CoxyLaad

I am going for valve not seating properly.

I reckon its sucked some shit in from somewhere and the valve has mashed it against the seat, which is now stopping it shutting properly. 2 bar is pretty much a total loss of compression is it not?

Its got to be a valve.

I have to say the mirrors on the corrado are one of my favourite bits!

with your car being a 16v you would be best sticking with a 4cylinder motor, as everything with still mount up.

so it looks like a 1.8T then

whats that thing that goes on the exhaust manifold???

looks like some sort of exup valve thing to me :)

as far as I am aware you are not to use films over the top of LEDS to change there colour, the emit light of a very specific wavelength, which means that putting a filter over them just makes them go dull.

I was told this after I had pissed about with my rear light on my bike using white leds with the red lense, it just went some shitty dull pink colour. After I fitted red leds it was incredibly bright

horrocks sent it to me about a year ago, I cant find it

dunno but i will be trying it at christmas

I seen a picture of a corrado dash with mk4 clocks in it, looked pretty impressive

I always think I will get my fingers jammed in the mechnism. I know what I am like and I will stick my fingers in there just cos I can. I cant help it!

but I dont think I have the central locking motors and stuff to do it.

no it hasnt!

the engine loom is the MK4 one, it just mates into the corrado fuse board!

I think I might disconnect 3 of the 4 of my drive shafts for 1 wheel drive action - cos thats never been done either (??!)

seems more than little daft and a backward step to me

Mine will be in the car and running by the new year, there you go, confirmed date and time....

Oh hang on thats only 3 weeks isnt it ? :? lol

Thanks Jay I will probablies be contacting you about the wiring at some point. I dont actually have the mk4 central locking system so I will probablies have to retain the corrado one, but it should be ok.

canny.

You wont be dissapointed with the 2.8s performance

lol good point.

I may need a santa outfit to keep warm!

and I thought you liked yellow :lol:

Project Update:

I have spent the past 2 years pondering over ownership of a yellow car, and I came to the conlusion (with some severe prodding by mr horrocks) that it wasnt for me.

So I have bought a bordeaux red vr as the new donor car, as most of your know. I completed a 14 hour road trip down to sunny (or foggy as it were) Norfolk to collect it.

Will have pictures to follow, but basically my christmas is going to be spent transferring all the 4wd bits and r32 install etc etc from the yellow one to the red one (great fun).

I will be following the renshaw route of fitting the entire R32 wiring loom, which will also give me control of the haldex diff to boot!

Anyways check the for sale board shortly as I will have for sale:

2.9 vr engine

VR autobox

Full stainless supersprint exhaust system

a very nice black interior

and possibly even a nearly new set of bilstein dampers and springs

Plus various other bits and bobs that I will be discarding in the conversion.

happy days....

i am scouring the local breakers as we speak to locate some Veyron wiper stalks :lol:

whats the yellow stuff in aid of?

does it have a valid use? like makes you see better in the fog?

cooool

whos fitting it for you?

very true. the only time you will get 100% to the rear on a haldex (and its possible) is if the front wheels have absolutely zero traction.

if you want rear wheel drive then you have to rotate the engine 90 degrees, or stick it in the back.

just got the mag, nice feature :)

I have been out in that car y'know? :reindeer: I feel like I have been out for a drink with a celebrity lol

haway man for christ sake its not that bad.

Dink how many engine swaps have you done in your time? just curious.

I dont recall having all these problems and the engine has been in a running state in my car for the past 5 months. Granted the exhaust thing I didnt know about as I had to use the 4motion exhaust, and you dont have to weld in a bulk head as you are not fitting the full mk4 loom.

So sit back, take a deep breath, and chill :D

p.s. Phat went to extensive lengths to get his r32 running on vr management and concluded it wasnt possible as the cam timing sensors and pickups are totally different between the 2 engines.

I wil get onto phat today and he will get back to you.

Nice to meet you last night Mr R :)

Went out in this car last night, and I can safely say its the most sorted corrado I have ever been in.

Despite being very low, and running on 17s the ride quality was awesome. The interior is out of this world, and the engine is just something else, absolutely stonking amount of pull from no revs at all.

Fantastic car, hard to put into words really.

Must must MUST getting mine running at chirstmas!!!

wow that looks so much like the R32 engine!

that would be awesome!

handles like its on joists to be honest.....lol doesnt work aswell