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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Sgt_Lemon on 28 June 2013, 08:51

Title: Clocks
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 28 June 2013, 08:51
How expensive, difficult is it to install new clocks, after some engine work my speed gauge just doesn't go high enough and being an 8v any over 120 is just a guess.
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Waspy on 28 June 2013, 10:36
Do you need to know? When you hit 120 just make the speed up after that ... "Yeah I hit 210 back there, crazy"
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: weazgti on 28 June 2013, 11:41
I had 4 8v gti s that only do 110 anyway
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: dubber36 on 28 June 2013, 17:16
From memory, 8V's are geared at around 20mph per 1000rpm in 5th. Are you expecting to be able to achieve more than 6000rpm in 5th gear?
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 28 June 2013, 20:32
I want a reasonably accurate bragging right. It used to only just get 115 before some mods but now we are soaring past the 120 mark. The needle hits the stop at where I would guess is 125. Also if your 8v's only went 110 then they wernt tuned or running right
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: gazareth on 28 June 2013, 21:10
you can get a speedo head that goes to 140mph or if that's not enough :huh: there is also the 16valve speedo head that goes to 160mph. just make sure it has the number 1540 at bottom of dial face if you running a standard 3.66 diff and it will work fine.
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 28 June 2013, 21:21
Getting a 160 clock gives me something to work towards
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: gazareth on 28 June 2013, 21:40
what like mach 1 :grin: sounds like you got big plans for your hog
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 28 June 2013, 22:31
Have some issues with transonic drag, might fit a water methanol injection system to allow for increased combustion. Perhaps fuselage wasting
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 29 June 2013, 11:23
Thats why I would never take a punt on buying a ported and polished head and cams off ebay etc. That sort of thing should be done by taking your car to TSR etc yourself so you know what exactly has been done, Have you got documents etc proving this?
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 29 June 2013, 11:43
It is a TSR head with receit. The guy I got it off had to abandon his project after a baby so had all the parts never fitted. Got a few things off the same guy. Think you missed the aeronautics joke
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: BondandBigM on 29 June 2013, 11:52
I picked up a set of clocks for mine for twenty quid. Not fitted yet but my mate had his out of his MK2 it was pretty straightforward and didn't take him long.
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 29 June 2013, 12:07
It is a TSR head with receit. The guy I got it off had to abandon his project after a baby so had all the parts never fitted. Got a few things off the same guy. Think you missed the aeronautics joke

Did you get TSR or a simular company to fit and set it all up? If u did you would not be experiencing these problems.  Come on Lemon!
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 29 June 2013, 12:07
Receipt
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 29 June 2013, 12:21
This thread was about the speedo, not to do with the head set up. The car flys now
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 29 June 2013, 12:28
Not as much if you had had it installed and set up by a recognized company. I know I had a 8v and installed it myself. Was great but no where near as good as when I took it to TSR who checked it over etc and reset it. You pay for what you get Lemon
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: gazareth on 29 June 2013, 13:04
he didn't say he had problems. just a rough idle. which is to be expected with a sports cam.
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 29 June 2013, 13:14
I know, I am just saying it should have all been set up correctly by a trusted reptible company. Then the rough idle would have been sorted. Unless you know exactly what you are doing leave tuning etc to the experts.
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: gazareth on 29 June 2013, 13:26
yeah I agree about getting them set up to run as best they can. but sometimes a rough idle is something you got to live with. long duration and overlap  in a cam is great at high revs which is exactly what its designed for but theres allways a loss lower down the rpm.
Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: gazareth on 29 June 2013, 21:25
im not sure if tsr can tune out transonic drag :grin: