My motor build...

[t1demont1]

Threads related to my build:

Main thread: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=214216

piston ring gapping info http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=224946

misfire problem http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=234049

Current Specs on the car:

Monitoring
Apexi avc-r EBC
Innovative wideband
Prosport boot 25/30 boot guage

suspension
Blisten Shocks, Neuspeed springs
H-sport swaybars
Oette wheels
034 motor, tranny, snub mounts, and rear diff inserts

Motor
SCAT rods
034 coated main and rod bearings
ARP main bolts
oem piston rings gapped for BT
Supertech exhaust valves

Force-fed
GT3071r Turbocharger
Tial 38mm wastegate
SPA manifold
Tapp tune
Lightning maf
Garret Large FMIC from 034

Fuel delivery
Bosch brk7e spark plugs
630cc seimens injectors
034 Adjustable FPR
034 Fuel Pressure gauge
Walbro 255 highflow fuel pump

Tranmission
Fidanza 9lb lwfw
Southbend stg5 clutch
k0mpressed's 20/80 center diff mod

Problems occured:
Waiting for parts (make sure you have it all before you start!)
Idle issue, caused by leaky intake, and loose bolts on the TB
Head demolitoin: I learned the hard way that you NEED to use loctite on that crank bolt or else it WILL losen and destroy about 16 valves or so.
Misfire: caused by slightly bent intake valve that would seal itself up fine, and bad valve seals.


Im going to unify my threads into one nice build up in this thread when i get more time...

[t1demont1]

The beginning

Day of pulling the motor
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Getting to work
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After a long day of work
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[t1demont1]

The tear down
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Accesories off, head off
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The cause of a lot of drive train slack
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dirtay pistons
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[t1demont1]

During downtime, I found some time to become creative
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showing off the 3" TB and the difference between a 3071r and a k03
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[Issam@INA]

Man come on...post up more pictures!

[t1demont1]

She found some new shoes in her downtime
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[t1demont1]

pistons back in with SCAT rods, 034 main bearings, and 034 rod bearings. Accesories also ging back on
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Head back on, and more accesories
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[t1demont1]

Tranny back on with Southbend stg5 clutch, fidanza 9lb flywheel, and 20/80 center diff mod.
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[t1demont1]

Finding her home
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All in, just need to do incercooler piping
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[Don Supreme]

How do you feel about that 9lb flywheel?

[t1demont1]

How she sits now
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034 fp guage
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[t1demont1]

After she was running for a couple weeks, the bolt on my cam gear sprocket losened and my origonal head went bye bye, bending about 16valves. So i purchased a head which was form a car that was "running" when it was pulled. One week after purchase the head arrives to have this problem

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Got the the exhaust valves upgraded to supertechs by a euro tuning shop down here only for them to fail. I brought them the vavle guides which they didnt install. I put the head on, car started but barley fires cyl 2. After compression and leakdown tests with nothing showing i pulled the head. I noticed oil in the exhaust port of cyl2 form a bad seal. Dropped the head off at a repudable machine shop monday. Today, wed. they get back to me saying the valve guides are warn and an intake valve is slightly warn. So now the head is getting that valve replaced, all the seals replaced, and the exhaust vavle guides replaced. Should be done monday, well see :D

Thats all for now folks

[t1demont1]

ma head is hurr :D, shop found another fucked up intake valve from a incorrectly installed seal or something. so they replaced that valve with out uppin the price. Shes all clean and decked. im gonna go install her :D :D :D

so i had:
intake valves replaced: x2
all seals replaced
all exhaust guides replaced
decked
cleaned

plus the supertech exhaust valves chillin in there from the first work i had done on the motor means this baby is ready to purr

[Poopie]

cost on that head work?

[pipe7284]

HURRY UP!!!!!!!

[1fstavant]

nice build love seein all these bad boy builds...starting my thread again in a day or so

[t1demont1]

cost on that head work?

500 bucks :(

[pipe7284]

damn, that much. i got mine done for $200

[Don Supreme]

damn, that much. i got mine done for $200

What work was done to your head exactly?

$500 sounds about right for a proper job.

