VEEDUBBED

Well i've just bought 1 and i'm going to fit it to my dad's Daewoo matiz. I'll let you all know if there are any gains(VERY much needed on the matiz..). If it turns out to be a crock of shiyte i'm sending it back for a refund.

Remember to align the cams off the head,sometimes the cam's marks SEEM to align up but when you tighten the caps down they move out of sinc. Watch out that you don't dislodge the half moon rubber end seals while working,i've done it a few times.., Check and see if the exhaust cam's oil seal is ok and get it positioned correctly within the cap and cyl.head. Be extra carefull when tightening down the camshaft bearing caps,the manual says 12lbs torque but i've yet to find a torque wrench capable of going that low and BEFORE re-fitting the cams check that the cam cap retaining studs in the head aren't loose,they will pull up while your re-assembling,quite annoying.. Check that the camshaft's timing gearwheel is not put on back to front,it will go on no problem but you'll go batshiyt trying to find out why the timing belt sticks out 2mm or so in relation to the oil pump's drive cog,crank cog etc. Check that the stupid little half moon hasn't snapped within the camshaft sprocket,no idea why but i've come across it a few times. Now stop reading this long post and go and get something done. :)

I can't use the Audi pistons in the 9A's engine block because the audi pistons are 81mm in diam. were as the 9A's are 82.5mm so i'm bloodywell stuck. Interesting you mention the noise and oil burning issue regarding the JE forged pistons,you're not the only person i've heard saying the same thing. How about Mahle??,don't they make forged custom jobbies??.

Yeah,that was the only feasable way and being conservative with the ignition advance under boost. Back in the day i could never seem to locate a decent set set of Audi 20v turbo pistons,there was no eBay and very little internet pages(~'96 onwards). I think i'll just buy a set of forged slugs and have done,only problem is that my corrados only got 34000miles on the clock from new and the pistons are perfect as are the bores.

I never had any problems with my old golf 2 16v 1800cc turbo with those mods and i had the boost pressure running at 1.7Bar using 8 injectors,big intercooler,Weber/IAW injection. The car was a bullit,slautering modified cosworths etc. The only problem i had after two years of high speed motorway work was that the ring lands started to look worn so i just changed the pistons for another set(same mods as before),original con-rods,crank oh and i fuced two gearboxs and a few wheel bearings...

Right then, Lets take a normal Vw 2.0 9A 16v engine that has a factory CR of 10/1. If you take off 2mm from the piston crowns and lower the con-rod gungeon pin by another 2mm,making 4mm total what's the CR your left with??

...Or you could get bits such as turbo manifold,injectors,turbo,intercooler,KR inlet cam,exhaust etc off VEEDUBBED....

I like the sound of this mate,go for it!

IAW/weber 4 hole injectors robbed off a L.delta integrale(ca.389cc) also the injectors fitted to the fiat coupe 16v 2.0 turbo,exellent spray pattern and all importantly,the're all high imp. jobbies.

If you have to go to the trouble of fitting a toothed crank wheel why not just fit a weber/marelli injection system instead?,i did it and it wasn't terribly difficult and there are loads of advantages such as already having 2 MAP sensors('91 version Lancia delta integrale),high or low imp. injectors can be used,can't find a mapped chip?,no problem,get 1 off ebay for a sierra or escort big turbo cosworth,even the chip off an ancient Lancia delta HF 1600 turbo will be fine to 1 Bar turbo press. The FPR can be robbed off of loads of rusting fiats and deltas,there all the same,the throttle position sensors are fine red or black,they both work,you'll have to adapt the O/E digifart throttle butterfly unit or get the throttle body off a delta,sierra,fiat tempra,tipo 16v,alfa 164 turbo and so on. You'll need the crank wheel off a '91 delta intergrale 2000 turbo,that's the important bit and only that model had it fitted,the ECU is tucked into the original position were the Digifart unit was,the whole injection loom is a seperate item as is the 2wd sierra cossy. If you fitting the system to a KR or 9A engine there's no problem about the phase sensor because the drive dog on the marelli based dist.s are identical to the Vw Bosch unit so it bolts on,if 8v head get hold of the dist. off a red top sierra cossy and change the drive dog over,coolant temp. sensors has the same output as the 16v jobbie,coil wise you can use either the G60's green lable or the dry L.delta,croma.alfa type. I make it sound a bit too easy but if you've got the skill to fit standalone(expensive) or use scrapyard parts(Cheaper) and achieve nearly the same results i say go for it.

SNS.5 eeprom aswell,these chips are just the best, period. Just getting rid of that ridiculous Digi-lag transformes the car's caracter IMO. Buy 1 and you won't look back.

