lets just brag and show our circle track vw pics submit yours

[vwgtiboy]

my mk3 golf 2.0 aba holley carb racing @ citrus county speedway in florida





let me know what you think...

[Shrttrackr]

how does it run with the intake modified like that?
looks more like a holley carb than a weber...

[Shrttrackr]

it will be next season, we are thinking about a mk2 gti with a 2.0l 16v. going ot try to do alot of research before starting this venture. the honda kids are saying that vw's dont belong on a dirt track and that all we will do is go backwards against the 9k rpm asian cars.

get a second generation scirocco (if you can't find an earlier one)....way lighter than a MK2 chassis (200lbs) and the parts were made in the cabriolets' for years afterward so they are cheap and abundent.

gearing is KEY.... check out the VW Gear Chart that i made up.

http://racefx.net/Images/VW%20Gear%20Chart.pdf

[vwgtiboy]

how does it run with the intake modified like that?
looks more like a holley carb than a weber...

it is a holley iam not sure what i was thinking when i wrote that. it runs great it turns about 7300-7400RPM on a good night
here is a video
http://youtu.be/lIER5n-M9bA

[Shrttrackr]

looked good in the heat race.
how bad did you crash it in the feature?

looks like there are some squirrels in that class....

[vwgtiboy]

had to cut up both horns and do a lot of pulling to get it back. here are a couple of pics from after the crash.


but its all good now the car ran great this past weekend. here is a video from sat http://youtu.be/aLBvLdi8fj8

[16racer]

Kinda fuzzy, but you get the idea.

[05GTIMarine]

Kinda fuzzy, but you get the idea.

i think you just need a lil jb weld and some nevr sieze and youll be back up and running

[sirwes99]

I don't know what your rules are but if you want to be bad ju ju for them this is what your build should be...

9A Bottom, JH Head engle DG550 cam has 102 center ( solid head btw) GP tranny,

Go with TT 42mm intake 35mm exhaust TT adj timing gear to zero it out ( use flat peice of metal then measure on the top of cylinder 1 intake exhaust with tape measure make sure its the same distance on each side to the top of head)

Holly 350 or 500 with 68+ size jets wouldn't hurt to throw lighter pistons in because the pistons in a 9A are heavy and the poor rod ratio doesn't help, if you want some security throw in some good h beam rods IE Carrillo or Scats ( i run scats cause i'm a cheap bastard)

Oh yeah with this cam you must run under bucket shims and grind out around the bucket's so the cam will pass.

And for the love of god do not buy a high volume oil pump your asking for alot of trouble with it.

Oh and if you run the 9A you know the oiling hole to the head.... Plug it and make it alot smaller these engines at 8k+ (which i hit 1/4 way down the straight) Pump all the oil out of the oil pan and can't drain back fast enough... If you need to have your crank turned make sure to get them to turn it 11 under and get 10 under bearings loosens up the motor plus more oil for it to ride on..

I was running 83.5mm postive decks wiseco's but i whent to a 9.1 wiseco which runs around 13.4 compression with the jh head it runs better with the small dish in them its alot freeier feeling..

With this setup i promise those cars would get lapped by you.. and the bonus is it still looks stock besides the TT gear =P ( i run Super pony dirt so this is all legal for me or as most call it mini mods)

And if you can't run a big header grab a corrado g60 exhaust and modify it a little to fit its not as free flowing but its better then a normal exhaust on a scirocco or rabbit.

Yeah i run a Scirocco II

later guys trying to get my beast back together for the KMSA event this week ( don't buy the high volume oil pump trust me two new oil pumps 2 complete failures including the first time locked the intermediate shaft broke the belt bent every valve in the head)

[junkyardjockey]

Here is a link to photos of the progress on my scirocco racer;please take a look & tell me what you think:
http://s775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/junkyardjockey/

[flyinglizard]

New mission for the old cars. [IMG]http://gallery.oracool.net/v/album82/protech/autox/max_++topline+009.jpg.htm
wont load the pic.
http://gallery.oracool.net/d/240837-...opline+009.jpg

[junkyardjockey]

wow that looks pretty cool Mike....did u take a look at the progress on my car yet?

