HELLOOOO diesel PEOPLE! and etc...

[Digital K]

never

[vanagonturbo]

Its your supple skin that the girls will pine for

[nathan_b]

Im aware the motors are interference. The AAZ covers dont fit. irony is I dropped a washer into this motor in specific and bent every valve in the head. it now has a completely rebuilt head, new pistons, and new rings.

I also dont have any vbelts.

I prefer learning from my pain.  I'm sure I wouldn't have any trouble making the timing cover work even in a mk1.  It would be a heck of a lot less work and far less painful than replacing all the valves...   again...

FWIW, your engine will also work without an air filter on it...

razor blade + 45 seconds = late plastic cover working with a mk1 mount

[fatmobile]

Tach sig is from the Alt. Being an AAZ, it should have a W terminal on it right? Get an '83-'84 GTI cluster and mod it to work.

Do the GOV mod yourself. Its not that hard to do. Theres lots of write ups here on the board.

I cant run that cluster in the truck. its an early westy and just has this:

 oh,...
 well then:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5319913-lt-FS-gt-Early-Gauge-Clusters-(1-Black-1-Woodgrain)

 I know you hate wiring but they are cheap and I don't see these often.

[vanagonturbo]

Those are ridiculously cheap!! If I didnt have so many that I have been hoarding, I would buy them just to have them! Kris, get the black one!!

[Digital K]

I have a couple

[Digital K]

I prefer learning from my pain.  I'm sure I wouldn't have any trouble making the timing cover work even in a mk1.  It would be a heck of a lot less work and far less painful than replacing all the valves...   again...

FWIW, your engine will also work without an air filter on it...

I take it you have one that you can send me for  free? The one I had was in many many pieces. Let me know if your condescension translates to altruism.

redid all the intercooler piping today. feels good.

[mac.man25]

Rad.

Looks good.  When can I get a ride?   

[BillyWillicker]

WOW!! This is the internet.  The stones we throw here fall far short of our targets. 

[Powered by Spearco]

God I love your writing skills and sentence structure Andrew. Seriously. No offence.

[malone]

I do not want to pay the money for a giles pump. I just dont see how its worth 1000$.

Totally worth it IMO, and I've ridden in a few 1.6s with DIY governor mods that did not impress me as much. It really wakes up the car. Not doing a Giles pump in a IDI is like not chipping a TDI or 1.8T, and you know how that is. The $1k is not just for performance gain, but also for a fresh pump rebuild that'll last another 250k miles or so. Bio-diesel resistant seals too. Ugh I sound like a salesman, but I like his stuff.

Cool project!

[vanagonturbo]

tdiclub/vwvortex all up in here. 

[punkvideo81]

^ I second what Malone said. Go with the Giles pump & you'll get what you want. Nice project!

[RabbitJockey]

i would say on an aaz it is not as important, aaz already has the better camplate, but theres a lot to a giles pump,  there are so many variables with the dynamic timing, amount of fuel injected, the duration of the injection, and apparently hes got a formula that really works.  unless you already need a rebuild or you're really looking for performance its not really necessary, and i don't think you're really that worried about it since you have a stock intake manifold and such

[vanbcguy]

IF I ever need a pump rebuild I'd do it through Giles no question.  What you get back from him is a whole lot more than a resealed pump with the governor tweaked!  Jezzie got a new (!) pump just before I bought her so I doubt I'll be doing anything in that department for a long time.

Typical pump reseal is about $400 or so if you have a Bosch shop do it, and you get your same old worn out parts back.  $1k with Giles gets you fresh internals plus a pump with:

- Boost enrichment tuned for your engine (you tell him what you are running, IC, etc, he will set up the LDA with the proper spring, etc)
- Dynamic timing re-curved (lots more advance - stock advance curve injects fuel way too late at high RPM)
- Pump is balanced so all 4 cylinders get exactly the same metering
- Governor actually PROPERLY tuned for high RPM rather than just some shims jammed in there
- Upgraded cam plate on the 1.6 engines
- Tuning assistance by Giles

It's a lot of coin, but it's certainly worth it.