So its begun!

[Shteifen]

Startin to come together

mk1turbo79's ring compressor sleeve which i couldnt figure out how to use correctly

1st compression ring broken

broken oil ring


VW special tool 3178 ( think thats the number) got from a dealership in queensland, through work, this didnt get the job done either! the rings still catch on the walls of the sleeve

Steven's Special tool # WIN-Colgate


got James from Four Seasons to send me some Kolbenschmidt 82mm rings he'd taken off another set of pistons. that guy is a legend, he even sent me his own injectors later after having them rebuilt for me.

[Shteifen]

OH YEAH!

NOW its coming together


Thanks go to the father


Going back in




The results from James getting his injectors reconditioned for me

[Water Boy]

Nice work mate!

[Shteifen]

didnt paint the whole thing unfortunately, i'd thought the engine covers would cover the parts i didnt paint. they covered most of it but not all, ill tape up and spray the rest when i can be bothered (probably never)

oh yeah

unfortunately the day that the hail hit melbourne was the day i was putting the engine back in on its mounts so the back of it was hanging out the garage. the left hand rear quarter panel got a couple small dents but nothing bad. maybe 8-10 all together, mostly in open panel areas so ill just get them fixed by the dent guy that comes into work.
as the hail hit i tried to get it back inside real quick and dropped the car on the drive shaft which i hadnt positioned right for the engine to go in and all the balls of the cv joint came out everywhere. that thing is a massive pain to get back together

all back together!

[Water Boy]

Bummer about the hail.

Have you taken it for a drive yet? Get that pod right down into the inner guard with cold air feed for some nicer air I reckon...

[Shteifen]

got my ecu out and figured out it wasnt the kind of ecu that u just pop the chip in. not a plug and play. the chip needs to be soldered in! great!





does anyone see how exactly to solder this to the ECU? the legs on the chip are way too short to make a good contact. they need to be bent at a 90* angle before they can be soldered, and they just wont reach far enough.
and no that pale bit between the legs doesnt come out, its part of the chip, its glued in there.
at the moment im just running it on stock software but when i get the chip sorted ill get that in there to have it run even better.
i have had it on the road for about two and a half weeks now with about 650 kms so far, all under 5K rpm so far. im gonna keep it at that until about a thousand, then ill take it out to redline.
even just driving around normally, its got SO much more torque than before.
up to 5K it pulls like a freakin train, its unbelievable, i love it.
the sound on start up is really nice with the cams too. just enough to have a little lump, even when its warm. i can always turn the idle a little lower if i want more
the clutch is a bit heavier than before and much more catchy.
still got the exhaust i got it with which is basically just the stock front muffler with a pipe to some noname back box, exiting out a 1.85" pipe ( measured the other day) and it sounds absolutely NUTS. especially between buildings. and in tunnels.
Next on the list is getting some decent pipes for the exhaust cos obviously 1.85" is not bit enough for this.
also going to port out the downpipes from mani to cat that i have spare and swap those over. and get some sort of shield to avoid the pod sucking up hot air from the engine bay.
and get my ABS fixed some how.
if anyone knows anything about that chip let me knwo yeah?
i had a video but i cant find it now, ill try later.
yeah i know that was a heap of pictures but what is such a thread without them?
I AM A HAPPY CAMPER

-steve

[mk3pete]

that is truely awesome steve very well done
youv got me all jealous now

[Jarred]

Nice one Steve! be sure you come along to the next meet so the rest of us can do some drooling!

[Mrk_Mickey]

Wow, done so fast! Nice one.

You make me wanna pull mine out and do the same...

[peedman]

those legs arent designed to be bent at all. they are supposed to stick past the contact board a few mm and u solder them to the board. hope that chip is physically designed to our boards and not different to the us ones coz if they dont fit somehting is wrong.