Need an oil line for the turbo?,don't fancy building a custom job?,do like i did and use a spare fuel line off a KR engined valver's fuel dist. unit,you'll need the longest line that starts from the metering head and goes to the fuel regulator that's bolted near the cyl. head. I've had mine on for over a month now with no problems,only thing you'll have to do is drill out the smaller banjo fitting if using Garret blowers.KKK,holset,IHI could be different,check first. The banjo bolts used to secure the fuel metering pipes have the same thread as Garret turbos so you can use those.

Gareth,PM sent.

The only tricky bit are those bloody 17mm nuts holding it on to the ex. mani.,grab a long extension and 2 universal joints and you should be ok,check the gasket's intact aswell and put some copperease on the threads before re-fitting.

Thanks adie,i too have a few flex joints the same measurment as yours,it's def. got to be a 74mm 3inch jobbie,thanks again.

Sorry if OT but is you crasher from Preformance golf magazine?,i used to sometimes be able to locate that mag here in Rome and,if i'm not mistaken,you used to write 'Crashers corner'??,exellent write-ups with good tech. info. I don't suppose you have any old mags you wanna get rid of?...

Thanks joe,i just emailed the company.

First,happy new year everyone!,second,does anyone know were i can get a 3inch exhaust flex from?,i need 1 for my engine's front downpipe. And yes i know that i can get 1 from america,BBM,ATP etc but postage is absurd...,thankz.

9A 2.0 valver downpipe def. fits to G60 8v ex. mani.,i had to fit 1 when i had the 16v-G60 engine in.

Pop down to your local scrappy and check if maybe they have another car with an airflow meter like the ABV's Vr6 1,cut off or just remove the corroded small terminals using a watch repairer screw driver and show the breaker your car's plug,probably even get 1 for free or pence..

Not absolutly nessesary but adding ARP or raceware headstuds gives peice of mind. I've got a few tips for anyone contemplating a possible turbo setup: For manic acceleration but fu#k all top end go for a T3Garret turbo with a .36 A/R exhaust turbine,for top end try a .48 or a .63 one. when using the 20v Audi 5cyl ex. manifold be carefull because the turbo will be smacked up against the bulkhead if using a .60 A/R Garret T3/4,normal T3's with .42 A/R's are fine,also,if your car's fitted with ABS remember to carefully measure the turbo's downpipe to avoid the pipe rubbing on the ABS's heat sheild. Oil drains have to be made so that the drive shaft does'nt interfere on full bump travel,sumps are drilled just below the sumps mounting bolts flange,if your unsure just unbolt the sump and add 4 litres of water to see were the drainpoint should be without draining into the engine oil. Coolant lines can be taken from the O/E oil cooler's water pipes and feed back to turbo,this entails fitting an aftermarket oil cooler such as the Volvo 740 turbos or earlier golf gti's jobbie,if not use the heater's pipes. Adding 2 'ABF' headgaskets is a good idea witch i personally did a 2.0 9A G60 valver and 2 turbo 16valvers with no problems. I recommend ebay for nearly all the stuff your going to need,manifold,turbo,injectors,chips and so on,i have yet to receive a faulty component exept for the 5cyl turbo exhaust manifold that had a few small cracks,but they welded up easily. Hope this info. helps and if you get stuck just post up on the forum because someone,somewere has already done what your going to do and knows the pitfalls.

The two upper screw mounting brakets intafear with removal,they jam against the top of the glove box,even worse on A/C equipped cars. Don't apply too much force otherwise you could rip out the small brakets,wriggle the box slowly side to side and try and pop the bottom part of the glove box first. When reasembling,put a smear of grease on the now evident grooves scarred into the top of the glove box caused by the small brakets,much easier next time...

A quick word of thanks to miguel,alias Low-g for sending me a set of ARP headstuds,highly recommended chap and first rate service,cheers.

I've finished for the third time that bloody job,apart from the obvious things that you all know be carefull if your ride has A/C because it's possible, if working without help like me,that while trying to reinsert the whole heater and a/c block back into the dash the round plastic solonoid that controls the bottom heater flap can get caught on part of the metal bracket that potrudes from the dash,near the ign.switch. Watch out that the small plastic nipple does'nt catch on that bracket otherwise pop goes the fu@#ing weasle and your left with a broken solonoid. Luckly i had a spare A/C block,non A/C cars don't have these problems 'cos the heater is half the size compared and is not fitted with that badly placed item. 1 last thing,you could maybe remove the heater unit's matrix without dismanteling the entire dash,it's going to be impossible to try that on 'raddos fitted with A/C,don't even think about trying it with the dash in place...

I had the same problems as you mate,no welding gear for aluminium,crap welders who charged the earth to fabricate 1 out of old valver inlets. I bought 1 off ebay.de for 260 euro,brand new and almost like the Audi S2 version. There was a moddied S2 version on the bay a few days ago with a 'buy it now' price of 280euro,looked ok,have a look and see.