Crouching gti, hidden dragon

**Jarred** · 23-10-2012, 02:12 PM

Cool work with the hydro clutch setup.

IIRC, a T4 clutch MC is what canberra Pete (and Gareth) have in thier 20VT caddy/mk 1's.

**dubmc** · 24-10-2012, 01:09 PM

was fortunate to get a spin in this on the weekend! the car is an absolute screamer and very well put together, a lot of thought has gone into it! nice one arno!

**abreut** · 24-10-2012, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by dubmc

was fortunate to get a spin in this on the weekend! the car is an absolute screamer and very well put together, a lot of thought has gone into it! nice one arno!

Thanks mate. Now to get your 16v going! It should be an interesting mk1 turnout at the Wakefield supersprint next year by the sounds of it. This years turnout was already great.

These are the Wossner 9:1 pistons I am using. I always heard forged pistons were a little rattly when cold, but I can't hear anything. So far so good!

**EwenHayton** · 24-10-2012, 10:51 PM

Nice and shiny!!!!

**Bora Sport** · 24-10-2012, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by gecko2k

Sweeeeeet

Seconded

**I am not the Stig** · 25-10-2012, 10:49 AM

That's a beautiful Mk1 there. It'd be nice to see more exterior shots from different angles. It's a real head turner.

**KKK VR6** · 25-10-2012, 05:33 PM

Ahhhhh looks sick !!
**** must fly too

What turbo are you using, an what boost levels(psi/bar) do u run with ?

and how much did you torque down your rod bolts & crankshaft cuffs to ?
Your info would help alot

**abreut** · 26-10-2012, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by KKK VR6

Ahhhhh looks sick !!
**** must fly too

What turbo are you using, an what boost levels(psi/bar) do u run with ?

and how much did you torque down your rod bolts & crankshaft cuffs to ?
Your info would help alot

I am using a gt28rs running a fairly conservative ~12psi. This turbo is still efficient at around 20psi, but seriously there would be no point. The 2.0l spools it up nice and early so it is quite responsive, and while not exactly "linear", its definitely not one of those Jekyl and Hyde setups. I wanted the power delivery to be something you can realistically use on the track.

The rod\main bearing bolts are just torqued to whatever the recommended torque value is. The rods have arp2000 rod fasteners so I had to look up the recommended torque for them.