bigpol 0 Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Has anybody ever looked into or actually bought some solid lifters for their VR, cant find owt on the globalmegahypernet? need to know about shim profiles and the such. *-) *-) *-) *-) Link to post Share on other sites
magentaham 0 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 www.jrponline.com, canada sells them, $$$ 58.00 (US) each. same tappet shims as the pre '84 vw engines. Most all the solid lifter cams are way too hot for electronic injection, so if you really want to play in the 6000 to 9000 rpm range you'll have to have a set of stock hyd cams reground. I spent alot of time trying to find a solid cam that would work with the electronics. Finally had Nelson Racing Cams do kind of the old euro profile.(420 lift, 272 dur) Then you find yourself bouncing off the rev limiter. The engine likes the solids but then your stock induction system won't feed it past about 7000 rpm. You want to go fast and save alot of headaches, BUY A BLOWER OR A TURBO!! Lots less money and problems... Link to post Share on other sites
bigpol 0 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 mmmm interesting! i am tryin to get the most from a N/A motor just something different ill have to consult my head builder. thanxs bud. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 how about itb? Link to post Share on other sites
magentaham 0 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Good springs are a must!!! I don't know if you have anybody that deals with Isky Racing Cams over there but they do have a nice hot early 1.8 GTI spring set.(right...same as VR) Less $$$ than Cat or Schreck. Also cam lift must be limited to .450 without new springs....Coil bind! The solids for VR are identical to early solids except on the underside they have a little stem that sticks down to actually open the valve. About .300 inch.. the lifters are also more heavy than a hyd. lifter hense hotter springs. Link to post Share on other sites
bigpol 0 Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 how about itb?ive already bought a custom omex ECU,cos ultimately ill be fitting a 17 psi charger system as soon as money allows not to sure wether the ECU can handle ITBs or if you can run a charger through them.(positive inlet pressure and the such *-) *-)) for now i really want to get the core engine bomb proofed so i can throw what ever i want at it without it breaking. have you had any experience with them?? Link to post Share on other sites
bigpol 0 Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Good springs are a must!!! I don't know if you have anybody that deals with Isky Racing Cams over there but they do have a nice hot early 1.8 GTI spring set.(right...same as VR) Less $$$ than Cat or Schreck. Also cam lift must be limited to .450 without new springs....Coil bind! The solids for VR are identical to early solids except on the underside they have a little stem that sticks down to actually open the valve. About .300 inch.. the lifters are also more heavy than a hyd. lifter hense hotter springs. i must admit ive never heard of them but ill let my fingers do the walking and see whats what, thank you very big again. Link to post Share on other sites
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