VEEDUBBED 0 Posted April 5, 2005 Right lads,sorry for not replying sooner but my internet connection has been giving me no end of shiyte...,and with the Pope's sad death,Rome has also been more caotic than usual. Regarding the engine,i haven't done any internal modifications to reduce the compression ratio because,frankly, i can't bring myself to dismantel an engine that's so perfect,believe me,the engine INSIDE is as new,don't judge the engine from the outside because this corrado has been standing idle for more than 8 years so the outside looks awful,the motor's only done 66000km-32000miles... I have a few ideas regarding trying to avoid the definate poss. of detonation,one thing is to fit a huge intercooler,i'm running an intercooler of an Iveco turbo daily van,i can certainly feel the pressure drop when comparing to my old Lancia delta int.intercooler,another way is to mix acetone in the petrol,regulate the boost dump butterfly so that it opens before and failing that i'll maybe fit 2 G60 metal headgaskets as a last resort.Regarding the water pump rotation,I'm not entirly convinced that this mod. is gonna work,i don't remember if the pump's impeller has straight or curved vanes?,help me out on that one folks. It's not terribly difficult to do,you need plenty of time and patience though and it does help immensly if,like me you manage to find corrados with very low milage(and pay tuppence for them...).Anyway,when i've almost finished i'll post up in more detail what's involved part number wise etc. Please feel free to add comments/advice because all are most welcome, Cheers.One last thing,Struan, i'm glad that damm crate arrived mate, now,hopefully you can finish your gearbox and enjoy your motor! All the best to everyone.Ciao. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borderair 0 Posted April 6, 2005 i think you will have a water pump problem - you need to drive it from the PAS belt As you are in italy try a Diavia water pump pulley from a Inca / Caddy with AC pre AYQ engine code Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted April 6, 2005 IIRC, the water pump should have curved vanes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chubbybrown 0 Posted April 6, 2005 Well the 16valve ones are curved when new as I fitted one about 2 month ago Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VEEDUBBED 0 Posted April 6, 2005 Thanks to all, as soon as i can get away from work i'll carry on trying to sort it.Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
