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Hi. I've been looking at a msd coil kit for the vr . Does anyone have one and are they worth the money?

Thanks in advance :)

Been out in the car again this morning . Covered another 100 miles . It seems to be getting more responsive with every heat cycle

@-g0ldf1ng3r . Cheers for the info :).. Is that 400 ponies on race fuel?

I've been thinking of running some 101 in mine see if it would make any difference .. I only run mine on 97 bp or 99 v-power but can tell the difference between the two..

@Dox.. Would love to turbo it. Love the sound but don't really want wheel spin in every gear lol

I will phone see what they say. I know someone else who might want a conversion done to.

I already have two turbo cars so might keep this N/A..

Who knows I might sell this next year and start something else :)

@jim.. Halfords in a 1 minute drive from work. I will be going to my local stealers next week for some other bits so I can soon collect some :)

@jim Bowen .. I've not given the engine a hard time to be honest. I do give it full throttle bursts but it's never seen redline. And never stay in full throttle

@Dox are stealth still trading ?

I emailed them last week about a drive in drive out turbo kit but no reply ?

@Dox. It's coolant from halfords it does say on the bottle it's already diluted. Just want to make sure I don't crack my block over winter..

It's good for -34..

The sump is brand new and so is the gasket . I've nipped them all up didn't want to over do them. I will pressure wash the sump tomorrow so I can tell if it seeps again..

I will have a look at that thanks :)

@Dox. I was going to use the 262 cams cause I've been told you can run OEM springs . I won't be changing the cams for a while anyway. Thanks for letting me know thou :-)

@Dox. I'm just changing the coolant as we speak. 50/50 coolant to water so changing for full undiluted coolant . I've noticed the sump gasket is leaking slightly . These rubber sump gaskets are sh--e so will need to remove the sump and apply some sealant.

Would be taking the sump off anyway to inspect for any unwanted sealant . Don't want it blocking my oil pick up ..

@Dox. The engine builder was Andy at highflowheads in Scotland . He built the engine and they block was sent to a machine shop on his estate

@Dox. Rebuilt and flow tested OEM Bosch ones...

If your not gonna use your car for fast road use I wouldn't go for a knife edge crank..

Sounds mental!!!

Would love to turbo it but would need full syncro running gear..

Defo reccomend wavetrac LSD..

Will be fitting 262 cams once the bottom end is fully ran in...

@dr mat..

I'm only telling you what the Mfa says :-)

Yes the injectors have been changed. Polished and ported TB.

6 branch mani. Wavetrax LSD. Stainless cone filter. All sensors have been changed and running 3.0 software. New Bosch maf. New coil.

On the run out on Monday the car never went over 70mph..

@Dox. I used JE pistons and binned the rings and used wiseco ones.. I sent the block away with the set of Pistons so there was no confusion on size.. I've managed to save 13 kg off the crank with it being knive edged. a set of pulleys and a light flywheel.. Revs really well but it doesn't like slow round town driving... I havent chained the engine but I haven't been driving like a granny either... I do give it a bit in every gear but let it cool down for 15 mins after... Max oil temp I've seen so far is 104.

Hi Jim .. The cheapest you can find .. I'm using 10/40w comma mineral oil...

@dox. Thanks for getting back to me.. I changed the oil purely for peace of mind .plus I had a slight leak from the upper timing chain cover now sorted.

The engine is a abv block machines to 3.0l rebuilt head (standard) will be getting 262 cams

Forged bottom end . rods/Pistons and knive edged crank. With very light flywheel . I'm planning on a 750 mile road trip next week to get some decent miles on it .

It's running well. Doesn't smoke nore uses any oil. I took it for a 100 mile drive on Monday and was getting 37.9 mpg...

My engine builder did give me a running in procedure but I've missed placed it. So I've just been reading what others have been doing on the net....

Hi guys/girls.

So I've been running in my freshly rebuilt vr6 engine :-) not a nice experience if I'm honest!

First of all before starting the engine I removed a plug and turned the motor over for 10-15 seconds to built up oil pressure . Then replaced the plug. Did a final oil and coolant check then proceeded to start the engine ,

Took a while for the fuel to get into the rail and injectors. Popped and farted a few times then burst into life...

I ran the engine for 5 minutes at 1200rpm to get some temp into it.

Checked for leaks. Oil/coolant..

After 5 mins decided to increase the revs to 2000rpm and held it there until the fans kicked in. As soon as they did I turned off the motor and let cool.

Dropped the oil and filter and replaced . I also cleaned the magnetic sump plug which was covered in fine particles then put it back in the sump.

Following day I stared the car and warmed for 5 minutes checking for leaks again.

Then took the revs this time to 3000rpm and again until the fans kicked in. Oil filter changed again .

Day 3.

Went for a drive going up and down the gears with plenty of engine breaking . Short pulls from 3000-6000

Then letting the car come down to 3000rpm. Repeated this 10-15 times

Went home dropped the oil and changed filter ..

For the first 500 miles of normal driving ( not constant) the engine never exceeded 3000rpm. Then every 100 miles after that I increased the revs by 500 rpm..

The engine now has 1100 miles on it and is running sweet..

I'm still on 10/40 mineral oil and Want to know when's best to switch to semi synthetic??

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Hi there.. Anyone out there that can point me in the direction of a good engine builder to build my corrado g60 motor ??? Full engine/head rebuild... Charger has already been done by jabbasport. Cheers

hi ive bought a full car if u would like to veiw the pics just google solway ttrs :-)

hi jimbob the gains ive been told are between 15-20bhp with just cams but u wud need the map to back them up....manifolds would help gas flow.. i do want some sp cams thou but im going to run my engine in first and see whats shes like...

i will run the motor in as it is for now if its 205bhp then its 205 bhp... ive spent enough at the moment on this engine lol.... but i do want some 263 sp cams @ some point. ive always wanted a turbo vr but spending that much money on an old engine seem pointless.... so im thinking ttrs engine...

what reason u selling the ecu for ??

i didnt want to turbo this engine i just wanted something i can play out in on a sunday if i get the day off work... i know the vr is some what dated now but i just love the sound and wanted relibility for the road... i have another project on the go at the minute purely for track days cant wait till its finish its gonna be quick :thumbleft:

hi would anyone be intrested in starting another group buy for schimmel 263 cams again ??:shrug:

any brand of cams ?? ??? i might changes these then before i put the motor in my mk2 .. i didnt build the motor myself but i do have the bentley bible!!!! so i would do the cams myself .. i really would like 220bhp ..... i will try some miller nanodrive oil and maybe some race fuel :)

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schimmel cams i will get some ordered