Recent content by westvandude

My buddy Ingo works on RS4's all the time. He does tons of VAG work in his shop here in Vancouver, BC. From what I've seen in his shop... he's had a few cars in where they just drop off a roller and a motor (RS4) and get him to assemble a car (bringing car/engine from USA as parts). The cars...

I was wondering what style sump has enough clearance in the gt40? Thanks for the parts offer but I've got too much else to do before starting on a gt40. Just kicking tires at this point.

It'd sure be a helluva ride at 12psi! I'm just thinking.... external waste gate would have to go from somewhere before the turbo flange on the header(s) to the exhaust exit side of the turbo? I dunno if I'd want to plumb that in myself

Thanks for the links. Great video. I'm working on my fabrication skills. So far the aluminum welding looks ok. I've got a Lincoln squarewave 275 with water cooler. Steel is easier. Still need more equipment but it's coming together slowly. So I guess some T04E's with integrated waste gates...

Yes, the intercooler is no good. You'd need twin intercoolers, and the MK2 body style with the intercoolers mounted in the back behind the big air vents. Not crazy power 450-500hp. I love the whistle of turbos. Would run it low boost. If a stronger transaxle becomes available later on for...

Are these type of kits typically all junk or any useful bits there for the $ ? 81-82 83 FORD F100 PICKUP V8 5.0 302 WINDSOR TURBO KIT : eBay Motors (item 170401057215 end time Jan-28-10 17:35:12 PST)

Anyone ever consider going forget internals, 8.5:1 compression, nothing fancy heads (maybe cheapest aluminum ones) and setup a couple of turbos on shorty manifolds? How much room is there beside the exhaust manifolds with the bundle of snakes setup? Could route the output of the turbos into one...

It's gonna be a while till I get my own GT40 built or even think about starting anything. Have to pay for my workshop first! Till then, my Suzuki SV1000S shall just have to do.

I ordered a couple of small block Ford books: How to Rebuild the Small Block Ford and Engine Building Basics Index here: Ford Engine Books from Small Block to Big Block to Modular (all Ford engines) I'm a long ways off so just sucking in any/all info I can right now.

I take it from all the reading I've done on here (build logs, etc) that everyone is using the OE hydraulic clutch release setup? Well... it's good news these are readily available (in Europe). Convenient as my buddy is a VW/Audi specialist if I need to rebuild one of these boxes in the future.

Thanks for the tips. I gotta pull out my old Mustang & Ford magazines from years past. Plus do a search on engine building. Just picked up an "engine masters" magazine today. Cool stuff but all 3 brands. I figured a decent rotating assembly with all pieces would be the way to go. I'll check...

The redline on my powerstroke is 1200degF and the thermocouple is located between the exhaust manifold and the turbo (pre-turbo). In hot tunes when you hold the go pedal to the floor it doesn't take too long to reach that temp.

Well.... I have 4500wrms of audio power in my truck. So there!!! LOL :dead:

Cool. Thanks for the info. I'm looking in the 450-500hp range but slightly more than that for cheap would be ok too. 30 over is what I was looking at as the max for a rebuild anyway. Car has to be able to slap a new Corvette around the block. Corvette is 3208lb curb weight and 430hp so by...

Dumb... won't let me edit my previous post for some reason?? :veryangry: The pdf link I provided about Audi transmissions in other threads shows the following variations: 5spd Audi 80, 100, 200, A4, A6, A8 is a 012. 6spd Audi 100, 200, A4, A6, A8 is a 01E. 6spd Audi A4, A6, A8 is a 01X...