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Offline adams mk2

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easy tuning
« on: 23 February 2011, 23:16 »
hi there, i am doin a national deploma corse in motorsport at askham bryan, and i was wundering wot would be some easy engine modifactions i could do at home??????

Offline danny_p

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #1 on: 23 February 2011, 23:39 »
anything to increse volumetric efficency
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #2 on: 23 February 2011, 23:41 »
was thinking of a taking the center box off and adding a cherry bomb to the back, OR no silencers and side exit  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #3 on: 24 February 2011, 20:26 »
your doing a motorsport course and you thinking pissing aout with the exhaust is going to make it lots faster ???    has lots to learn yet.

a good tuneup will proably help more, check injector spray paterns,  a more intresting cam,  4-1 manifold and headwork is how to make them go better, but you havent said what engine yet
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #4 on: 24 February 2011, 21:09 »
i no the basics about the exhaust, but been injection wouldnt you need to remap it? its a 1.8 16v kr engine

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #5 on: 24 February 2011, 21:26 »
its k-jet, so the fuel is mechanical and not done by an ecu.

A cheap, nearly free mod would be to de-restrict the airbox and put a cold feed to it.

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #6 on: 24 February 2011, 23:36 »
rematch the injector flow rates, do the wur reg mod and set the co to 2% 

if you feel flush and don't mind running it on super unleaded have a play with the ignition timeing and try setting it to 9 deg btdc as opposed to 6 deg.

all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #7 on: 25 February 2011, 00:44 »
Put a 1.8t in, or something adventurous like an R32/36?

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #8 on: 25 February 2011, 20:17 »
how do you derestricted the air filter ??

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Re: easy tuning
« Reply #9 on: 25 February 2011, 21:34 »
Cut the fins back flat on the inside of the air box so the air flows freely through the box.