[1fstavant]

mines costing 500...shop fuckd up tho and quoted me 1400 to do my work...eating 300 yay

[t1demont1]

Yeah i feel 500 is about the average price. They pulled everything and checked everything. replaced all the seals, exhaust valve guides, replaced 2 intake valves that were messed up, decked the head, cleaned it up, and leak tested. Ive seen people pay more for less. i think they did something to the intake valves too but i forget what. even though we have 5valves im glad we only have one head lol. Id cry if i messed up a 03-04 cobra top end. 2 heads 4valves

[Don Supreme]

Did you get a 3 angle valve job?

[t1demont1]

no, did not... didnt even think of it. probably should have, but o well

[A4 TSCHUSS]

Cost me $350 to have the valve seats cut and new valve seals put in along with reinstalling the valves and springs (new springs and exhaust valves I supplied). $300 for the labor and $50 for the seals (got shafted on the seals since they are like $1/piece from ECS Tuning)

[Don Supreme]

Cost me $350 to have the valve seats cut and new valve seals put in along with reinstalling the valves and springs (new springs and exhaust valves I supplied). $300 for the labor and $50 for the seals (got shafted on the seals since they are like $1/piece from ECS Tuning)

What about valve guides and a valve job?

[AudiA4_20T]

After a long day of work
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Sean, how familiar does this look?

[dougyfresh]

Yeah i feel 500 is about the average price. They pulled everything and checked everything. replaced all the seals, exhaust valve guides, replaced 2 intake valves that were messed up, decked the head, cleaned it up, and leak tested. Ive seen people pay more for less. i think they did something to the intake valves too but i forget what. even though we have 5valves im glad we only have one head lol. Id cry if i messed up a 03-04 cobra top end. 2 heads 4valves

Sounds about right. Glad to hear its done correctly and all the necessary checks and balances were covered. [up]

Imagine having to do two of these heads? That's what the B5 S4 guys are doing.



David. I hope you got valve guides installed or at least had them measured for wear.

[Don Supreme]

Sean, how familiar does this look?

I thought of you when I saw that picture.

[t1demont1]

what fuckin good is anybody anymore? This damn head still isnt fuckin fixed! wtf?! before i threw the head on, I put the head on its side and spun the cams to check everything out. I noticed on cyl2, the cyl I had problems with, an intake valve looked like it wasnt shut all the way when it was supposed to be. So i took a flashlight and shined it into the intake ports sure enough all was dark when closed except for this one fucking valve on cyl 2. Im so pissed, so im going to the machine shop tomorrow after school. wooo fckin hooo more downtime because this head was failed to be fixed twice now. Im guessing its a valve seat, but why the hell wouldnt they check that

[t1demont1]

now i feel fuckin crazy because i went back out into the garage to look at it again and its not doing it anymore?! wtf would cause this? I dont wanna put the head on the car becasue i know somethings not right, but im gonna have a hard time explaining this phenomenon to anyone. i wish i snapped a pick of the light getting through.

[t1demont1]

How am supposed to explain this to a machine shop and tell them to fix something that doesnt look wrong but i know is.

[Don Supreme]

Did they pressure test the head?

[t1demont1]

Ill ask them when i call them tomorrow morning I dont think they did, i think all they did was pour oil into the intake and exhaust ports to see if they leaked out the valves at all since there was some fresh oil on the head when i picked it up. Im not sure if pressure testing would show anything since this didnt even show up on my compression tests and leak down.

I just know what i saw was what caused my cyl2 not to fire when the head was on. I have a feeling if i saw it open then, it wont seat properly when the cars running and the cams are opening and closing thousands of times a minute

[Poopie]

I don't think its the seat. Double check the lifter and the springs.

[t1demont1]

I thought it might be the seat because it looked seated on one half, but the other half was open. Im 99% sure its not the lifter becasue the cam never even hit the lifter once when i noticed the valve was open

[Poopie]

did that valve get replaced? hhmmm sounds like a crooked guide maybe.

