http://www.oddunit.com/feed/? Latest topics Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:10:56 GMT 10 http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l279/mrbeige/cooltext403300955.jpg http://www.oddunit.com/feed/? http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/dirtytorque-s-odd-corner-t62.htm dirtytorque Hello Base car. 1992 Corrdo g60 in Flash( Lol) red. My ulitmate aim is a ghetto 2.0 litre 16vg60 build running MS. I'm just going to add little bits each day to this thread.It will be nice to have it documented somewhere,like a diary. MS setup: I am running the Vanilla MS2 code.Running fuel and spark.MS is triggered off the stock digifant Hall sender trigger and uses the Onboard vb921 to fire the standard g60 coil. No TPS,using MAPdot acceleration enrichment.Acceleration ... Projects Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:44:41 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/dirtytorque-s-odd-corner-t62.htm#394 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/dirtytorque-s-odd-corner-t62.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/tubbs-t257.htm mrbeige Bought July 2008 1997 R Plate 2.8 VR6 115k miles, full service history Mystic Blue Climatronic Climate Control A Whole Dogs Worth of Dog Hair 16" BBS Alloys (Need a refurb) Planned mods: Coilovers - done Mk4 style Mk3 lights Crystal smoked indicators and fogs Crystal smoked rears Debadged grill 16" or 17" rims but not sure what ones yet Techtonics exhaust Schimmel 263s Custom re-map Replacement beasting ariel Front and rear number plates Treatment ... Projects Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:06:11 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/tubbs-t257.htm#3182 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/tubbs-t257.htm http://www.oddunit.com/chassis-f5/4-pot-brakes-vs-master-cylinder-size-t406.htm dirtytorque Ok so I bled the system again.... I shunted shedloads of fluid through each corner with the rear valve regulator fully actuated. I have bled the whole system before without too much trouble using the same equipment so I must conclude that it is because the new components i have introduced into the system,namely the wilwood brakes as I have tried every corrado brake bleeding method ever posted on the internet. Not I went against my better judgement and sold my g60 standard front brakes ... Chassis Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:46:47 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/chassis-f5/4-pot-brakes-vs-master-cylinder-size-t406.htm#5858 http://www.oddunit.com/chassis-f5/4-pot-brakes-vs-master-cylinder-size-t406.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/gooney-son-of-badcrumble-t6.htm mrbeige Well, thought I start a fresh thread for the new motor! Meet Gooney, son of Badcrumble! Picked this 166k 1.8 valver up from Gav and Nikki, for the princely sum of 300 squid. To say I'm pleased is an understatement! Engine sounds sweet as a nut and the interior is mint. First job is to get it MOT'd then we'll see what changes take place.... Updated 24-09-2008 Modifications:: ============ Chassis:: Koni T/A's and Koni 40/50mm Springs Mk4 Golf Rear calipers and Goodrich lines Engine:: Nil ... Projects Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:35:54 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/gooney-son-of-badcrumble-t6.htm#10 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/gooney-son-of-badcrumble-t6.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/junkie-s-project-road-racer-t5.htm junkie These are the pictures i have so far and how the car stands at the moment. [attachment=0]Picture 066.jpg[/attachment] Spec time 1991 Corrado "G60" Engine 1900 (1870) 83mm bore JE 83mm forged pistons 144mm 16v rods Lightened & balanced crank, rods, flywheel Big Valve Head ported & polished Ported throttle body Matched exhaust port Custom 2.5" Blueflame downpipe Custom 2.75" Blueflame ... Projects Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:28:11 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/junkie-s-project-road-racer-t5.htm#9 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/junkie-s-project-road-racer-t5.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/dec-s-corrado-t280.htm Dec The Beige fella has been after me for a while now to stick a project thread on this car up here! Hadn't got around to it, mainly because I cant get the damn car to actually work....and I pretty much threw the towel in last summer. But things could all change tomorrow....... To start off with I had a perfectly sensible 1.8L 16v Corrado. Kept it pretty standard for a couple of years. Then went for a full respray, as the oul Tornado red was starting to turn a couple of different shades ... Projects Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:32:26 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/dec-s-corrado-t280.htm#3494 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/dec-s-corrado-t280.