The Astor Platinum Onyx

[7057sam]

How can that damage be ok?


Is looking awesome on the orange wheels though!

Apparently where it sits it should nt affect it.

[Piggy]

surely it unbalances the cam and will cause wear issues too??

Btw, looked epic on those wheels at Pugfest! Really liking it

[7057sam]

surely it unbalances the cam and will cause wear issues too??

Btw, looked epic on those wheels at Pugfest! Really liking it

Apparently it sits inside the groves on the vacum pump fine, was running on chris fine

Cheers mate, definitely nice and easy to spot on photo s

[sam]

looking good there chap! whats next after the cams? bodies?

[7057sam]

looking good there chap! whats next after the cams? bodies?

Hopefully

list for the winter is....

Get the new rotors and adaptors, pads for the 6 pots
Lsd
Maybe rebuilt

suspension wise its pretty good atm maybe a beam rebuild with some 23.5 bars.

[jammapic]

That cam will be fine, it's only the bit the drives the vac pump. Might rattle a bit.

Is the ecu a Wayne Schofield mapped one?

JP

[7057sam]

That cam will be fine, it's only the bit the drives the vac pump. Might rattle a bit.

Is the ecu a Wayne Schofield mapped one?

JP

Yah I do believe it was mapped by chipwizard which is wayne schofield??

Ill dig the old add out was on here engine running 194.4 bhp

[jammapic]

Those cams need to be fitted retarded on the stock pistons as they run a lot of lift, make sure you fit them with care.

That's why I went for the 106's rather than the 107's as you can actually make more mid range power and area under the curve due to not having to run the inlet retarded. Just be careful or it will wreck the engine.

Also, if and when you fit bodies... Stagger the trumpets, so much better through the midrange!

JP

[7057sam]

Those cams need to be fitted retarded on the stock pistons as they run a lot of lift, make sure you fit them with care.

That's why I went for the 106's rather than the 107's as you can actually make more mid range power and area under the curve due to not having to run the inlet retarded. Just be careful or it will wreck the engine.

Also, if and when you fit bodies... Stagger the trumpets, so much better through the midrange!

JP

Ok cheers mate

I'm getting the pistons pocketed by allanallan on the 6 forum.

I will be doing alot of research before I took the head as don't want this one to end in trars

[lolsteve]

Awesome stuff with the cams here's hoping it all goes smoothy

[7057sam]

Awesome stuff with the cams here's hoping it all goes smoothy

Cheers mate

awaiting to hear back from some R1 carbs and boggs bros manifold which have been balanced up and ran on a 6.

So can stock pile bits for the winter

Anything above 200 bhp I'll be amazed with

[jammapic]

Will easily do that. Mine made 217hp without difficulty!

JP

[7057sam]

Will easily do that. Mine made 217hp without difficulty!

JP

So was it just trial and error when it came to staggering the trumpet length?

You have 2 standard length and 2 longer?

[jammapic]

Nope, both custom lengths. Cam lift makes a difference to length too.

[7057sam]

Nope, both custom lengths. Cam lift makes a difference to length too.

do you mind telling me the lengths

I plan on getting some jenveys and the adjustable trumpets from emerald then i'll be heading of to see wayne.

Would the map he used on yours work on mine if i had the trumpets the same length?

And did you do any head work to yours?

[jammapic]

I will look back at my notes and find out which lengths worked best when I get a chance.

Just very basic headwork last time the head was off, i.e. making sure it was all nice and smooth, matching to gaskets etc. Nothing fancy.

The map he used on mine would only be a basis. Ultimately, the cams you are using are different, as such the volumetric efficiency will be better / worse in different places.

Best bet is to get everything ready to go and take a trip up here. We can fit the bodies at Wayne's workshop before he gets on to mapping, or fit them here at mine - stick it on the trailer and tow it over. The car will not drive on the stock ECU with the bodies on without a base map...

JP

[ozonehostile]

N/a fwend! Haha

About time there were some more bodied gti6 on here

[7057sam]

Yeah I thought I try somthing different, got one more track day at combe booked then it off the road for 6 months, got 6 months to save for my bits so hopefully be abit of a weapon for next summer

Was looking at bits last night and think arp headbolts would also be a good idea as the cams will undoubtedly lift the redline.

Also found the bodies I want and the extendable trumpets.

[jammapic]

Stock hydraulic lifters, springs, and head bolts are ok to 8250rpm... ;-)

[306gtiparts]

Stock hydraulic lifters, springs, and head bolts are ok to 8250rpm... ;-)

Looks good buddy, i see this at carls looked very clean :-)

[7057sam]

Stock hydraulic lifters, springs, and head bolts are ok to 8250rpm... ;-)

Looks good buddy, i see this at carls looked very clean :-)

cheers mate, the engines still going strong

[306gtiparts]

Stock hydraulic lifters, springs, and head bolts are ok to 8250rpm... ;-)

Looks good buddy, i see this at carls looked very clean :-)

cheers mate, the engines still going strong

Good Good i have a 51k VTS engine im putting into one of my gti6s :-)

[7057sam]

Looks good buddy, i see this at carls looked very clean :-)

cheers mate, the engines still going strong

Good Good i have a 51k VTS engine im putting into one of my gti6s :-)

CL still got the the v6 setup?

[306gtiparts]

cheers mate, the engines still going strong

Good Good i have a 51k VTS engine im putting into one of my gti6s :-)

CL still got the the v6 setup?

Yes buddy its still in the phase 1 gti6 i would sell it complete if interested ? I only bought it to copy the clutch setup on a V6 conversion i done on a black rallye.

[7057sam]

Ah cl I was soo temtped with it before I got your engine

Have you been at snetterton much ?

[306gtiparts]

Ah cl I was soo temtped with it before I got your engine

Have you been at snetterton much ?

Yes been 3 times in the last 2 months :-) with standard engine managed a quickest time of 2.25 which i was very pleased with surprised a lot of faster cars there :-)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_fPXG4...sp=sharing

Thats me overtaking my other gti6 with my mate driving :-)

[7057sam]

Ok long time with no update

So last time out i managed to split the mid section all the way round.So headed down to my local longlife exhaust place the other day.Guys they where all sound and showed me some epic builds and did n mind me helping on mind

We also put 2 extra support brackets on.

All ready for forge action day next weekend

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[Eeyore]

Cant wait for forge buddy. Shame youre taking this off the road for winter :/

[7057sam]

Cant wait for forge buddy. Shame youre taking this off the road for winter :/

Hopefully it won't be for to long.As I'm planning on moving closer to work and cycling in so I can sell the focus and use it to buy car parts

[Matt-Rallye]

Ok long time with no update

So last time out i managed to split the mid section all the way round.So headed down to my local longlife exhaust place the other day.Guys they where all sound and showed me some epic builds and did n mind me helping on mind

We also put 2 extra support brackets on.

All ready for forge action day next weekend

This is exactly what happened too my rallye en route too pugfest

I worked out it was because i had mounted it ever so slightly on the piss so the backbox mounting was effectively twisting the exhaust slightly so it had to wear somewhere haha