It Begins: The S3 1.8T into my '85 Mk2 GTI

[GOLFBALLS]

cool thnx for the offer mate. I'll hook up that 044 and see how she goes first. Just gotta find the time and a spare car to use while im effing around mounting it...
cheers

[GOLFBALLS]

Righto so a little update.
Got this:



Bosch 044 fuel pump. Mounted it up and the car felt the same so i then stuck on a hose and ran it direct from the fuel tank so it was sucking straight out of there to the injectors.
It felt good but not that different really. It's booked in for the dyno on the 11th so the truth will be revealed then.

I found out that the mk2 GTI fuel lines are the same size as the S3 ones so no drama's there.

I've also put four new BREMI coilpacks in for good measure and tried a couple of different N75's. No change noticed.

Tommymac runs his setup basically the same as mine (the 044 sucking straight thru the in-tank pump) & he has no fuel delivery issues at all, so it's looking like the map again.

So, we'll see what happens on the 11th!!

In other news, I put some new Lemfoerder strut top mounts in to try and stop the knocking rattle in the drivers front suspension. It didn't fix the issue, but it was just as well i changed them anyway!!! Old Febi ones were totally collapsed...





And these are about to go in the front.



Also polished up the RS001's tonight ready for DOTVW

[Jarred]

Awesome, glad to see you're still heaps stuck in!

Even though you're still having issues with fuel. Is it possible to run tommymacs file, and see if that works?

[GOLFBALLS]

Awesome, glad to see you're still heaps stuck in!

Even though you're still having issues with fuel. Is it possible to run tommymacs file, and see if that works?

Yep, but last resort.

[GOLFBALLS]

Got the car in at golfwagen and had this put in;



Hopefully that oughta stop the engine movement!! It's the extra stiff mount.

And some crappy night pics of the tidied bay after I extended the air filter using bunnings pvc pipe and crackle paint!!!:




I also got joe to put in the greenstuff front pads. They are actually so thick that they make the BBS hit against the calipers now, so he's had to put the BMW BBS (the painted ones) on the front as they are able to clear the calipers.

Has anyone else on here had this problem using these pads with regular mk3 calipers? It's a bit odd considering they are a direct OE replacement.

Anyway, I get the car back tomorrow and i'll see how the brakes feel...

[Preen59]

Nice work, my man!!

[GOLFBALLS]

Nice work, my man!!

Cheers. I was checkin your 16v thread and thinking i'd better get my arse into gear!!

[GOLFBALLS]

Ok so i'll repost the update after our crash!

As mentioned, the car feels a bazillion times better with the vibra-tech front mount in. Everthing feels tight and strong and much more responsive.

The brakes are also 100% better with the greenstuffs on the front, although they do make a buttload of dust and squeal a bit when cold.
I realised they were thicker because I had standard GL pads in before and the VR6 pads are about 4mm thicker, which caused the bolts of the RS001's to foul on the now stretched out calipers.

Nothing the grinder couldn't fix!!!



Also finally got a cover off ebay. Nice finishing touch








I also had an enlightening and pretty successful morning on the dyno today too!!! Pics and news bulletin to come!

Cheers

[Jarred]

positive news for a change, excellent!

[GOLFBALLS]

Righto, so yesterday was the first day back on the dyno since I put in the 044 fuel pump, and it looks like it paid dividends!!!! So, after all that, it looks like some of you were right, and it was a fuel flow and/or pressure thing. HOORAY!

Pics for kicks;












So this is how we did the first power run. I disconnected the VR6 in tank pump (now acting as a lift pump) and had the 044 sucking straight outta the tank...



And the result was this. It actually OVERFUELLED now!


Once reconnected the lift pump it was basically the same, if not a bit smoother, so there was never any restriction thru there.
Plot readouts to come...