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/oe-development-ecus-t409.htm mrbeige Was chatting with a colleague at work today about Megasquirt and he asked me why I wasn't using a G400 ECU out a *******! I hadn't even thought about it to be fair, but we (Pi Shurlok) have in the past sold G400s with a full software development platform. Obviously we don't sell those ECUs now as they have been discontinued, but second hand ones are easy to come by. We even have some existing strategies that can be used. [/EDIT]Not allowed to mention which ECU were using at Pi, in this case[EDIT] Engine Management Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:56:23 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/oe-development-ecus-t409.htm#5927 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/oe-development-ecus-t409.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/cam-positions-sensors-for-sequential-megasquirt-t43.htm mrbeige Been thinking about sequential injection. Megasquirt can support it (with some mods) and I was wondering what could be used as a cam position sensor. Could a dizzy be used as it has a hall sensor in it? The only thing I can see as a problem is of course you can adjust a dizzy for timing, so thus you could do the same fro the cam position sensor. This of course isn't really desirable, so has anyone got any suggestions on how else to implement a cam position sensor on a 16v head? Also is a normal ... Engine Management Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:39:08 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/cam-positions-sensors-for-sequential-megasquirt-t43.htm#289 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/cam-positions-sensors-for-sequential-megasquirt-t43.htm http://www.oddunit.com/chassis-f5/traction-control-t411.htm mrbeige Ok, so prompted by a thread on another forum....what say you to traction control? What's required? ABS sensors? VR or Hall type? Would you want to cut spark or fuel, or both? I did wonder how it is achieved in modern cars, but I suspect it is more along the lines of closing the electronic throttle, rather than fuel or spark?? I guess with the likes of aftermarket engine ECUs, you could configure one of the digital inputs to take a signal from a.n.other 'traction control' ECU. I wondered how complex ... Chassis Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:10:56 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/chassis-f5/traction-control-t411.htm#5974 http://www.oddunit.com/chassis-f5/traction-control-t411.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/my-corrado-vr6-project-t97.htm nemesis360 Here is my car before I took it off the road Mods Rover nightfire red Smoothed and colour coded TT front and rear seats FK Konisport coilovers Other than that it was basically standard...since then there have been a lot of changes and more to come as well Its not everyones cup of tea but the smoothed bay will give me a few challenges as far as packaging is concerned...Im planning on fitting an electric heater matrix from a MK6 polo, hiding all the wiring, rerouting ... Projects Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:28:09 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/my-corrado-vr6-project-t97.htm#770 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/my-corrado-vr6-project-t97.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/pg-turbo-t29.htm MillSpeed Thought I'd post a pic of my expensive paper weight. Sadly no progress has been made in at least the last year although I did pick up a 16v alternator bracket off Mr Waldron the other day so that'll be going on sometime soon. Slow and steady wins the race I always say, although a car to put it in would be nice. Turbo is a TB03 off a 2wd saph cossie and the manifold is an ATP cast jobbie Projects Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:36:59 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/pg-turbo-t29.htm#166 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/pg-turbo-t29.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/yandards-16vg60-t407.htm Yandards Time to start me a thread and stop stealing Robs.. Right then, it runs, it's had the CO and timing set to stock G60 numbers and is idleing nicely around 800 rpm. Compression is good at .2 bar variation max accross the cylinders and despite my inability to open the throttle during the comp testing it's a minimum of 8 bar. Problems, still smells rich at the exhaust end, alt does not appear to be charging the battery, coolant temp gauge is not working (I seem to remember it was a little picky ... Projects Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:47:55 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/yandards-16vg60-t407.htm#5873 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/yandards-16vg60-t407.htm http://www.oddunit.com/the-rest-of-the-workshop-f15/re-trimming-t410.htm mrbeige What's involved? Sewing machine type? Anyone done any? Suggestions on a postcard..... The rest of the Workshop Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:27:07 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/the-rest-of-the-workshop-f15/re-trimming-t410.htm#5960 http://www.oddunit.com/the-rest-of-the-workshop-f15/re-trimming-t410.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/ctwg60-s-24vrt-it-will-be-a-long-slow-build-t391.htm ctwg60 Don't tell the wife!]]