Visited my engine.

[mardak at cogeco.ca (Mark)]

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> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of shawn f
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 12:19 PM
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> Subject: Visited my engine.
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>
> Well i little while ago I dropped off my Block to be bored out
> 1mm and my crank to get shave .25mm both main and rods. Also get
> my head completely rebuild. I dropped by the machine shop to see
> it and wow the head looks awesome i cant wait till i get it
> together again. I plan on putting my engine back together than
> putting in a mega squirt system than turbo. It is a JH engine
> with solid lifters. (I know I shoulda broke down and got a
> hydralic head) but i put the money toward the rebuild.


Nothing wrong with your choice for solid lifter.  It's got a higher rpm
potential than the hydro head.  The only drawback is that you have to
periodically check your clearances (not a big deal at all...)


> For the
> megasquirt i need I beleive Dan Bubb said  a 16v throttle body
> wiht a tps (throttle position sensor) is there any other one i
> can use?


There are other options, but the easiest by far is to source one from a 16v
passat automatic - there's lots of them in the bone yards...  The Weber "Big
Throat" TB has a D-shaft that you could mount a TPS on with a little work.


> Also the wiring harness from a corado. Everywhere i look
> for that harness they want a fourtune so i was figuring on making
> my own should be that hard. Also a fuel rail from G60 again hard
> one to find anyhelp would be great!!!!


Any digifant 1 fuel rail will work fine.  If you have the later solid lifter
head (air shrouded) the mounting holes for the digi 1 fuel rail are already
there...  At least around here Corrado stuff is harder to find than a digi
setup out of an A2 Jetta or Golf.  The Corrado fuel injectors are bigger,
but do you really want to use 10+ year old injectors?  Buy a new set that's
properly sized for your setup.  (If you're going to run it N/A for a while
before you add your turbo, the injectors from the digi Jetta/Golf will work
fine - buy new ones for your turbo setup...)


HTH,

Mark - deciding whether or not to wait for UltraMegaSquirt...
80 S
81 S ABA/JH/4K