Mk2 16V Turbo - Original Stealth Racing car

[Sam]

If I can do megasquirt anyone can   Well, I'll back this up tomorrow when my battery is charged up and see if I have just fixed my issue!

And if I map it myself ( with a base map to start with ) then literally anyone can do it!

I literally have no idea how to even start with megasquirt, does it replace the k-jet or just the ecu?

Just use a bit of fresh engine oil mate 

Done and done, used a bit of chainsaw oil I had kicking about in the garage. Anyhow as promised here is piston 2 honed, Im getting there



You can see the hatching is starting to form but the angle isnt quite steep enough still, going to have to go a little slower with the stones and a little quicker up and down with the drill me thinks

[emery1990]

It replaces k-jet. I didnt either, hence it's taken about 4 months lol, looking back on it, I rekon I could do the whole install in a weekend! It would give you more power as you say your running lean top end, but yer it isnt something to rush into. But if your taking your engine apart and that then I rekon you'd be able to do it.

Just ask that tshirt bloke bout it as he's got a 16vturbo on ms. If you was too get it mapped on a dyno in the end, I rekon I'd budget for around £700, or if you was to get a base map and do it yourself, it'd end being better than what you have anyway, and be bout £200 less.

[tomp]

Just read the whole thread from start to finish, bought back memories of building my mk2 16v Turbo about 10 years ago, I have pretty much the same setup as you with 8 fuel injectors and K-Star management.

I am currently in the process of restoring mine, its in lots of pieces at the moment!!

[Sam]

Just read the whole thread from start to finish, bought back memories of building my mk2 16v Turbo about 10 years ago, I have pretty much the same setup as you with 8 fuel injectors and K-Star management.

I am currently in the process of restoring mine, its in lots of pieces at the moment!!

Its just one mad learning curve, like for example taking off my turbo is somthing that I could do in an hour now rather than the first time doing it where it took an entire evening of messing about and cursing. You should know how magical it is when it all works though! 

[tomp]

Mine is a long way off working again! At the moment there's no interior, dashboard, glass, doors, boot, bonnet, just a shell.

Still it will get done, not in any hurry so all good!

[tshirt2k]

1st thing i'd invest in is a wideband sensor and gauge if you wanna prevent this happening again. As said megasquirt will remove all the kjet leaving you with a cleaner bay plus better running engine and possibility to map it to its full potential.

Your honer looks a bit fine. I think you want to hone for around 30 secs at around 60-120 strokes/minute. When finishing the honing you want to speed up the strokes to get the right angle on the cross hatching. drill should be 500-1200 rpm. Use  cheap engine oil mix with a bit of paraffin and use plenty and do th top of the bore too, to smooth out the step.

[tech1889]

Need updates 

[Sam]

Haha, not sure what to update really, waiting to hear back from a lad who I asked to give me a hand but he has been away since thursday. Not been able to find a bore gauge ANYWHERE so engine bloke can help with that. The only real think that I can add is that the top lip you mention that isn't honed off is not present on my 16v block so wasn't too fussed about waisting my stones on it.

I like the idea of a wide band sensor but then that money takes me half way to fully converting to megasquirt which, as far as I am aware, features an 02 sensor anhow so would be pretty pointless. 

[lemski]

I gear someone else in lincolnshire is turboing a 16v mk2. Good work so far though man

[Sam]

I gear someone else in lincolnshire is turboing a 16v mk2. Good work so far though man

Good luck to them hahaha, they on the forum?