[junkyardjockey]

hey shrttrackr..I tried to PM you but your inbox is full.....pls send me pics of the tower tops to:
speedracer13440@yahoo.com
thanks!

[Shrttrackr]

hey Ken

sent you an email with pics. my inbox is cleared out now...

[flyinglizard]

Hey Junk, Iwill take a look next week. I have the 2 Chumpers running the Sept 24 race. Gotta finish the watered cooled brakes and swap all of the axles, front bearings etc. One car is done the other just went inside today.
MM

[Shrttrackr]

this thread needs a recent bump....

just a couple pics of my rabbit in action at Rockford Speedway, Rockford, IL at the Bahama Bracket Nationals. Started 21st in the feature and finished 4th....Qualified 6th out of 60...

[Scirocco_Kind_of_Guy]

no tracks near me allow foreign cars. if they did i would have a vw to run but we are only allowed to run american made cars

[junkyardjockey]

that rly sucks german..here in central NY we have no such problem.we just have to compete aginst the hondas....right now Im working on getting a 84 Rocco ready for this year...

[raabbiitt]

no tracks near me allow foreign cars. if they did i would have a vw to run but we are only allowed to run american made cars

run a dodge omni/horizon. very similar to a rabbit, vw stuff bolts right in

[Shrttrackr]

VW supplied the motors/Trans in the omni from 78-83 (the 1.7L model). you can easily drop in a VW 1.8 or 2.0L motor.

[junkyardjockey]

Hey Junk, Iwill take a look next week. I have the 2 Chumpers running the Sept 24 race. Gotta finish the watered cooled brakes and swap all of the axles, front bearings etc. One car is done the other just went inside today.
MM

did u ever get the chance to take a look at the progress pics of my rocco Mike?

[junkyardjockey]

VW supplied the motors/Trans in the omni from 78-83 (the 1.7L model). you can easily drop in a VW 1.8 or 2.0L motor.

The only real difference I found out is that the cranks in the motors for dodge supplied by VW have one end machined differently(for clearance and/or for crank pulley issues) and thus there will be clearance issues.I guess the rabbits have a slightly wider engine compartment;so maybe a rabbit 1.7 may not fit w/o work into a dodge...I could also have this story reversed,but I do know there is a difference in the cranks between a 1.7 that was originally in a VW versus a 1.7 supplied by VW for Dodge.I dont remember where I read or saw this but I do know this story to be true..one way or another...lol...

[flyinglizard]

Alittle slow here. last weeks pic,
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R...0/IMG_0598.JPG
MM
Gapless rings,005 PTW clearance. Some compression, good cam, 1.8, 100% steel body so far with 100% glass. About 40# over right now. @ 1940 empty.
locked diff, , 3mm toe out rear, 550 front springs, 350 rear , no bars. Goodyear SRF tires @36# PSI front 40 PSI rear .
The little hoosiers are 2 sec lap faster@ Sebring, but these wil work @ Daytona @ 40psi and the car should roll past the Honda by 8mph. Ihope.
MM

[48texracer]

Sorry I have not posted in a while...been living in Germany. Did make it back to Texas to race a couple times last year. Here is a short video I made to hype up the last race of last season.
http://youtu.be/vovDY7botfo

[48texracer]

Taken last year

[junkyardjockey]

wow very nice looking 1st gen rocco u have there...props on the racer!...hopefully I can get my 2nd gen rocco done sometime this year....

[48texracer]

we raced in Corpus Christi last week. this is video from my roof mounted gopro camera.
http://youtu.be/dSPyu0LVwVQ

[junkyardjockey]

hey does anyone here have any extra wheels to sell? I need at least 4 13" or 14" rims with a 4" backspacing;anywhere from 5 1/2 wide to 7" wide..I kinda prefer the 13"s...thanks!

[Tucked]

How easy\hard is it to hook up that holley carb? Looks like a 2 barrel based on the single float, would a 4 barrel work any better?