Audi S3

wow they still not here m8 where they coming from the states or the uk

djdougalno1 wrote:

wow they still not here m8 where they coming from the states or the uk

Neither.. they are coming from germany. But theres been hassle along the way with the order. Apparently there are one hundred sets on their way to the uk though, so if im lucky i might end up with one of those sets. If not then money back and ill get different ones Though to be fair its not wossners fault its the apes im dealing with here in the uk thats at fault.

This package makes me happy



Ooooooooofft



Old and new



ARP bolts



Now i need some pistons...

jesus dude! you made a proper job of that rod

Tiz wrote:

jesus dude! you made a proper job of that rod

Yeah it took a fair old force when it did go still don't know the hows/whys it happend but never mind.. good excuse to do all this

Im hoping these new ones will never look like that

Couple more little bits done this week..

Head has been away, skimmed and pressure tested



And I gave the valves a clean as they were very mucky

Just ordered a set of wossner pistons

Still on the look out for a G60 flywheel for it though.. Will get a new one from vw if i can't find a second hand one. Will then be taking that over to cambridge rebores and getting it lightend/balanced ect.

The parts list is getting slighty shorter.. still a way to go yet mind.

When i do eventually get this back up and running im not sure i'm going to be able to sell it.. may have to say good bye to the vr

dont think the g60 flywheel is an option as ure running the quattro gearbox its ok if it was fwd but not 4wd

djdougalno1 wrote:

dont think the g60 flywheel is an option as ure running the quattro gearbox its ok if it was fwd but not 4wd

I did see something on another forum about that.. I thought that you just get a bit of a slight rattle on tick over but once driving its fine? Is that not the case? I still have my dual mass if the G60 isnt possible

i brought the kit from euro car parts vr6 clutch with g60 flywheel when i changed my gearbox the diameter of the clutch plate was too small and the holes didnt line up they were also too small if you want a decent clutch and flywheel setup take a look at http://www.specclutch.com/

Ah ok mate I was under the impression it was a straight swap for these aswell! Glad you metioned it

Ideally would like to uprate the clutch and flywheel but wanted to do it relatively cheaply with using the G60.. Maybe i shall have to stick to the dual mass afterall. Depends on cost really.

james. wrote:

Ah ok mate I was under the impression it was a straight swap for these aswell! Glad you metioned it

Ideally would like to uprate the clutch and flywheel but wanted to do it relatively cheaply with using the G60.. Maybe i shall have to stick to the dual mass afterall. Depends on cost really.

euro do do conversion kits back to "normal" clutch set up. (not sure if it includes s3)

What about diesel they are made to take the tourque

Unless the clutch kit is for the quattro 4 motion or r32 box it ain't going to fit And the diesel quattro clutch from the a3 is the same as the a3 qts s3 tt also

I know this is very pikey of me, but i may have a look at seeing if its possible to weld up the dual mass flywheel

Would get it re-balanced ect before fitting. Im pretty sure its on its last legs anyway so not too much to lose by trying.. ah well will see a bit later on today

dual mass are so sheeeeit.

james. wrote:

I know this is very pikey of me, but i may have a look at seeing if its possible to weld up the dual mass flywheel

Would get it re-balanced ect before fitting. Im pretty sure its on its last legs anyway so not too much to lose by trying.. ah well will see a bit later on today

a polack came in ours in a mondy with weilded dual mass!! can you not get a conversion? or performance clutch(guessing money tight on this one)

Did it still drive ok like that? like no vibrations and that?

And yeah the conrods and pistons have set me back a fair old lump so im trying not to spend too much more if i can help it

james. wrote:

Did it still drive ok like that? like no vibrations and that?

And yeah the conrods and pistons have set me back a fair old lump so im trying not to spend too much more if i can help it

it drove, just!, i never done it will ask tomorrow.

Engine building will start very soon now Shiney new pistons arrived this morning, along with a set of new shell bearings for the conrods and new main bearings too.

Have got all the main engine parts i need now, is just a few little things like sensors ect that got broken when i removed the engine. Shall worry about those later on.

I will maybe take photos of the engine going back together if anyones interested in it for future reference.. though im no expert, this is the first engine ive ever built

Bottom end getting built up.. new bearings, and pistons ect all fitted.

looks good mate, if you need a hand building it give me a shout built hundreds of them, also got an oil pump and rear seal if you need.
alex

Yeah i was going to get a new oil pump... is it a brand new one you have? Do they come with a new drive chain and the little plastic slide/tensioner thing?

its a recon pump, but just the pump im afraid, could possible find a chain and recon tensioner

Motivation to complete this is draining away anyone with serious offers for the whole thing (car, engine, all parts) then feel free to pm.

Ball park figure.. £4000 for everything. Its got over £1500 worth of new conrods and pistons. All wossner fully forged items.