Mk1 Golf Gti, wannabe racer!!

sweet man 194bhp!

whats the torque figure?

mk1g60phill wrote:

result lee bet your well happy with that

Well happy mate. Will hopefully knock my quarter mile times down now, so long as i can get it to grip

whittle wrote:

sweet man 194bhp!

whats the torque figure?

Peter baldwins dont do torque figures mate. Will get that when i probs do a run at jabba

Cheers simon

Legend

i bet driving it puts a big dirty grin on ya gob now huh !!..........bet it sounds amazing too

i need some carbs

What times do you expect to get at the pod?

nelds wrote:

i bet driving it puts a big dirty grin on ya gob now huh !!..........bet it sounds amazing too

Always puts a smile on my face when i drive it mate

billybug wrote:

i need some carbs

Get it done mate

MarkGTX wrote:

What times do you expect to get at the pod?

14's at a guess mate

Was my Sister inlaws wedding up near lincoln this weekend so i thought i'd fit the turbo's and go up in style

Planned on taking it to the church and getting a few pic's of it with this



But, i woke up saturday morning to see my golf covered in white stuff!


So i decided to leave it as it would've taken ages to warm up. Gem had driven up in the trusty ibiza anyway.


Pic of it warming up this morning in front of the main door at branston hall hotel


Gave it a wash when i got home then went for a spin with Simon




Cant wait til we get some good weather again so i can put the power down

Love the snow pic dude. Arch's look huge!


Defo gotta try your rimz on mine to see if they clear brakes please.....

this is awesome
bet she flys

you got any more plans for her?

k-dubber wrote:

this is awesome
bet she flys

you got any more plans for her?

Cheers

Yeah she flys alright
Gotta sort a prob with the hoses that hold the carbs to the inlet, they keep slipping off the carbs ends due to the flange being pretty small.

Going to order a brand new stainless 4 branch soon unless i find out someone will have what i want on a trade stand at UD or early edition show.


Ronal turbo's have been nitromors'd

Love it man! xD

Joee wrote:

Love it man! xD

Cheers fella

CaddyRage wrote:

k-dubber wrote:

this is awesome
bet she flys

you got any more plans for her?

Cheers

Yeah she flys alright
Gotta sort a prob with the hoses that hold the carbs to the inlet, they keep slipping off the carbs ends due to the flange being pretty small.

Going to order a brand new stainless 4 branch soon unless i find out someone will have what i want on a trade stand at UD or early edition show.


Ronal turbo's have been nitromors'd

have the inlet ends beaded, so when it starts to slip the hose clips grab tight

Got a pic of what you mean by beading mik?

I've used a 9mm thick jubilee on 1 that was common for slipping, its holding up well so i think thats the way i'll go for the rest.

Did'nt realise i only have 3 ply silicone aswell so you can see them pulsing when its running. Will replace for 4 ply but i may go for a bogg bros inlet so the hose needed will just be regular 45mm straights.

Like this dude:



But you don't have enough of a lip to have it beaded on the Carbs. have you looked into what clamps they use on the R1 bikes yet?

i no this is pointless, but i can swage tube at work mate. but it needs to be a tube only, cant be welded to anything as i do it in a lathe. so would involve you cutting the inlter up

just take the manifold off and get the tubes welded with partial bead. xx

mvdevelopments wrote:

just take the manifold off and get the tubes welded with partial bead. xx

Its not the manifold side that its slipping on mate, its the carb side as the flanges on the R1 carbs are quite short.

what you doing to the ronal turbo's?

Looking really nice mate and sounding it too

CaddyRage wrote:

mvdevelopments wrote:

just take the manifold off and get the tubes welded with partial bead. xx

Its not the manifold side that its slipping on mate, its the carb side as the flanges on the R1 carbs are quite short.

I had this problem on the XR2 mate it was a pain in the ass. there is normally a little more area at the top and bottom that can fit some hose over but not the sides so i cut some half circles(ish) either side of the hose just to allow it to go onto the carb a bit more. Roughed the surfaces up on the carbs with a sharp knife(cross hatch pattern) to allow the silicone to grip better. then used those strong clamps with 10mm headed bolts through them usually used on intercooler piping they are VERY strong and can go super tight. Also make sure the inside of the silicone hosing is perfectly dry.

Never had a problem after that but it used to annoy the hell out of me!

As tiz said those clips are the stuff to go with lee. Old trick with silicone grips ans what i swear by when using silicone grips on bmx's and the like is hair gel. Just a thin smear inside. Just like glue

MarkGTX wrote:

what you doing to the ronal turbo's?

Well hopefully painting them soon unless someone offers me 200 notes for them.

LOWANDSLOW wrote:

Looking really nice mate and sounding it too

Cheers man, yeah she sounds great. Should be better when I fit a new stainless 4 branch soon.