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Jay's Golf Coupe "racek0r" project
xjay1337:
--- Quote from: Shoduchi on January 22, 2017, 10:04:26 pm ---Nice to see you having fun on the track! :driver: Just pity about the coolant leak issue that spoiled the day. I hope you can sort it soon so you can fully enjoy your beast! :smiley:
The new cluster looks great too! :drinking:
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Thanks :D it was good, i enjoyed the track, and lots of run off :) i will go back for sure.
i hope we can fix it soon, i'm sure with rebuild it will be better :happy2:
--- Quote from: Pesky jones on January 23, 2017, 09:28:19 am ---Watched your video through, your wobble/reaction and your wave when passing Dan made me laugh :smiley: looks fast! Looks like a good day for it as well. Shame about the coolant, at least you have a starting point.
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Haha yes, it was a lot of fun :)
I'm just sad I didn't get footage later in the day when it had warmed up and I knew the track, my lines especially around the long right handers were a lot better so could carry more speed!
was a beautiful day, just a bit cold , but sunny, couldn't have had it better, 2 years before it was snowing!
i got footage from dan's car as well, he can share that on his thread if he likes. we are just chatting and giggling like a bunch of girls.
--- Quote from: Dan_FR on January 23, 2017, 07:34:42 am ---Before I even got through half that post - head lift came to mind! Especially since it was fine and not leaking afterwards under less extreme conditions.
Any chance of sourcing some upgrades to rule out?
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we are rebuilding the top end with ported head etc middle of february.
we have found some better studs, and we will torque them to two dugga duggas :happy2:
xjay1337:
No major updates.
Friend and I took the whole front end of, as the car was over heating with hard driving, and while I think it's the HG and cyl head studs failing (pressurising coolant circuit) I also had symptoms of a blocked radiator.
We wanted car 100% before we begin tuning so for the small cost decided to fit a new Hella unit.
Also there's a coolant circuit that I have looped due to my oil cooler installation. The hose is not ideal and was only a temporary solution, so I have measured the outlets and gotten an appropriately sized ASH 180 degree silicone hose.
20170208_192931 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Also ordered some additional silicones up for the upcoming work.
We are beginning strip down on Friday 3rd of March so new cyl head, upgraded valve springs, hybrid vklr turbo and some other cool bits are going on.
Hopefully smash the 300bhp barrier.
It has been very frustrating sourcing parts from europe and getting details for example finding the right upgraded valve spring but thanks to Bobby were have everything we need now.
Tfsi_Mike:
My new oil cooler (HEL with Mocal adapter) does away with the oem oil heat exchanger. Do you think I will end up with coolant system issues???
Shoduchi:
Love reading your updates! Always very interesting and knowledgeable. :drinking:
xjay1337:
Thanks :) I'm glad you enjoy reading the updates haha!
--- Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on February 15, 2017, 10:14:30 pm ---My new oil cooler (HEL with Mocal adapter) does away with the oem oil heat exchanger. Do you think I will end up with coolant system issues???
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No, can't see why..?
I have no coolant going to my oem heat exchanger anyway.
The kinked pipe is not ideal, but is temporary and solved with a suitable U-hose. but I believe the issue is due to my head gasket / head studs failing. as i said previously 10.9 tensile studs and 2.4 bar boost is a recipe for disaster.
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