My 1.6td/aaz head and other stuff too.

[53 willys]

me and eds set-up is not the same so take this for what is worth..
but I cruise at 75mph and my EGT's are 600*-800*...but if I get on it hard for a big WOT run my EGT's will hit 1200* if I'm not careful..my head in PNPed and I have a FULL 3" exhaust.
But I also have a Bigger laggyer turbos...sooo...

[Smokey Eddy]

800 degrees doesnt seem right.If your fuel is turned uo then you should see at least 1100 degrees on a pull if not 1300.

it's just a downpipe and nothing else. the exhaust ends before the front doors start pretty much

[Smokey Eddy]

oh man exhaust systems suck so much!

i turned the fueling down for air care + added the exhaust system and it wont make more than 10PSI of boost now and very slowly... no more boost at highway speeds. The coolant light stopped flashing after 130kms. The batt light still flickers though, i gotta search up on that.

and i wrecked the CV's already. terrible vibrating noise on take offs. (when there is the most torque im assuming?)

It runs very nicely now. Starts FIRST crank which still scares the crap out of me... don't need the timing advance out anymore to idle. doesn't smoke on idle anymore.

[Smokey Eddy]

800 degrees doesnt seem right.If your fuel is turned uo then you should see at least 1100 degrees on a pull if not 1300.

because of all the porting, and extra airflow, it might just be running more efficient... especially with that larger downpipe he has installed.  

is there any black smoke when you drive, Ed?

Sorry i didn't see this till now.

NO! Unbelievably there is not at all (that i can see?). It smoked about as much as my parents 2000 ALH TDI under WOT but once it got the boost there it was perfectly clean. The only time it smoked is on cold start ups it will burn white and stingy to the eyes. And i'm putting the cause for that very confidnently on the new rings and compression difference. I still can't get over the start up on FIRST compression stroke. When it's hot it literally starts on what must be the first compression stroke. My friend who's been helping me from the begining almost shat himself when i started it up again at his place when i picked him up for a spin while i still had day plates. It actually smokes significantly more with the exhaust rammed onto the end of my DP because it can't make the boost as easy.

I hope that is inspiration to port/polish your head + manifolds next time you get the chance

[ObscuredByClouds]

man.. I don't like to see this happening

[vixentd]

Where are you located in Abby?  I am in abby also.  .
Wouldnt mind seeing your motor.

One of my rides even comes with the kitchen sink!!! 2.4 diesel  bmw turbo

www.vixenrv.org

[jtanguay]

800 degrees doesnt seem right.If your fuel is turned uo then you should see at least 1100 degrees on a pull if not 1300.

because of all the porting, and extra airflow, it might just be running more efficient... especially with that larger downpipe he has installed.  

is there any black smoke when you drive, Ed?

Sorry i didn't see this till now.

NO! Unbelievably there is not at all (that i can see?). It smoked about as much as my parents 2000 ALH TDI under WOT but once it got the boost there it was perfectly clean. The only time it smoked is on cold start ups it will burn white and stingy to the eyes. And i'm putting the cause for that very confidnently on the new rings and compression difference. I still can't get over the start up on FIRST compression stroke. When it's hot it literally starts on what must be the first compression stroke. My friend who's been helping me from the begining almost shat himself when i started it up again at his place when i picked him up for a spin while i still had day plates. It actually smokes significantly more with the exhaust rammed onto the end of my DP because it can't make the boost as easy.

I hope that is inspiration to port/polish your head + manifolds next time you get the chance

also sounds like the rings seated very well.  you did hone the bores right?  did you lube the bores, or install dry?  just curious.

yea my mTDI burns a bit white and eye stingyness as well.  could be due to my chinese nozzles though  :cry:

most people think eye stinging is bad from exhaust, but not all the time.  the pH in your eyes is not pH of 7, which is neutral.  the exhaust from the car should be neutral, unless you're running a different kind of fuel  :lol:

[8v-of-fury]

It actually smokes significantly more with the exhaust rammed onto the end of my DP because it can't make the boost as easy.

Well when you get her passed the AIR CARE B.S, rip that stuff off and throw it in your trunk incase you get pulled over then you can tell the cops "yeah it JUST fell off" lol Did you get it passed Air Care yet?