[pipe7284]

wow Brended, this sucks. that head has cost you alot more than the BT build...lol

[Poopie]

my head will end up being the most expensive part of my build. when all said and done i've probably sunk about 2gs in my head and its not even ported.

used aeb head with a ton of bent valves - $150
clean and 3 angle valve - $200
replaced a few lifters - $70
revolver cams - $600
new valves - $500
cam chain tensioner - $140
034 valve springs $250

uugghhh so sad and i still need to buy new guides and have them installed...which will be like $250

[AudiA4_20T]

my head will end up being the most expensive part of my build. when all said and done i've probably sunk about 2gs in my head and its not even ported.

used aeb head with a ton of bent valves - $150
clean and 3 angle valve - $200
replaced a few lifters - $70
revolver cams - $600
new valves - $500
cam chain tensioner - $140
034 valve springs $250

uugghhh so sad and i still need to buy new guides and have them installed...which will be like $250

Tell me about it man...

Used AEB head - $150
Supertech Exhaust Valves
Cat Gold Valvesprings
Ti Retainers
Cat 3652 Cams
Cat cam gear

probably ~$2100

[t1demont1]

yeah taht valve was replaced. all the vavles were put on a machine and tested for straightness. I was told all the intake guides were good and that exhaust guides wear out way before intake guides. maybe its the spring... it looks like it gets really close to the head, so maybe it could grab the head on compression and not release right away? defect in the head or something?


i want this shit figured out god damn i just wanna drive this beast. at this time i wish i would have spent the extra cash and gotten vavle springs and titanium retainers and had them put in so i could throw in cams later.

[t1demont1]

I was able to get it to happen again. Goin to the machine shop in the AM to show them since i figured out how to do it again. It does it, only on that one valve when i removed the cam and put it back on. any ideas what would cause it?

[Poopie]

probably something with the hydraulic lifter. Pull out the lifter and see if the dimensions of the inside post to the top of the lifter is the same as the other ones. Does the valve partially close? or is there and even openeing all the way around?

[dougyfresh]

cams are at TDC Cyl#1? (obvious, but just asking)

[t1demont1]

yes sir, and if it wasnt, the other two valves on cyl2 would be open too. This one stands alone, and only for a few minutes after i put the cam on.

[Don Supreme]

my head will end up being the most expensive part of my build. when all said and done i've probably sunk about 2gs in my head and its not even ported.

used aeb head with a ton of bent valves - $150
clean and 3 angle valve - $200
replaced a few lifters - $70
revolver cams - $600
new valves - $500
cam chain tensioner - $140
034 valve springs $250

uugghhh so sad and i still need to buy new guides and have them installed...which will be like $250

skip the revolvers

[Poopie]

too late. lol

I didn't want to go crazy on the cams just yet since its an off the shelf tune, and the tapp tune can be pretty tricky and already has a notorious bad idle if not set up right. Once everything is running solid I will swap out for cat 3652's.

[t1demont1]

man i wish i could figure out this thing... now its not doing it again. I swapped around the lifters and such, and now its acting fine. However i found a valve in cyl4 not seating lol so i still ahve a reason to go to the machine shop in the am.

[AudiA4_20T]

too late. lol

I didn't want to go crazy on the cams just yet since its an off the shelf tune, and the tapp tune can be pretty tricky and already has a notorious bad idle if not set up right. Once everything is running solid I will swap out for cat 3652's.

gotta man up dude, Im running Tapp/3652s [wrench]

[dougyfresh]

off-the-shelf tune [down]

[samuelcaleb]

hey man i wish i could figure out this thing... now its not doing it again... sorry dude.........

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[Poopie]

off-the-shelf tune [down]

i had an off the shelf tapp tune on my aeb and put down 315whp on a 71r elim at 23psi. it can work.

[Don Supreme]

too late. lol

I didn't want to go crazy on the cams just yet since its an off the shelf tune, and the tapp tune can be pretty tricky and already has a notorious bad idle if not set up right. Once everything is running solid I will swap out for cat 3652's.

You have a 2001 now, don't you? So why not run mafless and then you can tweak your idle with lemmi.

[Don Supreme]

gotta man up dude, Im running Tapp/3652s [wrench]

Dude.......... you keep typing this mess. What you meant to say is.

I am GOING to be running Tapp/3652.

Parts sitting on a UPS truck, in a box, scattered over a garage does not = running.

[Poopie]

You have a 2001 now, don't you? So why not run mafless and then you can tweak your idle with lemmi.

yeah its gonna be mafless. The revolvers will have to hold me over till later. Maybe when i pawn off awm head I'll use that cash towards cat cams.

