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- Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:16 pm
- Forum: General Board
- Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
- Replies: 123
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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...
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:15 pm
- Forum: General Board
- Topic: Cadde's 1.8 turbo Project
- Replies: 123
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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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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 !
Thanks , Mykel !
Danke, Michael !
always a charm to work with this guy !
Thanks , Mykel !
Danke, Michael !
- 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...
- 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 ( on our road to power ... )
who wants ?
who wants ?
- 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 ...
- 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 !
LOL !
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 !
LOL !
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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 , ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 !
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 !