Let me be the first to congratulate you. Your trasformation to the darkside is almost complete 😀
Can't wait to turn the key of mine again.....
reub VWRX is gone...
2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Reub
It\'s all stock.......................
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Jako Darth Vader is now taking you under his wing,welcome.JVLracing
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Jako Darth Vader is now taking you under his wing,welcome.JVLracing
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Jako Darth Vader is now taking you under his wing,welcome.JVLracing
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Jako Darth Vader is now taking you under his wing,welcome.JVLracing
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Jako Darth Vader is now taking you under his wing,welcome.JVLracing
pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
gayanne, I think your brain CD is skipping...:thumb
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
How was the first drive...........................don't leave us in suspense !!Jak Rizzo wrote:Started it up last night, ran first key turn, sounds amazing!
I'll take it for a drive today.
regards
Jak
Jenny Officially Full-On Dubber
352 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
Ditto what Craig said 🙂
boof2332 Custom Title Time!
1,210 posts · joined May 2004 ·
I spoke to Jak yesterday and it had no power due to the throttle position sensor needing calibrating. He had some guy bringing over the hand held unit to do it.
Said it sounded awesome on idle!
Matt
Said it sounded awesome on idle!
Matt
Alex Holzl 2332cc of pure BALLZ!!
1,550 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Hey jak when do ya think youll be on the track!!???
[Edited on 6-11-2004 by Alex Holzl]
[Edited on 6-11-2004 by Alex Holzl]
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
???????
555bug WRX Bug Boy
1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
where is the video and audio of it running???? we need more info 🙂 and lots more pictures
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
c'mon Jak, you're killing us !
koolkarmakombi enkarmarising
2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
I reckon he is past Ceduna now and still grinning 😀 😀
kkk
kkk
DIY-DUB Custom Title Time!
1,591 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·
my 2c this would b sweeet id love 2 b able 2 do this kinda stuff but dont have all the skills and tools and id like 2 say i did it all by myself
Jak Rizzo Insano Dub Head
837 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·
*****
Finally got to have a drive last night, Scott from FOR/DRIVE on the coast here who does conversions, came over & tuned the computer with the handset, set all the mixtures etc in about 30 seconds, he obviously plays a lot of Playstation! I also had No.1 & No.3 coil packs on the wrong way, so all this time it had been on 2 cylinders. Also, I had wired up the TPS as per the Subaru manual rather then the Microtech manual, hence it wouldn't idle without the bumpstop wound up a little. It's all sorted now , Paul & I went for 4 laps around my block, second gear, plant it, hear the turbo make a sucking sound & then the thing just takes off! After the first run, Paul says, "Do it again" 3 laps later I decide to put it back in the garage, we got out looked at each other, I said to Paul," your shaking" he replied, "So are u". "What have we done"? We just stood there just looking at the motor. It's an all stock $850 wrx engine & it was the single most scariest thing that I had ever driven, even with 6ft + 100kg Paul in the car it was ballistic!
The tourqe was amazing, I'll be quite happy to detune some boost out of just so that I can get used to driving it again, for the rest of u guys doing this conversion, u are in for the ride of your life when u finish!
Hopefully the engineer will get over to my place this week & I can get it all sorted.
regards
Jak
{Post edited to promote peace and love... 🙂 }
[Edited on 11-11-2004 by Baja Wes]
Finally got to have a drive last night, Scott from FOR/DRIVE on the coast here who does conversions, came over & tuned the computer with the handset, set all the mixtures etc in about 30 seconds, he obviously plays a lot of Playstation! I also had No.1 & No.3 coil packs on the wrong way, so all this time it had been on 2 cylinders. Also, I had wired up the TPS as per the Subaru manual rather then the Microtech manual, hence it wouldn't idle without the bumpstop wound up a little. It's all sorted now , Paul & I went for 4 laps around my block, second gear, plant it, hear the turbo make a sucking sound & then the thing just takes off! After the first run, Paul says, "Do it again" 3 laps later I decide to put it back in the garage, we got out looked at each other, I said to Paul," your shaking" he replied, "So are u". "What have we done"? We just stood there just looking at the motor. It's an all stock $850 wrx engine & it was the single most scariest thing that I had ever driven, even with 6ft + 100kg Paul in the car it was ballistic!
The tourqe was amazing, I'll be quite happy to detune some boost out of just so that I can get used to driving it again, for the rest of u guys doing this conversion, u are in for the ride of your life when u finish!
Hopefully the engineer will get over to my place this week & I can get it all sorted.
regards
Jak
{Post edited to promote peace and love... 🙂 }
[Edited on 11-11-2004 by Baja Wes]
Andy42 Insano Dub Head
709 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
So your saying the STI version I am putting in my Buggy should be fun. :thumb :thumb Hope I will get to find out soon.
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speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing
1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Fun isn't it.
Is it running the smaller TDO4 turbo (auto like mine) or the larger TDO5 from a manual. If it's the smaller then a very good upgrade is a TDO5 (straight swap). Al from Sunspares answered a question on the swap with this comment:
"Expect more lag"...."more power"......."more wheel spin"....."more fun"......."and the threat of death"!!!!
Well done Jak, can't wait for a ride.
