89Mirageman that means a lot. It really does. I won't lie, I twice almost set it on fire. lol
For the last year, I have been building one of my blocks off and on (needs double checked), but most of my car time has been going to my buddies 90 tsi awd. The previous owner ripped everything out to do a v8 car. Every bolt was removed and put back in the car in the last year. 91 wiring harness complete from the rear to the very front. It kicked my
a bunch, but lucky for him I have a dsm addiction and own my own graveyard practically. I thought that car was bad, but it was just finding all the parts due to I moved twice in 6months so I didn't know where anything is located. For this car, it was tracking down information and everyone seems to have a bit of a different way of doing it.
My car is a long way from done, but I want it on the road so I can daily it. If I can get it mechanically DD, then I can do alot more with it during the week. I have only been able to work on the car on the weekends. I been spending money like I have a money tree.
What is next.....looking at different turbo options. I love the small 16g (used it on my fwd tsi), but I will have more tire spin than anything due to the really quick spool. FP has a MHI 20g from Mitsu and internal wastegate for $717.5 if ordered through Extremepsi. Neil from extremepsi is trying to talk me into a precision. It is newer design and not old technology. I am all for it if I can get compressor maps. I want a high efficiency turbo with a very wide map. I know that seems stupid for most people that are just concern with power, but I want to see what kind of gas mileage/power I can get. My tuner said he will get me 36mpg on the highway with the small 16g. This is based off some of the things he has read and that I have shown him. cross my fingers We are going to do a dd tune (more aggressive) and then an over the road tune (leaned out) due to being on the road a lot. I have v3 now in the car so it is just a matter of poping the laptop open.
So I hope to have speed density on before MOD. I need to redo all my intercooler piping. I want to run straight from the turbo outlet to the intercooler (not low and into the wheel well), which means having a custom j-pipe made. I need it to just make a 90 out of the turbo and go towards the passenger tire. So I can run the intercooler piping just behind the passenger headlight and make a 120 into the intercooler. My intercooler is a 3in and I was going to stage my expansion. I might be able to talk a local shop into making me a 1 piece mandrel bent setup. I also want to get rid of the 1g bov what is the quitest bov?
Who makes short intake for guys running speed density? Normally a intake has the filter higher than the turbo via s bend. I want to flip this and make the filter be right by the trans fill plug and run kind of over top of the shift cables.
I hope to be able to get my tuner out to the house Friday night and pull a all nighter. On Saturday morning I have a 3 hour road trip to a family reunion and I really want to take the car. I have a few supporting family members that would really like to see the tin can.
My idea for the air filter route. Just above the lower radiator hose. Also down and around the shift cables placing the Filter by the trans fill plug. I will make a splash guard
I borrowed someone image from here. This is not my car, but I didn't have a pick with the shift cables and turbo outlet. If this is a problem, I will take it down. PAINT SKILLS NEED NOT APPLY
Here is my intercooler routing but under the upper radiator hose. I KNOW EVERYONE WILL BE JELLY OF MY PAINT SKILLS lol