G60 engines

[lewis]

Happy New Year everyone.

I was hoping someone on here knows whether the pistons & connecting rods from the G60 engine were the same in the corrado as the golf. also does anyone know if the TDC of the G60 engine is the same as a MK1 golf dx engine? It may take me a wile to respond to any answers as I am really struggling to get on the site!!

Thanks

[lewis]

Just to clarify when I put TDC I mean Top Dead centre of the piston.

[mk1]

If you mean, will g60 pistons and rods fit in a dx block,yes.
Steve.

[lewis]

Thanks for replying Steve. I thought no one liked me :'(. I had been told that the golf G60 will fit but I have found a set of Corrado ones for sale and wanted to check they were the same type.

[mk1]

Can't you buy the whole corrado block? both golf and corrado are "pg" engines.. I am interested in your conversion, keep us posted.

[lewis]

Basically I am trying to keep it as cheap as possible. I bought the turbo, exhaust manifold and down pipe to fit a mk1 Golf for ?80 and have found a set of pistons and connecting rods from a Corrado for ?20 (in excellent condition). I have an intercooler from a Uno turbo for free. I took the engine out last weekend and I intend to fabricate the turbo oil feed and return next. The return will go directly into the sump and feed from an oil channel in the head. I still need a header tank with an extra return for the water from the turbo and I have teed in to the main water feed into the engine for the supply. I hope to use a fuel pump, metering unit and injectors from a early 80's Porsche 911 to help supply enough fuel but I haven?t found any of this yet. I have another post about the breaking system but I don?t think I can afford the 4 pots any more . There are a few odd bits left to think about but I am in no rush to finnish, I was thinking sometime in march. Anything else I should be thinking about please let me know. Keep an eye on my picture gallery for more photos of my conversion.

Thanks for taking an interest Steve

[mk1]

For my water return I used a core plug for a t/diesel, it has a stub on it for a hose.I knocked out a plug that was closest to the turbo and ran the return to that. Got the plug from VW, about ?7.00. I'll see if I can find the part no.
Steve.

[lewis]

Steve

Your water supply sounds like a good idea if I could get the part No when you have chance that would be great.

Also I was wondering what you used for your fuel supply. Have you kept to the mechanical injection or are you using electronic? The reason I ask is the on boost supply of fuel.  Because I don?t have an ECU to control the flow of fuel when the turbo spools up I have been thinking of using the cold start injector to add the extra required fuel by fitting a pressure censor to the intake manifold so when the pressure increases because of the force of air the fifth injector will operate instead of on temperature when cold. I know this will affect the starting of the car but this is not for daily use so I can allow it to worm up before I start to drive the car. Do you have any thoughts as to whether this is feasible?

[mk1]

I am using the cis motronlc off the donor car, fuel enrichment is by a variable resistor tapped into the wire from the temp sensor to the ecu. No boost, normal fueling, boost (using a perssure swich and a relay to "see it") rich mixture using the resistor to make the ecu think the engine is cold  .
I used the cold start injector trick on my 8v, but used a extra injector fitted infront of the throttle body so mixture distribution was better than the factory possition.
Part no for the core plug....
035103111B
Steve.