[bassed]

skip the revolvers

For the2001 DBW cars that want to add VVT to and AEB head, Revolvers are the way to go. I can't tell you how many calls I've had from people running into problems tuning who were using other CAMS. The Mild grind is just enough for those who are not building a Drag car. Franlky they idle the best and my setup loves them. I don't sound like a 454 at the light either.

[t1demont1]

ive been thinkin about revolvers for a while now, just cause i hear they have less idle issues than the CATs

[Don Supreme]

They also make significantly less power than the cats..... Car tuning is like life. It is about trade offs / balance... give and take, ying and yang.

[t1demont1]

yeah, and i live in florida and enjoy my ac. So i think id take less powr for a smoother idle and less tuning issues

[t1demont1]

machine shop said im okay, so the head is on the motor now.

[pipe7284]

Any updates!!!!!!!!!! hurry up Brenden.

[t1demont1]

manifolds on, valve cover on... had to take a break to go to lowes, now im gonna eat somethin. Turbo is going on next, then i need to pull the tb tensioner and compress that. After that its time to do the timing belt and bolt it all ack up.

[t1demont1]

retired for the night... tired just need to connect a few wires, throw on the downpipe, add coolant, and put on the intercooler piping. Then start her up and let her rip lol.

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[t1demont1]

Soo i was thinkin exhuast. I plan on going one of two ways

1) 2 magnaflow resinators, s4 muffler, and a cutout for fun or
2) 2 magnaflow resinators on a straightpipe out the back

what do you guys think i should do?

[t1demont1]

guess whos car runs again [up] video coming soon.

[A4Rob]

guess whos car runs again [up] video coming soon.

Congrats! I have already read this thread about 4 times because I am having a lot of the same issues with my setup [headbang]

[7speed]

Im waiting for my ride

[t1demont1]

rob whats going on with yours? maybe i can help you out?

sam, yours and everyone elses ride will come soon enough ;)

[t1demont1]

Where to get a tial 38mm wastegate flange for the dumptube btw?

[Poopie]

atp, ebay, etc. try looking at some import websites. Any good import parts store near you? Surprisingly i buy most of my fabrication parts locally.

hows the car run? I keep forgetting you have my old set up.

[t1demont1]

well i had the worst head problem that is finally figured out. i havent drivin it yet since i replaced the head.... but shes idiling smooth now afrs are around 14.3-15.0 at idle warmed right now which is smoother than it was before and i belive it will only get smoother now. Before when it was running i had a pretty large boost leak and my intake was leaking, but i was still spooling pretty quick and it felt monstrous. Ill let you know as i start driving it more and more :DDD

[t1demont1]

atp, ebay, etc. try looking at some import websites. Any good import parts store near you? Surprisingly i buy most of my fabrication parts locally.

hows the car run? I keep forgetting you have my old set up.


yeah, titan motorsports is from down here, and a few good shops. Ill call around tomorrow and find one.

[t1demont1]

first and 2nd start with new head. 2nd start idled for about 10 minutes till i turned it off :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTEkkg7m8F0

[Poopie]

sounds real solid man

[t1demont1]

yeah i thought it sounded pretty solid I just watched your first start video poopie, talk about a nice first start. I remember the very first time i started my motor, cause of a huge leak between the tb and intake mani and a few intake leaks that thing took forever lol yours was like you turned the key and it was ready

[t1demont1]

im in love again, its like 4am and i want to start my car just to hear it again :D however its too loud and will wake up the neighbors lol

[pipe7284]

Nice Brended. I wish my car would have started like yours and Poopie`s.

[t1demont1]

started it again today, played with it revvin it and what not. Went back to idle fine. Shes takes a little to start atm. Im hopin when i get a new egr y hose thing it will fix that since mines leakin right now.. it ripped in half and i tried to silicon it back together but its still leakin cause i hear it.

I wish it wasnt raining so i could drive it lol

[Don Supreme]

Why haven't you driven it yet?

[t1demont1]

rain =( its been raining for hours

[Don Supreme]

rain =( its been raining for hours

Rain you say.................. QUATTRO FOR THE FTMFW - say it with me QUATTRO FTMFW!