Is it running the smaller TDO4 turbo (auto like mine) or the larger TDO5 from a manual. If it's the smaller then a very good upgrade is a TDO5 (straight swap). Al from Sunspares answered a question on the swap with this comment:
"Expect more lag"...."more power"......."more wheel spin"....."more fun"......."and the threat of death"!!!!
Well done Jak, can't wait for a ride.
Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Well done Jako(skaiffe) these motors are scary and only people on the dark side will ever now and people who are open minded.JVLRacing
71superbug The Itch Itcher
1,184 posts · joined May 2004 ·
wrx motor for $850? what year was it from?
did this include ECU and loom? seems really cheap.
where did u manage to pick it ip for this price?
Anthony
did this include ECU and loom? seems really cheap.
where did u manage to pick it ip for this price?
Anthony
ruckus Veteran Volks Folk
2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
damn that was a good tale! I'm shaking now 🙂
wacked1 Custom Title Time!
1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
good one mate
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing
don't worry it's a VW thing
Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer
3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Excellent to see your nearly done jak, and even better to hear your opinion of the performance.
As you know we have people on here saying VW motor's are the best, and people saying the jap engines are better. So it's very nice to see someone who had a very high performance VW motor come to the dark side and give an honest real life experience based opinion.
I went to the dark side with my V6 after coming from a fairly decent 1915 with twin 44IDF webers and 044 heads, and I told people the V6 absolutely kills the 1915 in every way.
It's good to see everyone who has tried it agrees the jap motors are better. The only people who disagree are the people who haven't tried it, have no experience with it, and therefore shouldn't be saying anything about it.
As you know we have people on here saying VW motor's are the best, and people saying the jap engines are better. So it's very nice to see someone who had a very high performance VW motor come to the dark side and give an honest real life experience based opinion.
I went to the dark side with my V6 after coming from a fairly decent 1915 with twin 44IDF webers and 044 heads, and I told people the V6 absolutely kills the 1915 in every way.
It's good to see everyone who has tried it agrees the jap motors are better. The only people who disagree are the people who haven't tried it, have no experience with it, and therefore shouldn't be saying anything about it.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Hey,what we have to think about is no body is bagging a vw motor its about trying something new and its coming down to horses versus dollars and a reliability factor.Im one of those blokes that sperd Jako(skaiffe) on to do a subie becaues of these points.Im sure ther going to be many happy fun days to come.People should look how this transplant is done for dollar wise for a road going version,People this motor is still a boxer motor this has been a project on this site to follow! JVLRacing
Jeza Officially Full-On Dubber
353 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
Jak
Sounds awesome, and you are given a huge thumbs up for the time scale it was done in!!!!!
You're going to have some fun at the track this season!!!!
Wes
You're gonna go blue soon if you don't take a breath from repeating yourself 😀
High performance VW engines can be fast and I imagine a heap of fun, but how can anyone in their right mind compare an engine designed 50 years (or more) ago (even though it was ahead of its time) with one designed and refined in the last 10!!!!!!
It doesn't take much power to move a VW though, which is probably why HP VW motors do feel fast- But stick it in a wrx and see what happens!!!
Cheers
Jeremy
[Edited on 10-11-2004 by Jeza]
Sounds awesome, and you are given a huge thumbs up for the time scale it was done in!!!!!
You're going to have some fun at the track this season!!!!
Wes
You're gonna go blue soon if you don't take a breath from repeating yourself 😀
High performance VW engines can be fast and I imagine a heap of fun, but how can anyone in their right mind compare an engine designed 50 years (or more) ago (even though it was ahead of its time) with one designed and refined in the last 10!!!!!!
It doesn't take much power to move a VW though, which is probably why HP VW motors do feel fast- But stick it in a wrx and see what happens!!!
Cheers
Jeremy
[Edited on 10-11-2004 by Jeza]
......random gibberish for today.......
71superbug The Itch Itcher
1,184 posts · joined May 2004 ·
then stick the heart of the wrx in the vw and see what happens. hehe
🙂
well done jak. im impressed with how long it took. still wondering about that price though...seems like u got a damn bargain..
Anthony
🙂
well done jak. im impressed with how long it took. still wondering about that price though...seems like u got a damn bargain..
Anthony
boof2332 Custom Title Time!
1,210 posts · joined May 2004 ·
we got all the motors together...no ecu.
always someone with a couple in stock that are not selling!
Matt
always someone with a couple in stock that are not selling!
Matt
71superbug The Itch Itcher
1,184 posts · joined May 2004 ·
thats still a good price considering cheaper i found an LIBERTY motor with ecu is like 2200 over here. and thats not as good a motor (weaker heads i believe) and a microtech is only about 1k neway.
works out the same
its goood
will keep my eye out
Anthony
works out the same
its goood
will keep my eye out
Anthony
Jenny Officially Full-On Dubber
352 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
Jak,
Can you post a list of the specs on your car - eg what adaptor plate/ clutch, gearbox, brakes, etc and did you fit any additional bracing for the frame horns or an engine crossmember?
Thanks.
Can you post a list of the specs on your car - eg what adaptor plate/ clutch, gearbox, brakes, etc and did you fit any additional bracing for the frame horns or an engine crossmember?
Thanks.