Jeremy

[arb]

I'm sure glad we don't have emission testing in SE Michigan anymore... it was just a money waster - any car that didn't pass would be OLD, and if its an old car, the mechanic could sign off saying it was too expensive to fix and you'd keep on driving. The rest of our state never had inspections.

I'm not sure how they used to handle inspections on "assembled vehicles" - which is how I'll need to re-title my Caravan with the IDI diesel to be EPA legal, even here.

[Smokey Eddy]

man.. I don't like to see this happening

   Seeing what happening?
I'm quite pleased.... do explain...


Air care is an embarassing story... My old highschool shop teacher was kind enough to let me use the lift at the school and the really nice MIG they have (oh god i love that welder...). it took until 4:30 to get it all together starting at close to 3 (I couldn't do it while he had classes right). Flew down there and i was 5 minutes late  :cry: they had closed the doors...

oh well. Another 26$ I guess :roll: .

vixentd! Heehee kitchen sink?! I'm up the hill from Robert  Bateman Secondary. When you go up Sandy Hill Rd. and look up, that row of houses that looks directly down onto Sandy Hill Rd. is where i live. Gimme a PM and we should meet up and you can see my sad excuse of a VW.

Jer, I don't think the cops really do too much because diesels are just expected to smoke. Zukgod1 has a hilarious story of being pulled over with his KIDS because he was "smoking too much". I think he had to go to court over it!!! Poor Fella... And it's not even like his is a rust bucket in need of a VI, his is one of the cleanest mk2s i've ever seen.

Here is my exhaust idea!!

2.5" downpipe goes to a 3 inch Y which splits into two 3 inch sections that go on as shallow of an angle as possible out to the back tires and then 45 degrees outward right at the edge! and cut the pipe flush to the body lines like blkboostedtruck has his. Except mine would be on both sides.

THAT way, when i turn the fueling as HUGE as it will go! It will look like im doing a burn out all they way up to like 120km/hr. 5th gear burn out, now THATS impressive! :wink:

[vanbcguy]

Just for the record, Burnaby RCMP pulled me over for too much smoke.  It was less than a day after I'd gotten the car and it really wasn't tuned well so yeah, there was a fair amount of smoke, and I'd just floored it off a light on Willingdon.  The officer that pulled me over was a commercial vehicle inspector so she was VERY familiar with diesels.

I didn't get a pollution ticket, but I DID get a mandatory vehicle inspection ticket.  The inspection ticket doesn't have any fee associated with it, but the inspection itself is about $100.  Ended up needing 2 new tie rods and my backup light switch replaced to pass, total cost about $500 including the inspection fees.

My car doesn't look particularly dodgy or anything, she just wanted to get me with SOMETHING for the smoke. YMMV...

[dillenger1]

Do you guys have an opacity test for "air care"?We have e-check in the states.They rate you on a 20%opacity limit,my truck was 3.4%.

[jtanguay]

Do you guys have an opacity test for "air care"?We have e-check in the states.They rate you on a 20%opacity limit,my truck was 3.4%.

is that 20% at idle? or do they actually put it on a dyno?

[vanbcguy]

We have an opacity test and a "visual" test.  The "visual" test just makes sure your car has a cat if it came with one (all the AAZ's had cats) - automatic fail if it's missing.  Opacity test is 30% on a dyno.  Not sure if it's "average 30%" or "peak 30%"

[Smokey Eddy]

Probably peak? who knows.


$500 jesus ... what a load.

i need a new reverse switch but i don't care enough to get one. I'm a fan of VI's because i dont want to drive on the same road as someone with a car that doesn't have brakes but if i got one the repair cost would be unimaginable... I need all sorts of suspension/steering work. It drives just fine but i probably need wheel bearings, a CV joint, and strut bearings (those rubber things ontop of the strut). When i turn too far right or left i hear a big CLUNGGGGGGG and the steering wheel will pull right or left a little bit. I've been told that that is a strut bearing problem. I would get a new one but i dont know where to get one for less than like $1,000. Anything at the VW shop in abbotsford is about 300% mark up from what you guys quote. I would use http://www.importcarpartscanada.ca but i don't need enough items to make the shipping worth while... or the money to buy it  :roll:
If I got a VI I would be totally screwed. No more car. And my windshield is cracked.