My maiden voyage was during a nasty down pour, Quattro baby.... [up]

[t1demont1]

lol well i dont have my door panels in right now because i took them out to do the door cards, and my windows are down

[Don Supreme]

I see...

[pipe7284]

HURRY UP!!!!

[A4Rob]

rob whats going on with yours? maybe i can help you out?


PMd you

[t1demont1]

youll all be very glad to hear that she drives fine. I didnt get a chance to boost her becasue i think my wastegate is loose... wouldnt hit boost at all and it was balls hot in that area of the motor when i got home.

[t1demont1]

Where can i get injector o-rings? i have two that are a little chewed up, and one is leaking fuel out of the rail slowly

[Don Supreme]

Where can i get injector o-rings? i have two that are a little chewed up, and one is leaking fuel out of the rail slowly

From the dealer.

[t1demont1]

alright, I wasnt sure if they would be the same on the siemens

[Poopie]

don't have your stock injectors to pull them off of?

[t1demont1]

nope =( sold them puppies lol

[Poopie]

ddoooohhhh....are your injectors leaking from the top? or the seats on the manifold?

[t1demont1]

from the top. I found my boost issue, it wasnt the wastegate. it was the papertowl that fell into my intake while i had the turbo off. When i started the car it sucked the napkin and stopped moving, but now the napkin is gone and its spinning freely again and boosting. so i took it for a cruise and hit it real quick and blew an intercoooelr pipe off. but it felt so damn sick nasty

[pipe7284]

Nice, good to hear that your problem is finally resolved.

[Don Supreme]

Paper napkin in your engine... dear god.

[AudiA4_20T]

Paper napkin in your engine... dear god.

that is friggin awesome

[dougyfresh]

Paper napkin in your engine... dear god.

That is scary.

That is why I put a rubber glove over anything I take off (TB, intake mani, turbo inlet, TIP, etc..). To prevent FOD (foreign object damage).

[t1demont1]

yeah, but shes spools fine again. Im glad i found it before i went far and screwd up the turbo some how.

[Don Supreme]

I don't sound like a 454 at the light either.

So whats wrong with a 454 now? I wish my car sounded liked a 454 *LoL*.

[t1demont1]

Blew an intercooler pipe clean off the car tonight lol. Getting my piping done right soon, as in welds instead of clamps and tbolt clamps where i need them.

Quick question, is the car supposed to loose fuel pressure when the car is off? I noticed my car takes a bit to turn on, after its been siting, but if it still warm and has fuel pressure it starts right up. Or maybe its just a worn starter?

[t1demont1]

found the problem: one of the injector o-rings was torn up causing it to leak fuel out of the o-ring when the car was off. now the car starts right up. Pretty scary knowing that that could have caused the car to catch on fire. Exhuast is getting done in the next two days so i can finally think in my car :D

[Poopie]

nice man. i'm glad its finally close to being finished.

[Don Supreme]

found the problem: one of the injector o-rings was torn up causing it to leak fuel out of the o-ring when the car was off. now the car starts right up. Pretty scary knowing that that could have caused the car to catch on fire. Exhuast is getting done in the next two days so i can finally think in my car :D

You had problems starting before?

[t1demont1]

yeah, it always took a little bit to start her up

[bassed]

yeah, it always took a little bit to start her up

But with the new injector seats it's back to normal start up right?

[Don Supreme]

Did he change the seats or just the seals?

[Poopie]

just the top orings

[AudiA4_20T]

interesting for you Sean

[t1demont1]

yeah it was the o-ring at the top of the injector that secures it into the fuel rail. Now it starts right up err time.

BTW i think someone tried stealing my rims last night. I tqd the fuck outta those lugs when i put them on like 2 months ago, and I checked them like a month ago. today my car felt wierd as hell, i thought my tire was going flat because it looked low on one side, then when i came to a stop, my god damn wheel came off! I guess im lucky that the rotor landed on the rim and kept the car up istead of landing on my sway bar/oil pan. so either someone doesnt like me, or someone likes my wheels. I think they tried to get the front two, then realized they dont have anything to put the car on, a jack small enough to get under the car, or a way to get the rears. The two front wheel's lugs were loose, but the rears were balls tight.

