not replacing the roof rack ...
i just blinded my self testing them out side.
Crawl under that thing and get me a picture of what it looks like under that car already
. I was thinking about this but I wanted to try a 45 instead of a 90 and then at the exit cut the pipe at a 45. Oh and I am going 3" but I would probably reduce it to 2" at the split. Looks good
Your car will look like A BOSSSSSS!
lol
Crawl under that thing and get me a picture of what it looks like under that car already . I was thinking about this but I wanted to try a 45 instead of a 90 and then at the exit cut the pipe at a 45. Oh and I am going 3" but I would probably reduce it to 2" at the split. Looks good
you gotta really make sure the DP comes out dead straight and dead in the middle or else you run into problems like im having with the cross member at the back. the pipe wants to sit lower down because of the bump in the heat shield for the shift linkage. but my DP isn't low enough to it rubs against the cross member on idle.
pretty sure my parents took the camera to england with them so all i have is my crap cell phone.
This is a great thread Eddy! I love the fact that you were able to do the work yourself. I have a couple of Q's on your 1.9 head. Is it hydraulic or mechanical and were the guides already in? Oh yeah before I forget, I saw that you had an intercooler in your earlier posts. Did you attach it to the turbo system or are you running the turbo without it? Sorry if these are stupid Q's But I'm trying to get as much info as I can, thanks.
This is a great thread Eddy! I love the fact that you were able to do the work yourself. I have a couple of Q's on your 1.9 head. Is it hydraulic or mechanical and were the guides already in? Oh yeah before I forget, I saw that you had an intercooler in your earlier posts. Did you attach it to the turbo system or are you running the turbo without it? Sorry if these are stupid Q's But I'm trying to get as much info as I can, thanks.
The head did come with the guides already pressed in. And it is hydraulic. I made sure of that because i didn't want to somehow block off that second oil hole on my hydro block
The intercooler is off a volvo and it's really big. I'm having a hard time finding somewhere it will fit. I've picked up two thinner fans that i need to make a bracket for (im in the midst of making the bracket)
but a top mounted IC off a talon or DSM would be much easier. Just need to cut a square in the hood and find a scoop ^.^
ps. I've been having lots of fun with other things lately though such as ... i wired a power inverter into the dash. and i added a second battery (i just need to find [or make] a hole through the fire wall) and i added two huge flood lights that have the wiring hidden in the weather stripping and can be easily unplugged to remove the lights from my roof rack. I fitted them so my doors still open but the canoe will still fit on the rack! It's pure genius! and looks hilarious (big 6 inch round flood lights on a flat black lowered jette? come on ...)
Thank you Eddy. I would guess mounting that intercooler would be space consuming so where could it go?? Do you think in front of the radiator would be a good place or would it not fit because of the radiator support size as in too thin?
but a top mounted IC off a talon or DSM would be much easier. Just need to cut a square in the hood and find a scoop ^.^
Oh PLEASE dont do that Ed... Please.....
Thank you Eddy. I would guess mounting that intercooler would be space consuming so where could it go?? Do you think in front of the radiator would be a good place or would it not fit because of the radiator support size as in too thin?
Yes, the point of the thinner fans is to be able to move the rad backwards towards the oil filter and then cut as little as possible out of the grill support to fit the IC.
Haha ok dan, i wont. A big silver tooth through my euro bumper would look good no? (but them's mighty expensive)
I bought both mine off E Bay and I dont think I paid more than $75. for either.
Thanks Eddy. There is a twin fan set-up from a different vw on my buddy's ride. It's an 86 Jetta gasser. He's got a 1.6 turbo diesel sitting in a car that took a side hit. The body on the 86 is in pretty good shape except for some rot on the A pillars. The plan is to transplant the turbo engine and 5 speed manual tranny after the engine is rebuilt. I like what you did with the ALH intake manifold it looks like a really good fit.
I bought both mine off E Bay and I dont think I paid more than $75. for either.
Teach me your wisdom! :O perhaps i should make an account...
For what it's worth;
with that much extension of my exhaust from the down pipe i've noticed EGT's to be about 200 degrees hotter on average. 120km/hr in 5th is at about 750F. My hill climb course (The Highlands from the bottom of McKee for those Abbotsford guys on here!) it will climb to 1,200F and just sort of sit... never gone higher than 1,250F
Just some insentive to have dual 2.5 inch ahahhaha i have 2.5 inch exhaust to the cross member then from there it is two 2.5 pipes. I dont feel like doing the math but it's pretty free flowing. On start up the only issue is that its TOO free flowing and it's rather loud (popping sounds as air pockets get stuck) but once it idles for about 20 seconds or i start driving it goes away. It can really make driving feel weird
Thanks Dan!
With shipping those would all be well over $100 US especially to me in Canada. I could get a DSM intercooler for very very cheap.
But i like those ones. Which would you think would be best? the third one i dont think would fit... The second one looks alright but it's quite small. The first one?
