_leon_'s Corrado - R32/Gemini box now in progress

[timg60 0]

Looking good,

Black is the way forward.

If yo are after a Airbox with no holes in it I have one that I could part with.

 

Tim

[_leon_ 0]

thanks mate - no got a 'hole-less' airbox - just i think that with the combination of a k&n and no snorkel is very very loud. its only been this loud since i got rid of the airbox that had holes in it....

[Joe M 0]

ooh, theres a pic of me on the forum now. :oops:

 

one thing I noticed now getting an airbox that someone has drilled out holes in - with a n&n and the snorkel removed the noise is deafening. would i std panel filter from VW cure this? And is decent enough to use? What else would be suggested?

 

I reckin you would deffo need an undrilled box, the filter itself doesnt make a huge difference to noise.

[_leon_ 0]

damn it i must have been exhausted when i posted last night! i meant that since i have replaced a drilled out box with an undrilled out box, the noise has been immense. Its easy to tell its coming from the airbox - you can locate the 'roar' just by standing in front and yanking on the throttle cable! Its too much for an old cobbler like me ;) and want things a little quieter...

 

yep youre now famous mate :)

[coullstar 0]

Replace the snorkel. There is great big hole in the front of the airbox that the air is being inducted through if its not there.

 

I found the same with mine and that a sensibly drilled airbox with snorkel in place was more subtle.

[Neil VR6 0]

Looks great, similar ride height to mine on the same wheels. :)

[_leon_ 0]

coullstar Yes I should try and find a snorkel then to see if thats helps - at the moment the noice is ridiculous.

 

Neil G60 Thanks mate :) I do like the standards yeah - they look great when the car is all clean. But I would eventually like other wheels - I really like the 16" Keskins that Furki on here and also the 15" Schmidt Modernlines G-Lader used to have on his. I would be also be happy with some RX2's! lol

[coullstar 0]

I think an 8v golf uses the same snorkel.

[_leon_ 0]

good idea mate.

[coullstar 0]

I changed that last post as the car would then have no way of inducting air. Blonde moment.

[_leon_ 0]

i took it that you'd reduce the hole - not cover it 100% ;) what do these snorkels look like anyway? never seen one

[coullstar 0]

Nah, the snorkel actually supresses the noise so it probably wont work.

 

go here - http://www.kf010a4571.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

 

Airbox drilling is in the downloads section. Picture two shows the snorkel tube.

[_leon_ 0]

ahh thanks for that. Yes I definately don't have that snorkel. Interesting to read about the drilled airbox - tbh I haven't noticed any difference going from the drilled to undrilled. I'll be sorting the cold air feed through the carbon cannister hole this xmas anyway.

coullstar help appreciated mate. where in bonnie scotland are you?

[coullstar 0]

Aberdeen, used to live in Kirriemuir.

[_leon_ 0]

was close by there earlier today - on the way to glenshee.

[Furkz 0]

cant forget the days mine looked like that...so standard

[_leon_ 0]

if i didnt plan to put bigger brakes on it - therefore needing different wheels, then it would stay that way (with the exception of the grill) - i like it looking that way :) but the std bbs' are a pain in the a$$ to keep clean. bring on the comp2s...

[_leon_ 0]

Lots of work has happened since and I made a list of work done to it since buying 2 years ago...

 

1991 Metallic Black Corrado G60

154k miles

FSH and huge folder of receipts and documentation

All MOT certificates

 

Engine and Chassis

Engine and gearbox replaced at 52k miles (VAG documented)

Jabbasport Big Valve head

285 piper cam

Schrick vernier pulley

Bosche WD5PO plugs

New HT leads

G-werks standard rebuild on charger 8k miles ago (been inspected since and perfect)

New supercharger oil pipes

K&N panel filter

All new belts including cam belt, tensioner

Rocker cover powdercoated matt black

Inlet manifold port matched to head and powdercoated matt black, wrapped in cool tape

Vibratechnics fast road front engine mount

New OEM rear mounts

Redline MT90 gearbox fluid

Bosche Silver battery

Supersprint 4-2-1 manifold

Supersprint full cat back system

Polyflex exhaust bungees

New Bosche Lambda

MKIV rear calipers with goodridge lines

New rear disks

New wheel bearings all round

New front wishbones

All bushes replaced with OEM items

New brake lines

New clutch slave cyclinder

Carbon canister removed and associated pipework

RSR outlet

Boost return removal kit

Catch tank

New temperature sensors

New steering rack, track rods, ball joints

Zimmerman Front disks

Pagid fast road pads all round

Replacement starter motor

New Bosche alternator

New Knock sensor

Low temp fan switch

Low temp thermostat

New inner and outer CV joints (all)

New distributor

New crank shaft seal, crank bolt and washer (DX item)

All wiring cleaned/taped up

68mm pulley

SNS 5.5 chip

LEDA suspension

new G60 top mounts, stops and bearings

New coolant expansion tank

 

Exterior

Paint in good condition, though not perfect, due to age obviously

Black badges front and rear

Smoked side indicators

Silver side strips with Corrado enscribed

New door handles

Lupo GTI wipers

Uprated headlight loom with VAG multisocket connectors

New headlights

Front end respray

Borbet B (from E30 M3) 7.5 x 16 ET 20

Yokohama A539 215/40/16R's all round

New wheel bolts

Borbet locking caps

 

Interior

Full black leather (unheated)

Full black interior - dash and carpets

New solenoids on all locks

VAG center console with boost gauge

Extra keys cut

Just Mats floor mats

DDI gauges with reverse filters

New water seals on doors

Momo Race wheel

Passat collapsable cup holder!

New driver seat bolster

 

Been off the road for nearly 9 months now while I've slowly worked on it. Can't wait to make this my first car again... A few pics (needs a good clean and polish to get it shining again)...

[junkie 0]

looking tidy matey 8)

[_leon_ 0]

and after a good clean... gave it the clay bar, scratch-x and a wax to protect until next go. looks a good bit better...

 

lots of other things being fitted too. though cosmetically, the grill and plates needs to be changed next.

[_leon_ 0]

Should be back from Star Performance on Saturday AM - will have the below done:

- quieter exhaust!

- mocal oil cooler

- leda suspension with new top mounts, bearings and stops

- geometry sorted

- fuelling and timing all set up and dyno'ed

- and mot'ed...

 

seriously i can't wait to have it back again...

 

lots to do once it's back again - but not after a full weekend of driving.

 

got a track instructor session at knockhill on tuesday evening - i think its an hour/25 laps. has anyone done this before?

[just_say_meth 0]

What cooler did you go for? You should notice a big drop in oil temp. are you keeping the standard oil cooler or ditching it?

[_leon_ 0]

mocal 13row. not 100% sure on the last question - left it in with star - letting them fit and decide. what did you do?

[just_say_meth 0]

Fitted the cooler and took out the standard heat exchanger/cooler. takes a wee while to get up to temp but keeps it about 10-15 degrees cooler when running.Only thing with that is you have to bypass the original cooler with water pipes from a mk1.

[_leon_ 0]

i have those mk1 pipes - so expect that'll be the route taken. not too worried about the extra time to heat up - i'm positive I've read accounts of the heat exchanger failing and mixing water with the oil - clearly not a good thing.