[luvin_the_rings]

damn man, u've had some crazy luck with this build in the last couple weeks.

i remember the first time i did my brakes i forgot to torque down the front right. on the way back from school the following day it started makin some funny noises. i checked it out when i got home and i was rollin on 3 lug bolts.

2 of em were half way backed out!!
[eek]

good luck man... vids?

[t1demont1]

yeah, when i came to a stop, only one lug was around for the party, but on the other side all were loose. Im converting to studs, and locking lug nuts asap. NTM im cleaning out my half of the garage tonight to park in there again.

[Don Supreme]

interesting for you Sean

Doubtful, but it was worth thinking about.

[t1demont1]

I love this car, so much fun to drive. I forgot how well this thing handles with those h-sport sways :D My one major complaint about it is, when I put in the clutch and it drops to idle, the afrs richen to like 10s then climb back up to 14s a few seconds later. Other than that, it seems to drive great (knock on wood). I think the issue is probably related to the intake setup, which im redoing soon.

Ive never used an afr before this car, and dont know too much except where i want the afrs to be. Is it normal for the afrs to move around move around? When idle and driving it is usually within the range of 14.3-15.1 or something like that, constantly moving.

[Don Supreme]

Yes that is normal behavior (sweeping of afr @ idle / cruise)... I not exactly sure why, but I think it has something to do with cat efficiency.

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So we get a review about sway bars and not POWA!

[t1demont1]

yeah, i keep blowing intercooler pipes off lol, gettin that fixed early next week. It feels bad ass still though, just keeping it part throttle @ 10psi

[Poopie]

try hair spray on the pipes before you put the couplers on. are you using tbolt style clamps?

[t1demont1]

Hair spray, damn i completely forgot about that trick lol thanks man.

[Don Supreme]

T-bolt clamps FTW.

[t1demont1]

Dont do the EGR vacum line delete... I found my tank to be super pressurized when i went to get gas today. Im gonna hook up the line form the egr to the intake mani by itself and see if thats enough to keep the gas tank from blowing up.

[t1demont1]

Car has been running great, rips hard, and handles stop and go traffic like a champ. Theres only one problem... I was working on it a few days ago and I disconnected the TPS wire from the TB. I started the car without it plugged in becasue i forgot to plug it in. Now my throttle body unadapted and no matter what I do it wont adapt. I get a p1559 (TB fault in basic settings) before i even try to start the car. Ive tried leaving the battery disconnected over night, using the key to adapt it, using basic settings on block 98 to adapt it... but nothing is working. HELP mi amigos!

[t1demont1]

well pulling the ecu, starting the car with another ecu and sawpping back my ecu got the car to idle... at like 1500 rpms but thats a start and is better than no idle lol

[317ssayzarc]

ut oh lol... whatd ya break?

[t1demont1]

who knows, not I sir.

[t1demont1]

I think I found the problem, my car is a 1.8 not 2.0. This will be fixed. Either that or I didnt replace the oil cooler gasket which seems to be leaking now. What I cant figure out is my car ran, drove the car for about 3+ hours the day, and even backed it into the garage to fix a oil leak i noticed.

Everything that I did: took off the intake manifold to figure out where the leak was comming from. Appears to be the oil cooler gasket. Threw the manifold back on becasue i figured I wouldnt be able to get a gasket that day since it was late. Started the car, but forgot to connect the TPS. car wouldnt idle, noticed my mistake and put it on, no change. tried to adapt the TB various ways since all my codes are TB related with no luck.

[dirtybrd]

A word of advise, don't advertise to do work for people and post up everything you didn't do right.

[t1demont1]

I didnt replace the oil cooler gasket when the motor was apart becasue I never took the cooler off. Also, thats sort of asinine becasue you act like mechanincs dont ever run into problems. Its more of an ECU problem than anything I feel at the moment. This is an electrical issue, ecu, or Throttle Body issue. not a mechanical one.

[t1demont1]

alright, runs again. stupid me, turns out there was an o-ring on one of the injectors that got pulled off somehow, any who it runs again and idles good. I really thought that would have shown up as a vac leac on the boost guage thats why i didnt try that earlier.

[t1demont1]

zomg wtf lol rofl fast! I finally got the rest of my exhaust done and im intercooler piping fixed. However, somethings wrong with this wastegate.. its not opening. I went wot for the first time today finally and the guage wrapped around to 24psi so i let out right away. I have the boost contoller solioid turned off so it supposed to run off the gate..