> Projects Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:41:02 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/ctwg60-s-24vrt-it-will-be-a-long-slow-build-t391.htm#5504 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/ctwg60-s-24vrt-it-will-be-a-long-slow-build-t391.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/diy-turbo-vr6-t60.htm CorradoVR6-Turbo Hello All,most of you will know me of the CF,ive built a few VRT's and i just love them to bits so desided to build another one,but the plan was to keep costs down and build most of the bits myself,so i did Ive still have lots i want to do and complete,but ive done ok so far as ive only had the car for around 9 months Quick run down. Custom DIY SR inlet manifold. Custom DIY Exhaust manifold using stock manifolds. Custom DIY 3" exhaust downpipe and system still to ... Projects Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:12:43 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/diy-turbo-vr6-t60.htm#382 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/diy-turbo-vr6-t60.htm http://www.oddunit.com/specialist-tools-f8/1-2-impact-drivers-t127.htm kevhaywire Just thought I'd mention how useful battery powered impact drivers are having done some work on the car this weekend. I'd recommend one with a 1/2" square drive and you can get some with around 300lb ft torque for reasonable money. I tell you where I find them useful....... removing and dismantling front struts. Saves hours! This is the one I use - http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=26835 You can get cheaper ones though Specialist tools Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:20:59 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/specialist-tools-f8/1-2-impact-drivers-t127.htm#1119 http://www.oddunit.com/specialist-tools-f8/1-2-impact-drivers-t127.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/jmc-s-19l-g60-t144.htm jmc Hello all, I thought I would get some details up of my ride, and a few pics... Gloss Black 1992 Corrado G60 Engine and Transmisson 1.9l G-Werks Red label rebore G-werks stage 4 cylinder head Schrick cam Stage 4 charger with 68mm pulley Golf G60 FMIC Mocal 19 row 115mm oil cooler in passenger wheel arch (with ventilation fitted into the wheel arch liner) Schrick sump and windage tray Flowed throttle body G-werks 4 branch manifold Longlife stainless exhaust 70 degree ... Projects Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:21:59 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/jmc-s-19l-g60-t144.htm#1393 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/jmc-s-19l-g60-t144.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/stock-sized-lightweight-pulleys-good-or-bad-t405.htm jmc Given the weather has been keeping me of the car for a bit, I've been hunting round for new toys, and come across some people using stock sized but lightweight pulleys. However there seems to be as much bad press for these as good. I can understand how underdrive crank pulleys would be bad for the G60 as it would reduce the charger speed, but what about light weight versions in standard sizes? Is the harmonic damper really that crucial as I've had the engine rebuilt and balanced? Answers ... Engine Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:04:23 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/stock-sized-lightweight-pulleys-good-or-bad-t405.htm#5810 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/stock-sized-lightweight-pulleys-good-or-bad-t405.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/oil-cooling-on-a-16v-track-car-t384.htm mrbeige Just gauging peoples thoughts on oil coolage when using a valver on the track. I suspect that it would be a good idea to fit a oil cooler rad, but would it be better to retain the heat exhanger plate, or remove that completely, and just have a sandwich plate and remote rad? Engine Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:14:56 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/oil-cooling-on-a-16v-track-car-t384.htm#5395 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/oil-cooling-on-a-16v-track-car-t384.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/con-rods-lightening-t388.htm mrbeige Right, just seen a build thread on another forum, where a guy had filed off some of the metal off the beam of a G60 rod. Surely this would reduce the strength of said rod? Engine Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:01:16 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/con-rods-lightening-t388.htm#5493 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/con-rods-lightening-t388.htm http://www.oddunit.com/transmission-f4/clutch-change-on-an-evo-don-t-try-this-at-home-t371.htm pete_griff well the clutch on my evo 6 decided to start slipping slightly the other day, so it's time for a change i made a start today and have got most of the way to getting it off. i've got the driveshafts, transfer shafts and transfer box off now. i've just got to separate the thrust bearing from the clutch cover (it's a pull clutch so removal involves the gayness of prying the bearing out of the cover with a screwdriver through a tiny access hole in the side of the box). will be making a ... Transmission Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:41:22 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/transmission-f4/clutch-change-on-an-evo-don-t-try-this-at-home-t371.htm#4978 http://www.oddunit.com/transmission-f4/clutch-change-on-an-evo-don-t-try-this-at-home-t371.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/v5-balancing-t390.htm mrbeige
