Redneck takes an NA motor and slaps on a turbo.

[vdubspeed]

LOL. After the 20V with A/C I did in my other rabbit I DID NOT want clutter. This car has had EVERYTHING deleted. No a/c, no heat, no vacuum boost, block off, no water recirculate, etc. That was another main attraction for going boosted because I wouldn't sacrifice the simplicity of the engine bay.

[vdubspeed]

well things have been slow as of late on the diesel project.

I completely revamped the oil return line though to allow 1/2 inch line all the way down. Basically I'm running a modified k03 line from a 1.8t that bolts to the pan exactly like a 1.8t. It's f'n awesome.

Today I started hacking up and rewelding my prothe downpipe. This thing was worth EVERY penny. Only one on the internet that had the flange in stock and furthermore the pipe is stainless! Now it's 100% Chinese but it's also now 100% modified in South GA.

I went from this:

to this:


I have about 1/8 of a clearance from the gear selector lever when 2nd and 4th are called upon. I really was limited in room because of the lever but it came out good. If I ever go to a bigger/better turbo I would like to switch to an 02a so I could run a full three inch exhaust and not have to work about the gear linkage of an 020.

Anyway...silicone hose for the turbo to intake is ordered and by the time it arrives I should have the downpipe done. I'd like to starting daily driving this again next week but DAMN am I enjoying the a/c in the 20v rabbit:)

[RabbitJockey]

when i shift to second and third i hear a ping when the shifter hits the dp ;^P looks cool

[Powered by Spearco]

Hey Trevor, is that my old Spearco kit that I sold to you  .

[RabbitJockey]

just an intake manifold

[vdubspeed]

Powered by Spearco - Do you have any more pieces. I would LOVE to see your rabbit if you do. I've always had a soft spot for the early aftermarket turbo kits from companies like Spearco, Callaway, BAE, Legend, etc.

I wish I would have NEVER gotten rid of my old collections

[RabbitJockey]

he did, he sold it all to me, he also had a bae kit he sold to a customer of his.  its funny how similar the tdi turbo looks to the spearco stuff.  i like the spearco kit best aesthetically because the engine bay looked stock still.

[keaton]

no intercooler?

[kaneb]

From the looks he's going for a tidy simple engine bay so i doubt an intercooler will be involved in this build.

Like where it's going thus far.

[vdubspeed]

definitely no intercooler. I'm not going for big power here. I have a 16vT and 20vT for that. EGT's will be monitored and if it gets crazy...I'll pull the fuel back.

This was from the beginning a quick turbo build on a 1.6 n/a build with a STRICT budget.

Anyway....El-cheapo downpipe complete. It's made from the prothe piece and stock b5 passat 1.8t tubing. I went ahead and put the tab on so it will stabilize the exhaust hopefully so it won't crack. If it were a gasser I wouldn't care but a diesel shakes a little;)



total investment...$65 for the flange:D

[R.O.R-2.0]

yea, you really do need a second bracket on the downpipe to get rid of the vibrations. my downpipe never cracked or broke, but it did come loose a few different times till i built a block brace..

[vdubspeed]

EGT done. I LOVE Auber Instruments!!! Their gauges are universal and can be matched to ANY sender. My EGT is a fast response k-type and responds so nice. When I first turned the gauge on it read 88 (ambient) and quickly tracked the temp as I cranked up the car.

Anyway...the acrylic clear plastic, black plastic, and backing of a stock cluster were cut to allow the gauge to slide in. Power is robbed from the cluster and feeds of the 15 circuit.

Cool thing is they make their gauges with three different color LED's but I opted for green to keep the OG look:laugh:



With the key on:

The flash made that 1 look a little yellow but I assure you it is green. You can set an alarm too and it will flash red when you reach that pre-determined point.

I'm pissed I don't have the silicone hose here because she is ready to go.

[R.O.R-2.0]

HOLY CRAP! low miles mk1 cluster!

[vdubspeed]

probably broke dude. I grabbed it from the pile because the acrylic was nice and it was a diesel one. I'm tired of seeing the gasoline only decal in the old cluster

[RabbitJockey]

i used paper to cover mine, and i use the full gti cluster with work tacho, unless i tell people they have no idea that its even covered