If you had £200 to spend on your golf what would you buy?

[Khare]

Lol actually i dont xD
It should be " is like asking mr kipling, if he knows anything about brain surgery"

...or maybe not! 

Please explain I would like to know.
All I can think that idle would be sh!te, may have to set it at 1500rpm. And that it would be starved of air above 7000rpm.

I know enough but would like more info.

More to do with lobe clearance, emissions and driveability I think.

[tweed]

Lol actually i dont xD
It should be " is like asking mr kipling, if he knows anything about brain surgery"

...or maybe not! 

Please explain I would like to know.
All I can think that idle would be sh!te, may have to set it at 1500rpm. And that it would be starved of air above 7000rpm.

I know enough but would like more info.

More to do with lobe clearance, emissions and driveability I think.

Ess three said problems running a plenum.

Maybe I should just leave before I get to deep into it 

[Ess_Three]

Please explain I would like to know.
All I can think that idle would be sh!te, may have to set it at 1500rpm. And that it would be starved of air above 7000rpm.

I know enough but would like more info.

You get pulsing issues in the plenum with cams over approx 260 degree duration, which sends the MAP sensor crazy and caused major running issues below 3000 RPM especially in closed loop lambda mode.
You can't set the idle at 3000+...it will fail the MOT.
In fact, it will probably fail the MOT anyway with cams much over 260 degree duration and high lift.

Cam lobe clearance is not usually a problem on hydraulic cams, go solid lifters and 13mm+ cams and you need to clearance the head...but you can run 276 degree/12mm lift cams without clearance issues...but it still won't run on a plenum.

You may get it to run on standalone management with no MAP sensor, mapped Alpha-n.

Best way, stick to cams no larger than 260s, go mix and match on the cams, or go 268 or 276 on ITBs with standalone management.

Don't find out the hard (expensive) way...like I did.

[tweed]

That's what I waited to hear 
Cheers dude

[thai-wronghorse]

Ha, we both knew it was coming at some point. 

[tweed]

Got to love the idea of running a mild cam and a oil pressure solenoid locking on to a high lift cam 

[leigh_harty]

Aimed at Ess_Three

Whats your views regarding vr6 cams? Theres 262 268 276 288

Im under the impression youve had a tuned vr unless ive read wrong

Ill be going into cams sometime this year and not sure whats the best set (or mix). Idle isnt too much of a bother. Emission is ermm... well it passed its last MOT  

Obviously im going for schrick and spending the good half off £550 on the cams alone, need to uprate the followered and both sets of springs?

[Jamin]

Brake pads and discs, wheel bearings, abs sensors, water pump, thermometer and gasket, expansion tank and a debadged grill for my vento front end.

Might have enough left over for a copy of Performance VW!!!!

[search]

Might have enough left over for a copy of Performance VW!!!!

Did you read about that guys MK3 blue? Alex i think his name was cant remember mags upstairs lol. but was so good to hear they finish his car off for him and wow a mk4 engine in a mk3 plus the rear window from a 3 door in a 5 door. that guy had vision. RIP.

[tweed]

From what I've read get 268 cam, shrick manifold, bit of porting, lightened crank and flywheel will get about 225hp and a rev happy engine