A long time coming, Rob's 4motion turbo build!

[WhO]

Any idea of the part number for the VW stuff or what they call it?

[WhO]

Photos of my latest change, New headlights to replaced the old faded ones

I wasn't sold on the Angel eyes at first and was planning on not hooking them up but after some convincing decided i'd give it a shot. Can't say i was a fan of the idea at first but once i wired them and tried them out i'm actually kinda liking them. That said i'm not 100% sure i like the extra attention they grab especially when i'm going for the sleeper look so i'm undecided if i'll keep them wired up or not.

[WhO]

Oh i also fitted these today Motor Mount Pair, Density Line, Mk4 VW VR6 - 034 MOTORSPORT In Track Density as per recommended by 034 motorsports. With them combined with my Super pro Track Polyurethane Dogbone my motor is very much fixed in place!

Was a relatively simple and quick process to swap them out which involved taking out two cooler pipes, battery + box and front bar.

Results - I now no longer feel the motor moving back and forth under hard changes or during on / off throttle motions and the exhaust no longer thumps on the chassis under firm shifts. NVH has certainly increased however at idle its not bad at all, the biggest area i've noticed it in is that i can hear a lot more harmonics etc from the motor when i'm accelerating. I can now hear even more turbo spool as well as my gearbox winding up through the gears (but not in a bad way) kind of makes the car feel more .... manly! I'm pretty happy to be honest and with the VR6 i dont think its really too intrusive. Should quieten down a bit too as they settle in. Much better than the rattle and shake my mates pulsar has with his poly mounts!

[Coralon]

Those lights look rather nice once installed. I wondered how they worked, might have to invest in some as the old stock ones are very very cloudy.

And back to the turbo build... did you ever consider getting a second motor and ECU? Do you know if it would be a simple matter of swap and go to put in another 2.8 or heaven forbid... a 3.2?

I am considering this option to keep a spare known good engine (the original) as mine is a daily driver like yours but I do intend to track it after the build so want to look at options for getting it back on the road should I get a little over zealous.

[WhO]

I thought about it but to be honest i figure if something happens i'll cross that bridge when i get there. It'd either be a case of find a newish motor or rebuild this one so its tougher, all depends on how and what goes bang. It also wasn't a huge consideration as my car isn't daily driven as me and my partner have the Jetta which we both use as a combined daily as well as an old commodore as a backup just incase, not to mention my bike!

All that said if it did go bang i think the car would live in a shed for a very long time, i've spent more on it than i'd ever planned and dont have the money to shell out on a rebuild or new motor so i'm just going to touch wood it keeps running as well as it is now! (bar the oil leak i cant be bothered fixing... yet!)

[WhO]

Competed in my first Hillclimb today and to good result. Ended up overall around 4th or 5th i think out of 57 which i was stoked with. I was beaten by what appeared to be a race/rally setup wrx, clubman on slicks and R32 GTR that was balistic. The bora handled the punishment without missing a beat. 19psi all day and 4 - 5k rpm launches saw it getting off the line well, i think my first sector times were consistently about 3rd or 4th quickest all day.

From this i know my suspension is definitely far too soft, R32 golf suspension although firmer that stock, it just isn't enough for compeditive events. I'd also love a haldex controller as well as a rear LSD... if only the wallet agreed . Better tires would be a great help too especially at the top of the course where it has multiple hairpins in a switch back arrangement which is all in 1st gear. Basically through these sections i was just burning rubber usually 1 front and 1 rear tyre or sometimes all 4 in a big awd drift

The car handled everything beautifully and it certainly grabbed a huge amount of attention from the crowd, so many people couldn't believe a VW Bora was tearing up the hill so quickly! Love the surprise factor

I've got plenty of video all High Definition from both inside and outside the car at different parts of the track which i'll complile, compress and put up soon

[qsilverza]

Cant say I like the Angel lights, leave them for the BM I think. Haldex Controller will make a big difference especially if you get the comp controller.

I agree, R32 suspension isn't upto the task of real track stuff have you lightened the bora at all ? It would be good to remove the rear seats, doesnt take long in the boras ! I think weight is the main enemy here.

[WhO]

Video Time!



Click on the image to play, I recommend volume up

[schoona]

awesome work rob!

[Dyldo]

DOOD!!! i have such massive wood right now its not funny. the nose-on cam of your take off was awesome, and certainly shows the goods as far as speed is concerned. Very nice.