Mk3highline 287 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I will dig up the place where I got Virgin methanol from in 25l drums deliveredOr there are some screen washes you can use that have methanol in them ibs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
vr6guy 29 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Thanks mate, I'm pretty certain mine is being caused by the fuel pressure. The last few times I drove it before I put it back into the garage it did not cut out so I'm guessing I had got the fuel pressure just right.Great stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hi guys as United Motorsport and a couple of other people have said that my cutting out issue could be because of my atmospheric blow off valve could anyone explain to me why this is? Also how would I fit a recirculating valve? Do I fit it in the same position and then run another hose off the outlet of the bov valve and run it to the inlet pipe to the turbo? Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I know some old 1.8t have same problem with atmospheric type bov If you still got the a3 1.8t? I THINK it might solve the issue with what you said stick it near the filter?Or maybe pipe it up like it is on the 1.8t? What spring is in the valve at moment soft hard?? Link to post Share on other sites
dave_424 48 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Your problem is 100% caused by that vent to atmosphere BOV, what happens is that the ecu has fuel calculated for that air that you are dumping to atmosphere and not going through your engine so your engine goes pig rich when you stop after a bit of boosting and cuts out. The simple fix is just to get rid of it and run without any type of valve, but what's recommended is get a recirculating blow off valve and plumb the outlet of the BOV into the turbo inlet pipe after the Maf VR6CABBS, ibs and Bealieboy 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I know some old 1.8t have same problem with atmospheric type bovIf you still got the a3 1.8t?I THINK it might solve the issue with what you said stick it near the filter?Or maybe pipe it up like it is on the 1.8t?What spring is in the valve at moment soft hard?? I'm not sure what spring it is. I was given it with the turbo I bought. Surprisingly it was also fitted to another vrt and running without any issues! Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I will most definitely fit a recirculating one. The next question is are they all universal? I bought one years ago for my a3 and never used it so I was thinking of using it on the vr. Link to post Share on other sites
cactusjackslade 146 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hi guys as United Motorsport and a couple of other people have said that my cutting out issue could be because of my atmospheric blow off valve could anyone explain to me why this is? Also how would I fit a recirculating valve? Do I fit it in the same position and then run another hose off the outlet of the bov valve and run it to the inlet pipe to the turbo?http://balancemotorsport.co.uk/dump-valves Some interesting stuff on there may help Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 http://balancemotorsport.co.uk/dump-valves Some interesting stuff on there may help Cheers for that. It made things a lot clearer. Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hopefully back to work on the car this weekend. My oil cooler extension tube arrived today from United Motorsport. Sump is back on now so just need to change the oil filter then get her filled up with oil again. The rest of the weekend will consist of getting the front end back on, coolant filled up, WOTBOX wired up and fit a bit more of the meth kit. VR6CABBS 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Fitted the extension tube today but when I went to screw the cap back on it seems like it is the wrong one to use with this setup. If I screw it fully the face of the cap does not even touch the sandwich plate. Can anyone advise please. I presume I need to order another cap but which is it that I need?Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
chrisvr6t 19 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 That looks like the original cooler goes in that gap same as what I had on mine Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 The original cooler is already fitted behind the sandwich plate. I've been told I need a alloy cap from a early VR. Trying to find one now but it's proving to be difficult as they have stopped making them. Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 So I got a alloy oil cooler cap from another member on here and it is now fitted. I also finished wiring up the wotbox yesterday although I can't test it until i've got the rest of the engine bits fitted. Can anyone help me with this. I currently have 57mm pipe work running from the intercooler to the turbo and on the air intake side I have 51mm because of the shape it was easier to use the 51mm that was given to me with the turbo kit I bought. My question is would I see much difference if I were to change this 51mm to 57mm? The intercooler I have has 57mm outlets. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Don't think it will make much difference unless you going big power The throttle body ID is around 68mm so I'd try to keep it close to the throttle body size Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Don't think it will make much difference unless you going big powerThe throttle body ID is around 68mm so I'd try to keep it close to the throttle body size Going to keep everything as it is for now then if it's not going to make much difference. Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Progress has been a bit slow lately. To much going on at home and work. I started putting the front back on. Connected up the coolant pipes to the radiator and put the headlight loom back in. Also ran new fuel lines from the fuel pressure regulator to the fuel rail. I'm hoping to have the car running again over the weekend. I bought a spare vr6 fuel pump and while at work today i'm going to attempt to fit the uprated pump in to the vr6 pump housing. Russvrt, VR6CABBS and D11PS 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Neil20vtc 44 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Great work so far mate, with the cap for the cooler does the old short bolt just come out of the cap then pop the extended one in its place? Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Great work so far mate, with the cap for the cooler does the old short bolt just come out of the cap then pop the extended one in its place?Cheers mate.Yep that's it remove the short bolt and screw in the longer one. Neil20vtc 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Got the car running Saturday night. Drove it around for a few hours and all seems good. Received the silicone hose and connectors to plumb in a recirculating dump valve so will be doing that tonight then tomorrow I'm booked in with a garage who will be fitting the LCR Brembos, ultimax discs, ferrodo ds2500 pads, braided lines and filling the system with ATE blue brake fluid. At the same time I will get the car raised a bit at the front and then stick on the mk1 TT Ronals which I had done in LC9Z paint. Bealieboy, daveyboy, cactusjackslade and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Just thought I would share a pic of my brakes being fitted... J4Y VR, D11PS, daveyboy and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I should have really made some videos tonight coz boy I haven't had this much fun in ages. Got the car back from the garage next door to me as they were fitting the brakes. I've got the TT wheels put on now wrapped in a fresh set of Yokohama Parada Spec 2 tyres. Got home and finished off the last couple of bits I had left on the wotbox. So now I have launch control .Took it out for a little test and had it set at 3500 rpm. Felt good launching it but the wheels just spun and I didn't gain any traction in first gear so I might try and launch it around 3000 rpm next time. The other absolutely amazing thing is the ability to "no lift shift" as they call it. So you can basically change gear without having to let go of the throttle allowing you to continue boosting. You have got to be in the car to feel how good it is I will try and get some videos up in the next couple of days. Next step is to get the methanol injection fitted. sleepymike, D11PS, cactusjackslade and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Feel to cry right now so pissed off you don't understand. After a few very fun days of driving today while I was showing someone my bay I noticed the engine was moving a lot more than usual at idle which I thought was very strange. So I've just brought the car over to my lockup and had a little look around and where the gearbox engine mount bracket attaches to the gearbox it has broken away Bealieboy and D11PS 2 Link to post Share on other sites
cactusjackslade 146 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks like the bolt is missing? Has it snapped or just worked loose? If it's the latter might be an easy fix... Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 You poor bastard, you've had some luck with that build! Got any spares? Have the bolts sheared off? Link to post Share on other sites
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