BBM MK2 - Daily goes in for another small resto. NOW FINISHED (sort of)

[Mr Blue]

Appreciate it Rich77.

CTN should be ok up to around 200 ish bhp. 65/68mm Pulley = 1ish bar boost.

Standard G60 box is VERY short on 1st, 2nd. It's a pain with a smaller pulley really, especially in the damp.
The longer 1,2, and 5 in the CTN is a bonus.
Interesting choice for a conversion!
How about building a 16v G60 ? Use the Bahn Brenner Kit? Not cheap though.

 

Great information as per. I did notice the 1'st and 2'nd being very short on my rado G60. I always hated the box.

This is a free engine conversion I managed to bag. The plan is to keep all costs down on the engine side of things. Even the charger rebuild, bay painting will be done at home.

blue, can't believe you still have this old banger

Hello Diz, long time! This one stays in the family! 

[Organisys]

Great information as per. I did notice the 1'st and 2'nd being very short on my rado G60. I always hated the box.

Did it have a smaller pulley?

The pulley size alone (without other mods like ported head works / cams etc) has the effect of bringing peak boost and therefore torque down the rev range, making 1st, 2nd feel even shorter.

They are an interesting lump, but pretty old skool for a boosted motor. They do suit the Mk2 though imho.
great for B roads or hill climb type driving.

 

[Mr Blue]

Had a stage 4 with 68mm pulley iirc. A horrible box imo. Prefer the rod change feel.

Yes the g60 suits the mk2 quite well. Now just to find a spare charger as I know this wont last long

[Mr Blue]

Split down of the G60 lump.

Very clean inside. A shame they didn't pay attention to the outside of the block. Time to aqua blast the silver bits for that OEM unpainted look.





G60's are supposed to be notorious for rod bearing issues but all seems fine.



Will also be putting a dowel on the crank pulley as the other common issue is a worn woodruff key. Would be silly not to do this right now.


That's the update for now 

[Organisys]

I knew there was something else I should have mentioned, the Crank pulley issue!!

[Mr Blue]

I knew there was something else I should have mentioned, the Crank pulley issue!!

Anything else you can think of - throw it my way 

Want some decent power out of this for the money. Not got a budget for a big valve head.

Require the following:
pulley - 68mm maybe?
intercooler
Cam

and finish it off with a matched chip but unsure who to speak to at the moment. 

[dragonfly]

Blue - nice work.  There is a guy on Dubforce selling various chips depending on mods.

Look forward to catching up soon.  Take it easy young man.

[Organisys]

Oil Cooler is worthwhile if driven hard.

check the condition of oil feed (obviously)

check the ECU vacuum pipe and it has to be exactly 1m long (no triming the end off!)

everything you need will be buried on dubforce somewhere and on the matey-matey G60 info.

http://www.matey-matey.com/g60-guide.shtml

[dragonfly]

The part number for the top oil feed is 052 145 443.

[Mr Blue]

Nice one lads. The oil feed and return are both in excellent condition luckily. Yes i heard about the troublesome 1m vacum line. 

I like dubforce but the g60 related answers are vague everywhere you look.

Also require a charger rebuild kit. Want to do it myself even thought its less headache sending it off