Non-Stop 3b upgrade

[Rocco]

Rocco, why did you put the golf out ?
Nice pics

i was braking to much and she was scared in the end of the main straigh

i was braking from 220km/h every time with awesome brake confort and perfornamce. this was my mine place where to pass the cars because i can brake as the last cars in the last meters and the RS2 turbo torque is very good for climb in the track hills it was like if the time was stoped.... like in the Matrix movie and my cur still running while the others stoped

[Jonas_R]

I meant what engine and turbo are you running?

[Rocco]

I meant what engine and turbo are you running?

at the moment :

RS2 Turbo
Engine is only with Rod sputter bearings from KS, cylinder head is with metal head gasket from PK Motorsport, that drops compression ratio to 8.8:1 ( but my cylinder head was skimed 2 at least 2 times.... so the compression ratio shoul be little higher.
ah¡ and all torqued a lot with some ARP head bolts as Peter Kowatsch suggested me.

and the cylinder head has the intake holes ported and polished "by myself" it took me around 6 hours of work

clutch is SPec stage 3+ , 3B flywheel , 01A ASZ Gearbox ....

[Rocco]

ok,after 9 months, my gearbox is broken

it was a 01A ASZ box,that since the first moment i installed it, it had very damaged "sincro"?¿ . the one that uses the first and second gearing. anyway it was fun,because the gearbox was working fine always after the first gear,but today a WOT with second gear was enough for it. i was really scared in the moment,because the noise was BIG¡¡ i was thinking, OMG it sounds like a driveshaft or something like this complete destroyed...and i was in the motorway...and i cant stop there¡¡

but after some seconds i saw that i can continue using the car...and make more WOT in 4th and 5th gears ,perfectly. but now i can´t gear the second one, and the gearbox makes all the time a weird noise whem driving the car.

this is complete normal,because this syncro was very damaged since the moment i installed it. but no problem at all.... i got another one from one forum friend,and he said that it was perfectly working without syncro noises.


now i have to drive 100km more to my home ,tomorrow... i will have to use the Radio with high volumem to have a quiet travel without noises

[andy10v]

Sounds like you enjoy breaking stuff.

What box is going in next?

[Rocco]

Sounds like you enjoy breaking stuff.

What box is going in next?

i got one 01A ASZ...from one forum member...and in theory " good working condition"

i dont want to spend money rebuilding that gearbox.... if not,i would like to know a place where to buy stronger syncros for our gearboxes and make it few to few myself.

my Spec Stage 3+ clutch.... has around 20000kms or maybe a little more, i think that it should be good enough,and of course it is still running perfecty holding all

[quattrostyle]

glad you enjoyed it

[Rocco]

glad you enjoyed it

i have to go to Bournemouth in 20 days.... and surelly with the coupe

so i have to make the exchange fast or buy plane tickets.

i love whem problematic plans comes together and we have not enough time

[Error404]

haha, you are loco my friend
Glad you have that "spare" gearbox from me now?
It will be fine for you, but for how long?

[Rocco]

haha, you are loco my friend
Glad you have that "spare" gearbox from me now?
It will be fine for you, but for how long?

it was running perfectly true my friend??

it has to be ready for hold a lot of torque

but i am not worried if it is nice,because 01A boxes are pretty the same

anyway AXM box is the natural evolution of the ASZ....just the same box,but a little stronger more or less like the 6 speed CGR with CRB

[quattrostyle]

i love whem problematic plans comes together and we have not enough time

now bite the end of a cigar and spit it out

20 days should be enough to change the box

[Error404]

it was running perfectly true my friend??

it has to be ready for hold a lot of torque

Yes all Syncros seemed fine, no noises from the gearbox - don't forget to put new oil in it as I drained it for shipping

[Rocco]

Yes all Syncros seemed fine, no noises from the gearbox - don't forget to put new oil in it as I drained it for shipping

ok thanks.it sounds very good

[Rocco]

now bite the end of a cigar and spit it out

20 days should be enough to change the box

yes as Anibal

[Rocco]

ok,well,more problems

coming back to home (100kms) i lost the speed signal in the speedometer, just like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIdWv4nIt4

,and it started to smells like oil burned... i had check the engine temps,oil pressure etc..and all looked perfect.so i think that all comes from the gearbox

now after arrived to home i looked under the car and there was oil leaking along the 3" straight exhaust.

stupid box