Very disappointed.....!!

[Veedubgt18v]

i bet its a timing problem. thats wuite a lot of fiddling around gone on and i bet the staic timing is wrong as well which would be why it wouldnt start and casues power loss

[Davs mk2 16v]

must admit to being more of a Club GTI forum user and from what i have read on there, aftermarket cams are not usually recommended.

A usual way of pepping up the power is to fit another KR exhuast camshaft inplace of the inlet cam. To do this the sprocket needs modifying on the exhaust cam to fit in place.

Search on club gti for a more detailed method though 

Davs

[Andy Mc]

Thanks for your replies.

I'm hoping it is something as simple as the timing although I have heard of horror stories about heads not being ported properly.

As for the warm up regulator mod, I did suggest this to the mechanic who took this off and drilled a hole in the cap at the back but he didn't really know what he was doing.

I was also thinking today whether the inlet could have been 'over' flowed, i.e took much taken out thus resulting in the air being forced down through it losing its 'charge' but the time it reaches the cylinders.

This all seems strange coz out on the road, she definitley feels more responsive and drivability improved (but this could be to do with the fact that I had to wait 7 weeks for the work to be done and not having driven during this time)

[VeeDubGTI16v]

give the ignition and valve timing a check

[Andy Mc]

Veedubgti8v,

Could you pls tell me wot the difference between static and normal timing is...??

veedubgti16v,

How easy is it to check the ignition and valve timing...?? i.e can I whip it into a local vw specialist and they'll be able to tell me fairly quickly...??

Cheers...!

[Gambit]

static timing is making sure the crank and cam pulley are correctly positioned in relation to each other.

iginition timing. is set with the car idling using a strobe light and the markers on the fly wheel

both are v.easily checked by somebody in the know!! 15min job!

[VeeDubGTI16v]

youd have to take the rocker cover off to see the cam marks, id check these cos they might be a chain link out, that would loose you quite a bit of power.

[Andy Mc]

Excellent, cheers guys....!

My mechanic who put it back together is a vw specialist so I'm hoping he lined the cams up properly but when I've got some more money I'll take it to somewhere like Stealth racing and get them to take a look at it as they should be able to properly set it up as they'll have a good knowledge of my engine.

[kegs]

Has anyone read the december issue of golf+, the guy with the white cabriolet fitted a passat 2.0 litre 16v and fitted kent cams which he says gave him less power. He goes on to say that fitting KR cams from an origional 1.8 litre vw engine with a stainless system gave him 164bhp.

i cant decide on an engine swap or wether to try and squeeze extra performane from my 1.8 8v, but the more i read and hear, bad porting and cams are not great. One guy who i trust reckons a good old head skim and polishing of the head ports plus a decent exhaust system and filter gives far more useable power and for a lot less cash. This doesnt help too much cos you have spent good money, the likes of dubsport in lancashire i am sure could sort your motor but it probably wouldnt be cheap, but they do have tons of experience and a good rolling road, they may even be worth a call to see if they can point you in the right direction

kegs