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Members' Cars / Re: LUCY ‘91 Mk2 Golf GTI Alpine White
Glad to hear you the timing belt was successful. Oh yeah national meet will be coming round before you know it. I maybe should start preparing as I move very slowly 😂 I've lost my tent and sold my t5 so need to make some sleeping arrangements
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Members' Cars / Re: Cope's GTI
Love how you drive this to its maximum potential! Shame you cut your trip short but its good to trust your judgement. One day I will visit the ring!
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
Quote from: Monkey on
As I'm literally about to embark on another 3.2 conversion, I may sound a little hypocritical, but I have done a lot of engine conversions into a mk2 and I'd keep the ABF:
It's useable, great fun, and looking at your graphs, you've got a spot on engine there.
170bhp with a nice flat torque curve, bet that car is excellent to drive!
It also looks far more at home in the engine bay of a mk2 and is a lighter engine, so you would loose some of the nimble feeling going 3.2.

As mentioned before, you're more than welcome to take mine out for a spin, though it wouldn't do my above argument any favours!
At the end of the day though, it's down to what you want.
ABF = Light, nimble, revvy
3.2 = Brute force, awesome noise
Thanks for the chat earlier. One minute I'm convinced another swap is the way to go and I'm writing a parts list. Next thing I'm considering if it's just way beyond my capabilities. Typically I always have assistance with big stuff or pass on if I'm not comfortable with it so this will more thank likley override what I want to do anyway 😅
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
I made an last minute visit to R-Tech who are a well known tuner localish to me. They were running a charity dyno day. After some pretty surprising results from Stealth dyno, this was a good opportunity to get a 2nd opinion. Looking at similar cars everything suggests 165bhp would be more likely for an abf like mine. As much as I want it to be the quoted 192bhp it's pretty obvious you need head work, cams and standalone to achieve this.

That more like it! 169bhp @6100rpm and 150 lb ft @5600rpm

https://youtu.be/SODqn9JjO9I?si=Qna6bmV78bVXMMcb
There were alot of big power more modern vag cars there so these figures were probably underwealming to everyone that was watching but it definitely made a decent noise by comparison!
I've been giving another engine swap some thought lately either 20vt or 2.8/3.2 v6. Having driven a mates bam the other evening I really enjoyed it, the way they deliver the power is crazy. I need to drive a v6 as I think that would be my preference, gonna have to have a word with Monkey! 😬
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
A couple of months have passed since I last wrote anything on here. The car has been behaving so no real updates to share. I'm trying to leave it alone a bit until some thing either wears out or breaks!
Mk2 owners National meet was very wet but still amazing. On Saturday the track was so slippy! I'm not a particularly confident driver in the wet so it came a massive surprise to pick up the fastest modified trophy 😁  I know others with bigger power were finding grip hard to find so this certainly played into my hands. Such a good weekend, loved chatting to everyone and the highlight for me is going out for passenger laps in everyone car's. I took a fair few out in mine too, it's great to see peoples reactions and to get a few compliments



Managed to get a dry lap in the passenger seat of the Pinderwagen, such a special car 😁

 Already can't wait for next year!

I made it to Retrorides and German Car show at Silvertone



I think thats probably going to be me finished for shows this year but I do want to make plans for more tracktime when I build up the courage. The lack of roll cage and harnesses always niggles.
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
Quote from: Eddypeck on
Quote from: ianmac86 on
Just need to charge Gopro ...
I'm guaranteed to forget something critical, I went camping last month and left most of the stuff in the garage! It was safe to say I wasnt very popular

I'm so glad I just read that  :))
Quote from: Monkey on
You realise you've now you've put the slicks on, you've cursed us to rain!

Haha yep we're all gonna get soggy now! It could add to the fun although i wouldn't fancy trying to put your 3.2 power down in the wet!
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
Mini update prep for national meet. I had a slight weep from my rocker cover which seems to be something I've always struggled with to be honest. Also had a misfire thats happened very occasionally but has always cleared amd my coolant light has also started to flash intermittently.
A new expansion tank has fixed the warning light so a nice easy one.
The old one wasn't even that old bit looks 30 years! I regret throwing my genuine one away

New one, went for febi again even though the last one failed quickly. Typically I've always found Feb to be a trusted brand.

The cheapest easiest parts to swap on the misfire were an ecu relay and ignition amplifier. I did a vcds scan and that was suggesting a short to ground on the coil so checked the wiring to that which seems fine with a continuity tester although I really need a new multimeter so I can check resistance properly (in Amazon basket) failing that the coil maybe at fault so I'll get one of these to for peice of mind.
Then I discovered this, not sure if the fault code was a red herring 🤷‍♂️

I've had numerous goes at the rocker cover with varied success. I've tried different brand gaskets, different rtv, a different rocker cover and then let a mate try 😅
One last go.i believe vw method is fit gasket dry with rtv on half moons and humps.

Elring gasket this time

Took road wheels off

Sebrings and r888s on, went for a quick blast and I forgot how grippy these are 😁

Hopefully that's all the essential stuff done for next weekend, I'll have to monitor the rocker for leaks 🤞🏻
Just need to charge Gopro and torch and I'm ready
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
Haha yeah lurpak isn't gonna help me is it 🤣
Good to hear your out on track again. You will have to take me for a lap, hopefully an air conditioned lap!
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Members' Cars / Re: JI31 GHG 1991 GTI
We're the BCs on ebay on a white golf by any chance? I missed a set that someone had on an auction, I was so annoyed 😅
How hard was it to get the Sunroof back in and lined up? My new seal split after a few months so have a new genuine one to fit, but worried about damaging my paint or not getting it to line up properly
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Members' Cars / Re: Cope's GTI
It's a shame about your bonnet but looks like your done a great job painting it! I tried and failed getting my screen back in, ended up getting a mate to do it for me 😳 I do like the top tint screens too, I wish I had looked for one of those. Hopefully see you at the national meet?