[pac1085]

you still need a vacuum source going to the wastegate, so if you still have it plugged into the solenoid (even though it's turned 'off'), there's no vaccum opening the wastegate at spring pressure...

[t1demont1]

I currently have it like this
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/t1demont1/current.jpg
so it should be like this?
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/t1demont1/shouldbe.jpg

[mike-2ptzero]

The correct way is the 2nd picture. The wg opens when the EBC cuts off the pressure being sent to the top of the wg.


The way in the first picture will not work because the EBC will cut off pressure going to both the top and bottom of the wg, this means there wont be any pressure to force open the wg valve.

[t1demont1]

Alright, I wasnt sure how that worked. thanks mike.

[Issam@INA]

Brenden get a nipple fitting onto that compressor outlet.What size fittings are on the EBC?

[t1demont1]

I have a nipple on my compressor, hats why i drew the line from where the nipple goes on the compressor. Im not sure of the size fittings on the EBC, whaever apexi supplies.

[t1demont1]

I did my first wot pulls just now. 16lbs on the wastegate. easy to say at low boost its the fastest thing ive driven. My andrenaline is goin lol. wow this thing is nuts, cant wait for 2.0 3071r on high boost, well i guess i can for a little ;)

[317ssayzarc]

Good for you man, [up], I cant wait for that moment...

[A4Rob]

I did my first wot pulls just now. 16lbs on the wastegate. easy to say at low boost its the fastest thing ive driven. My andrenaline is goin lol. wow this thing is nuts, cant wait for 2.0 3071r on high boost, well i guess i can for a little ;)

Awesome! Congrats on getting everything sorted out.

[JumboBlack1.8]

Vids please

Congrats man.....its been a long time comin

[4inchMAF]

good god. i just read ALL 5 PAGES of this straight!!!! nice setup man.

[t1demont1]

im just gonna keep posting how amazing this thing feels. I can honestly say id be happy on the wastegate for a while. Im glad I did it right and went straight from k03 to 3071r. holy shit.

[Don Supreme]

Do you have rods in the motor?

[dougyfresh]

im just gonna keep posting how amazing this thing feels. I can honestly say id be happy on the wastegate for a while. Im glad I did it right and went straight from k03 to 3071r. holy shit.

That is the way to do it.

I went straight from stock with K03 to 1.8L with GT28RS. A few months later I went to 2.0L (my current setup).

[pipe7284]

Do you have rods in the motor?

Yes he does, scat, we have the same built bottom, no... wait.... i will be going 82mm bore due to my stupidity of not gapping the piston rings the way they should have.

[Don Supreme]

awhmmmm I wouldn't waste time going to a 2.0, honestly....

If you want to make mad powa, then start else where or wait until your current motor breaks hahah.

[pipe7284]

If you check my build thread you`ll see why i went with a 82mm bore, plus that bore wont get me to a 2.0, not even a 1.9, just a tad bit over 1.8

[Don Supreme]

If you check my build thread you`ll see why i went with a 82mm bore, plus that bore wont get me to a 2.0, not even a 1.9, just a tad bit over 1.8

I was referring to the OP.

[kovalevandrew]

Video's man!!! [hail] [hail]

[Poopie]

Its my old set up in his car. Its nice to see it running nicely.

here is my video at 19lbs.

Gt3071r A4 at 19psi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8JtWp1LFeA)

[pipe7284]

I was referring to the OP.

lol.......my bad.

[t1demont1]

2&3 gear video comming tomorrow

[kovalevandrew]

Its my old set up in his car. Its nice to see it running nicely.

here is my video at 19lbs.

Gt3071r A4 at 19psi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8JtWp1LFeA)

Man, that sounds angry. [up]

[t1demont1]

quick run up to about 95 video uploading on youtube right now. long day, scored an s4 bumper with grills and the plate cover thing. swapped it straight up for my reiger with a guy who I helped install jhm fmic on his s4 today

[bassed]

What is your youtube page? Post it in the videos thread.

[t1demont1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2T5OUM7Ztc

[Don Supreme]

love that open wastegate...

