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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: catlin_cava on April 19, 2009, 04:16:00 pm

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: catlin_cava on April 19, 2009, 04:16:00 pm

I wanted to see what the poor thing could do and it topped out at 150kph and at 4100rpm and it stopped climbing...could it be its got a governer? :shock:

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: bigblockchev on April 19, 2009, 05:47:21 pm

If you are referring to the 97 with an AAZ motor, they run out of oomph bigtime above 4000 rpm. Perhaps your IP has a weak overspeed governer setup. It certainly feels that they should be able to pull somewhat higher revs. My 93 drops off like a stone above 4000 while my 92 will rev much higher. Cheers Dan

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: catlin_cava on April 19, 2009, 06:00:24 pm

I find it funny that it does that, it climbs up to 4000 just fine and it stops...foot to floor no more fuel...I think i should push a diesel with 368,000km that hard :lol: but I am known for blowing up cars :twisted:

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: Op-Ivy on April 19, 2009, 06:22:21 pm

This is why it stops fuelling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j0vrfaXPmw

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: catlin_cava on April 19, 2009, 06:35:29 pm

How do I fix that? I need power :twisted: I can't even keep up to my gf's accent on the highway :shock:

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: scottcoreyv on April 19, 2009, 07:31:43 pm

The Governer mod helps alot, I can rev my AAZ to 5200rpm no problem.

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: theman53 on April 19, 2009, 07:36:24 pm

http://mebonty.monobasin.net/vepump.html

http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2300

Both found in the FAQ. The 2nd link is not quite right. Don't touch the Intermediate spring (the one in the middle) Just shim the main spring about 1/4". This will help you not to shut down fueling. Also take pictures of the top of your pump before you touch it, this will help to put it back together. The 2nd link is good for its pictures and may help you to ask the correct questions if needed. Regular washers are acceptable for shims. Have fun.

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: Smokey Eddy on April 19, 2009, 07:44:24 pm

mine [1.6 bottom 1.9 top] will go 170+ i've yet to reach my top speed.

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: Op-Ivy on April 19, 2009, 08:55:07 pm

Just a question... When you say you are topping out at 150kmph, what gear are you in? What transmission do you have?

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: catlin_cava on April 20, 2009, 02:27:14 am

I'm in 5th and i have the original tranny on it. at around 3600 it starts slowing up and stops at 4000, my foot is right on the floor, I'm starting to think my motor is worn out.

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: Smokey Eddy on April 20, 2009, 03:59:42 am

Quote from: "catlin_cava"

I'm starting to think my motor is worn out.

What exactly do you mean by that?

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: carrizog60 on April 20, 2009, 05:13:01 am

did you check that you have full travel on gas pedal?
with a 4S i can take mine to +200km/h and past 5000rpm...
on my moms golf 3 1.9D i have taken it several times on highway to the point it doesn't rev more,burring the rpm needle on the red scale :twisted:

you my friend,you got a problem :arrow:

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: catlin_cava on April 20, 2009, 04:22:46 pm

with 368,000 km on it, the block never openned up,

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: 8v-of-fury on April 20, 2009, 06:20:22 pm

368,000 aint that much really.. I dunno.. I knew the gov starts to cut fueling.. but not so much that it just stops going up.. usually its to the point where it will climb slowly but steadily no?

Title: top out at 150?
Post by: maxfax on April 20, 2009, 08:41:24 pm

Does it still start decent in cold weather???  That isn't really that high of milage err I guess kilometerage for one of these... Even beating the hell out of it....  The 1.5 in the ole Frankenbunny had 546,00 miles (885,000 kms)  Ran about the same as yours till I had the pump rebuilt..   Ran fairly well after that till the HG blew and it got freshened up..


Unless you have low gears (what's the code on your trans?) Your pump just may need some molestation...   Time to call Giles...