dwell gauge which i connected to the tacho connection which gives the rpm perfectly. oh and loving the 20v by the way only done 7 miles but it flies!

Few samll teething problems with my 20v.... Using qpeng on an AUQ engine .Well it runs like a dream at last and goes very well! but my temp gauge reads very high and warning light come on even though engine is not actually that hot! can put finger in coolant when it says 110'! Also my rev counter does not work. Do i need a signal converter as i have a 89-90 16v or is my rev counter just nackered? cant really tell as have aslo changed the clocks as rev counter needle was missing on old ones

Throttle body is taken from a scrap Pasat 2l 8v

cheers Rob, yeah will re check my wiring again tomorrow have checked a few times but worth one more look. Will recheck my cam timing also hopefully will get it sorted soon as starting to loose faith! Have called ben a few times and hes ben very helpful really cant fault his service.

having problems with my conversion wonder if anyone could shed any light on it? Ive fitted a AUQ 20v lump into my corrado and have used q pengs DIY kit. Bascially my car starts and idles fine but as soon as i open the throttle i get quite a nasty miss and occasionally a backfire can be heard through the inlet. I have no problems with the loom have checked all wiring about 3 times and have checked that the TPS and MAP sensor are working correctly which they are. all i have discoverd is that if i disconnect the tps when the engine is running that the car will rev freely as the ecu is fooled into thinking it has wide open throttle? Although running like this does cause it to overfuel and foul the plugs. Well bascially i am totally stumped as to what it could be? any ideas? cheers

mine on Azevs. Love them getting them refurbed soon and may look out for some slightly wider rears.

where did u get ur ddi gauges from mate? been looking through the forums and thought they were discontinued for the g60? thanks Sam

Yeah think i will go this route as i do not have the original ecu. I have done a few engine conversions before so not scared of a bit of soldering as long as i know what goes where if u get me. Did you also use there downpipe? Think the engine im picking up is out of a cupra not cupra r so is 180bhp not 225 engine code AUQ i believe? will find out for sure tonight when i pick it up. Is it worth while me upgrading the turbo now rather than later? if so how much do the Ko4s sell for and will i need injectors etc? thanks guys sam

Awesome stuff Well guess i will steer clear of the box and spend the cash on that downpipe. Amy buy the box to sell on anyone know how much they go for?

have been offered a cupra R engine and gearbox they are currently in the car and running. How complex is it to fit this gearbox with the engine into my car? what parts will i need of the donor car? Do i need cables and slector? Will my driveshafts fit? if not what shafts do i need etc thanks Sam

yeah think its the 210bhp engine. Is the qpeng conversion as simple as they make out? has anyonwe got this setup already? cheers for the replys guys much appreciated

Have been offered a cupra R engine and gearbox to go in my corrado for a very good price. Is this engine suitable and what power can i expect the code is aqm? i believe. Think im going to fork out and get qpeng Diy loom and ecu to simplify the conversion a little Is this the best or easiest option. has anyone had any problems with qpeng?. Will the gearbox fit? what other parts do i require? have done some searches but cant seem to find the exact answers to my questions. Thanks a lot guys any information would be greatly appreciated...

0k well sounds like the later im afraid oh well they still look good even if they dont warm up cheers anyway