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Offline danny_p

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Re: Golf2 Syncro 2.0i 8V crossflow running on Megasquirt
« Reply #350 on: 11 April 2010, 23:27 »
am now feeling very very very knackerd
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: Golf2 Syncro 2.0i 8V crossflow running on Megasquirt
« Reply #351 on: 11 April 2010, 23:55 »
Epic day.

Lots done, got some pics, but no time to put them up.

More later in the week.
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Re: Golf2 Syncro 2.0i 8V crossflow running on Megasquirt
« Reply #352 on: 12 April 2010, 00:24 »
Sounds like some serious work going on down in the bowels of the DH garage.

Fingers crossed all goes to plan for you from now on :cool:
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Re: Golf2 Syncro 2.0i 8V crossflow running on Megasquirt
« Reply #353 on: 12 April 2010, 12:36 »
is this what they call a blessing in disguise?

so what happened tuning the 8v then?

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Re: Golf2 Syncro 2.0i 8V crossflow running on Megasquirt
« Reply #354 on: 13 April 2010, 03:14 »
it was allways planned for it to go 16v, just not at this exact moment.
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Re: Golf2 Syncro ABF
« Reply #355 on: 13 April 2010, 10:16 »
so what happened tuning the 8v then?

Got hot, some mis-firing and then no compression on 2 and 3 and no electrodes left on those plugs.  Pre-ignition or detonation.  Not lifted the head yet so don't have full diagnosis.  Anyone want to buy a 268 8V cam?  Head's probably OK, so anyone want to buy a breathed-on crossflow 8V head?  Anyone need a Rallye exhaust manifold?  210mm (or 215mm - can't remember) 6kg lightened flywheel and clutch?

ABF now in, with homebrew tubular manifold and a fabrication job on the transfer box bracket.  Danny's wiring skills have been tested and delivered top class. Went out for a quick test last night.  Runs sweet, but the clutch on the engine is shot away.  That was at 22:30.

Got the front off the car, everything disconnected before I went home at 23:30.  Just needs a quick lift out and clutch change on Thursday evening.

Time and money are running short.  Levels of epic are running dangerously high.
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Re: Golf2 Syncro ABF
« Reply #356 on: 13 April 2010, 10:32 »
Bummer to hear about the 8v  :cry: Could be head gasket and new plugs all it needs maybe, but then again it could be bigger. As you and Danny said though, your car was always made with an ABF in mind anyway. Did you use Russ' ABF?

Just needs a quick lift out and clutch change on Thursday evening.

Typical you DH  :grin:

Just a quick lift out, as if it was an almost relaxing task  :grin:

Classic example was when we did my CV boots, test drove it and there was a griding noise from the o/s/f brake. So I pulled into the barn and within a minute the car was up in the air, the wheel was off and the caliper and pads were out  :grin: Turned out to be the dust shield.

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Re: Golf2 Syncro ABF
« Reply #357 on: 13 April 2010, 11:16 »
Meh - it's just a consumable.

Yes, we're using Russ's ABF.

Last seen doing this: http://www.youtube.com/user/DiamondHell#p/u/1/6lgnxcaJgOc

Guess we'll find out whether all that red-line action has caused any damage!

I have video footage of the shell being lifted off. :grin:

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Re: Golf2 Syncro ABF
« Reply #358 on: 13 April 2010, 11:18 »
that was one lightweight mk3  :grin:

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Re: Golf2 Syncro ABF
« Reply #359 on: 14 April 2010, 23:09 »
This is Danny reading a Golf3 its last rites:



8V: sick



The 16V must have the Golf3-ness cleaned off it:



ABF blocks have this pesky rib down the bottom of the block.  This means we need to butcher the ultra-rare Rallye transfer box mount like this:



This is then re-worked to feature a new securing lug on the underside of the rib.  Pics later as I don't have any now.

No one makes a 16V tubular manifold to suit a Syncro, so we're going to make one with loo-roll tubes and cardboard.  This is the flange being cut.  Flange.



I have been saving VW downpipes for about two years, in readiness for this occasion.  I still have spare.  Here are some that aren't spare any more:



9" FTW when cutting pipe - straight through, no messing.

Fits where it touches:


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