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[darronwall]

Just called in to see the lads and they are on with the dash 😀

[darronwall]

Only now is this sort of dawning on me that this might be something special!!,I've always loved tracking this car butits been filled with problems,most of them real stupid ones! Hopefully this is an end to it! Always felt like the vx could do with more than stg4 power on track, we will see!! It might be a fcuking nightmare

[leevx2.2]

Looking good Darron should be epic ;-)

[Nev]

Only now is this sort of dawning on me that this might be something special!!,I've always loved tracking this car butits been filled with problems,most of them real stupid ones! Hopefully this is an end to it! Always felt like the vx could do with more than stg4 power on track, we will see!! It might be a fcuking nightmare

 

It's super easy to use more than 300 BHP, honestly, too many people on here waffle on about having "too much power" without enough (any?!) experience and you don't want to listen to them. The only issue is traction and power delivery. So long as your map uses the waste gate correctly to keep the torque spike away and your tyres can put it down you'll be fine.

 

What width are your rear tyres ?

 

Overall it looks nicely put together, though with the turbo and related exhaust/inlet gubbins hanging off the back of the car you will likely find it is more tail happy unfortunately - another reason why I think you'll benefit from properly fat rear tyres.

Edited by Nev, 17 January 2015 - 08:36 AM.

[darronwall]

245 although the rims are fit for quite a bit more,although you can 'overtyre a car and make it harder to handle on the limit

got lsd so any tailswappyness should be nice and predictable and easy to rectify

 

[Nev]

I have 1060 mm of rubber on my car and in the dry it is very grippy indeed. However if has made it much more camber sensitive (not an issue for a track car like yours though).

[leevx2.2]

How much did you pay for the dash Darron ?

[Nev]

What's the labour bill gonna be for all this Darron and whos doing the work?

 

 

[darronwall]

its being done by volks workshop just outside blackpool,they have a lot of experience with this motor and building track cars,it was decided to do it with a view to possibly converting a few road cars,as a 300 odd horse conversion could be carried out still keeping the boot space quite easily and at a good price compared with tuning the vx motor,and if you wanted more it comes a lot cheaper than trying to get it from the vx motor.

 

 Some of the vx track lot will have seen their work as we all did a few days together last year,a massive power TT diesel,and a really nice MK1 golf that copes with 300hp very well

 

 

[darronwall]

How much did you pay for the dash Darron ?

 

it was a gift from a supplier,i think they are just over 400 quid  

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

The golf was something very special The audi looked the part but never really had chance to see it on track apart from going down pit straight at oulton But both were very well put together machines

[jonnyboy]

Impressive work rate these projects normally take forever.

[CocoPops]

Why the older 1.8 and not the s3/ed30 2.0? With k04 etc?

[CocoPops]

Oops,must read page one where thr first question. Was the same

[darronwall]

Finished the dash

Now I am on to the body while Chris does the finishing touches to the ecu loom 😃

[darronwall]

My new solid gearbox bushes from Volksworkshop Motorsport

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Will all the conversion fit under your clams without modifying them ?

[CocoPops]

Black matt vinyl behind the new dash? Rather than shiny aluminium?

[Exmantaa]

Solid gearbox mounts?   That will rattle your teeth out in a VX..

[darronwall]

Solid gearbox mounts?   That will rattle your teeth out in a VX..

poly bushes,super pro ones are on the other end of the gearbox mounts