well mine looks very low, but my coilies arent wound that low really, splitter sits around 2.5/3 inches from the ground. thats measuring from the middle.
2-3cm??? seems quite low! i scrap every speed bump and my splitter comes off (slightly detaches) a few times down rough roads and stuff. I even get grounded on some bumps!
As for the megasquirt thing, i can get it supplied and built for £200. which aint too bad, but after researching into it, it is actually quite complicated and seeing as this is my first engine conversion, i want things to be a bit more simple. therefore theres less things that can go wrong. looks like i will stick with qpeng. they can supply the ecu ready mapped to your specs. so with a 3" decat, cooler, k04, could be looking at 280bhp. And it is very easy to fit, so i dont need to worry about any wiring, ecu related problems, etc.
megasquirt is even harder when boost comes into play, and i dont want to blow up a 1.8t!!! could be a costly mistake!
although i defo want to try megasquirt, but i might try it with my next project. of course im not going to start/invest in another project until this one is complete, but i have ideas already. Im thinking 16v on r1 carbs running megasquirt or a vr6 ITB, not sure. I defo want to try megasquirt at some point, but not now. maybe play with it on a cheap run around, like an mk2 polo or another golf (mk2/3). will need to wait for insurance to drop before i can afford to keep 2 cars on the road.
Anyway, went on a parts hunt this weekend and found nothing. visited pretty much every scrappy too
although, i did blag a white petrol cap from a derv! need one tbh, cause the little ring/hole thing that the central locking bit goes through came off mine, so when the car was unlocked, it didnt sit flush.
also done a bit of bodywork this weeknd, not much, but started going around the car, tidying things up ready for paint. sorted 2 of the arches out, going to do the other 2 2moro nite. still more to be done on the car in terms of bodywork, but its getting there. i doubt it will be done in the next few weeks for the meet, but hey.
I also removed the spoiler. this will be staying off after the respray too, seeing as i go smoothed bumpers, i thought i'd go for a cleaner look.
I will post up a few pics in a bit.
let me know what you reckon, especially about megasquirt/ecu stuff. might consider it if i can get knowledge from a few peeps running there 1.8t on megasquirt or another ecu.
LL
