DarkSideGTI Big Turbo Build Round 2

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[DarkSideGTI]

Block was prepped last night for some POR 15. Also dropped the crank off at the machine shop to be cleaned and polished up. Should have that today or tomorrow.

I also ordered a new timing chain kit from ECS. The car only has about 70k on it, but I figured why not. Plus the head spacer may have put a bit more strain on the chains. Low temp fan switch and t-stat should also be here soon.

[BOUDAH]

Cant you get away fron the extra strain by shaving down the top guide between the VVT sprockets.

[huichox4]

Cant you get away fron the extra strain by shaving down the top guide between the VVT sprockets.

doesnt matter now, he has low comp pistons, bye bye head spacer.

[huichox4]

and yeah you can release the strain by doing that plastic rail mod

[Speck29]

Great stuff! Watching closely!

[DarkSideGTI]

man, nothing is going smoothly with this build. I was going to start to assemble the motor last night down at IE when Pete noticed most of my oil squirters were missing. We are guessing they fell out when the block was getting hot tanked. I called the machine shop and they are going to look around for them.

[Emron]

man, nothing is going smoothly with this build. I was going to start to assemble the motor last night down at IE when Pete noticed most of my oil squirters were missing. We are guessing they fell out when the block was getting hot tanked. I called the machine shop and they are going to look around for them.

man... that sucks.

[huichox4]

man, nothing is going smoothly with this build. I was going to start to assemble the motor last night down at IE when Pete noticed most of my oil squirters were missing. We are guessing they fell out when the block was getting hot tanked. I called the machine shop and they are going to look around for them.

similar thing happened to me. I had the machine shop assemble the short block and the little zip-lock bag with the squirters hid from the machinist and he forgot to put them in so I had to go in and take everything apart and put it back together myself.

you can get new ones from the dealer, they are dirt cheap

[DarkSideGTI]

similar thing happened to me. I had the machine shop assemble the short block and the little zip-lock bag with the squirters hid from the machinist and he forgot to put them in so I had to go in and take everything apart and put it back together myself.

you can get new ones from the dealer, they are dirt cheap

Dirt cheap? Aren't they around $30 each? or is that for a set?

http://www.worldimpex.com/parts/genu...et_201355.html

[huichox4]

Dirt cheap? Aren't they around $30 each? or is that for a set?

http://www.worldimpex.com/parts/genu...et_201355.html

I was told by my friend that is a VW tech that they were a couple bucks each .... I will see if he can get me a quote

[huichox4]

it seems that they are actually that expensive, $48 each from the dealership. the cheap ones are for other vr's maybe?? how many are you missing?? I think I might have some but will need to look for them. I can let you know tonight if I find them.

[DarkSideGTI]

I am missing 5. Hoping the Machine Shop finds them in their hot tank.

[huichox4]

I am missing 5. Hoping the Machine Shop finds them in their hot tank.

good luck man, did you poke through the ports to see if they are not pushed in a bit and hiding from you?

tell your machine shop to look around the area where they honed it too....

[DarkSideGTI]

good luck man, did you poke through the ports to see if they are not pushed in a bit and hiding from you?

tell your machine shop to look around the area where they honed it too....

You can see all the way through the ports so they completely fell out.

[DarkSideGTI]

So the machine shop couldn't find them until I sent them a picture of what they looked like and sure enough they were able to find them.

[BOUDAH]

Your Machinehop seems to loose all the small impotant stuff, lol

[climbingcue]

Your Machinehop seems to loose all the small impotant stuff, lol

For sure his machine shop sounds like a bunch of morons. I would not trust them with anything after reading this thread. Good luck I hope it works out.

[DarkSideGTI]

Your Machinehop seems to loose all the small impotant stuff, lol

For sure his machine shop sounds like a bunch of morons. I would not trust them with anything after reading this thread. Good luck I hope it works out.

They are actually a really good machine shop. The squirter's must have fallen out in the hot tank when the block expanded a bit. They are used to 1.8T's which have bolt in squirter's that you must take out before honing the block.

[huichox4]

good to hear they find them

[Hybrid_Hatch]

April 2nd, that is your goal, we'll be doing another dyno day!

[DarkSideGTI]

April 2nd, that is your goal, we'll be doing another dyno day!

O really? Nice, there is also one March 26th. That one would be cutting it a bit close. Who made the most power last time? Was it Hank's car?

[Hybrid_Hatch]

O really? Nice, there is also one March 26th. That one would be cutting it a bit close. Who made the most power last time? Was it Hank's car?

Yeah hanks car by a long shot! he is hoping for another 100whp this next time on.

[DarkSideGTI]

Yeah hanks car by a long shot! he is hoping for another 100whp this next time on.

what were his numbers? Wasn't he making 5xx awhp?

[Hybrid_Hatch]

what were his numbers? Wasn't he making 5xx awhp?

yup, 520, his first pull was 440, he was tuning between runs. not bad considering the numbers put down by other cars, less then 300awhp for both rs4s, right at 300 for a stage 3+ b5s4 (most put down 400)

[DarkSideGTI]

I could try for 600+, but I don't think my clutch can hang with that.

[Hybrid_Hatch]

I could try for 600+, but I don't think my clutch can hang with that.

either way i'm watching this thread, and hoping you get it done in time!

[DarkSideGTI]

Went down to IE yesterday and started measuring all my clearances before installation. That crank is a PITA to measure. Luckily Pete has some pretty bad ass digital mic's. Ran out of time so will be finishing up tomorrow.

[DarkSideGTI]

was going to work on the motor again tonight, but totally forgot I have a tattoo appointment.

[huichox4]

was going to work on the motor again tonight, but totally forgot I have a tattoo appointment.

it better be a tattoo like this otherwise stay building the engine

[DarkSideGTI]

close.

[huichox4]

I'll let you make this one slide because it was a though out one and not the bleeding heart and a name of a random chick you just picked up at a bar.

[dr. b]

close.

that's a sweet tattoo, but your toes are wicked ugly.

(i like your car tho.)

[DarkSideGTI]

haha, they are not as bad as they look in that picture. But yeah toes are ugly in general.

[DarkSideGTI]

Got the short block built over the weekend... well almost. We broke a piston ring during install so I currently have a built VR5 while we wait for a new ring from JE.