Discuss......]]> Engine Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:21:54 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/v5-balancing-t390.htm#5522 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/v5-balancing-t390.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/ecu-mapping-vs-cam-position-tweaking-t395.htm jmc I had a question about mapping which hopefully someone can help me get my head around. When I had my car mapped at Stealth, Vince said he hadn't tried adjusting the vernier cam on mine but had just set the cam to zero and 'done everything via the map'. At the time I was just 'OK, fine', but the more I think about this the more it puzzles me. I thought the map gave RPM vs MAP pressure vs Injector cycle and RPM vs MAP pressure vs Ignition timing as the main things that are varied (on the ... Engine Management Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:33:42 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/ecu-mapping-vs-cam-position-tweaking-t395.htm#5668 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-management-f13/ecu-mapping-vs-cam-position-tweaking-t395.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/2008cc-8751-cr-3a-g60-build-t76.htm ctwg60 *** This has been moved from another forum so if it don't make sense in parts please ignore. Cheers Chris **** Hello, Seems like the place to be for my build. This is an Audi 3A block based engine. It's commonly referred to as a bubble block as it's effectively a 1.8 pb code or similar casting with enough room for a 92.8 mm crank. Bit of history....... I bought my G60 back in Sept 2005 and spent lot's of money restoring and replacing the brakes suspension and running gear ... Projects Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:06:09 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/2008cc-8751-cr-3a-g60-build-t76.htm#572 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/2008cc-8751-cr-3a-g60-build-t76.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/twin-chargingsuper-and-turbothe-superbocharged-t319.htm mrbeige Ok, so we've talked a little about twin turbo setups, now, I think we need to discuss supercharger and turbo setups! The reason I ask, is because a few people have said that twin turboing a 16v wont give me what I want, and that's plenty of torque low down, and I still fancy a challenge So, for example, take a 2.0l 16v engine, strap an Eaton M62 and say a GT28 to it. how would you go about routing the charge? Into the Eaton first then on to the Turbo would be the most logical, but once ... Engine Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:11 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/twin-chargingsuper-and-turbothe-superbocharged-t319.htm#4139 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/twin-chargingsuper-and-turbothe-superbocharged-t319.htm http://www.oddunit.com/specialist-tools-f8/perfromance-box-is-it-any-good-t392.htm jmc
http://www.performancebox.co.uk/

Given the amount of tweaking I like to do, I was wondering, anyone have any experience with it?]]> Specialist tools Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:45:45 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/specialist-tools-f8/perfromance-box-is-it-any-good-t392.htm#5564 http://www.oddunit.com/specialist-tools-f8/perfromance-box-is-it-any-good-t392.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/compression-t387.htm mrbeige Ok, so we all know that if you stick a turbot on an engine, you need to lower the compression. My question is....why do you need to lower the compression? You can fit a Vortech charger to a VR without lowering compression, so why not a turbot? Engine Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:58:27 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/compression-t387.htm#5492 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/compression-t387.htm http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/turbo-installs-n-stuff-t379.htm dirtytorque Is a BOV the same thing as a wastegate?
Hopefully the questions will get less tupid with time.

grazie.]]> Engine Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:31:40 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/turbo-installs-n-stuff-t379.htm#5178 http://www.oddunit.com/engine-f1/turbo-installs-n-stuff-t379.htm http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/my-baby-t133.htm James H

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Sorry pic's too big!]]> Projects Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:56:50 GMT http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/another-corrado-t134.htm#1220 http://www.oddunit.com/projects-f10/another-corrado-t134.htm