following are some pics of the engine . first pic shows the cylinder heads fitted back onto the 2.9 litre engine and it is clearly visible that the head nuts now hold down the heads correctly after the bosses have been machined down to suit .
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
after fitting the cylinder heads and barrels with the new decompression shims , I have now found that the pushrods that were being used in the engine previously are now too short . pictured is a new set of uncut chromemoly pushrods . after the photo was taken I then cut the pushrods to the correct length and fitted the end tips supplied in the kit . The rockers were then fitted and the tappets adjusted .
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
pictured is the 8mm decompression shims that have been manufactured to drop the compression ratio down to 7.5:1
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
rear view or the 2.9 litre type-4 engine , on the engine stand . fitted is the Berg 3-puk race disc and kennedy 3000lb ductile-face race pressure plate . note that the exhaust header pipes have been turned around and now face the front of the car , as the turbo will be mounted above the transmission .
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
Looking good from where i sit. Shame however that you make it look all to easy 😉
1958 Beetle, 1966 VW Beetle, 1996 Holden Statesman!
Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
wow wow wow...
Seeing the primered Oval shell reminded me of the build of my own Oval - and that almost overwhelming feeling of anticipation and satisfaction -15 years ago. Jeez, it seems like last month, not a decade and half ago. I'm still working on my car when time allows :thumb and it's getting a fresh engine, big brakes are being worked on and possobly a new two-tone RestoCal paint job soon!
You have already done a stunning job - love the colour. Red ones go faster!
[Edited on 4/5/2005 by VWCOOL]
Pay your debts, CxxT
56astro wrote:hypo-vw wrote:56astro wrote:Nobody had better mention the "Gene Berg Trophy"
:P
before making comments 56astro maybe you should do your homework on the subject . THE GENE BERG TROPHY is a category for the FASTEST STREET REGERISTED VW . The car must be RTA REGERISTED with the ENGINE & CHASSIS NUMBERS MATCHING THE REGO PAPERWORK . The COOLING SYSTEM must be intact . The engine must run on PUMP PETROL ONLY . Only STREET TYRES to be used . The BODY & DOORS MUST BE STEEL . GLASS must be fitted , no perspex . SPARE WHEEL must be fitted . The car must be able to be DRIVEN @ 110KPH FOR 15 MINS .
I have highlighted the areas where the oval will comply , just incase you get confussed !!
😀
Wayne,
I don't doubt the fact that you could turn up to a race meeting and bluff the organisers into thinking that it is (properly) "street registered". Hell, you'd have the papers to prove it.
The problem is, as you stated in one of your previous posts, that somebody is going to "sign off" that the engine is a 1.7 kombi engine, which you have turboed. Technically you could take it out to 1.950.
But 2900, OMG!
There is a big risk going to be taken by someone, either you (for providing false info to your engineer) or your engineer (for approving something he knew was false).
If your vehicle is involved in a fatal accident (heaven forbid, and not necessarily the car at fault) and the car gets a going over as part of the coronial enquiry, and it is discovered that the engine is not a 1.7L kombi engine but instead a 2.9L beast of a thing, who will they come looking for to sue the ar5e off? Will it be determined that the vehicle should never have been registered in the 1st place? OFF COURSE!
And that was the point to my original post. The intent of the Gene Berg trophy is to reward the quickest street car over the 1/4 mile. If you have to cheat the system to do it, then .....
There is no doubt though, that it's going to be an awesome street car!
😉
This above is all true,
if you lie about engine size to the RTA etc/ Engineering signitory well you could be in 4 a little more attention than what you are seeking.
As 4 the Berg trophy well if you have to cheat to win is it really worth it ?
Although it has worked 4 at least 1 other vw driver on this forum.
[Edited on 4/5/2005 by johny rotten]
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Although it has worked 4 at least 1 other vw driver on this forum.
[Edited on 4/5/2005 by johny rotten] [/quote]
Who?
Johnny, get past it, we've already had this discussion so leave it be. 😉
last night I stayed back and assembled the fan housing and porsche cooling fan onto the engine . here is a pic of the colour-coded housing and fan .
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
fan assembly and fan housing assembled on engine
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
prior to fitting inlet manifolds and injection , I found a crack in the inlet manifold and quickley had Steve from Indyweld repair it for me
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
injection , manifolds , plenims all fitted to the engine and I have now started to manufacture the inlet plumbing to the plenims
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
the oval fuel tank was rusted at the bottom , so I had the tank repaired and modified with a much larger outlet pipe
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
I also had the top of the tank modified with the addition of 2 vet fittings . One will be used as a tank breather and the other for the EFI fuel return line .
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
the oval was hoist lifted tonight and the rear guards and removable rear apron assembly were taken off in preparation for the fitting of the engine
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
after a small modification to the transmission crossmember for exhaust clearance the engine is fitted to the oval
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
another view of the engine fitted
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
the view from inside the oval tonight
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
after fitting the engine tonight , I then decided to work on the gearshift . After completely assembling the gearshift and adjusting it , I couldn't get gears properly . So I dissassembled the entire gearshift and when I removed the gearshift rod from the oval , I found it was bent . I straightened the rod and went to fit a new gear-tunnel bush only to find the hole in the bracket that holds the bush is extremely flogged out . So tomorrows job is to cut the top of the tunnel and replace the bracket . here is a pic of the Gene Berg R/H drive shifter and the nolathane gearshift coupling assembly .
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
Wayne i like it😀JVLRacing😀
Hi Wayne,
Are you going to have a ice bucket somewhere for the intercooler?
Looking good,
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
Turbo54 wrote:Hi Wayne,
Are you going to have a ice bucket somewhere for the intercooler?
Looking good,
T54
After each run on the 1/4 mile some of the coolant will be dumped & a quantity of ice added to keep the intercooler temp. down.
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
Today the dash of the oval has been re-assembled
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
A little more work has been done on the intake plumbing
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
Another view of the engine
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
Today the oval has had door locks & strikers fitted along with door seals & chrome mouldings
Team
FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)
nice, very nice. 🙂
is this going to be lowered , i think it would look awsome going that fast at original height with original rims , might not help to much with traction and times but it would be cool
gravity wont get you high
hypo-vw wrote:Turbo54 wrote:Hi Wayne,
Are you going to have a ice bucket somewhere for the intercooler?
Looking good,
T54
After each run on the 1/4 mile some of the coolant will be dumped & a quantity of ice added to keep the intercooler temp. down.
I know it's common practice, but that's kinda cheating. It'd be nice to see what the CAR can do, not tricks... IYKWIM
But wow, what a car! Very impressive
[Edited on 7/5/2005 by VWCOOL]
Pay your debts, CxxT
