my g60

[G60BUNGLE 0]

Here is my g60 .

She is mostly standard although it does have oz wheels and i have just had a full stainless exhaust fitted whick although a little noisy sounds amazing when i boot it :D . The previous owner must have fitted a smaller pulley because when i sent the charger to g werks they sent it back with a standard pulley which was bigger (result).

Oh forgot to mention she has covered just over 230000 miles !

Plans are to fit coilovers soon as the lowering springs have given up and laquer is flakin on the tailgate so quick re-spray required. The front bumper has been damaged by previous owner so require new front bumper if anyone out there has one spare ?

[domwells27 0]

Looks nice. Good to see a corrado thats gone on so long and not scrapped! Did you want the bigger pulley then??

[JMC 0]

Amazing to see a G60 with that many miles :lol: . Joking aside, if it had a smaller pulley, it should have been mapped to that pulley size. If you are now running a larger pulley and haven't changed the chip, the map will be too rich when on boost. Chips and pulleys need to be changed at the same time.

[big ben 10]

that must be up there with the highest mileage G60 still able to drive :lol:

[G60BUNGLE 0]

Im running the smaller pulley an it must have been chipped because it runs great , steady idle and no hasitation etc.

The fella i bought it from said that a couple of vw mechanics had owned it previous so they must have sorted it . Dont think i could go back to a standard pulley probably be disapointed wouldn't i ?

[JMC 0]

Im running the smaller pulley an it must have been chipped because it runs great , steady idle and no hasitation etc.

The fella i bought it from said that a couple of vw mechanics had owned it previous so they must have sorted it . Dont think i could go back to a standard pulley probably be disapointed wouldn't i ?

 

Ok, so you've not put the bigger pulley back on then. To be honest, you probably would be disappointed with the standard setup - depends what you are used to driving. G60's are specialised. Mine was 'mechanic owned' and after a trip to G-werks it made me realise that is worth dealing with a specialist for these cars. Good coilies will transform these (KW variant 1 for example), as will ARB's. Also if you want more poke from the engine, save up for a ported and flowed head, front mounted IC, and 4 branch manifold. With a remap you'll be pushing 210bhp then.

[G60BUNGLE 0]

Might be saving along time for them mods they dont sound cheap , i have been told that the intercoolers are a bit crap as i think they are down near the wheel arch ? Have you got any knowledge of the boost return removal thing ? gettin' mixed reviews

[JMC 0]

Yep, the standard intercooler are crap. Air flow can be improved by cutting holes in the passenger wheel arch. Atleast that wayh the air does not stagnate behind the intercooler. Have a search on here as there are a few pics from a few years back. Boost return is a love ot or loath it. I tried it for a while and went back to standard. I couldn't feel any difference, and the constant whistle off boost was really annoying especially on the motorway. Also you need to think about a way of capturing the oil vapour from the isv and rocker cover, otherwise the whole engine bay gets covered. Depending on where you are I would strongly recommend a trip to G-werks to let them give it a once over (they are in Littlehampton on the south coast). Also if you are happy to open up the ECU check who did the chip you have - some are better than others (Jabba's ones for instance tend to run rich). The chips make a huge difference on these.

[G60BUNGLE 0]

Gonna have a look at the wheel arch thing sounds useful that mate. Think il forget about the boost return thing just thought it might be fun for a bit. Im up in the north so theres no specialist up here for G60's nearest i think is jabbasport although i can send the charger etc away to g-werks its not the same as letting them have a look over it but lost my passport so not allowed down south :lol:

[JMC 0]

One thing I would advice doing fairly quickly is a separate oil cooler. Gets rid of that awful oil/water mixer on the front of the block, and helps keep oil temps stable which is good for the charger. Also if yours still have the black plastic box on the outlet of the charger, get that swapped for an RSR outlet as those plastic boxes are often sources of boost leaks (especially if you are running a smaller pulley). You can increase induction noise a bit and get some more cold air in by modding the airbox, but stick with the stock paper filter. Also again, if not removed already, all the carbon cannister stuff can be got rid of now. Tidies up the engine bay and removes losts of little pipes that can leak.

[G60BUNGLE 0]

I have changed the filter to a bmc cotton filter and seems to be fine . It had a pipercross fitted which was gunked up with flies etc. I have read about the carbon cannister removal but was a bit of a chicken because there were lots of pipes that i was unsure about what they did . Gonna price up an oil cooler because as you probably know some times temps can get a little high gona flush the radiator aswell i think sure that would help things along. I could do with a seperate switch for my fans as they do not seem to kick in early enough

[JMC 0]

Fans not kicking in early enough could be the thermoswitch in the rad (as you look at it from the top it is on the right hand side of the rad). Also could be the fuse in the fan control unit - should be a box towards the back right side of the engine bay, attached to the suspension tower. There is a flip up clear plastic section on one end - check the fuse in there - if it breaks the 1st stage of the fan wont kick in (at least it didn't on mine). The fan are 2 stage - it should come on half speed around 95C and then full spead around 105C from memory.

[G60BUNGLE 0]

Cheers fella all sounds good advice il give it a try and hopefully will post success soon

[JMC 0]

No worries, and keep us posted. Good to see such a high mileage G60 still going strong :D

[G60BUNGLE 0]

Fitting coilovers this weekeend should be fun as i have never done this before. A quick question if anyone can help, i might aswell change the top mounts while im at it , so where can i get them from ? I have just had a read of a thread on here on how to ID knackered top mounts and mine seem to be fine so is it worth me changing 'em ?

[Philuk 0]

either VW or a local motor factors. SKF ones seem to be a fairly decent one.