Not another Nogaro!!!
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This has been annoying me for a while.
I’ve not been able to fit the strut brace due to the TB being bigger than the 2.8 and fouling.
Here the mk4 manifold clocks it so the big part of the TB is parallel with the firewall. It fouls.
Got M6 inserts and JB Weld
Inserts placed into the tapered holes. The knurled surface helps to “grab” & the JB Weld ... welds. Made sure to get these as perpendicular with each other as possible.
You can see now it’s clocked at 45deg
Before - no brace because it used to foul on the part just above the plug. You can see how high it sits.
After. Clocked and brace now has clearance.
I’ve not been able to fit the strut brace due to the TB being bigger than the 2.8 and fouling.
Here the mk4 manifold clocks it so the big part of the TB is parallel with the firewall. It fouls.
Got M6 inserts and JB Weld
Inserts placed into the tapered holes. The knurled surface helps to “grab” & the JB Weld ... welds. Made sure to get these as perpendicular with each other as possible.
You can see now it’s clocked at 45deg
Before - no brace because it used to foul on the part just above the plug. You can see how high it sits.
After. Clocked and brace now has clearance.
Couple little things needed to be done
- a random squeal would occur, cold starts and when turning on the a/c or heating
- and in an effort to sort out drone. Picked up this setup - super turbo style muffler. The muffler is massive in comparison to what I’ve got in there at the moment.
- a random squeal would occur, cold starts and when turning on the a/c or heating
- and in an effort to sort out drone. Picked up this setup - super turbo style muffler. The muffler is massive in comparison to what I’ve got in there at the moment.
Where is the exhaust muffler from? I have a drone out of mine at 60-70mph and wouldn't mind sorting it out.
The brand is "Lukey" but if you look for ones that are chambered and filled with packing material that will help. I'm no exhaust expert but this is what i read - This style of muffler is a "turbo muffler" where the exhaust are directed in an "S" shape to faster exit (hence the "turbo" name) VS. chambered where there's a resonator chamber inside which is quieter again.
I was going to fit my OEM muffler setup but it is WAY too quiet - this engine doesn't deserve to be quiet
My plan is to cut the driver's side exhaust tip off and dump it pointing down so i can keep OEM looks BUT down the track i would like to valve this side to be able to have a loud mode and a not so lout mode.
... when I learn to weld
I was going to fit my OEM muffler setup but it is WAY too quiet - this engine doesn't deserve to be quiet
My plan is to cut the driver's side exhaust tip off and dump it pointing down so i can keep OEM looks BUT down the track i would like to valve this side to be able to have a loud mode and a not so lout mode.
... when I learn to weld
It’s much shorter now.
Much, much shorter that the fab guy commented how it was a little bit of a pain haha
... but I can see where I’d put a valve in to bypass the muffler!
Oh you have no idea ... *facepalm*
Lets just say a little bit of this + a little bit of that + something bigger than that on the left = lord help me
Gotta be the r36 engine you been building? does this mean I’m going to have to venture into the tt section now
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I doubt it... its not massively busy there... TT'ists are generally all on TTOC...
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lolz... shame we didn't get the newer TT in a 3.2 over here... its a pretty decent chassis
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ROFL. See you on mumsnet
I’m sure it can be done but the main thing is the newer 3.2’s 3.6’s are FSI the engine in Noggie and your one is MPI so there are wiring hurdles there and then the whole can bus network. The later the car the more can bussy they become = more wiring to figure out!!!
When you say newer... do you mean the MK2 TT? Because you can get the VR6 3.2 in the MK2 here mate.
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Il be logging in to keep up to date with this it’s going to be some project to see come together
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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201905278381411
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Oh i thought you meant 8S generation! Refer to my pic above - they are both 8J's....
... still on MPI and using an updated version of ME7.1.1
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Haha
Yeah the chassis is well developed (pretty light) and lower centre of gravity and with that wider track the handling out the box is much better.
That is on pause right now - but just to update, so far i have converted the rear end of the FWD 8J to have all the Haldex and diff in, the wiring is all done too. When i insert the fuse for the Haldex the car puts our the ABS error has i haven't yet installed the rest of the components it needs for it to work properly.
The rest is the front end to be converted over - i.e. the 3.6 and 3 brackets needs welding in for the propshaft mounting. In the middle of all of that i've retrofitted a billion things to that car too which has given me much a bigger understanding on the BCM and CAN system. Basically OEM expandability is REALLY good on that platform!
The rest is the front end to be converted over - i.e. the 3.6 and 3 brackets needs welding in for the propshaft mounting. In the middle of all of that i've retrofitted a billion things to that car too which has given me much a bigger understanding on the BCM and CAN system. Basically OEM expandability is REALLY good on that platform!
Is this s3 the one you had at the same time asthe nogaro one or a new one, do you have a build thread for the tt’s
No this is a TT. The engine is strong (after having to sort out a fuel pump fuse blowing issue) so i was happy with it's performance and mileage to be able to swap it into Noggie.
Of course there's a build thread- FrankensTTein 3.6 Project, my main challenge is that 1 - lots of he said she said regarding conversion of FWD to AWD without people actually knowing, what they're talking about and of course not much information surround the 3.6 conversion - however i have that all mapped out already on paper SO *fingers crossed* that part goes relatively well! haha
We will see
Of course there's a build thread- FrankensTTein 3.6 Project, my main challenge is that 1 - lots of he said she said regarding conversion of FWD to AWD without people actually knowing, what they're talking about and of course not much information surround the 3.6 conversion - however i have that all mapped out already on paper SO *fingers crossed* that part goes relatively well! haha
We will see
Engine’s out of the TT and previous to that pulled the engine out of an R32 to put into the TT to make a 3.2 manual droptop.
As far as I know we don’t have them here really. Only in DSG for some silly reason
As far as I know we don’t have them here really. Only in DSG for some silly reason
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Thanks!
Just a little truck like with no exhaust!
hahaha didn’t want it running for too long otherwise I’d annoy too many people - already had to have the compressor turning on and off to grind more off of the intercooler bracket for the AC pulley - didn’t grind enough off the first time so the bit that sticks out most was fouling when I turned it by hand
Just a little truck like with no exhaust!
hahaha didn’t want it running for too long otherwise I’d annoy too many people - already had to have the compressor turning on and off to grind more off of the intercooler bracket for the AC pulley - didn’t grind enough off the first time so the bit that sticks out most was fouling when I turned it by hand
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