[Poopie]

wow, that sounds like its running strong

[Don Supreme]

What kind of car does your buddy have. He didn't seem impressed.

[kovalevandrew]

I wish mine was like that... I pasted my response on the wrong thread... Grrr! Long weekend.

Sounds awesome man. [up][up]

[JumboBlack1.8]

Wow.....thats much stronger than mine.....how much boost?

[317ssayzarc]

Wow.....thats much stronger than mine.....how much boost?

We need to get yours up over 24+ psi....

[JumboBlack1.8]

When I get a job (hopefully very soon...), that'll be one of my top priorities

[t1demont1]

16psi, so its got room for more :D That was felipe (the guy with the seised motor im rebuilding) video taping.

[Poopie]

damn bump that shit up to 23 psi

[t1demont1]

on stock 9.5:1 cr pistons?

[317ssayzarc]

Yup, just log for timing pull and keep a tab on AFR's [up]

[Poopie]

on stock 9.5:1 cr pistons?

yeah, i ran 24 no problem on stock aeb pistons with scat rods. Stock compression is 9.5:1 as well.

[Das General]

Car looks like a beast for only running on the wastegate.

[AudiA4_20T]

u like it?

Shheeeeeeeiiittt

[317ssayzarc]

Car looks like a beast for only running on the wastegate.

I know right? Makes me super excited!

[bernB5]

i run stock pistons on the audi and 24psi daily on tapp software and a 3076r.. just watch your fuel and timing pull, like everyone's said.

[317ssayzarc]

Bernie, thanks for ignoring me over on the tex in Eddies thread [:p]

[Das General]

I know right? Makes me super excited!

What WG spring are you going to use? Same to you OP, what is your wastegate setup like..

[317ssayzarc]

What WG spring are you going to use? Same to you OP, what is your wastegate setup like..

I think my 38mm Tial came with a .9 spring... I'm going to be going with the Lugtronic boost control solenoid option

[t1demont1]

I know right? Makes me super excited!

your car will be a straight up monster when its done.




What WG spring are you going to use? Same to you OP, what is your wastegate setup like..

My setup is spa manifold, tial 38mm wastegate on the 0.900 spring (large green)

[t1demont1]

ntm that was without a front bumper + roof rack + windows down.

[pipe7284]

I was damn impressed with that car pulling that hard only at 16 psi. Cant imaging what it can do at higher boosts. Congrats Brenden on that build.
Now, go repaint that S4 bumper you scored and slap it on and go out for a photoshoot.

[t1demont1]

Have a stuck lifter that took a nice hit from the cam. Gotta pick one up tomorrow or monday woo.

[AudiA4_20T]

fock man you have the worst luck ever

[t1demont1]

yeah i know, it happens lol this car is blessed. Im trying to find a rolling chassi avant to kill this spell

[dougyfresh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2T5OUM7Ztc

Looking good. [up]

Damn. We should have gotten videos of my car last night. Even with the nasty exhaust leak I have, 3rd gear at 7krpm is fun [>_<]

I let my friend drive it today and he was speechless.




My buddy has a silver '01 Avant for sale. 150k on the clock. Its a clean car though. bone stock. Resides in New Jersey.

[t1demont1]

oh yeah? how much is he gettin rid of it for?

you have a 2.0 with a 2871 right?

[dougyfresh]

oh yeah? how much is he gettin rid of it for?

you have a 2.0 with a 2871 right?

I think $5k but can't fully remember. I can ask and email you info if you are really interested.


Yes.

[t1demont1]

I would. email me bdenkuhn@gmail.com

doug I would love you if it was really only for 5k. 01 mafless bat avant makes me smile at the thought. Guess id have to sell my aba crank for one that would work with an 06A block.

[pipe7284]

Brenden, whats the status on your car?!?!?!?!?

[AudiA4_20T]

I let my friend drive it today and he was speechless.

you never let me drive [=(]

[t1demont1]

Brenden, whats the status on your car?!?!?!?!?

it runs.

[dougyfresh]

you never let me drive [=(]

I just got it when I saw you and didn't have much time in the car. Next time.





brenden. sent you a pm.

[t1demont1]

I just got it when I saw you and didn't have much time in the car. Next time.





brenden. sent you a pm.

got it, thanks doug