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by Cadde
Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:16 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

i will report, Rob , regarding the dowpipe length ... when the blueT also used the original cat and exhaust backbox , it should fit , i say ... i´m going to use the same parts ... next long weekend comes a skillful crew ( forum members from outer hell, great guys ) and the subframe will definately g...
by Cadde
Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

Sorry folks , i´ll put the old exhaust under ( the rest of it ) , it´s plug and play ... the downpipe is long, is reaching to the cat ... front : so siehts aus .jpg and from above : von oben.jpg I think it´s necessary to replace the oilfeed , i can imagine its way too hot there ... what do you think...
by Cadde
Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:40 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

ahhh, spring ! As i have all parts together now im back on putting it all together ... Made nice progress the last few days , so far ... Put on the manifold for the first time and , what a surprise , the holes werent aligned correctly , so we had to made some bigger bores and flexxed the end open to...
by Cadde
Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:21 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: So the journey begins for Team Turbo!
Replies: 156
Views: 11810

Re: So the journey begins for Team Turbo!

no one says its cheap to be a cool guy, Mykel ... :D
by Cadde
Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: So the journey begins for Team Turbo!
Replies: 156
Views: 11810

Re: So the journey begins for Team Turbo!

what i said :

always a charm to work with this guy ! :thumbsu:

Thanks , Mykel ! :D

Danke, Michael ! ;)

:kiss:
by Cadde
Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:56 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: So the journey begins for Team Turbo!
Replies: 156
Views: 11810

Re: So the journey begins for Team Turbo!

"start a subregister and find out how they did it" That would be great, Rob ! And after Mykel hopefully brings me the missing vvc outlet cam from stoneleigh(?), i´m on my way back building it all together on from the beginning of march ... these days i´m more on reading "how to create a permaculture...
by Cadde
Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:51 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

Technology Transfer Part 2 :lol: ( on our road to power ... )
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who wants ?

;)
by Cadde
Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:29 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

yes youre right ( as always, Rob ), it´s not really a big deal , its my way to aproach things ... and i will put the head aside ... i drilled a hole , i felt like a explorer and thats how it went ... :roll: :lol: i do things like that sometimes and i found myself later with one arm in the toilet on ...
by Cadde
Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:00 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

i think i found the Turbo used in the BlueT:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EB5B9FU

aaand i destroyed the MPI head , while drilling too deep to get the broken screw out ... and it got me directly into the oilways ...

uuups ...

Now, again, VVC Head ! :thumbsu:

LOL !

;)
by Cadde
Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:40 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

hey Plezier , than a cider , its good too ... :thumbsu: So , now , due to the circumstances , i´m a bit "zigzagging" the route again ... cause of talking to Emerald ( great customer support, i have to say ), the fact of needing a lambdacontroller , that sets me back for another 350 EUR i dont really...
by Cadde
Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:32 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

Yippieee ! THATS MINE ! :twisted: Thanks Plezier ! :thumbsu: Good to have you on my side ! I come over with the 3 crates of beer , i hopefully win through my bet , hahaha ... Plezier , feel yourself drinking one ( or all ) of them with me ! Plopp ! ( bottle opened ) Cheers ! :D MGFIM here i come ! o...
by Cadde
Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:47 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

here , i got an answer from Emerald , very helpful :thumbsu: : "Yes, the K3 ECU will run the VVC mechanism, and if you run a turbo you will need to install a MAP sensor to read the manifold absolute pressure if there isn’t one on the engine already." So, we have another problem solved. And as me and...
by Cadde
Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:26 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

too challenging ? not more than the rest ! :lol: really, as the direction changes towards the vvc with mechs running , i have to read and learn about this a little more ... Cause the mechs been completety out of sync , as i see now ... uhhh , how bad , how can that even happen ? uhh , thats why the ...
by Cadde
Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:52 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

LOL ! youre absolutely right , with your last sentence ! hahaa ... ridiculous pricing ... Now, i have myself totally sold to my own vvc head ... as he is already portet by myself , what is under normal a professional point of view a bad sign , haha ... but i have it and now i will use it ! i go defi...
by Cadde
Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:23 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

yep , youre absolutely right ! And i have one of these extractors , using it hopefully tomorrow the first time ! :? Fingers crossed ! And sure , there is some money , but not to go with deep pockets through the piper shop... :lol: My nr. 1 approach is to block the vvc mechs , get a vvc outlet cam , ...
by Cadde
Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:04 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

LOL ! nice answer ... i´m not in the mood to comment that ... aaand , yes Rob, i know that the piper stuff is the easiest way to get the job done , BUT : as a musician , i´m broke , thats the "how to make a 1.8T conversion , without nearly any money" thread and to use all available parts to get it d...
by Cadde
Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:43 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

hi , here what iv done today , due to the broken manifold screw in the mpi head ... back to zero : oilpan and head removed checked the liners , good , no really big things i have to be afraid of ... ive worked in crying tears cause all was ready to go back into engine bay so now back to zero : vorhe...
by Cadde
Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:29 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

I´m in hell ! SHOOT ME ! I have a broken screw in the turbo head ... one from the exhaust manifold, you name it , i´m screwed ... :roll: tried to get it out , but no success ... my mates sayin, getting some crazy special tools to get the screw out ...they ve had big fun seeing me sweatning / failing...
by Cadde
Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:20 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

Here he is ! He´s quite small and compact ! Isnt he ? Well next week the engine is supposed to be ready to go back in the engine bay ! After/before the snow ... thats the question ... what snow ? ... yeah, what snow ... :| while frost, i´ll do nothing ... :roll: but thanks to global warming , i´m re...
by Cadde
Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:20 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
Replies: 123
Views: 8721

Re: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project

Rob, please ask Mykel , as i wrote you the jig is maybe still accessable.

Call Mykel, cause he will meet Markus this evening !

that is the shortest way !

To this point i havent got an answer from Markus ...

Call Mykel !

:D